Thread: Does the US media have a liberal bias?

Denver Post Editor Explains Deletion of Socialist From High School Shooters Profile and Hilarity Ensues!

Lee Ann Colacioppo ✔ @LAColacioppo Follow @Whatwesettlefor We instead chose to use more concrete descriptions such as "he belittled Republicans"

A label the student didn’t understand? Elsewhere in the article, a classmate describes Pierson as a “good political thinker.” His classmates must have know something about his politics

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.@LAColacioppo Why wouldn't the student understand what "socialist" meant?

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.@LAColacioppo Also, later in the article it's noted that some students didn't elaborate on Karl's "outside the mainstream" views.

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.@LAColacioppo When, in fact, some students had elaborated on Karl's views, only to be stealth-edited by @denverpost.

All of the above proves the point there's a heavy Liberal Bias in Lame Stream Media...

Originally Posted by Boon Mee

Well that won't do. That won't do at all.

So the Denver Post edits this to say the boy was "very opinionated."

FTFA: "No one is suggesting Pierson's political beliefs had anything to do with his crime," Mediaite said. "But what is the logic for editing out a carefully reported account of who this person was in life? Why does the Denver Post not trust its readers to be able to consume the unvarnished truth?"

and the related links FTFA:

Arapahoe High School shooter identified as a 'very opinionated Socialist'
Haters on Twitter blame NRA for Arapahoe High School shooting, call for death
Liberalism: An ideology of rage and hate
Liberalism remains an ideology of genocidal hate and rage
The left's answer for what ails America: Murder conservatives, NRA members
Abortion supporters spew hate over #PrayToEndAbortion Twitter hashtag
Do liberals really want a second civil war in America?
Journalism professor: NRA members deserve execution by firing squad
Texas Democratic Party leader, blogger calls for shooting NRA members
Should an apology from a Democratic Party Executive Committee member cover calls for mass shootings?
Des Moines columnist calls for repeal of Second Amendment, death of gun owners


Basically, the short version of the article is "I'm not saying that him being a leftist had anything to do with him committing a crime that had no political motives whatsoever, but him being a leftist had everything to do with him committing a crime that had no political motives whatsoever and conservatives are the REAL victims here and furthermore."

Heh...it's killin' you Libtards that another example of Liberal Media coverup (attempted) has been brought to light.

This latest example - 18 year old 'child' - good one!

As it turns out, this guy seems to have not had much of a problem talking with his classmates about his affinity for statist ideologies.

Senior Chris Davis, 18, was among many students Saturday trying to make sense of Pierson's shooting rampage.

"He was a weird kid," Davis said. "He's a self-proclaimed communist, just wears Soviet shirts all the time."

"Statist Ideologies", eh? Sound like any of y'all fit that bill aboard here? You little Union Leg-Humpers you!

^ "newsbusters" is far from it. It is a mouthpiece of the so called "Media Research Center" which is funded by nasties like;

Exxon Mobile
Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation (Harry Bradley is one of the founders of of the far right-wing John Birch Society). The John Birch Society advocates the abolition of income tax, and the repeal of civil rights legislation, which it sees as being Communist in inspiration. For this reason, its opponents characterize it as a white citizens' society dedicated to preventing minorities from gaining political power. The also called President Dwight D. Eisenhower a "conscious, dedicated agent of the Communist Conspiracy."

Nice folks. I could go on but I think you get the point.

Tainted poison source.

Originally Posted by FloridaBorn

Originally Posted by quimbian corholla

although I grant that what is considered 'left-wing' in the US is centre right everywhere else in the world.

That's a disturbing thought...

It really is. It shows just how controlled the American system is by special interest groups, corporations and the super rich. America is a corporate oligarchy plain and simple. Those other countries do not allow for such massive outside influence and control and tend to more truly serve and represent their people.

Republicans often talk about the media's "liberal bias" when many of their claims aren't validated. Ever since Sarah Palin was thrust into the spotlight in 2008, cries of "lame stream media" have been heard echoing through the ear drums of registered voters. Whether it's NBC, CBS, CNN, ABC or any other "main stream" news outlet, the right-wing are often quick to attack, claiming bias against conservatives and the Republican agenda.

While one major news channel, MSNBC, promotes a more progressive message during their prime time line-up, they promote themselves as liberal, tagging themselves with the slogan "lean forward." Other news channels, such as CNN, have actually taken steps to the right of the political spectrum in an attempt to capitalize on Fox News' ratings success.

Despite claims of media bias, the number one rated news channel is Fox News, the loudest voice for conservatism in the country. Even outside television, conservative media is often easily found. The overwhelming majority of talk radio is dominated by right-wing voices. Earlier this year, "Talkers" magazine released their annual "Heavy Hundred" list of the 100 most important radio show hosts in the country. Out of the top ten, only three would be described as "liberal" or "progressive," with the remaining being far right conservatives or libertarian. The rest of the list is similar to the top 10 as conservative talk shows heavily outnumber their liberal counter parts.

The internet is also a viable place to promote your political agenda. Conservative blogs and websites have popped up at a record number over the last few years and don't look to be slowing down any time soon.

While there are liberal talk shows and blogs, the conservative claim that the entire media has a bias favoring liberals is just false. The list below is simply a counter to that claim and, in no particular order, is a list of 50 of the worst places you could go to get your news and information.

1. Fox News

2. The Rush Limbaugh Show

3. Glenn Beck

4. Savage Nation w/ Michael Savage

5. Alex Jones' Info Wars

6. The Heritage Foundation

7. The Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

8. The Neal Boortz Radio Show

9. Sean Hannity

10. Bill O'Reilly

11. Rightwingnews.com

12. National Review

13. The Mark Levin Show

14. The Weekly Standard

15. Washington Times

16. The American Conservative

17. The Drudge Report

18. The Cato Institute

19. Media Research Center

20. Townhall.com

21. Red State

22. Andew Breitbart's Big Government

23. The American Cause

24. Christian Coalition

25. The John Birch Society

26. Citizens United

27. Freedom Works

28. Tea Party Express

29. Tea Party Patriots

30. The Herman Cain Show

31. News Busters

32. News Max

33. The New York Post

34. Conservative HQ

35. Sirius radio "Patriot"

36. Conservative American News

37. Conservative Daily News

38. Judicial Watch

39. The Source Daily

40. Republican National Committee

41. American Spectator

42. Reason Magazine

43. Freedom Rings Radio hosted by Kenneth

John

44. Conservapedia

45. The Right Side of the Web

46. CNS News

47. Michael Reagan

48. Family Research Council

49. Conservative Underground

50. The Hugh Hewitt Show

50 right-wing news sources that are infecting the American mind - Orlando liberal | Examiner.com

Top 10 major media cover-ups of 2013

1. The lies by Obama, Sebelius, Reid, Pelosi and others concerning Obamacare.
2. The purging of top military leaders.

3. Concentration of executive power to bypass Congress.
4. Persecution of Christians around the world.

5. The IRS targeting of conservative non-profits.
6. True level of deception and untruthfulness in Obama administration.
7. Cover-up of the Benghazi attack and false testimony by Hillary Clinton.

8. The “Knockout Game” and other black attacks on whites.
9. The racial division created by the Obama administration.
10. Advancement of the Cloward-Piven Strategy of Organized Crisis.

Top 10 major media cover-ups of 2013

There hasn't been a more corrupt administration in Washington since Warren G. Harding was president...

^ WND? Really boon? More total crap sources eh? See below to find out why

When my colleague Justin Elliott explained how WorldNetDaily invented the “Obama spent $2 million fighting birther lawsuits” claim (short version: $2 million is what the Obama campaign paid a law firm in total, and in WND’s imagination the only thing a presidential campaign needs a law firm for is hiding birth certificates), WND’s founder got mad and called him names. (All of this was right after they published Jack Cashill’s embarrassing Photoshop follies.)

WND was, I guess, not happy with my colleague’s coverage of its unhappiness, because today it attempted to smear him in two separate but equally amusing articles. The first, by Farah himself, is just a lot of words calling Elliott a punk while never once actually acknowledging that WND’s “$2 million” figure is false. No, WND is right because its “investigation” into the matter is a three-part series, and no one can possibly be wrong at such great length.

The best part of Farah’s commentary is when he argues that Elliott is wrong and WND’s reporter is right because of their respective bios. While Elliott has merely written for various places, WND’s reporter was in the Army and is “one of the most remarkable young women I have ever met.” Take that, Justin: Joseph Farah doesn’t think you’re remarkable!

The real meat of WND’s response, though, is in this post that “reveals” Justin Elliott’s ties to … George Soros. See, Elliott contributed to CampusProgress.org, which is published by the Center for American Progress, a liberal think tank founded with money from George Soros. So … Soros! Ooga booga!

This investigation was written by Aaron Klein, who is WND’s Jerusalem Bureau Chief. Oh, and: “With research by Brenda J. Elliott.” It took two people, one of them a foreign correspondent, to Google Justin. Just like how it took two people to edit Barack Obama’s Wikipedia page to include birther conspiracy theories and then write a story accusing Wikipedia of bias after people removed those edits, which is something Mr. Klein and a “researcher” did in 2009.

(Besides his Wikipedia misadventures, Klein is most famous for constantly repeating the stunt of interviewing members of Hamas and reporting that they “support” or “endorse” various American liberals, which proves conclusively every single time that Democrats are terrorists, by the law of transitive Islamofascism.)

So, let’s talk about WorldNetDaily for a minute.

WorldNetDaily is a magnet for the dumbest, dullest wingnuts in America. Even its lawyer is a buffoon. Last year, WND sued the White House Correspondents’ Association because WND’s disreputable conspiracy website was only given one table at the Correspondents Dinner. (They do have a White House correspondent, actually. It’s Les Kinsolving, a tragicomedy of a man who is invited to briefings solely to be called on when the press secretary wants to answer a stupid question about who wrote the president’s memoir instead of a serious question about reality.) Anyway, their lawyer was Larry Klayman, who is not allowed to appear before courts in much of the United States because of his “total disregard for the judicial process.”

Here is a story from WorldNetDaily: “Soy is making kids ‘gay.’” It is in six parts. The original headline was “A devil food is turning our kids into homosexuals.” WorldNetDaily demands your respect! It is a serious news organization!

In 2008, WND “reported” on shocking emails exchanged between Obama and a Kenyan politician. You should really go look at them. “I will kindly wish that all our correspondence handled by Mr Mark Lippert,” “Obama” “wrote.” (Subject line: “Let’s share a dream!” Bill Ayers must’ve written “Dreams From My Father,” because Obama himself is apparently not fluent in English.) Ahem:

The e-mails, apparently sent by Obama himself, referenced the senator’s aide, Mark Lippert. The e-mails were provided to WND by an insider in Kenya who fled Odinga’s Orange Democratic political party and requested anonymity because of the danger of retaliation.

“Apparently.” Journalism!

There is no end to the idiotic things printed at WorldNetDaily. Here’s Obama’s Kenyan birth certificate. Here’s a piece on how al-Qaida is sneaking nukes into the U.S. through the unsecured Mexican border in tandem with street gangs. Here’s white supremacist Vox Day asking why the media refuses to report that a mentally ill person claims to have had gay sex with Barack Obama.

WorldNetDaily knows its (large!) audience of halfwits will eat up any garbage it’s served, and, better yet, the rubes will buy any trash that’s for sale. (Tea-stained flags, anyone?)

Thanks to that substantial audience of the nation’s stupidest and most fearful elderly people, WND is actually an influential member in good standing of the conservative movement; the RNC rents its massive email list. Because of that usefulness to the party, Farah and his buddies are allowed to persist in the delusion that they are sane and perhaps even respectable. But everyone knows they’re frauds and crackpots. It takes five minutes of reading that bottomless repository of feverish bullshit to figure that out.

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