Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Our corrupt media

REPLACEMENT REFS CALL THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST  I made this cartoon as large as possible because Mike Ramirez' work must be studied closely for its subtleties, not merely glanced at.
"Over the years, I have gotten pretty philosophical about our corrupt news media. Obviously, they are trying to elect Barack Obama. Equally obviously, they have some impact on voters. Probably a lot of impact: I don’t think we can really imagine what a United States with neutral news media would look like. Still, popular distrust of reporters and editors is at an all-time high; appropriately so. If a majority of voters–not all, of course–can’t see through the media smoke screen to the reality of the past four years, they are dumber than I think they are."

Speaking of Emmys and Oscars: The MRC@25: The Worst Media Bias of 2011  
"NewsBusters is showcasing the most egregious bias the Media Research Center has uncovered over the years — four quotes for each of the 25 years of the MRC, 100 quotes total — all leading up to our big 25th Anniversary Gala on Thursday evening."  (Videos)

Because twenty years from now, we’re going to look back on this time as a glorious idyll in American politics, with a confident, intelligent, fascinating president riding the surge of his prodigious talents from triumph to triumph....’I am large, I contain multitudes,’ Walt Whitman wrote, and Obama lives that lyrical prophecy....Barack Obama is developing into what Hegel called a ‘world-historical soul,’ an embodiment of the spirit of the times. He is what we hope we can be.”  — Esquire’s Stephen Marche, who tells us to bask in Obama's light. 
Boortz: Distrust of ObamaMedia at Record High   "This bias has become incredibly blatant because the ObamaMedia feels the need to defend itself, because it is largely responsible for the election of Barack Obama in 2008.  His failure is their failure, so they will do what they can to make sure that he does not fail in November.  
"This bias comes in many forms.  Here are just a few examples from the last few days …"

Heritage; FACT CHECK: Obama Misleads on Medicare, Taxes, and Regulations

Obama: “You can’t ask me to…ask seniors to pay more for their Medicare.”  Fact: Obamacare’s cuts to Medicare will raise Medicare costs for many seniors.
Obama: “I haven’t raised taxes.  I’ve cut taxes for middle class families by an average of $3,600 per typical family.”Fact: Obamacare will raise taxes on millions of Americans, including many below the poverty line.

Even MSM Beginning to Notice Obama’s Middle East Failures   "The press has been kind to the Obama administration during its travails in the Middle East, kinder than it might have been if the president were a Republican. That may finally be changing—and it only took a fiasco of epic proportions to do it. "
...".It is sufficient for us to note here that Iraq hasn’t turned out as well as the president’s campaign speeches would lead one to believe. Increasingly, even the liberal press is taking note." Via Lucianne.

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