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antiimperialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 10:34 AM
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The liberal news media
Edited on Mon Oct-08-07 10:35 AM by antiimperialist
Point: In a new Gallup Poll, 77 percent of Republicans say that the news media is "too liberal."

Counterpoint: In an excerpt from his new book, Howard Kurtz describes the pressure Katie Couric felt from management at NBC to toe the line on Iraq:

"Two months before the 2004 election, when she was still at NBC's "Today" show, Couric had asked Condoleezza Rice whether she agreed with Vice President Cheney's declaration that the country would be at greater risk for terrorist attacks if John Kerry won the White House. Rice sidestepped the question, saying that any president had to fight aggressively against terrorism.

"Couric interrupted and asked the question again. Would a Kerry victory put America at greater risk? Rice ducked again, saying that the issue should not be personalized.

"Soon afterward, Couric got an e-mail from Robert Wright, the NBC president. He was forwarding a note from an Atlanta woman who complained that Couric had been too confrontational with Rice.

"What was the message here? Couric felt that Wright must be telling her to back off. . . .
Read more http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/10/08/media/index.html

By Tim Grieve
Oct. 8, 2007


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nightrider767 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 10:48 AM
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1. Too Bad For Condie,,,
Hate her or love her, she's made herself absolutely irrelevant. Nothing but the same old tired party line that she keeps regurgitating.

I can't remember the last time she's said a single enlightening thing.

I always found her pretty like-able and had higher hopes for her. But she's just another hack.
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Felix Mala Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 10:55 AM
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2. Oh yes, we must'nt hold public officials accountable for the things they say...
That's just throwing the country open to the terrorists.
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OHdem10 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 11:08 AM
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3. Apparently the Righties are best at writing, EMailing and
calling the Media to complain. They are very organized
watch for incidents and make their voices heard.
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Bitwit1234 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-08-07 11:24 AM
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4. Please, please let me know where and when we have the liberal
media in control. I want to listen to it.
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