My LTTE in response to a "liberal bias" letter is printed

This is my LTTE that was just printed:

TWO-WAY BIAS

In response to “MOCK:” Your point about the Katie Couric interview with Sarah Palin really drives home the point about the media and their bias. Conservatives think that if a media figure does not get down on their knees to worship and praise their Republican candidate, the media figure has a liberal bias. Liberals think if a media figure does not ask tough questions of both sides equally, the media is not doing their job and is biased towards the side that is not getting the tough questions, which is normally the conservative side. How is a question for Sarah Palin like, “What do you like to read?” biased in any way? Palin looked foolish despite the fact that Couric’s questions were more suited for Entertainment Tonight. The lightweight Palin likely would have bombed on the game show that asked, “Are you smarter than a fifth grader?” That may explain why Palin came across as child-like.

http://www.remindernews.com/SpeakOut

Here was the letter I was responding to...

MOCK

In response to “IN THE TANK” : Are you kidding? 75% of television is considered to be “liberal.” Did you also notice how much coverage Obama got for his inauguration? Did Bush get this much? Or did you see Katie Couric treat Sarah Palin like a child in her interview? And to top it off, have you ever watched Saturday Night Live. Did you ever hear of Tina Fey? Did the media mock Obama like they did with Sarah Palin?

And, my original "In the Tank" letter that started it all...

IN THE TANK

During the eight years of the Bush presidency, the facts showed that Republican guests dominated the airwaves on the influential television news shows. Republicans were also far more likely to be on by themselves with no opposing view to rebut them. The excuse the media gave to us was that Republicans were the party in power, so naturally deserved to dominate the airwaves. Oddly, when Bill Clinton was president, Republicans also had a numerical advantage on the TV news. The excuse the media gave then was that Republicans controlled Congress. Now, in the first month of the Obama presidency, Republican guests have still had an overwhelming advantage on TV news shows, despite being a small minority in Congress and having lost the presidency. However, they still rule the airwaves, it seems. The only explanation left now is that the media is in the tank for the Republican Party.

This has been a fun go-round, but I feel like I'm battling against unarmed foes here.

You can probably keep this going all through the spring, or until your local paper gets tired of watching its dimwit conservative readers get pwned. You have the facts, you have the chops, time to make some dittohead filets.

Butface makes shit up out of his ass - "75% of television is considered to be liberal". What the fuck does that mean? Who cares how much of it is "considered" to be liberal. How about some actual data about what percentage actually IS liberal, as opposed to "considered"?

I mean, I "consider" 99% of pop music to be mediocrity-celebrating unmusical garbage, but I can't footnote that in any way, shape, or form.

Debating stupid people is impossible.

going back to the early days of the Clinton administration...

With facts on your side, it is kind of like shooting fish in a barrel. Don't let that diminish your enjoyment of being right and winning. :rofl: Good job.

I moved into the area where this paper with a fairly wide circulation was (it's a free weekly that most of eastern Connecticut gets...) and almost every comment then was RW extremism at its worst. I mean, the first time I looked at it, it had at least 4-5 letters per week bashing Michael Moore for his upcoming "Fahrenheit 9/11" movie. So, I started responding around when the movie actually came out and basically said that if anything had been factually wrong, Moore would have been hit with so many lawsuits the movie wouldn't have been released for another 100 years, and I've continued writing them ever since, though I've not gotten as many published over the past year or so since moving out of the area.

Hope you are expanding your base wherever you are now.

and so very true.

. . . because people (including me) were protesting and rioting. Also, if it wasn't for us protestors, it would have been an attendance FLOP compared to the million-plus at Obama's. Bewsh's 2005 coronation drew less people than the average Mall fireworks display. There were more cops than people, it seemed.

Can't exactly broadcast dissent. Wouldn't want to create the impression that Dear Leader is hated. Ohhh no.

I should have put that in there as well.

they didn't want to show all the protesters throwing eggs!