The Liberal Avenger
In a sane world, there would no longer be any whiners claiming that the media is hopelessly biased in favor of liberals. If the last eight years taught us nothing else, they should have taught us that the media is anything but liberal. New York Times Paul Krugman was explicitly instructed not to use the word “lie” when describing Bush’s economic plan during the run-up to the 2000 election, while his colleague William Safire regularly called Al Gore a liar. Bill Maher was fired from ‘Politically Incorrect’ when he suggested that suicide attacks are not acts of cowardice, and Phil Donohue was fired for being critical of the Bush administration, even though he had the highest-rated show on MSNBC. And while the Bush administration prepared to take the country to war in Iraq, the lapdog media passed on the 935 lies of the Bush administration, virtually without challenge.
Former White House press secretary Scott McClellan reignited the discussion over this dark chapter in the history of America’s fourth estate when he placed part of the blame for the Iraq War debacle on the shoulders of the uncritical press. And now Capitol Hill correspondent Jessica Yellin tells us ... more »
