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- People who allow their dogs to poop in other people’s yards February 16, 2010
- Big Government
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- Michelle Malkin
- Video: Baghdad Jim McDermott rails against conservative “indecency”
- Attorneys general launch lawsuit backlash against Demcare
- The gloater-in-chief: “Another stone laid in the foundation of the American dream;” Pelosi jokes: “No money exchanged hands (laughter);” Slaughter: “There is nothing now that we can’t tackle”
- Jake Tapper
- Legal Insurrection
- Lynn Sweet
The REAL issue in the Webb/Allen Senate race: the Washington Post’s pro-Webb bias
There’s a lot of talk in the blogosphere today about dirty, nasty passages from books Jim Webb has written that were released by the Allen campaign last night.
My response: So what? I’m in Malkin’s camp on this one . There are plenty of issues on which to take Jim Webb to task without having to pull bizarre sexual passages from fictional books.
What’s really bothered me about the Webb/Allen race is how the Washington Post has been a cheerleader for Webb throughout it. Kevin at Wizbang discusses that at length here and has links to others who have caught the WaPo in the act.
The latest cheerleading story is this morning’s WaPo puff piece on Webb, which has the headline: Defiant Iraq War Foe Defined by Vietnam. It’s five pages long, and includes words like “warrior” and “Emmy-winning journalist” and it looks like it could have come straight from the Webb campaign itself. There is no way that article can be read without seeing the overt pro-Webb bias.
I’ve documented some of the pro-Webb bias here as well. For example, the WaPo devoted three pages to S.R. Sidarth, the Webb aide who was the “victim” in the overblown, phony “macaca” incident. It was a glowing write-up on Sidarth, making him out to be everyone’s example of the perfect all-American male who had been “thrust” into the spotlight.
It’s one thing for the WaPo editorial page to come out in favor of a candidate; we expect that. But when it devotes a significant amount of news space pumping up ‘their guy’s’ credentials, while deliberately portraying his opponent in a negative light that’s an example of opinion media masquerading as unbiased media, and the Washington Post should know better.
Email them and let them know what you think: ombudsman@washpost.com
Update I -3 PM: Here’s a flashback to what Keith Olbermman said on November 8th, 2005 about whether or not Scooter Libby’s “sex shocker” book was fair game for critics:
Artists and actors and satirists and newscasters are all quick to remind us, hey, just because I played this part and created this character, read the story, that doesn‘t mean I am them. But how much insight does a novel really give us into the psyche of the author?
[…]
Now we have beaten the hell out of Libby for this, and deservedly so. If a Democratic White House official had written this book, his head would be on a pike somewhere.
Will Keith provide the same attention to the excerpts from Webb’s books? Stay tuned to Olbmermann Watch (that is, if you can’t bring yourself to actually watch KO) to find out.
Also, here’s Webb’s response to the controversy.
Others blogging about this: Patterico, Don Surber, John Hawkins, Flopping Aces, Allah, Rick Moran, MKH, Blog For All, James Joyner, Dan Riehl, Stop The ACLU, ST reader Karl at Leaning Straight Up, Cold Fury
Prior:
- Larry Elder slams double standards on racism in Allen/Webb race
- Did Webb use the “n” word, too?
- Sabato clarifies remarks, confusion spreads on Allen’s alleged use of the “n” word
- Senator George Allen in deep caca
- Senator George Allen: still apologizing
- Will George Allen have to tattoo an apology in blood in order for Dems to ‘forgive’ him?
- Race-baiting Democrats And The Media’s Complicity
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Sadly, this kind of thing is not new or uncommon in most of the left leaning media. They are always passing off opinion pieces as news reports, heavily slanting their coverage, and picking only those things they wish to highlight for extensive coverage, ignoring other stories that don’t support what they want to see out there, and hiding retractions or corrections in the back of the paper. That’s why the left hates the new media of talk radio, blogs, and Fox so vehemently, they no longer are the sole gatekeepers of what gets national news attention.
I’ve often thought that that’s why so many liberals rail so about Fox News, they can’t tell the difference between Fox’s news shows and their opinion shows. Most on the left are so used to seeing the two intermixed that they are incapable of recognizing the difference anymore. Boortz has offered $10,000 (I believe that’s the amount) numerous times for anyone who can come up with an example of obvious bias in Fox’s coverage of the news, excluding the opinion shows. He’s never had anyone claim it. You get the usual “O’Reilly said this” or “Hanity said that” but never an example of, say, Brit Hume or another of their newscasters, just their opinion people. Here’s a hint, opinions can be biased, that’s what they’re paid to give, opinions on the news and events, but at least Fox keeps them in their own shows seperate from the factual news.
This is what happens when one side starts using Thermonuclear Politics. Lets face it, both sides have information about the other that will never see the light of day it is so hot. But if one side uses some of it, as was done in the Foley mess, then they have to expect the opposite side to reply in turn. Prior to foley, or prior to 2000, this never would have seen the light of day. But the democrats have made it thier policy to try and regain power at any cost. When you throw all caution to the wind and go thermonuclear, you had better be ready for the the response. If you have a first strike, then you better take them all out, because the response will be as bad or worse than the intital strike.
The lesson the democrats should learn from this is dont go thermonuclear unless you are prepared to see it to the end. And that Webb is history.
Good explanation of the current Mutual Assured Destruction approach to politics Ed!
Ed’s a sharp cookie – we’ve been posting together for years at the political forum I frequent
HOWDY Ed!
What are sharp cookie’s useful for?
- Wapo keeps letting the thin mask of it’s Liberal roots slip daily. But the nub of the unfortunate choice of using VietNam, the only thing they think they know, is summed up on one of Coulters recent columns:
“The only valuable lesson that can be taken from VietNam, is that Democrats are lousy at fighting wars.”
- Bang
Sharp as a knife would have been a better description
I think an argument can be made that thermonuclear politics started back in the early 90’s, with the opening skirmish being the Bork confirmation hearings.
I use the phrase “sharp cookie”. I was just trying to be funny..
As opposed to some of our liberal commenters, who are sharp as a tack and twice as flat headed.
One bottle short of a six pack?
Not the sharpest crayon in the pack?
One cent short of a dollar?
Got a screw loose?
Blonde?
Just kidding… My beloved was blonde and very smart.
Hi sis….It been a while, nice to see you. I wish i saw you more, but things happen. Good to see your still ups an running here.
I think I need to express myself more, I am getting just a tad overwhelmed keeping it in. I think you might see me a good bit here, if you dont mind….
“Sharp as a knife would have been a better description
Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 10/27/2006 – 12:34 pm ”
But never in the back, I stand face to face if I have to knife someone….
“What are sharp cookie’s useful for?
Comment by Baklava @ 10/27/2006 – 11:51 am ”
Just wait until the 2008 presidential race. Wesley Snipes say, “always bet on black” and anyone who has seen my predictions now say “always bet on Comte in a presidential election.”
I called TN and WV for Bush in 2000, when everyone thought I was crazy, and got everyone but NH in 2004…
I really should get a job doing this….
I’ll pay you a dollar.
But that depends on how you call it for 2006 !
Mid terms are hard, very hard to predict. I am afraid the House might be lost, especially with the last minute foley surprise. The Senate, however, will be Republican, by at least two seats, and if I were the Republican, I would name Lieberman to any committee chairmanship he wants, and give him a puppy as well for him to switch parties….
Has anybody comparied Lieberman’s voting record with Lincoln Chafee’s?
I think you might see me a good bit here, if you dont mind….
If the first post you made is an example of your thoughts, your succinctness, logic, and clarity will be a welcome addition, particularly in light of the invasion of the nutroots that’s been happening.
They are….
Ed “Comte” DeLoach: You stab’em. I’ll slab’em.
This entire saga of political inward spiraling proves nothing about the issues and my main reason for seeing them as spoiled children incapable of carrying on an adult conversation.
Ed: “I think you might see me a good bit here, if you dont mind…. ”
Don’t mind at all, amigo
I notice that none of you are complaining about the fact that WaPo also endoresed Fox, who, last I checked, was a conservative! Funny how you guys like to knock the media when it does not serve your purpose and actually tell the whole story. Let’s face it, the more conservative media outlets, such as Fox, sugar coat the right side, and the more liberal side sugar coats the left. Why don’t we all just grow up and figure it out ourselves instead of criticizing the fact that we have a semi-free press. You guys would not be happy unless they only told the side that you like to hear. Hmmm, sounds like the middle east!