In this latest Klavan on the Culture, Andrew Klavan explains to us how our mainstream media (which is really left wing) is trying to warn of the danger posed by extremist Tea-Partiers and Republicans (who are really mainstream) and encourage us to vote for moderate, centrist Democrats (who are really extremists), while…
Expected nothing less, but still worth mentioning. From NPR Ombudsman Alicia Walker:
My co-blogger Anthony wrote an outstanding post earlier today roasting NPR and other liberals for their phoniness when it come to their professed belief in “the expression of free thought.” I wanted to add to it, but what I have to write about the issue is rather longish (which I’m sure surprises no one!) so I thought I’d create my own post on the matter.
Yesterday, National Public Radio terminated its contract with liberal commentator Juan Williams over remarks he made on Bill O’Reilly’s show on Fox:
About a month ago, I wrote a lengthy piece on how our “state-run” media here (liberal sister papers Charlotte Observer and Raleigh News & Observer) in North Carolina were trying to do their best to sabotage the work of the State Bureau of Investigation by falsely accusing and insinuating via a series of biased “investigations” – some based on an independent audit/review of the SBI’s serology unit that was much less “scathing” than reported – that the SBI routinely and deliberately withholds lab evidence that could be favorable to the defense. As a result of that misread independent review, the systemic efforts of both Observer papers, and the continued crusade by “innocence” groups here in NC to keep the unofficial death penalty moratorium in place using any means necessary, state legislators are now in full tilt boogie mode to “right” these “wrongs” via demands for a top downreview of all SBI lab units and calls for a new accrediting agency for the SBI.
Courtesy of Tim Carney, we learn that this past weekend’s NYT hitpiece on House Minority Leader John Boehner and his “tight bind to lobbyists” left out what should have been the real story: House and Senate Democrats – including “leaders” like Pelosi and Reid – who outshine Boehner in the lobbyist money dept. Carney writes:
