Category Archives: Teh Librul Media™

Liberal Media Ignoring Liberals

Two thousand people turned out to protest the Koch brothers in DC: But as ThinkProgress notes, Last Thursday, tea party activists rallied on Capitol Hill to pressure Republican lawmakers to cut government spending. Crowd estimates ranged from “dozens” to “fewer … Continue reading

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Study: Most Americans Still Ignorant, Biased About Al Jazeera

Via Media Bistro, a study that suggests Al Jazeera still has light-years to go in the American mind. The study used relabeled clips of the Arab satellite channel and CNN International to determine audience bias: The findings that show differential … Continue reading

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Morning Awful: Approving Violence

By way of LGF: a CBS poll asking whether violence is “ever justified” got a yes from 16% of respondents. Their breakdown: Republican 28% yes, 64% no Democrat 11% yes, 81% no Indepdent 11% yes, 81% no

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Politicized Media

I don’t know much about Kimberly Butler, but she’s got lots of media people taking her questions about the politicization of media:

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Yes To Puppets

I’m with Digby in her analysis of right-wing dominance in the health care debate: This is, btw, why people make those stupid puppets for the big marches. If you aren’t willing to bring on the Nazi imagery, it’s the only … Continue reading

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ABC: Always Broadcast Controversy

Sure, no Very Serious Beltway reporter would think to get Arab reaction to a story about public communications aimed at the Arab world. After all, it’s such a chore to chat up the nearest felafel vendor. But would it be … Continue reading

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ABC Versus the Prius

So there are ABC affiliates losing ad revenue from Toyota dealers upset with “excessive network coverage” of the Prius being added to the recall? I guess that goes to prove two things: (1) car companies make mistakes and (2) ABC … Continue reading

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Lone Teabagger Crowded By Cameras

This is infuriating. As I’ve chronicled since August, it doesn’t matter how many people show out to support a progressive cause — even the local paper will ignore the largest of marches. But let one lone teabagger show up to … Continue reading

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Your Liberal Media At Work

So I was watching CNN yesterday morning as they interviewed Gary Berntsen, author of Jawbreaker: The Attack on Bin Laden and Al-Qaeda: A Personal Account by the CIA’s Key Field Commander. Berntsen laid out the missteps and miscues in Washington … Continue reading

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The Great Unraveling of Media

In 1964, William Buckley led a rebellion of the conservative intelligentsia against the John Birch Society and its hoopleheaded paranoia. In 2009, the same JBS hooplehead paranoia is in charge of the conservative movement — and the intelligentsia is now … Continue reading

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CNN: Celebrity Noise and Nonsense

Alex Castellanos is an evil genius in the politics of division. He’s also going to remain a regular CNN talking head while advising the Republican National Committee at the same time. Believe it or not, CNN is okay with this: … Continue reading

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