To me it is entertaining when the liberal news media (in this case National Public Radio ) attempts to paint the conservative news media as being biased or tainted (ala FOX News ). 'No Duh' comes to mind... but it is the pot calling the kettle black. Lets be real, FOX definitely leans right and NPR / CNN absolutely lean left.
What is humorous to me is that Obama recently tried to ban FOX news reporters from interviewing members of his administration. The message from the White House was that FOX is not a new organization like CNN is. Well, I suppose in many ways that is right, CNN has tons more money, viewers and most importantly is LIBERAL leaning...
I perceive myself as a moderate conservative, I watch both CNN and FOX. I am frustrated when FOX dips into the lower end of the gene pool quoting jerks like Rush Limbaugh. I am similarly frustrated when CNN holds up Roland Martin as a moderate voice. Let's at least stop pretending that either side holds some particular high moral ground.
So where did this get amusing? Well... NPR entered the fray a few days back with a poll which basically asked people to choose on of the following answers (paraphrased)
1) Is FOX not Fair and Balanced?
2) Does FOX just simply ask hard questions?
3) Are the White House and FOX playing this for attention?
The results of the poll are overwhelmingly #2... go see for yourself.
NPR having not gotten the answer they wanted, sluffs it off to a bunch of conservatives taking over their poll. Their mistake was in making it public. Had they restricted their poll to only liberals who enjoy the NPR forum I think they would have received the answer they were fishing for.
Bottom line... if you believe the media is unbiased you are nuts... if you believe Obama is a centrist you are similarly nuts.
Eyes Wide Open
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the frames make me feel so old
glasses on my face