-Cp said:
Sounds to me like you're swallowing all the "Out Foxed" kool-aid... I watch Fox just about everyday.. still have yet to see a "right-wing bend"...
To say that the Times/CBS/Post have a liberal bias, and then to claim that Fox has NO bias is to be about as blindly partisan as you can. The Times' Op-Ed section is staffed by a majority of liberals. Therefore, we can say it has a liberal bias. These liberals tend to take the liberal side of an issue, therefore, we can say it has a liberal bias.
Fox operates like no other news organization. It takes top-down marching orders from executives. These orders describe in detail WHAT to report and HOW to report it. Memos from Roger Ailes and John Moody include sound extraordinairily like Republican talking points, and amount to little more than edicts asking to flavor or cover strories that will benefit the right:
"The so-called 9/11 commission has already been meeting. In fact, this is the eighth session. The fact that former Clinton and both frmer and current Bush administration officials are testifying gives it a certain tension, but this is not "what did he know and when did he know it" stuff. Do not turn this into Watergate. Remember the fleeting sense of national unity that emerged from this tragedy. Let's not desecrate that."
"Into Fallujah: It's called Operation Vigilant Resolve and it began Monday morning (NY time) with the US and Iraqi military surrounding Fallujah. We will cover this hour by hour today, explaining repeatedly why it is happening. It won't be long before some people start to decry the use of "excessive force." We won't be among that group. . . More than 600 US military dead, attacks on the UN headquarters last year, assassination of Irai officials who work with the coalition, the deaths of Spanish troops last fall, the outrage in Fallujah: whatever happens, it is richly deserved."
"Let's spend a good deal of time on the battle over judicial nominations, which the President will address this morning. Nominees who both sides admit are qualified are being held up because of their POSSIBLE, not demonstrated, views on one issue -- abortion. This should be a trademark issue for FNC today and in the days to come."
"The terror alert continues to affect the way Americans live their lives, both as consumers, participants in public events and citizens. Let's explain to viewers that while prudent precautions need to be taken, the disruption of the American way of life is in itself a terrorist goal and should not be conceded to our enemies."
"The tax cut passed last night by the Senate, though less than half what Bush originally proposed, contains some important victories for the administration. The DC crew will parse the bill and explain how it will fatten -- marginally -- your wallet."
"Heads of state don't leave G-8 meetings early unless they have good reasons. President Bush has two: he has to get to Egypt, and he doesn't like the French. Let's explain to viewers that despite the tepid handshake, Bush and Chirac are far from reconciled, as are the US and Germany. The early departure from Evian should take the sparkle out of the bottled water spa."
"Scary thought of the day: what if it's a consortium of terrorist groups working together?"
"John Kerry may wish he'd taken off his microphone before trashing the GOP. Though he insists he meant republican "attack squads," his coarse description of his opponents has cast a lurid glow over the campaign."
"Gas prices are at all time highs in the US. There are reasons for the surge, some economic, some mere business tactics. Remember: US prices, while they seem high to us, are a half or less the cost of gasoline elsewhere."
"Kerry, starting to feel the heat for his flip-flop voting record, is in West Virginia. There's a near-meaningless primary in Illinois."
You cannot get off saying that there is a liberal media bias and not accept that FNC has a conservative bias.
Its funny because I've seen two conflicting arguments from conservatives here on the USMB: 1) The left does it too! 2) The right doesn't do it.
Might wanna get together and hammer out how you want to approach it; maybe I can dig up an Ailes edict to help you out.
did appear more Presidential and did come across better. This is what people base wins or losses on, when it comes to debates. Kerry
