Call Them On It

Some thoughts on conservatives and media bias:

Every now and then, the curtain is pulled back on the mainstream media — and we see how these guys talk and act when they’re at their most authentic. This is important. Liberal media bias is maybe something we all have to live with, but that doesn’t mean it’s something to ignore, be blasé about, or excuse.

I’m grateful to both Walter Cronkite and Barbara Walters for something: They admitted, yes, the media are liberal, and a good thing, too. It has to be that way, they said. For — and this is Walters talking — journalism involves the “human condition,” and liberals care about the human condition. Unlike conservatives, who of course couldn’t give a rat’s a** about the human condition.

Anyway . . . Conservatives should be frank and bold when it comes to the media, as to everything else. And if others say you’re tiresome or whiny or uncool . . . well, so be it. Did you sign up for conservatism to be cool?

Well, I haven’t actually signed up for conservatism, but the bias has been blatant and obvious to me for decades.

10 thoughts on “Call Them On It”

  1. I think a lot has to do with the type of person that pursues journalism as a major to begin with.

  2. Liberal / retard, what’s the difference?

    The truly mentally retarded have an excuse for their ignorance. What is the excuse for a liberal’s ignorance?

  3. I think the media which try to counter the liberal bias are even more retarded though. But seriously, the media really do have a bias for being fucking stupid and aiming their drivel at the fucking stupid.

  4. Liberal

    We should not give up our claim to ownership of this word. I realise possession is nine tenths of the law and the situation may be hopeless in the US, but where I live liberal is still used in its original meaning and it is also used (especially neoliberal) as a pejorative by the left.

  5. I have to say, though, that the quote uses “mainstream media” in a way that robs it of objective meaning.

    What’s the mainstream media if a bunch of bloggers qualifies?

  6. Manhattan and D.C are two very small places and in no way reflect the majority of the country. It’s a crime the media in those two places have the influence they do.

  7. [only] liberals care

    Showing that it’s more than just bias. It’s also a lack of perspective and perception. Add to that the inability to see the consequences of actions and you have the media trifecta.

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