Monday, August 02, 2004

"What Liberal Media?"

With a nod to Eric Alterman, author of the book from which this post derives its title.

CNN is almost always the first or second example cited by the right to "prove" their claim of "liberal media bias". Why then, someone please tell me, did this bastion of liberal propaganda have Wolf Blitzer and George Will reporting and/or commentating on the Democratic nominee's speech (along with the ineffectual Judy Woodruff)? Those two were snarkily sniping at Kerry's speech even before the baloons trickled down. A truly liberal outlet would've had pundits glowing about how brilliant Kerry was, not how he glossed over his 20-year senate career and how his speech was lacking in specifics (as if an acceptance speech is on par with the State of the Union).

Liberal media? Puh-leeze! Not in the mainstream. You gotta go to Air America Radio and Democracy Now! (if you can find them in your town).

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