why it little "dick" forbes ! what are you doing outside your Mommy's basement ?
On Oct 2, 4:10 am, RichardForbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You are expecting a reasonable reply from a mindless drone like Mikey, > who cannot be honest about anything? > > Good luck on that one. > > On Oct 2, 4:03 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Need I go on? > > > There are many more where those came from. > > > The Link is provided should you care to see many, many more. > > > On Oct 2, 1:01 am, Gaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >http://www.mediaresearch.org/biasbasics/biasbasics2admissions.asp > > > > “The elephant in the newsroom is our narrowness. Too often, we wear > > > liberalism on our sleeve and are intolerant of other lifestyles and > > > opinions....We’re not very subtle about it at this paper: If you work > > > here, you must be one of us. You must be liberal, progressive, a > > > Democrat. I’ve been in communal gatherings in The Post, watching > > > election returns, and have been flabbergasted to see my colleagues > > > cheer unabashedly for the Democrats.” > > > — Washington Post “Book World” editor Marie Arana in a contribution to > > > the Post’s “daily in-house electronic critiques,” as quoted by Post > > > media reporter Howard Kurtz in an October 3, 2005 article. > > > > “There is, Hugh, I agree with you, a deep anti-military bias in the > > > media. One that begins from the premise that the military must be > > > lying, and that American projection of power around the world must be > > > wrong. I think that that is a hangover from Vietnam, and I think it’s > > > very dangerous. That’s different from the media doing it’s job of > > > challenging the exercise of power without fear or favor.” > > > — ABC News White House correspondent Terry Moran talking with Los > > > Angeles-based national radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt, May 17, > > > 2005. > > > > “I believe it is true that a significant chunk of the press believes > > > that Democrats are incompetent but good-hearted, and Republicans are > > > very efficient but evil.” > > > — Wall Street Journal political editor John Harwood on the April 23, > > > 2005 Inside Washington. > > > > “I worked for the New York Times for 25 years. I could probably count > > > on one hand, in the Washington bureau of the New York Times, people > > > who would describe themselves as people of faith....I think one of the > > > real built-in biases in the media is towards secularism....You want > > > diversity in the newsroom, not because of some quota, but because you > > > have to have diversity to cover the story well and cover all aspects > > > of a society. And you don’t have religious people making the decisions > > > about where coverage is focused. And I think that’s one of the > > > faults.” > > > — Former New York Times reporter Steve Roberts, now a journalism > > > professor at George Washington University, on CNN’s Reliable Sources, > > > March 27, 2005. > > > > “Personally, I have a great affection for CBS News....But I stopped > > > watching it some time ago. The unremitting liberal orientation finally > > > became too much for me. I still check in, but less and less > > > frequently. I increasingly drift to NBC News and Fox and MSNBC.” > > > — Former CBS News President Van Gordon Sauter in an op-ed published > > > January 13, 2005 in the Los Angeles Times. > > > > “The notion of a neutral, non-partisan mainstream press was, to me at > > > least, worth holding onto. Now it’s pretty much dead, at least as the > > > public sees things. The seeds of its demise were sown with the best of > > > intentions in the late 1960s, when the AMMP [American Mainstream Media > > > Party] was founded in good measure (and ironically enough) by CBS. Old > > > folks may remember the moment: Walter Cronkite stepped from behind the > > > podium of presumed objectivity to become an outright foe of the war in > > > Vietnam. Later, he and CBS’s star White House reporter, Dan Rather, > > > went to painstaking lengths to make Watergate understandable to > > > viewers, which helped seal Richard Nixon’s fate as the first President > > > to resign. The crusades of Vietnam and Watergate seemed like a good > > > idea at the time, even a noble one, not only to the press but perhaps > > > to a majority of Americans. The problem was that, once the AMMP > > > declared its existence by taking sides, there was no going back. A > > > party was born.” > > > — Newsweek’s chief political reporter, Howard Fineman, “The ‘Media > > > Party’ is over: CBS’ downfall is just the tip of the iceberg,” January > > > 11 , 2005. > > > > “Most members of the establishment media live in Washington and New > > > York. Most of them don’t drive pickup trucks, most of them don’t have > > > guns, most of them don’t go to NASCAR, and every day we’re not out in > > > areas that care about those things and deal with those things as part > > > of their daily lives, we are out of touch with a lot of America and > > > with a lot of America that supports George W. Bush.” > > > — ABC News Political Director Mark Halperin during live television > > > coverage immediately before John Kerry’s concession speech on November > > > 3, 2004. > > > > “I know a lot of you believe that most people in the news business are > > > liberal. Let me tell you, I know a lot of them, and they were almost > > > evenly divided this time. Half of them liked Senator Kerry; the other > > > half hated President Bush.” > > > — CBS’s Andy Rooney on the November 7, 2004 60 Minutes. > > > > “There’s one other base here: the media. Let’s talk a little media > > > bias here. The media, I think, wants Kerry to win. And I think they’re > > > going to portray Kerry and Edwards — I’m talking about the > > > establishment media, not Fox, but — they’re going to portray Kerry and > > > Edwards as being young and dynamic and optimistic and all, there’s > > > going to be this glow about them that some, is going to be worth, > > > collectively, the two of them, that’s going to be worth maybe 15 > > > points.” > > > — Newsweek’s Evan Thomas on Inside Washington, July 10, 2004. > > > > The Washington Post’s Howard Kurtz: “You’ve said on the program Inside > > > Washington that because of the portrayal of Kerry and Edwards as > > > ‘young and dynamic and optimistic,’ that that’s worth maybe 15 > > > points.” > > > Newsweek’s Evan Thomas: “Stupid thing to say. It was completely wrong. > > > But I do think that, I do think that the mainstream press, I’m not > > > talking about the blogs and Rush and all that, but the mainstream > > > press favors Kerry. I don’t think it’s worth 15 points. That was just > > > a stupid thing to say.” > > > Kurtz: “Is it worth five points?” > > > Thomas: “Maybe, maybe.” > > > — Exchange on CNN’s Reliable Sources, October 17, 2004. > > > > Newsweek Editor Jon Meacham: “The work of the evening, obviously, is > > > to connect George W. Bush to the great war leaders of the modern era. > > > You’re going to hear about Churchill projecting power against public > > > opinion....” > > > MSNBC’s Chris Matthews: “But Iraq was a popular cause when he first > > > started it. It wasn’t like Churchill speaking against the Nazis.” > > > Meacham: “That’s not the way the Republican Party sees it. They think > > > that all of us and the New York Times are against them.” > > > Matthews: “Well, they’re right about the New York Times, and they may > > > be right about all of us.” > > > — Exchange shortly after 8:30pm EDT during MSNBC’s live convention > > > coverage, August 30, 2004. > > > > On Oct 2, 12:46 am, "mike532 [ Republicans for Obama ]" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > [ let me say this first i stole this from another poster " > > > > rockskipper" and i wish to thank him and Larry > > > > king ! ] Last night, on The Larry King Show, one of > > > > the republican surrogates, > > > > in reference to the news reports that Sarah Palin is in actuality a > > > > real bimbo -- exclaimed that usual bull-shit line -- "...the liberal > > > > media" ..something or other. Mr. King promptly interrupted her, and > > > > asked the question, I've been waiting for someone, on one of these > > > > political programs, to finally ask one of these republican 'whinners' > > > > -- he asked -- "What liberal media are you talking about?" And he > > > > had > > > > the gall to ask her to name the media she was criticizing." > > > > > OMG -- the bitch face was at a complete loss for words! She couldn't > > > > name a one (singular - medium). She was dumbfounded! > > > > > Larry went on for her to specify her complaint, at which "media" he > > > > asked -- "Limbaugh" -- Newsweek -- Bill O'Reilly - Sean Hannity -- > > > > "just name the ones you have in mind" -- In other words, lady - what > > > > in hell are you talking about? > > > > > My hat is off to good old Larry "the King" -- & defender of the > > > > truth. In a sea of wimpy wannabees, he a supreme journalist! He IS > > > > the 'Master of The Universe' in my book today! Mr. King did what > > > > any > > > > honest professional interviewer -- should always do -- he called her > > > > out; and by doing so, revealed to his audience -- that the lady > > > > surrogate, and her bull-crap accusations against the so called > > > > "liberal media" is just what I called it earlier -- 'a line of neo- > > > > con > > > > republican garbage' that I am sick of hearing! > > > > > THANKS LARRY! > > > > > God Bless Ya' -- you old pro! > > > > You ARE the man -- Mr. King. > > > > > Now, how about some of you other motor mouths -- step up to the stove > > > > and give these bullshitters a little of their own heat, just for a > > > > change!!! What ya' say -- if you're gonna' call yourselves > > > > journalist > > > > -- you have to stop acting like weenies and pussies. PERIOD. > > > > > This election is way too important this time folks, to give anybody a > > > > free pass on anything!! 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