Beware of the Mainstream Media

By Alan Caruba

A recent outburst by MSNBC’s Chris Matthews was a near classic example of how some members of the media are so over the moon about Obama that it serves as a reminder that their long knives are out for the Romney-Ryan ticket.

Matthews’ man-crush on Obama is blatant, but I do take some heart from a recent Newsweek cover and article that tore Obama to shreds with facts and figures. It was so unusual, given the usual news magazine adoration accorded Obama that I found it odd, though welcome.

Much depends, of course, on the coverage that will be given by the network news channels, ABC, NBC, CBS, and we should include PBS as well. From my observation, only C-SPAN makes a good faith effort to provide balanced coverage of both parties and political viewpoints.

And, of course, there’s Fox News. “Fair, balanced and unafraid” is their motto, but Fox has been afraid to get anywhere close to the issues involving Obama’s blatantly false birth certificate, the fact that his closest advisors in the White House are committed Marxists, along with his long association with friends who fit that description such as Bill Ayers.

Moreover, Fox has liberal commentators such as Juan Williams on staff and invites liberals to share their views on air as well. That said, its conservative tilt makes it about the only TV news channel a conservative can watch without wanting to throw up.

Matthews became incensed with GOP Chairman Reince Priebus during a recent discussion prior to the convention, riding his hobby horse that any criticism of Obama is racist. This charge is used to inoculate Obama against a reasoned examination of his policies, all of which have brought the nation to the brink of financial collapse, along with massive unemployment and other ills. In the area of foreign affairs, he has thoroughly weakened America’s capacity to influence the world.

The New York Times columnist, Maureen Dowd, sharpened her knives in a predictable attack on Romney in the Sunday edition, but anyone other than a brain-dead liberal knows about this newspaper’s antipathy toward any conservative seeking or serving in public office. Referencing Romney’s little joke about not having to produce a birth certificate to prove he was born in Michigan—to a Michigan audience, Dowd opined that “Already suspicious conservatives pounced on the remark as proof that Mitt would say anything to get elected.” As if Obama isn’t already famous for that.

This is not to say that many conservatives spend a lot of time reading The New York Times. They don’t. It’s the other daily newspapers, primarily written by liberal journalists, that should be of concern. I stopped reading my own state’s largest circulation newspaper for just that reason. While it devotes its columns to tearing down Governor Chris Christie, the rest of the nation has embraced his Jersey-style straight talk and guess who will be the GOP convention keynote speaker?

While most people get their general news from television, conservatives prefer sources such as Fox News, along with The Wall Street Journal, the National Standard, and the many conservative news and opinion sites available on the Internet. I am inclined to believe that conservatives are, in general, better informed and, frankly, more intelligent than liberals.

That said, the conservatives I fear most are those who say they will vote for a third party candidate like the Libertarians. When you consider how narrow the margin was in the George W. Bush v. Al Gore election literally EVERY vote matters, especially in the forthcoming one.

So this is a reminder that a massive amount of distortion about everything the Romney-Ryan ticket says in the weeks ahead will be written and said. The mere fact that the mainstream press is so reluctant to cover the biggest story of all, the dangerous state of the nation’s economy, tells you everything you need to know about their preference, once again, for the worst President to ever serve in the Oval Office.

Tags: Mainstream-Media, biased-reporting-and-commentary, liberal-newspapers-and-news-magazines

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Comment by Thomas on August 28, 2012 at 6:39am: It's really strange, isn't it. It is as if large numbers of true believers sincerely believe that if enough people believe it then it will come true. Political professionals from all sides capitalize on the resulting gullability of the electorate.

Comment by Kate Bowe on August 28, 2012 at 12:00am: The lady in the video below that states "they are taking it too far," like so many others, does not realize how dangerous this movement is with the present leader in office. If he gets re-elected and she finds herself in eminent danger on a daily basis and reduced to a living standard that she never dreamed of, if not in some camp with bars..........I bet she won't be saying, "they took it too far."

Comment by Kate Bowe on August 27, 2012 at 11:50pm

I just love Texas.

click on the picture. It should have a 2 minute video. There has been no complaints. That's because it is in Texas.

Comment by Kate Bowe on August 27, 2012 at 11:42pm: When you are talking about news on a TV set,

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS. They are all bought and paid for. They are all part of the game being played. Fox has Saudi as part owner! Do you really think they are going to tell you any truth. It is sickening to have to listen to the garbage that the liberals spew.

Come on, you get truth on what is really happening on the computer.

Comment by Rita Miller on August 27, 2012 at 8:49pm: "Moreover, Fox has liberal commentators such as Juan Williams on staff and invites liberals to share their views on air as well. That said, its conservative tilt makes it about the only TV news channel a conservative can watch without wanting to throw up."

Well, some of the time, at least. The rest of the time it varies from mildly nauseated to full-on hurl.

Comment by Edward M. Plitt on August 27, 2012 at 7:48pm: Chris Mathews is such a buffoon; I don't believe anyone with any since watches him. He has no credibility as a journalist. He is just a propagandist for the left and completely unbelievable.

Comment by Cynthia Catsman on August 27, 2012 at 7:27pm: Oh, please. While good writing requires supporting, specific examples, when in the hell will someone, anyone, give some credit to the so-called "conspiracy writers" who have warned Americans since the sixties that this day would come. Have never understood this obtuse, dense, willing refusal by Americans to realistically confront common sense facts.

See the banned book by Clinton's mentor that explained the current state of affairs forty years ago, for God's sake. We have a fatal flaw; we always wait until the ship has sailed, until the horse has left the barn (to quote apt cliches) to take any preventative action. Maybe it's the laudable "American optimism," or maybe it's a refusal to face reality until it's nearly too late. Either way, it's national self-sabotage.

Comment by Gayla Mitchell on August 27, 2012 at 6:54pm: You didn't hear the Media condemning the "Kill Mitt Romney " page on Facebook either. Finally after this story broke it was finally taken down.

http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/08/facebook-approved-kill-mitt-romne...

Comment by Kirby L. Vickery on August 27, 2012 at 6:00pm: Alan, I agree with everything you wrote. The problem is none of it is new. It seems most Republican orientated writers are all out for the same thing. Down grade the Democrats. What we really need out there is some positives about the running Republicans. Some of us have researched (gotta say that 'cause it always ain't on the surface with these "Pro" Republican prose writers.) to find what the republican party is all about. What I would like to see is not only how the Democrats are wrong, but how the republicans have an answer. You know something a little more in depth than kick the mothers out of office. Perhaps we'll find out during the convention. Who knows.

Comment by Don Davison on August 27, 2012 at 5:58pm: Because these are such troubling times, we all must do our part to right this nation’s course. With that in mind, I’m making all Vols. of my Political and Social Criticism available.

All Posting Vols. at: pathtotheself.com/allpostingvols.html

Because these are such troubling times, we all must do our part to right this nation’s course. With that in mind, I’m making all Vols. of my Political and Social Criticism available.

All Posting Vols. at: pathtotheself.com/allpostingvols.html