Memo to Mr. Bush:
In National Address, Draw America's Eye To Media Imbalance
By Hugh Hewitt (I.B.D.)
Great speech last Wednesday night. Too bad the commentariat didn't let the
country enjoy it.
Within minutes, Spin City's usual suspects -- Paul Begala, Joe Lockhart,
etc. -- trashed you,
while even allies over at Fox -- such as Bill Kristol and Laura
ngraham -- damned you with
faint praise. Apparently the Beltway air acts as a universal solvent on
common sense.
The speech was, in fact, a great piece of rhetoric, with its uplifting
Thomas Jefferson quotes and
its emphasis on prayer. People of faith heard a leader of the country
talking seriously about prayer
for the first time in eight years.
But the blow-back from the talking heads points up a few key truths. The
land of television punditry
is enemy territory occupied almost exclusively by liberals who hope you
fail.
You should consider taking a few steps to reduce their power.
Draw attention to the absurd ideological imbalance in the media.
Some shows, like Geraldo Rivera's are nothing more than commercials for the
Democratic Party
and it's positions. And others, like "This Week with Sam and Cokie", Tim
Russert (is a former
Mario Cuomo aide) and Chris Matthews (worked for Tip O'Neill) tilt way left.
There isn't a sentient being on the planet who does not know, that Bryant
Gumbel has
a liberal bias, and that Tom Brokaw, Peter Jennings and Dan Rather were
rooting for Gore.
No Republican President has had to govern with such a significant chorus of
prime-time critics braying
every night.
The bias of the media is huge and growing more pronounced and obvious every
day as it's power grows.
There is not even much effort to hide the bias anymore, so great has the
power become. |
