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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: PROLIFE who wrote (538346)	2/10/2004 5:15:04 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Note any instances of conservative bias in reporting the news While they are reporting Democratic election returns? You gotta be kidding!

To: PROLIFE who wrote (538346)	2/10/2004 11:52:22 PM
From: SilentZ	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

>Just find me the instances of bias in the actual reporting of the news. Didn't see your earlier challenege - I can do it. I am a junkie of FNC, CNN, and MSNBC, and in fact did some work two years ago for Hardball. Was watching Fox & Friends on Friday morning, I believe... Steve Doocy, the host, was talking to Jonathan from Bulls & Bears. They were talking about the number of jobs created in January, and blew off the fact that the number was well below projections by about 30% as "economists always want more." They agreed that "anyway you cut it, this is great news for the President!" Two minutes later, Steve asked Jonathan, "So what do you have for us on tomorrow's show?" Jonathan replied, "Would a Kerry presidency be disastrous for the stock market? We have proof!" Also, look at their lineup of hosts... I'm an avid watcher and can only think of three liberal hosts: Greta van Susteren (more of a centrist), Geraldo Rivera (most liberals don't take him seriously), and Alan Colmes (biggest pussy of all time, and supposedly handpicked by Sean Hannity to be his opponent.) Contrast that with the conservatives that come readily to mind: Steve Doocy, E.D. Conahey, Brian Kilmeade, Tony Snow, Brit Hume, Bill O'Reilly, John Kasich, Sean Hannity, Brenda Buttner, Neal Cavuto, John Gibson... I could go on. Of course, I could do the same with CNN and the left, I think. I'm having a hard time thinking of conservative hosts on CNN at all... umm... Tucker Carlson, Bob Novak, Al Hunt, and Kate O'Beirne are the only ones I can think of. FNC and CNN balance each other out, and I watch both. MSNBC does a nice job of being in the middle, but not taking sides doesn't get a station a viewership... -Z