Take a look at this item from the news about the latest lie from Fox News. Unblievable! Have the people at Fox News no shame?!
There's a difference between political bias and outright lies. Fox News long ago crossed over the line between them.
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The Man Who Hits a Ball with a Stick
Thank god the media are willing to devote themselves to this important story.
| The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c | |||
| Tiger Woods Newzak | ||||
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And, oh, this is good, too:
November 30, 2009
The Media and the Dick
According to a recent poll, only .125 percent of Republicans say that Dick Cheney represents the core values of the Republican Party. And yet, as Political Carnival notes, "Cheney has been granted far more media time and visibility to make the case for his world view, and the policies that resulted from them, than any other Republican figure, with the possible exception of Sarah Palin."
What the hell is wrong with the American media? We're all aware of how obsessed the cable networks in particular are with trivial matters, preferring to focus on Tiger Woods's embarrassment than the problems of the world. (Click on cartoon at right to expand.)
But, as Jim Fallows notes, the more serious and consequential problem may be the Washington press's preoccupation with perceptions rather than reality.
