Exposing Republican Myths Edition #1

"I admit it -- the liberal media were never that powerful, and the whole thing was often used as an excuse by conservatives for conservative failures."
William Kristol, as reported by the New Yorker, 5/22/95

Starting today, I will be starting a new addition to the blog. From time to time I will be posting Republican/conservative myths and busting them. I will start with what is probably the biggest myth, that of the so-called "liberal" bias in the media, ironically, often perpetuated by conservatives in the media on mainstream media programs on mainstream TV and radio networks. Among them include Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Bob Novak, Tucker Carlson, Tim Russert, Lou Dobbs, Judy Woodruff, Tony Snow, Brit Hume, Pat Buchanan, Ann Coulter, the "Beltway Boys," Dennis Miller, Joe Scarborough and many more. Other major media figures such as Wolf Blitzer, Paula Zahn, Chris Mathews often give pro-Republican points-of-view. FOX News, of course, is a propoganda network for the Republican Party. CNN is little better. The vast majority of radio programs are right-wing. No one denies that. Clear Channel supports Republican causes. There are at least as many major newspapers that are conservative as liberal including the Washington Times, the New York Post, the Chicago Tribune, the Wall Street Journal and in large party, even the editorial pages of the New Tork Times and the Washington Post. Anyone who watched the coverage the Clinton's impeachment, the 2000 election, of the last four years knows whose side the bias supports. Don't believe me? Just visit Media Matters, or read Al Franken's "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them" and other sources. But for most of you I'm preaching the converted here. The important thing is to fight back. Quite watching CNN or any major news network, except for C-SPAN and PBS. Only listen to NPR and Air America Radio. Read your local alternative papers, like the Dallas Observer and Fort-Worth Weekly here in Texas, and forget anything bought and paid for by big corporations. Tell your representatives you won't tolerate further media consolidarity. And most importantly, point out this bias to your friends, family, and co-workers. We must expose these people for who they are and what they do. It's time for the truth to matter again.