Amnesty Opponents: NYT Sees Racist People
One of the standard liberal memes on immigration is that everyone who is opposed to laxer immigration laws is a racist. Normally, this is just an undercurrent in elite media reportage, not so in this New York Times article which portrays helpless Senate Republicans beset by a racist mob:The recipient was Senator Mel Martinez, Republican of Florida, who has been a leading advocate of the proposed…
CAIR and Al-Qaeda Connected; Does Anyone in Old Media Care
Note: Though this post is primarily about Ohio's governor speaking at a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) banquet in Columbus last Sunday, it contains nationally significant info about connections between CAIR, Al Qaeda, and Hamas, and Old Media's non-coverage of those connections. ______________________________
On Friday ("Strickland-CAIR Update: Reported Strickland Staffer Response…
No Bias Left Behind for NYTimes Voucher Story
Update with link added below.Reporting a new survey on the success of a federal voucher program in the District of Columbia,
New York Times reporter Sam Dillon portrayed the federal program as a failure, albeit
one that makes parents of voucher students feel good on the taxpayers' dime. Here's how Dillon opened his story (emphasis mine):Students who participated in the first year of the…
‘Today’ Frightens Student Borrowers with Horror Music and Hype
Complete with a background track fit for an indie horror flick, NBC’s “Today” bashed student loan companies and colleges with a segment on “student loan schemes.”On June 21, consumer correspondent Janice Lieberman ignored personal responsibility as she bashed colleges and lenders without giving them a chance to rebut.“You would assume that the college you choose would be on your side and find the…
Media Blame America For China's CO2 Emissions
When it was announced Tuesday that China surpassed the United States as the world’s leading emitter of carbon dioxide, NewsBusters asked, “Will Media Notice?”In reality, the answer is a mixed windbag, with most press outlets totally ignoring the revelation, and a few actually blaming the problem on – wait for it! – the United States. I kid you not.However, before we address that stupidity, it…
