Media Matters for America: benevolent non-profit organization formed for the express purpose of transcribing Fox News Channel broadcasts for those who don’t have cable, or money-sucking quasi-religious cult?
No, Bill Sammon Didn’t Lie About Thinking Obama Was a Socialist (Which He Totally Is)
March 30, 2011 By
There’s only so much mileage the Left can get out of vehemently denying that President Barack Obama is a socialist. For best propagandistic results, it’s ideal to highlight people on the Right who allegedly admit the same thing (and if their remarks can be used to embarrass a hated cable news channel in the process, so much the better).
Radically Wrong: Andrew Sullivan Refuses To See Obama’s Radical Stealth Socialism
March 30, 2011 By
The poster child of unhinged Obama-worshipers is former conservative Andrew Sullivan. Though Sullivan still considers himself a conservative and denies any leftist tendencies, it’s abundantly clear that he has imbibed his share of the Obama Kool-Aid and made the transition to full-fledged member of the Left. Just this week, Sullivan managed to try to paint Obama as some sort of reasonable centrist and slam those who consider Obama to be a radical as extremists.
John Avlon Trashes Minnesota to Paint Bachmann and Pawlenty as Wingnuts
March 29, 2011 By
Not content to let Eric Alterman have all the fun of belittling Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Daily Beast writer John Avlon has joined the Bachmann bashing bandwagon, too. The Beast’s resident “extremism” hand-wringer is taking a more roundabout approach, suggesting that Bachmann is symptomatic of a broader radicalization of Minnesota, for which she and Gov. Tim Pawlenty “are going to have to answer for.”
Michele Bachmann Considers Presidential Run, Eric Alterman Demands Media Not Notice
March 25, 2011 By
Have you ever wondered how lefty talking head Eric Alterman can possibly argue that the media is biased to the right? Well, his latest column in the Daily Beast provides a pretty good window into his methodology—moving the goalposts so far that even covering certain conservative candidates is an act of journalistic malpractice.
The Propagandist Entertainment of “Glee” Parallels Real-Life Leftists
March 22, 2011 By
Too often, the way conservatives are portrayed in the media is more a reflection of leftist traits than conservative behavior. If conservatives are as contemptible as the Left posits, an honest portrayal of them should be enough to demonstrate their negative impulses, yet much of how they are depicted in the media is exaggeration, amalgamation, and falsehood.
