Morning Briefing
For September 13, 2013
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1. Why the Media Will Never Treat Conservatives Fairly
I have
written a number of pieces in the past year about conservatives having a
“poor little ole me” attitude when it comes to the media. Conservatives
are convinced the media is out to get them. They are convinced the
media is covering up stories and covering for the Obama Administration.
Often,
conservatives are flat out wrong. They are so convinced the media is out
to get them they do not even make their case to the media. They give up
without starting.
Each
time I write about these things, members of the media retweet the posts
glowingly and approvingly. And while I stand by each of those posts
I’ve written, the media itself needs to be held accountable because, if
members of the media were truly honest, must admit it is biased against
conservatives.
As
objective as the media claims to be, the so called Gang of 500 — the
reporters and chattering class who develop the conventional wisdom in
politics — is mostly of the left or married to the left. There is a
revolving door between the media and leftwing politics that rarely
exists on the right. It shapes the world view of the members of the
media and necessitates conservatives working even harder to get their
opinions, views, and stories heard.
I have encountered this bias throughout the media in my professional life and seen it up close over the years.
Today
comes word that Richard Stengel, Time’s managing editor, is leaving the
magazine for the State Department. He is but one in a long line of
liberals who have, for years, feigned objectivity when his world view is
decidedly of the left.
Consider the others. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
2. The Establishment’s Projection
Brian
Walsh, formerly of the NRSC, has a much buzzed about op-ed at US News
claiming that Heritage Action for America and the Senate Conservatives
fund profit from attacking Republicans.
He
writes, “[M]oney begets TV ads which begets even more money for these
groups’ personal coffers. Pointing fingers and attacking Republicans is
apparently a very profitable fundraising business.” This is fascinating.
Brian Walsh, while at the NRSC, helped mastermind the attack ads
against Ken Buck in Colorado on behalf of the NRSC, as well as aligning
the NRSC for Charlie Crist in Florida, Trey Grayson in Kentucky, and
against Mike Lee in Utah in his bid to oust Bob Bennett. Likewise, the
NRSC opposed Pat Toomey against Arlen Specter and, when Specter jumped
to the Democrats, continued its search for an alternative to Toomey. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
3. Fast & Furious: Libyan Edition
If
you were a big fan of Operation Fast & Furious, that stroke of
genius masterminded by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives which sought to ensnare Mexican drug lords in a violation of
the law (think about that for a second) by letting them buy weapons in
selected states in the American Southwest and use them to kill their
opponents, innocent bystanders, and the occasional U.S. Border Patrol
agent, you are going to love what the Obama administration has come up
with in Syria. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
4. Obama’s Red Line Was Not A Gaffe
As
much as it pains me to say it, Jay Carney is correct and the New York
Times account is totally false. The use of “red line” to describe
chemical weapons use in Syria did not originate with Obama going off
message, it reflected a calculated use of the term. . . . please click here for the rest of the post →
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