Dems Did It

A Primer on Media Bias

The blog Power Line does a great job this morning of deconstructing just how the artsy-fartsy liberal media stick it to mainstream America.

Sometimes media bias is blatant and grotesque; it can extend to flat misrepresentations, use of fake documents, etc. Much more often, it is relatively subtle, as reporters push their version of a story in small ways, day after day.

It's too good to just post it all here, so visit Power Line, read this post, THEN go ready your morning paper... it will never look the same. Link: Power Line: Media Bias: How It Works.

Congress cuts troop funding, Media talks about DOJ's HR

The mainstream media has a long, storied history of not paying attention to news that actually matters. Take, for instance, the recent hubbub about how eight lawyers were fired from the Department of Justice.

Story after story after story describes the gritty details and oh-so scandalous cover-up (at least, they've tried to invent a cover-up) of how eight (8) lawyers at the Department of Justice were "wrongfully" fired from their jobs.

In the meantime, there is very little coverage of the Democratic Congress' efforts to cut off funding for our troops in the field, as well as put an artificial timeline on how our military does its job. Over one hundred thirty-five thousand (135,000) troops are currently stationed in Iraq and Afghanistan, and if the liberals running Congress have their way, these troops will be out of supplies, dangerously cut off in the field:

On Thursday the Senate also voted 82-16 to pass a nonbinding resolution by Republicans that vows to protect funding for U.S. troops in the field. For weeks Democrats had resisted voting on this proposal, fearing its passage would overshadow their focus on ending the war, or commit them to opposing funding cuts for the conflict.

We're not sure why the Democrats want to take responsibility for allowing Iraq to fall to the terrorists, but they seem intent on micromanaging this war. We're not sure why they would want to cut off supplies for our troops in harm's way either. And the media seems intent on ignoring that.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: Bush Regains His Footing

David Broder, of all people, had some very interesting and accurate thoughts about just how badly the Democrats have dug their own poop hole by attacking our soldiers on the front lines of the War on Terror. From the Washington Post:

It may seem perverse to suggest that, at the very moment the House of Representatives is repudiating his policy in Iraq, President Bush is poised for a political comeback. But don't be astonished if that is the case.

Like President Bill Clinton after the Democrats lost control of Congress in 1994, Bush has gone through a period of wrenching adjustment to his reduced status. But just as Clinton did in the winter of 1995, Bush now shows signs of renewed energy and is regaining the initiative on several fronts.

More important, he is demonstrating political smarts that even his critics have to acknowledge.

Read on, my blogospheric friends...

Another Watchdog Site

Former Presidential Blogger Matt Margolis, along with Mark Noonan, have launched a blog/website to promote their new book (and good cause) Culture of Corruption. Since we're both looking at how the Democrats have manipulated mainstream Americans, I imagine you'll see more than one trackback to their site.

In addition to the Culture of Corruption book coming soon, they also maintain a more thorough watchdog website, No Agenda. Keep up with both for great news and insights.

It's about time

It's about time, my fellow Americans.

It's about time that someone cut through the onslaught of liberal talking points to shed a little middle-road perspective about what the Democrats are doing -- both in Washington and around the country.

With funding from the likes of George Soros and a cadre of Clintonites, Democrats are pushing their liberal agenda while most of America watches on helplessly.

Well, with your help, we'll talk a tad about the Dems and their anti-mainstream mantra. We'll expose Democrat strategies for what they are -- a ticket to a weakened America that is nothing more than a French cocktail party joke.

Welcome, readers. From scandalous to just stupid, if you can imagine it, you can bet the Dems did it.

And we're going to talk about it.