Ravenwood - 09/24/02 10:07 AM
The Media Resource Center continues to do a wonderful job of analyzing media bias. They note that a poll of Americans shows that a large plurality of American viewers feel the media is "too liberal".
While Katie Couric and Matt Lauer say it is the viewers fault that they appear biased, the MRC provides dozens of examples of Ms. Couric's bias.
Examples include such gems as:
"... do you feel used by your party?" -- To Colin Powell, in reference to only 4% of Republican's being black.
"Let's talk a little bit more about the right wing... There have been two recent incidents in the news... the dragging death of James Byrd Junior and the beating death of Matthew Shepard." -- To former Texas Governor Ann Richards.
"It sounds like a no-brainer. Seniors spend billions of dollars on prescription drugs every year, often putting them in terrible financial situations... it's important for people who are sick now and who are experiencing problems to be able to get affordable drugs, isn't it?" -- To pharmaceutical industry spokesman Alan Holmer about creating a Medicare prescription entitlement.
"With the death of JFK Jr., there is now only one survivor of Camelot. That, of course, is Caroline Kennedy... Caroline remains our only link to those golden years." -- On the "Golden Years" of Camelot.
"The Gipper was an airhead! That's one of the conclusions of a new biography of Ronald Reagan" -- Letting us know what she really thinks of Ronald Reagan.
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