Posted by
m0t0r1zed on Thursday, September 04, 2008 11:34:51 AM
They still don't get it.
It's funny how the media talking heads always have an oddly perplexed look when their objectivity is being challenged. The liberal media elites persist in believing that they are fair and unbiased - despite the large amount of evidence proving otherwise.
Look at Roger Simon's inane blog piece, and you will see an example of simple self-deception at work.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0908/13143.html
Conservatives are not decrying a thorough investigation. They are outraged over a lack of balance where conservatives are eviscerated and liberals are handled with kid gloves. They are angered by careless reporting rife with factual inaccuracies and stories cobbled together with innuendo and unnamed sources. It seems that when the stories are trashing a conservative, the same level of meticulous fact-checking isn't required. Naturally, if the stories were about a liberal, they'd sit on the story for months and months and be very reluctant to print it even then.
However, this isn't a problem restricted to only liberals. Conservatives also have a blind spot when it comes to being critical of their own. This is a problem with human nature in general. We tend to protect those that we identify with and attack those that we perceive as outsiders.
The mainstream media is dominated by liberals, so this type of biased treatment is to be expected. However, the lack of objectivity can be particularly egregious at times and counterproductive to thoughtful discussion.
For example, during the Democratic primaries some commentators were discussing exit poll results where Hillary had won the white vote by a huge margin. One of the poll questions was whether race was an important factor in the person's vote. A large number responded, "Yes" and immediately, the pundits expressed dismay that these voters were openly admitting that they were racists.
Their interpretation of the exit poll question on race was stupendously misguided. What these hermetically sealed, intellectually isolated, bubble-people failed to consider is that the voters of Appalachia weren't voting against Obama because they were anti-black. They were voting against Obama because they felt that he was anti-white and looked down on them. The impact of the Rev. Wright controversy and Obama's comments about "bitter Americans" completely went over the heads of the media pundits.
This is an example where two people can look at the same objective facts, but come away with two completely different subjective interpretations. Sadly, it was quite evident that the commentators had preconcieved notions that the people of Kentucky and West Virginia were just a bunch of racist hicks, and they were unable to think their way out of this self-limiting box.
I see, hear, and read this so often in others, that I immediately always doubt my own opinions. Being self-critical is ... oh whatever. blah blah blah blah blah. Man, I feel tired. Trying to write this blog has been a pita. Mentally too tired to think clearly and maintain focus. la la la la la. I'm gonna take a nap.
oh, one thing tho - luv the live mic stoof. dey shuld run with it and do a news reality show. get to see what people rly think and how dey behave. peggy noonan has added a fine gem to the treasure trove of get a shovel, do it live, and cut his nuts off. we want ... no, we demand moar. :p