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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:16 AM
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What if there really was a Liberal Bias in the Press?
http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_john_kel_051213_what_if_there_really.htm


Today's Headlines and Summaries
by John Kelley

"What if you woke up one morning and went to your front walk and picked up your morning paper to find that overnight there had been a revolution and the press really had been taken over by liberals. What would it look like? I think it might look something like this.

Corruption on Every Corner

It appears that the Republican Party will have so many congressman, senators, governors and other illegally elected and corrupt officials indicted that the rest of the congressional session will have to be canceled for lack of a quorum until new elections are held. Asked for a statement, jailed leaders Tom Delay and Bill Frist stated, “We don’t really understand the problem”. K-Street also issued a statement decrying the fact that the 2006 draft for new lobbyists would have to be postponed for at least two more years.

President Shows Lack of Knowledge Once Again

Yesterday when asked how many civilians were killed in Iraq, President Bush took a wild stab in the dark and guessed 30,000. When it was pointed out that independent sources had estimated Iraqi civilian deaths at approximately 120,000 he responded that he seemed to remember from 8th grade history that dark skinned people counted less. He also stated when asked about whether the color of people’s skin impacted his decision making about New Orleans, that he was insulted that anybody would imply that he was prejudiced.

Hillary Clinton Totally Sells Out to Get Nomination

Hillary Clinton announced to day that she would be divorcing Former President Bill Clinton and marrying Newt Gingrich as soon as Mr. Gingrich could get is 3rd divorce. Asked if she had totally went over to the Republicans, she said no and went on to talk about how Jerry Falwell would be doing the ceremony and they would be honeymooning in Crawford, Texas.


So right-wingers, tomorrow when you read the paper rest assured it is still in the control of its right wing corporate masters.


www.mytown.ca/johnkelley

John Michael Kelley is a teacher, philosopher, writer, artist, political activist, singer of ballads, rebellious Irishman and agent for change who worries daily about the world he is leaving for his grandchildren.

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jbnow Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:22 AM
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1. Truth is not a Liberal Bias
it is just truth.

I don't want bias in any direction, just truth, so simple.

A right wing or liberal bias would warp or ignore the truth in favor of their side. There is obviously a right wing bias now.

When truth is reported the right always calls it liberal bias, but it is just truth, their job.

So the guy is right in that if the press was really covering the big stories now it would look like liberal bias, but it wouldn't be. The truth is just ugly now.
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:24 AM
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2. If there was truly a liberal bias in the press, there would be no
republican party.
That is what I tell all rupukes who try and tell me the media is liberal
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Demeter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:29 AM
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3. I Could Live With That
Thanks for reading. I'm giving Schadenfreude for Fitzmas this year.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 07:53 AM
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4. if the media truly was liberal
there is no way a half-wit incompetent like bush could ever have been installed into the White House
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Arkansas Granny Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-14-05 10:14 AM
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5. That is what I've been saying for five years now.
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