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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsY'know, dude... there may be a Reason for that
Whine of the day from this RW rag...
Networks blamed shutdown on GOP in 41 stories --- 0 for Dems
Republicans never expected to get a fair shake in the Big Three networks' coverage of the 16-day government shutdown, but the final tally of stories blaming the GOP is stunning: 41 stories blamed Republicans and zero blamed Democrats.
Nightly, 20 million Americans heard a version of the shutdown story that could easily have emanated from Barack Obama's own White House, said the new report from the Media Research Center.
The report, provided to Secrets, found that a total of 41 stories blamed Republicans for the shutdown. None blamed the Democrats. Another 17 blamed both sides.
In addition, those interviewed by the night news broadcasts by ABC, CBS and NBC whacked the Republicans by a six-to-one ratio, said the report...
http://washingtonexaminer.com/networks-blamed-shutdown-on-gop-41-stories-0-for-dems/article/2537363
Republicans never expected to get a fair shake in the Big Three networks' coverage of the 16-day government shutdown, but the final tally of stories blaming the GOP is stunning: 41 stories blamed Republicans and zero blamed Democrats.
Nightly, 20 million Americans heard a version of the shutdown story that could easily have emanated from Barack Obama's own White House, said the new report from the Media Research Center.
The report, provided to Secrets, found that a total of 41 stories blamed Republicans for the shutdown. None blamed the Democrats. Another 17 blamed both sides.
In addition, those interviewed by the night news broadcasts by ABC, CBS and NBC whacked the Republicans by a six-to-one ratio, said the report...
http://washingtonexaminer.com/networks-blamed-shutdown-on-gop-41-stories-0-for-dems/article/2537363
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Y'know, dude... there may be a Reason for that (Original Post)
cthulu2016
Oct 2013
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Cirque du So-What
(25,953 posts)1. Reality has a well-known liberal bias
Even prominent conservative pundit Stephen Colbert knows that.
P.S. - Please don't let the cat out of the bag about ephen-stay olbert-kay.
Laelth
(32,017 posts)2. k&r for the truth. n/t
-Laelth
rock
(13,218 posts)3. Damn liberal press!
What other explanation could there be? (sarcasm)
Southside
(338 posts)4. McCain them, Peter King Blamed the, McConnell blamed them
Everyone who voted for the clean, basically status quo budget blamed the GOP. They did this for nothing. They actually had a better deal on September 30th. Crazy world