REPORT: GOP Lawmakers Outnumber Democratic Lawmakers 2 To 1 In Stimulus Debate on MSM

[Are_grits_groceries]

It appears that old habits die hard. Even though President Obama and his team are in control of the executive branch and Democrats are in the majority in Congress, the cable networks are still turning more often to Republicans and allowing them to set the agenda on major issues, most recently on the debate over the economic recovery package.

On Sunday, conservatives began an all-out assault on President Obama’s economic recovery plan, with House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) and Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) both announcing that they would vote against the plan as it stood. Despite Obama’s efforts at good faith outreach, congressional conservatives have continued to attack the stimulus plan with a series of false and disingenuous arguments.

The media have been aiding their efforts. In a new analysis, ThinkProgress has found that the five cable news networks — CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, Fox Business and CNBC — have hosted more Republican lawmakers to discuss the plan than Democrats by a 2 to 1 ratio this week:

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/28/cable-news-stimulus/

No wonder I have agita. I think they need to be bombarded with emails. If you listened to the news,
you'd think the entire 825b was going to be spent on family planning.
Eric Cantor has almost caught up to Ron Christie on my "mute list."

[Bonn1997]

1. That's very disturbing

[democracy1st]

2. I'm hoping that The Obama Administration will turn this around ASAP

[geckosfeet]

3. How is that spirit of bipartisanship working out?

[stillcool]

4. the media is 'bipartisan'?

[underpants]

5. The last week has been nothing but "...but the Republicans say..."

from every talking head in front of a camera (inside or outside) to the press conferences

[annabanana]

6. It will remain this way until the media monopolies are busted up.

There really is no other solution to the relentless RW slant of corpomedia.

[Bonn1997]

7. How do we do that?

Would it be legislation by Congress?

[annabanana]

8. Yup.. And it would be FOUGHT tooth and nail...

A lot of heavy lifting.