I have a confession to make: the rightwing demagogues who complain about liberal bias in the media are right.
How else to explain the fact that the traditional media outlets are packed each and every week with Republicans and so-called conservatives unleashing torrents of mindless nonsense?
Like Dana Perino, Bush’s former Press Secretary, and Rudy Giuliani, each claiming that no terrorist attacks occurred on Bush’s watch; like Dick Cheney and his minions in Congress, whose brilliant critique of Obama’s approach to terrorism is that he doesn’t use the word “terrorism” enough, or pound his chest and snarl into the camera.
And Michael Steele, chairman of the Republican National Committee, must be a secret plant by the New York Times and the Nation magazine; no real GOPer could be so consistently stupid, and use his position for little more than personal enrichment and merriment. It’s obviously all part of a sinister liberal plot to make the Republicans look bad, as real Republicans would never vote for a Chairman who knows nothing about policy.
Of course, we can’t forget Sarah Palin. Only a liberal-leaning media would devote so much airtime to a person whose grasp of even the most basic issues is approximately at a first-grade level. By homing in on Palin, Glenn Beck, and Rush Limbaugh, the media is doing everything in its power to tarnish the reputation of the Grand Old Party. The media elites probably meet in back rooms every week, conspiring to pay attention only to the most depraved and ignore all the intelligent Republican voices. These victims of liberal bias must be plotting as we speak to retake the airwaves and show the country how serious and balanced real conservatives truly are.
So stay tuned. Today’s Sunday talk shows will surely be filled, as they are every Sunday, by disgraced former Republican office-holders, or by those currently in office who have little to no power, or maybe if we’re lucky, Dick Cheney’s daughter, who has never met a lie or distortion that she doesn’t like. They will utter nonsense and deception, all of which will go unchallenged by the talking heads, giving them every incentive to out-crazy themselves next week.
No doubt about it. It’s those sneaky liberals fault, force-feeding the American public a steady diet of propaganda from the far right that will forever sour them on the Republican brand.
Jason Scorse