Former conservative journalist David Brock is starting a new organization that will purportedly uncover conservative bias in the media and “combat….the overwhelming influence of conservative commentators like Rush Limbaugh and Bill O’Reilly.”
Brock is now a die-hard liberal whose ideological “evolution” began after suffering some sort of guilt complex from uncovering the truth about Bill Clinton’s extramarital activities and “brutally” criticizing Anita Hill during the Clarence Thomas hearings. He’s admitted lying about Anita Hill in an article, which later formed the basis of a book.
That sounds like a character problem, not a conservative one.
Count on the New York Times to offer their opinion in a “news” story, “New Internet Site Turns Critical Eyes and Ears to the Right”. According to the Times, Brock was a former “conservative muckracker”, but now he’s a “liberal activist.” Why not conservative activist and liberal muckracker? Why phrase it that way?
Could it be…bias? No. It’s all in our heads. Brock says that conservatives have convinced journalists that they’re biased toward the left:
“The right wing in this country has dominated the debate over liberal bias,” Mr. Brock said during an interview Friday. “By dominating that debate, my belief is they’ve moved the media itself to the right and therefore they’ve moved American politics to the right.”
He added, “I wanted to create an institution to combat what they’re doing.”
What Brock and other liberals mean by “media” includes Rush Limbaugh, who is allowed to be biased. He is a political opinion-maker, not a journalist. Liberals insist on making radio talk show hosts equivalent to news reporters and editors who have an obligation to report only facts, not their personal opinion, in news articles. That’s what editorial pages are for.
I believe this new liberal “watchdog” will be good for the debate. The only way to expose lies is to show people what the truth looks like. Joe Gandelman over at “Dean’s World offers good advice: “If you really care about media accuracy, and want to learn more about it, then you should read materials from media watchdog groups on BOTH sides. Then YOU decide….”
With the failure of Air America and John Kerry’s lousy campaign, liberals are on the run. I can’t wait to see their idea of conservative bias. And citing Ann Coulter or the opinion page of the Wall Street Journal does not count.
(Hat tip: Dean’s World)
