[ScottW]

"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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Why are openly conservative dems centrist?

Because your party has moved so far right that a conservative Democrat is a
"centrist" by Republican standards.

Maybe I should have asked, "What's it like to lose your mind to MSM?"

ScottW

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

ScottW wrote:
"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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Why are openly conservative dems centrist?

Because your party has moved so far right that a conservative Democrat is a
"centrist" by Republican standards.

Maybe I should have asked, "What's it like to lose your mind to MSM?"

I does suck that the media has been so conservative for the past 20 or
so years...

[ScottW]

"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" wrote in message
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ScottW wrote:
"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
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Why are openly conservative dems centrist?

Because your party has moved so far right that a conservative Democrat is a
"centrist" by Republican standards.

Maybe I should have asked, "What's it like to lose your mind to MSM?"

I does suck that the media has been so conservative for the past 20 or
so years...


You does suck but that is beside the point.

Here's a bit dated analysis from an unbiased source
(I think) but I don't think things have changed
much and perhaps have gotten worse as the media fragments
and tries to cater to its "base" of listeners.

http://mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/MediaBias.doc

ScottW

[Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!]

ScottW wrote:
"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" wrote in message
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ScottW wrote:
"Harry Lavo" wrote in message
...

Why are openly conservative dems centrist?

Because your party has moved so far right that a conservative Democrat is a
"centrist" by Republican standards.

Maybe I should have asked, "What's it like to lose your mind to MSM?"

I does suck that the media has been so conservative for the past 20 or
so years...


You does suck but that is beside the point.

Insult noted.

Here's a bit dated analysis from an unbiased source
(I think) but I don't think things have changed
much and perhaps have gotten worse as the media fragments
and tries to cater to its "base" of listeners.

http://mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/MediaBias.doc

I think this one was discussed here some time ago. IIRC nob originally
posted this here. I disagree that quoting think-tanks properly measures
or shows bias one way or another. Has this one been peer-reviewed yet?
It wasn't as of when nob posted it a few months ago. Here's one
response that I found:

http://www.albionmonitor.com/0602a/u...mediabias.html

I posted a different study recently that polled journalists themselves
and their opinions. The one I posted showed that anti-business or
anti-business interests, or pro labor or pro liberal idea articles were
often not run, even at the (gasp) NYT. It has a much better methodology
than the severly flawed report that you posted IMO:

http://www.huppi.com/kangaroo/L-liberalmedia.htm

Here are some other opinions dissenting with the myth of 'liberal
media bias':

http://quinnell.us/politics/media.html

http://www.whatliberalmedia.com/intro.pdf

(Note the William Kristol quote at the bottom of page two)

http://www.faulkingtruth.com/Article...Rail/1015.html

http://www.fair.org/index.php?page=2447 (an older one, but still
pertinent IMO)

I for one do not buy the old 'liberal media' saw, especially since one
of the founding fathers of American conservatism admits it's just BS.

But you and nob can quote this Stanford/UCLA 'study' as long and as
often as you want if it makes you feel good.:-)