How come I never heard about the liberal media until Bush started screwing up?

Question

I never heard about the liberal media prior to Bush getting us into this travesty of a war. Once things started going bad and the media reported on it, they became the"liberal media". When the media was obsessing about Bill and Monica, was that the "conservative media"?

Answer 1

Because it's a myth created by conservatives to get the media back into reporting only what jives with their agenda. Remember the Clinton administration and the lead-up to this disasterous war in Iraq? The media was practically tripping over themselves to crucify Clinton and get the public all whipped up for a new war in the Middle East respectively. Funny, the cons don't bring this up very often. They will tell you that reporters tend to lean to the left, but they fail to mention that the owners of media outlets are amongst the most powerful conservatives in the world, and they donate massive amounts to the RNC every year. I guess it slips their minds.

It's just another of the long list of conservative myths. Right up there with "Weapons of Mass Destruction in Iraq," "Man doesn't effect the environment in any degree," and "Bush takes direction from God."

Answer 2

If you never heard about the Liberal media until the Bush years, you were definitely not listening. Conservatives have been (rightfully) complaining about it for years.

You bring up Monica-gate. As a group, the liberal media obsessed about it, because it was about SEX...but they weren't outraged. If it had been a conservative in office, they would have been demanding he resign. Instead they appeared to find it humorous, even grudgingly admiring that he could do the things he's done and not get in trouble.

It's not that the Liberal media doesn't report the news...it's the slant and amount of attention they apply to it.

Answer 3

Clinton was popular with the media because it was like having a President on the Jerry Springer show.

The media has a long tradition of being liberal. The most telling trait is the media's historical (or hysterical as the case may be) support of gun control and the related demonization of the NRA, a purely liberal affair.

Answer 4

Because you did not pay attention.

The call against liberal media first gained major legs with Bork. That was more than 20 years ago. If you had paid better attention then, you would not be asking this question now.

Answer 5

They bashed Reagan and Bush 41 too. The Media has only recently given up all pretense of not being biased. You cannot possibly believe they are not agenda driven.

Answer 6

Excellent question. The media goes with whatever is popular at the moment. Right now, it is not real popular to be a Bush supporter.

Answer 7

My guess is that all Republicans just think
of Fox as equal time and the real news
as "liberal intelligentsia". We are lucky
that curious George doesn't have the
same power over the press that
Putin has assumed in Russia.

Answer 8

He have been given permission on the muse of a lie. this is the reality. He advised Congress there grew to become into information Saddam grew to become into in contact in weapons of mass destruction, that there have been cellular chemical war automobiles, that Saddam grew to become into attempting to get yellow cake uranium to construct a bomb, and that Saddam had conferences with Al Qaeda. No ask your self he have been given his approval from the two aspects of the aisle, basically difficulty grew to become into, none of it grew to become into real. And time has shown that a number of of what he pronounced to get that approval he knew to be fake.

Answer 9

It's the blame game.
The rules are simple.
Call the media the opposite party of that which is in power.
Of course, the rules are being broken right now.
Surprise, surprise!

Answer 10

The only reason is because you were not listening! The media does not even try to hide its liberal bias now, Dan Rather and Mary Mapes pulled the few shrouds that were left clear away.