November 18, 2005

What Media Bias?

Via Drudge, I came across this Las Vegas Review-Journal article about the new RNC tee vee commercials aimed at Reid & Co. for flip-flopping on the war. Two lines in particular struck me:

Earlier this week, the Republican-controlled Senate passed legislation encouraging President Bush to change course in Iraq. Democrats had pushed for a timetable for withdrawal.

Well, no. As a matter of fact, as I noted at the time, the Senate urged Dubya to do pretty much what he is doing, only provide more status reports.

Then there's this:

The ad comes at a time when more hawks on Capitol Hill are changing their tune.

On Thursday, John Murtha, the ranking House Democrat on a subcommittee that oversees defense spending, called for the immediate withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

Well, no again. Murtha's been on this kick for at least a year and a half.

An attempt to get a panic meme going? Move along. Nothing to see here.

UPDATE: The panic spreads!

Posted by Robert at November 18, 2005 10:31 AM | TrackBack
Comments

Actually, the Review-Journal generally has a noticeable conservative slant (with the occasional exception, as you've noted). So much so that I've been trying to come up with some witty nickname for it that reaches the brilliant level of "Faux News."

So far, I got nothin'.

But yeah, when I read that story this morning, the liberal talking-points really jumped out at me.

Posted by: Sobek at November 18, 2005 04:56 PM