Twenty years ago the Berlin Wall fell, tearing down the Iron Curtain that had sliced Europe in half since the end of World War II. Yet before, during and after those momentous events two decades ago, many in the liberal media continuously whitewashed the true nature of communism, or suggested free-market capitalism was somehow worse. The record compiled over 22 years by the Media Research Center demonstrates how some liberal journalists utterly failed to accurately depict communism as one of the worst evils of the 20th century, and often aimed their fire at those who were fighting communism rather than those who were perpetuating it.
Diane Sawyer will take the helm of ABC's World News in January, but as the long-time co-host of ABC’s Good Morning America, she has a track record of liberal spin. Sawyer has lauded high-profile liberals like Nancy Pelosi (“galvanized steel with a smile”) and Hillary Clinton (“political mastery,” “dazzling”), while in her infamous 20/20 interview, she targeted Ken Starr’s report on Bill Clinton as “demented pornography, pornography for Puritans.”
Newsweek's Evan Thomas said he "cringed" when he heard that the Ft. Hood shooter was Muslim: "It will get the right wing going....These things are tragic, but that makes it much worse." Over on ABC, reporter Bill Weir argued that "Muslims in uniform today face a challenge not seen since Japanese-Americans fought in World War II," while CBS's Bob Schieffer felt the need to point out that "the Christian religion has its full helping of nuts, too." These, plus 21 more quotes in this edition of Notable Quotables.
Big liberal protests, such as the Million Mom March (for gun control), the 2006 demonstrations in favor of illegal immigrants’ “rights,” and numerous anti-war marches all garnered heavy play and adoring coverage from the broadcast networks, cable news outlets, and big papers like the New York Times. So how did those news outlets react to the big Washington D.C. protest with conservative themes? MRC’s analysts scrutinized the coverage; here’s their report card.
