Double Standards

Obama Beats Romney in New York Times Online Headline Battle 9-0

The usual pro-Obama tilt in postings to the New York Times' political blog was even more pronounced during the week of May 21-25. As of noon Friday, out of 23 matching posts, the headlines ...
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NYT's Shear Rips Drudge, Breitbart, Accuses GOP of Racial Attacks on Rev. Wright

Times reporter Michael Shear rips into Drudge, Breitbart for reporting news: "But the issues of race and religion never go completely away, at least in some extreme quarters of the American ...

Pro-Gay Hero Obama vs. Anti-Gay Bully Romney on Front Page of New York Times

Parker and Kantor tag-team Mitt Romney on alleged anti-gay high-school bullying from a half-century ago: "The day after President Obama endorsed gay marriage, Mitt Romney found himself ...

NYTimes Monica Davey Sobs Over 'Collegial Moderate' Sen. Richard Lugar's 'Sad' Exit After 'Mean' Campaign

Times reporter Monica Davey on Wednesday's front page: "Richard G. Lugar, one of the Senate's longest-serving members, a collegial moderate who personified a gentler political era, was turned ...
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Gail Collins, Obsessed With Romney's Dog Story, Hypocritically Defends Obama's Dog-Eating: 'Not the Same'

New York Times columnist Gail Collins, who has obsessed over Mitt Romney's dog Seamus, strapped in a crate on the roof of a car during a family vacation decades ago, reluctantly brought up Obama's ...
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Romney Already Running Too Harsh a Campaign Against Obama, Chides New York Times

The campaign's just started, but already the Times finds Mitt Romney being too harsh on President Obama. Michael Barbaro writes: "Republicans have a message for Mitt Romney: it’s time to go ...
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Cooper's Lede on Obama's Anti-Romney Attacks: 'So Long, Flip-Flopper. Hello, Right-Wing Extremist'

New York Times reporter Helene Cooper seemed comfortable broadcasting broad anti-Romney insults: "So long, flip-flopper. Hello, right-wing extremist. Mitt Romney may be inclined to start ...
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Stelter Predicts Ann Romney Insult Will Fade Like Limbaugh Insult 'Overreaction' (Which He Wrote 6 Stories on)

Times media reporter Brian Stelter was the latest to downplay Obama-supporter Hilary Rosen's insult of Ann Romney of having "never worked a day in her life," arguing that Hilary Rosen's insult ...
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New York Times Goes Mild on Insult of Ann Romney: 'Some Women saw an Opportunity Squandered'

The Times portrayed Obama supporter Hilary Rosen's gaffe on CNN Wednesday night, when she accused Mitt Romney's wife Ann of having "never worked a day in her life," as less of a Democratic ...
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NYTimes Frets Over Reduced Visibility of 'Populist' Occupy Movement, Then Suggests They've Already Won

Times reporter Michael Schmidt: "Whether Occupy has a resurgence, it has already had a significant influence on American politics, making economic inequality -- and specifically the top “1 ...
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