LabelingBias

"Conservative" Rep. John Murtha?

An anti-war hero to liberals is "conservative" in the Times' eyes.

Is Pelosi's Liberalism Only a Republican "Caricature"?

Zernike also writes today: "For Republicans and the White House, Mr. Kerry's 'botched joke' Monday was manna from Massachusetts, that reliable redoubt of liberal caricatures..."

"Centrist" Lieberman, but "Anti-War" (Not Liberal) Lamont

More labeling bias by Raymond Hernandez, who devoted much of his past reporting to positioning Hillary Clinton as a moderate.

Barack Obama Only "Sounds Like" a Liberal?

Sen. Obama gets the Hillary Clinton centering treatment.

"Moderate Republicans" As "Endangered Species"

But what about the "moderate Democrats" overwhelmed by liberals in their party?

Republicans "Have Vilified...Nancy Pelosi"

A Times blogger also suggests that Pelosi may actually be "far to the right of many of her constituents."

Endorsing "Basically Moderate" Ned Lamont for Senate

But just what is the anti-war, pro-abortion Lamont "moderate" on? The Times won't say.

New Jersey's "Bold and Sweeping" Gay Marriage Decision

Compared to New York State's anti-gay marriage decision this summer, which a Times' news story called "a shocking insult to gay rights groups."

Shoving the Political Spectrum to the Right

The Times plumps for the "largely conservative voting records" of two centrist-at-best Georgia Democrats.

Relishing Conservative Feuds on the Front Page

David Kirkpatrick answers the question: How many "conservatives" can fit inside a front-page story?
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