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How Dare Romney Say Obama Made Economy Worse: Reporters Rush to Prez's Defense

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:19:00 +0000

Reporters rush to Obama's defense: How dare Romney say Obama has made the economy worse! "It was a dubious statement, because the unemployment rate fell to precisely what it was during Mr. Obama's first full month in office, February 2009, and nonideological economists agree that the stimulus actions taken by the administration and the Federal Reserve kept the recession from being worse."

Clay Waters

New York Times reporters Trip Gabriel (pictured right) and Ashley Parker, who follow Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, respectively, teamed up for Saturday's report from Las Vegas, 'Republican Candidates Wrangle Over Nevada," rushing to Obama's aide after a mild attack by Mitt Romney, and accused conservatives of carrying a 'caricature' image of lefty donor George Soros.

Times Again Tries to Attract IRS Attention to Conservative Nonprofit

admin — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 18:20:00 +0000

Evan Lehmann, reporter for Times-affiliated Climate Wire, throws out some red meat for the IRS: "The conservative nonprofit Americans for Prosperity unleashed a volley of ads aimed at Democrats in last year's midterm elections, but it recently reported to the IRS that it was not active in political campaign activities....Joining Americans for Prosperity in this list of nonprofits are several environmental groups. In 2009, when AFP raised $16.3 million, Sierra Club raised $82.5 million, Greenpeace raised $26 million and Environmental Defense Action Fund raised $19.5 million." So where is the expose on those groups?

Clay Waters

Climate Wire, an activist environmental journalism outlet that supplies content for the Times website, has the standard issue pro-regulation, anti-free-market bias one would expect.

ABC Hits 'Billionaire Boosters' of Tea Party, Uses Liberal Film to Slam Conservatives

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 15:52:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC's Brian Ross on Friday investigated the alleged misdeeds of "billionaire boosters" to the Tea Party and even used a liberal documentary to attack the conservative group. Appearing on Good Morning America, Ross touted a Bloomberg report hitting the "secret sins" of Koch Industries and whether the corporation traded with Iran.

Zernike Switches From Tea Party to Wisconsin, Maintains Hostility Toward Conservatives

admin — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 18:36:00 +0000

Tea Party reporter Kate Zernike covers the left-wing protests in Madison, but retains her hostility toward the conservative movement, claiming a $43,000 donation made the Koch brothers "large donors" to Gov. Scott Walker's campaign. "David H. and Charles G. Koch, the billionaire brothers behind the energy and manufacturing conglomerate that bears their name, have been large donors to Mr. Walker in Wisconsin....Mr. Walker has called this a fight to balance the budget. But with the unions already agreeing to his financial concessions, it looks more like an ideological one."

Clay Waters

Kate Zernike, the paper's Tea Party reporter, whose reporting on the movement is marked by hostility and unfounded suspicions of racism, switched to the pro-union left-wing protest movement in Wisconsin for the front of the Sunday Week in Review, "As Goes Wisconsin..." The subhead: "The Midwest's legacy of labor activism - and conservative pushback - are both in play today at the Capitol in Madison."

Outside Conservatives in Wisconsin? Sinister. White House in Wisconsin? Shrugworthy

admin — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:57:00 +0000

Double standards on outside political groups in Madison: Americans for Prosperity "created and financed in part by the secretive billionaire brothers Charles G. and David H. Koch." Yet "officials and union leaders said, reports of the involvement of the Democratic National Committee - specifically Organizing for America, the grass-roots network born of Mr. Obama's 2008 campaign - were overblown to start with and were being inflated by Republicans sensing political advantage."

Clay Waters

The Times again goes after industrialists and conservative philanthropists David and Charles Koch in a long Tuesday story by Eric Lipton, "Billionaire Brothers' Money Plays Role in Wisconsin Budget Dispute." In Lipton's portrayal, the participation in the Wisconsin debate over union bargaining rights by the conservative Americans for Prosperity, a group created by the Koch brothers, is "secretive" and a bit sinister.

Times Editorializes for Justice Thomas to Talk More to Show He's Not Corrupt

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 16:20:00 +0000

Hypocritical concern for Thomas's reputation: "When the Supreme Court hears arguments next week, it will mark the fifth anniversary of Justice Clarence Thomas's silence during oral argument - unless he chooses to re-enter the give-and-take. We hope he will....By engaging with lawyers for both sides in cases and showing open-mindedness in exchanges with them, he would show his dedication to the court's impartiality and to its integrity as an institution."

Clay Waters

A Friday Times editorial, "The Thomas Issue," furthered the paper's fevered crusade against Justice Clarence Thomas, piggybacking on Adam Liptak's front-page Sunday story on the vital matter of Thomas's failure to ask questions during Supreme Court oral argument.

NY Times Again Promotes Common Cause's Anti-Thomas Crusade, Skips Racism at CC Protest

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 13:21:00 +0000

Clay Waters

The New York Times went after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas again in Tuesday's report by Eric Lichtblau, "Court Is Asked to Clarify Thomas's Ties to a Retreat."

Discrepancies in reports about an appearance by Justice Clarence Thomas at a political retreat for wealthy conservatives three years ago have prompted new questions to the Supreme Court from a group that advocates changing campaign finance laws.

Times Again Promotes Common Cause's Anti-Thomas Crusade, Skips Racism at CC Protest

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 18:54:00 +0000

The "advocacy group" battling "conservatives" and Justice Clarence Thomas: "...Justice Thomas reported that the Federalist Society, a prominent conservative legal group, had reimbursed him an undisclosed amount for four days of transportation, meals and accommodations over the weekend of the retreat. The event is organized by Charles and David Koch, brothers who have used millions of dollars from the energy conglomerate they run in Wichita, Kan., to finance conservative causes."

Clay Waters

The Times went after Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas again in Tuesday's report by Eric Lichtblau, "Court Is Asked to Clarify Thomas's Ties to a Retreat."

Discrepancies in reports about an appearance by Justice Clarence Thomas at a political retreat for wealthy conservatives three years ago have prompted new questions to the Supreme Court from a group that advocates changing campaign finance laws.

NY Times Again Covers Small Leftist Protest; Ignored Massive 'March for Life' 4 Years Running

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 13:51:00 +0000

Clay Waters

While the New York Times has managed to ignore the tens of thousands that participate in the annual "March for Life" in Washington for four years running, it reliably keeps up with left-wing rallies and boycotts, no matter how puny, including those that target conservative groups (and even restaurants like Chick-fil-A).

Times Again Covers Small Leftist Protest; Ignored Massive 'March for Life' 4 Years Running

admin — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:25:00 +0000

After ignoring the conservative "March for Life," the Times covers a lefty protest against a gathering by the conservative Koch brothers, accusing them of trying to influence American politics for the worst. Yet the Times fails to notice the protest itself was organized by a group funded by George Soros, a billionaire trying to influence American politics.

Clay Waters

While the Times has managed to ignore the tens of thousands that participate in the annual "March for Life" in Washington for four years running, it reliably keeps up with left-wing rallies and boycotts, no matter how puny, including those that target conservative groups (and even restaurants like Chick-fil-A).