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MRC's Bozell: Herman Cain Predicted a "High-Tech Lynching;" Sadly, It's Come True

admin — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:12:00 +0000

Alexandria, VA - The Media Research Center's Brent Bozell issued the following statement in response to the firestorm of media attention to accusations against Herman Cain:

Is The Times a Liberal Rag? Executive Editor Says 'Wrong'

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:21:00 +0000

Times editor Jill Abramson still carries torch for Anita Hill, in an interview with NPR's Diane Rehm: "...I think that Anita Hill, you used the word catalyst, and I think that's a very, very good word. She was. She saw herself of course as merely a citizen doing her duty, that she came to Washington, the Judiciary Committee asked her to come and she testified. And I'm not sure in real time she realized the impact of her testimony and that many women across the world understood what sexual harassment was. But it seemed a new issue to many other people."

Tim Graham

Is the New York Times a liberal rag? A better question: is anyone who reads the Times - with reverence or irreverence - in doubt about who it favors and who it opposes? In an interview on The Diane Rehm Show on NPR on October 19, Times executive editor Jill Abramson denied the liberal-rag charges. Critics, she said, "don't understand the separation between our opinion side...and the news report."

Two Jill Abramson Profiles Bring Up Accusations of Liberal Slant

admin — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:01:00 +0000

Ken Auletta on Jill Abramson, the Times' new executive editor: "An editorial voice in news stories adds credence to the frequent charge that the Times' news reporting often displays a liberal bias a critique that will not be lessened by the elevation of a woman brought up in a liberal-Democratic household on the West Side of Manhattan who worked for liberal Southern Democrats and wrote a book asserting that Clarence Thomas probably lied."

Clay Waters

There are two new profiles out of Jill Abramson, new executive editor for the New York Times: A long feature on the Octomber 16 edition of CBS Sunday Morning, and a 10,700-word epic profile by Ken Auletta

Andrea Mitchell Lauds 'Living Legacy' of Anita Hill, Knocks Clarence Thomas

Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:02:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

According to MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell, Clarence Thomas' accuser, Anita Hill, is a "living legacy." The cable anchor on Wednesday fawned over the woman who, 20 years ago, charged the now-Supreme Court justice with sexual harassment. At no point did she offer a tough question or challenge the honesty of Hill.

ABC's Roberts Tosses Softballs to Anita Hill, Touts 'Legacy' of Thomas Accuser

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:02:00 +0000

Scott Whitlock

ABC's Robin Roberts tossed softballs to Anita Hill on Monday, wondering what the "legacy" will be for the "quiet" law professor who accused Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment 20 years ago. The Good Morning America co-host only once challenged Hill about skepticism of her charges.

NBC Highlights Anita Hill Speech to Mark 20th Anniversary of Her Accusations

Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:05:00 +0000

Brad Wilmouth

Uniquely among the broadcast network evening newscasts, the NBC Nightly News on Thursday took a moment to recount an appearance by Brandeis University Professor Anita Hill commemorating the 20th anniversary of her Senate testimony accusing Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas of sexually harassing her in the 1980s.

NYT's Front-Page Hit on Clarence Thomas's 'Ethically Sensitive Friendship' All Fizzle

Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:21:00 +0000

Clay Waters

New York Times investigative reporter Mike McIntire penned a hit piece on Justice Clarence Thomas for Sunday's front page, trying to find a controversy in the funding by a friend of Thomas of a cultural museum in the justice's hometown of Pin Point, Ga.: 'The Justice and the Magnate – Friendship and Museum Project Put Focus on Ethics.' But looking past the loaded headline and lacings of ominous word choices like "ethically sensitive," one is hard-pressed to find any hints of actual wrongdoin

NYT's Front-Page Hit on Clarence Thomas's 'Ethically Sensitive Friendship' All Fizzle

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:36:00 +0000

3,000 words on Sunday's front page about alleged ethical questions surrounding Justice Clarence Thomas add up to...not much: "The project throws a spotlight on an unusual, and ethically sensitive, friendship that appears to be markedly different from those of other justices on the nation's highest court....In several instances, news reports of Mr. Crow's largess provoked controversy and questions, adding fuel to a rising debate about Supreme Court ethics.

Clay Waters

Meet the NY Times' New Liberal Boss, Jill Abramson, Champion of Anita Hill

Fri, 03 Jun 2011 01:52:00 +0000

Clay Waters

Liberal replaces liberal at the top of the New York Times masthead. The paper announced today that Jill Abramson would become the Times' new executive editor as of September 6, replacing Bill Keller, whose liberal record at the paper Times Watch documented earlier.

In Wake of IMF Chief's Rape Arrest, Journalists Tout France's 'Anita Hill Moment'

Mon, 23 May 2011 18:46:00 +0000

Rich Noyes

Yet another case study in how the liberal media never stop pushing their own interpretation of events: In a May 22 This Week roundtable about the arrest of IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn for the alleged sexual assault of a female hotel worker, two journalists endorsed it as France's "Anita Hill moment," referring to the last-minute claims raised against conservative Supreme Court nominee Cl

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.

Sunday Front Page: Clarence Thomas Caught in Quiet-Gate Controversy!

admin — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 20:19:00 +0000

News you can use: "The anniversary will probably be observed in silence. A week from Tuesday, when the Supreme Court returns from its midwinter break and hears arguments in two criminal cases, it will have been five years since Justice Clarence Thomas has spoken during a court argument."

Clay Waters

Besides the drumbeat of criticism of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas over his speaking engagements in front of conservative groups, the Times updated another traditional line of Thomas criticism on Sunday's front page: He doesn't speak during Supreme Court arguments (as if that would make the Times any less dismissive of his conservative philosophy).

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.

Maureen Dowd's Column on the 'Shameful Thomas-Hill Hearings' Reads Just Like Her News Coverage From 1991

admin — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:04:00 +0000

Maureen Dowd's opinion on how the Senate dealt with the Thomas-Hill controversy hasn't changed since she covered it as a Washington reporter for the Times: "It's too late to relitigate the shameful Thomas-Hill hearings. We're stuck with a justice-for-life who lied his way onto the bench with the help of bullying Republicans and cowed Democrats."

Clay Waters

It's like 1991 again, with Clarence Thomas and Anita Hill in the news amid allegations of sexual harassment. The surprise flare-up may have been triggered by a phone call Thomas's wife Ginny made to Anita Hill requesting an apology (leading Hill to bizarrely suggest the FBI get involved), followed by statements by former Thomas girlfriend Lillian McEwen, who is shopping around a memoir, that Thomas had an obsession with "huge, huge breasts."