For a long time, I was convinced that the mainstream media is biased against conservatives and in favor of liberals. That is not surprising since nearly every impartial observer would agree with that assessment. As we move towards the November mid-term elections, however, I have been seeing more and more instances of that same mainstream media moving from bias to lying in an effort to help the Democrats. Here are two examples I noticed in just the last day:
1. In the Washington Post, an article said that Republicans in Oregon are being hurt by the national GOP's position in favor of limiting access by women to contraceptives. That is a lie because there is no such Republican position. The issue of government involvement in access to contraception was decided in 1964 by the Supreme Court. Since that time, neither party has pushed or even supported any measure that limited access of this sort. Indeed, the disputes of the last year have centered only on the question as to whether or not the government could force religious organizations to include free contraceptive coverage in health insurance for their employees. Obviously, the employees could always have access to the contraceptives whether or not they are covered by health insurance.
2. A prominent economics reporter wrote a piece saying that the Tea Party was anti-immigrant. Again, that is not true. Indeed, there are few, if any, voices in the USA who want to stop immigration. The issue is how to deal with the folks who break the law and come here illegally. Even on that score, there is no accepted Tea Party position. Once again, another lie.
The mainstream media must be getting desperate.
1. In the Washington Post, an article said that Republicans in Oregon are being hurt by the national GOP's position in favor of limiting access by women to contraceptives. That is a lie because there is no such Republican position. The issue of government involvement in access to contraception was decided in 1964 by the Supreme Court. Since that time, neither party has pushed or even supported any measure that limited access of this sort. Indeed, the disputes of the last year have centered only on the question as to whether or not the government could force religious organizations to include free contraceptive coverage in health insurance for their employees. Obviously, the employees could always have access to the contraceptives whether or not they are covered by health insurance.
2. A prominent economics reporter wrote a piece saying that the Tea Party was anti-immigrant. Again, that is not true. Indeed, there are few, if any, voices in the USA who want to stop immigration. The issue is how to deal with the folks who break the law and come here illegally. Even on that score, there is no accepted Tea Party position. Once again, another lie.
The mainstream media must be getting desperate.
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