From: shou1@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu (Roger Shouse)
Newsgroups: alt.fan.rush-limbaugh
Subject: Re: Media Bias?????
Date: 20 Aug 92 16:07:39 GMT
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Organization: U of Chicago, SSPPCC

In article <1992Aug20.151141.21731@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> sschudt@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Susan E Schudt) writes:
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>Last night, while watching the convention, I heard a sppech from Governor 
>Voinovich talking about George Bush and education.  I heard speeches from Mrs. 
>Quayle and Mrs. Bush about family values.  Also, I watched Lee Greenwood 
>introduce seven people who had come out of poverty or conquered a handicap.  
>Each one of these people thanked George Bush for allowing this to happen.
>
>Two nights ago I heard Jack Kemp talk about the domestic policies he and Bush 
>want to and have been trying to implement - the most important one being 
>enterprise zones.  Kemp talked about many other things the administration wants
>to do to help people become part of the working and prosperous economy.
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>All that said, what did I hear on NBC Today?  Furthermore, what have I heard 
>since these speeches?  Nothing, except questions about Hillary Clinton and 
>Buchanan's references to her.  Clinton complains Bush isn't talking about 
>issues.  All I have ever heard the past few days is issues.  Does the media 
>care?  Does Clinton care?  NO.  Maybe HE can't talk about issues.  Why has he 
>put a piece of tape over Hillary's mouth?  What are the deathocrat's so afraid 
>of????
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>I can't wait til the debates.  I suppose though, that they will find some way 
>to bias THOSE too!
>-- 
>           Susan E. Schudt                    0 0
>     Dept. of Chemical Engineering
>      Goooooooooooooooooo  IRISH!           \_____/
>             Win Twins!

Well put!  Kemp's speech highlighted the key difference between the Reps 
and Dems: The Reps. believe that where freedom grows, so do responsibility
and opportunity; the Dems, on the other hand, do not believe that people
can be trusted with the freedom and responsibility to shape their own
futures.  This is why Dems are opposed to choice in education and to 
allowing people in public housing to own or profit from the sale of their
units.  

I was extremely impressed by Kemp and I guess I see him as the front runner
in 96.  As far as media bias, it's clear and concrete.  Do you remember how
all the commentators gushed over the "terrific speeches" given by Cuomo and
Jackson at the Dem convention?  Have we heard a similar level of reference
to speeches in Houston?  Were any of the speeches in New York subjected to
instant point by point refutation ?  (Immediately after Buchanan's speech,
Mike Kinsley was there to "point out inconsistencies and inaccuracies."

Another point to note is that because members of the media by and large 
support Clinton in their own minds, they are unable to frame questions that
put him into a difficult spot.  For example, they ask Both candidates what
they would do if a loved one wanted an abortion, or what they think about
discrimination against homosexuals--both of which are "softball" questions for
Clinton.  What they _could_ do to place both candidates in equally tough 
situations would be to ask what policies the candidates would support
regarding final trimester abortions, or regarding the legal recognition of
homosexual marriages.  (On the latter, a "citizen" finally asked Clinton
about this during the CBS hour long thing a couple of weeks ago.  Clinton
responded that he would not favor forcing states to recognize such 
marriages.  But the point is, no one from the media has followed up to ask
him how this jives with his "equal rights" stance.)
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