Candy Crowley’s Left-Wing Bias

October 17, 2012 5 Comments

Candy Crowley’s performance at last night’s debate confirms everything negative conservatives have ever said about the media. At all three debates the Democrat has been allowed to speak longer than the Republican. In the case of Cowley, she let Obama speak 9% longer than Romney. Crowley interrupted Romney 28 times to Obama’s 9 times. Amazingly Obama is the one who whined about being interrupted, sarcastically talking about being used to interruptions. In case you think that’s because Romney was being rude or talking to much please refer to Obama speaking 9% longer than Romney. Crowley consistently cut Romney off before he made major points, she did so on taxes and she wanted no part of Romney’s discussion of Fast and Furious.

Crowley of course was worse than all of this. During the discussion of Benghazi she agreed with Obama that he had called the Ambassador’s killing terrorism all along. She basically told Romney he was wrong. After the debate Crowley  admitted she was wrong but took the opportunity to blame Romney anyway because he “used the wrong word.” What nonsense. In reality Obama didn’t call the Benghazi incident a terrorist act until two weeks after it happened. The day after he spoke in the Rose Garden and never once called Benghazi a terrorist act. After his Rose Garden speech, Obama told the UN the attack was the result of a riot caused by an anti-Islam video. He said the same thing on The View and during a Univision interview. Crowley was flat out wrong and Obama lied.

Candy Crowley had no business fact checking anyone during this debate. Especially so when she isn’t absolutely certain that she’s right. While Michelle Obama was clapping away (how inappropriate can this woman get?) and the biased audience erupts in cheers, all because of Crowley’s act, the American people didn’t get to see that Crowley wasn’t even in the ballpark of right. This is why people don’t trust the media, it’s why the press has favorable ratings almost as low as Congress. People see the bias, they saw how Crowley treated Romney, they saw how he was interrupted and many people won’t like it one bit.

It only gets worse for the media. At the media center during the debate press row cheered when Obama attacked Romney’s wealth. The notion that we have an objective, unbiased press has completely fallen apart during the Obama years. The media is clearly in the bag for the President, whether we see it in biased questions, terrible debate moderators or reports of cheering when Obama makes a point, the media is clearly one sided. Then they wonder why they’re accused of bias, they wonder why people don’t trust them then they wax poetic about the “good” old days when people were limited to three liberal networks and one liberal local newspaper.

If you’re Obama, on one hand you have to love the bias actions of Candy Crowley. She made sure there were questions asked that favor him (think the anti-Bush question and the feminist questions) while she avoided topics that hurt him (think Obamacare which remains unpopular). When Romney wanted to talk about Fast and Furious, Crowley cut him off. Obama had to be thrilled. But on the other hand Crowley’s one sided and incorrect actions on Benghazi will place Obama’s lie in the forefront for the better part of a news cycle.

Obama’s lie about his Rose Garden speech would have been forgotten by everyone but Romney supporters today. Instead, the media is being forced to discuss Obama’s lie in the context of attacks on Crowley. Benghazi would have been just another in a long list of background noise issues that people would have talked about today. That certainly would have been good for Obama because he flat out lied about his treatment of the situation. Now Benghazi is a focal point thanks to Crowley and her ridiculous one sided, partisan interjection into the debate. Media bias is alive and well, it’s only going to get worse from here.

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January 26th Republican Debate Review

January 27, 2012 Leave a comment

Last night was the last debate for a month. (the peasants rejoice!) This time Wolf Blitzer moderated for CNN, a minor step up from Peter King. Blitzer spent 10 minutes a piece on moon colonies and whose wife would make the best First Lady. All terribly important issues facing America today. On several occasions when candidates tried to address Obama, Blitzer stepped in and tried to get them to fight with their fellow candidates. The first half hour was spent listening to Newt and Romney cat fight while issues such as venture socialism (Solyndra), Fast and Furious and judges were ignored. In other words, the expected left-wing bias of CNN at play.

Before we go any further can we put an issue to rest once and for all? Newt’s firm was paid $300,000 a year for five or six years from Freddie Mac. Such money is peanuts for Freddie Mac, which sees billions pass through it every year. This is a non issue. Likewise, Mitt Romney’s tax returns are a non issue. He has a blind trust, which means he has no idea what the trustee is investing in. Sort of the definition of a blind trust don’t you think Newt? Also in a pathetic attempt to attack Romney ABC has discovered that Mitt’s tax return didn’t include $1,700 in income from a Swiss account. (again a blind account) In a tax return of $20 million this is the best ABC can come up with. Can we put this pathetic nonsense to rest already?

Rick Santorum perhaps did the best tonight because he tried to get Newt and Romney to stop cat fighting with each other. He came off as the most reasonable last night. His answers weren’t bad either. He displays a terrific knowledge of Central and South American politics and he has a clear vision for our nation in that region. Something that couldn’t be said for the other three candidates. Santorum was perhaps at his best when he subtly brought up the life issue during his monologue about his wife. Over all a terrific performance that would probably win Florida if Newt weren’t in the way.

Romney clearly got the best of Newt last night. Newt thought he was going to make a big show of Mitt’s investments in Freddie Mac and Goldman Sachs and was completely shot down by the fact that Mitt has a blind trust. Thus Newt looked like a complete fool. It never got any better for Newt last night. He didn’t have any zingers, no answers that wowed anyone. It was a poor performance, really three in a row for Newt. Let’s face it, the first South Carolina debate was his best by far. It’s all been down hill from there.

While Romney got the best of Newt a couple of times, he looked like a complete fool on occasions. Santorum had his big above the fray comment trying to get Newt and Mitt to knock it off. Blitzer then comes back after a break and tries to get it going again. Romney took the bait and went on the attack when he could have and should have taken the higher ground like Santorum had suggested. Over all though it was a decent performance. It should be concerning to the rank and file though that Romney never seems to answer a question with any specifics. For a candidate whose conservatism is questioned you would think he would at least make an effort to propose a few specific conservative plans.

Ron Paul as usual was a waste of space. His policy with regard to Cuba and South America is ridiculous. We should not be trading with Castro and we should not be letting Chavez run wild in South America. Trade is great, it’s one way to limit Chavez’ influence. But it isn’t the only way and we should be directly opposing the leftist dictator.

Win: Santorum took the high ground, the question is whether conservatives will be fed up with Newt enough to swing to him.

Place: While Romney never took the high ground, he got the best of Newt. But will he ever adequately defend the conservative position on anything?

Show: Newt hasn’t had a good debate since a week ago Monday. Having a month off from debates won’t be good for him though.

Big Loser: Wolf Blitzer and CNN once again proved their left-wing bias by trying to get the candidates to focus on themselves rather than Obama and by asking absurd questions on absurd topics meant to hurt one particular candidate.

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September 12th Republican Tea Party Debate Review

September 13, 2011 Leave a comment

Yesterday CNN decided they wanted to appear fair and balanced by holding a GOP debate under the title of Tea Party. Wolf Blitzer hosted and was his typical rude and condescending self. Why exactly did he feel the need to restate every question a Tea Partier asked? Blitzer clearly thinks we’re a bunch of rubes who can’t ask a clear question, despite the fact that every question was clear. Now, on to the candidates.

I thought Rick Perry really hurt himself yesterday. He once again came under attack for the HPV vaccine executive order and he doesn’t have a very good explanation. He appears to be a big government Republican who is willing to use the power of the state where it should not be used. His attacks on Romney were decent and his comments on jobs were fairly solid. There’s something missing with Perry though, I would be surprised if he stayed on top through this month.

I thought Mitt Romney did a fairly solid job last night. He had the best line of the night when he said “we’ve moved from a pay phone world to a smart phone world and Obama is still trying to jam in quarters.” That’s where the focus needs to be, Obama. Romney is still weak on healthcare, though he did his best job so far explaining away Romneycare. A solid night for Romney

Michele Bachmann, when CNN paid attention to her, was on fire last night. She looked drab and weak at the last debate but tonight she looked vibrant and engaged. She’s solid on healthcare and jobs and she did a terrific job defending freedom by attacking Romneycare’s individual mandate and Perry’s forced HPV vaccine. Mrs. Bachmann is back in the race.

Newt, what can we say about Newt? He’s the best debater up there. He makes the best arguments and has the wittiest retorts. If only he had everything else in order this guy would be our candidate. Can you imagine Newt on stage with Obama a year from now? It would be priceless.

Herman Cain did a solid job last night. Unfortunately he seemed to get ignored most of the night. He’s very solid on his 999 plan. He’s also solid about being a job creator. I thought his argument against Obamacare was excellent and he made some great points about reforming the system from his perch at the Restaurant Association. He also was the only one to provide a plan on Social Security. Very solid night.

Rick Santorum was ignored as well, in favor of Perry and Romney of course. When he spoke he was solid. But at this point, his campaign hasn’t gained traction and there are other conservatives in the race. It’s time to bow out.

Ron Paul had some good lines, particularly about how tax cuts aren’t government spending. He’s right, if tax cuts are government spending then they own all of our income. Otherwise, Ron Paul appeals only to libertarians in the GOP and has no real shot at the nomination.

Jon Huntsman is a blue dog Democrat running for President in the wrong party. He should run against Obama in the Dem primary, he would get a higher percentage of the vote.

Win: Romney because he once again was solid. He’s really a teflon candidate.

Place: Bachmann because she was so strong and energetic last night. She’s at the top of the race for the conservative vote

Show: Newt. He isn’t going to get the nomination but his performance is endearing to Republicans

Big Loser: Perry. I think his candidacy is about to fizzle out unless he’s able to do a better job at these debates.

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Recap Of A Very Strong GOP Presidential Debate

June 14, 2011 Leave a comment

Last night CNN held a Republican Presidential Primary debate. As Dick Morris said on Twitter last night “watching a GOP debate on CNN is like watching a NATO debate on Radio Moscow.” Some of the questions were just ridiculous and many were extremely loaded. Nevertheless any Republican candidate is going to have to deal with the left-wing media sharks if they want to win the White House so they better get used to it. There wasn’t a clear cut winner in the debate but some candidates helped their cause while others need to crawl back into the hole they came out of.

Let’s begin with those who need to crawl back into their hole. Tim Pawlenty and Rick Santorum, for the sake of the conservative cause, should drop out now. Those two appeared almost interchangeable last night. They lacked charisma, they lacked ideas. Pawlenty looked stiff most of the night, Santorum looked arrogant but dorky. Neither of them presented their positions with the sort of passion one would expect from a conservative. I agree with these guys most of the time but at the end of the day, there are other candidates that hold the same positions who will run better against Obama. It’s time for Tim and Rick to take a hike.

Let’s briefly talk about Ron Paul. Say what you will but the guy is consistent. He’s as whiney as ever but he’s consistent. But while he’s consistent he felt very 2008 to me. I don’t think he won himself any votes last night. His Ronulan groupies will no doubt stick with him until the end but he didn’t pick up any votes last night. His economic policies are largely echoed by the other candidates and Paul wasn’t able to separate himself in any discernible way. Ron Paul is a principle candidate, a man who is trying to move the party to the libertarian end of the spectrum. So I understand why he will stay in the race. But make no mistake, he has zero chance of winning.

I thought Herman Cain did an excellent job, for the most part, last night. The problem though is that it almost felt like we never heard from him. Was it just me or did it seem like CNN rarely asked him to speak? I also noticed that CNN cut him off after about half of his comments but never cut anyone else off, even the long winded. If I were going to play the race card I would suggest the leftists at CNN don’t want conservative blacks to have a chance to speak on their network. That said, Cain didn’t have the passion I would have hoped for but he nailed just about every question he was asked. His comments on Libya in particular were excellent. Cain certainly helped his cause, more Republicans know who he is now and I suspect they’ll like what they see.

Two candidates helped themselves tremendously last night. Michelle Bachmann came off polished, engaging, endearing and knowledgable. In the past she’s been presented like a loon by the media, in reality she’s a tax attorney, businessman, mother of five and foster mother of 23. Clearly she’s trying to separate herself from Sarah Palin by endlessly mentioning she’s a tax attorney. Bachmann had great responses on foreign policy, border security and the economy. She looked Presidential. There’s a quality about this woman that connects with viewers. Bachmann did herself a world of good last night. She’s the darkhorse conservative front runner.

Newt also helped his cause tremendously last night. He was, by far and away, the most intellectual and thoughtful of the candidates. He has terrific ideas on the border, the economy and foreign policy. He clearly understands the ins and outs of the Federal government. I think he may have tripped himself a bit by suggesting, at least on some level, loyalty tests for Muslims seeking jobs in a Gingrich administration. But even there, he clearly explained what he was talking about. The question with Newt is whether he can cobble together a staff so that he can continue forward with his campaign.

That leaves Mitt Romney. Romney is the frontrunner right now and his goal in the debate was different than the rest. Romney’s goal was to not make any major gaffes and appear Presidential. He did just that. The one potential gaffe he made, he quickly corrected. (he said he wanted to turn Afghanistan over to the Taliban army, he quickly corrected his mistake) Romney finally had a solid response to the accusation that Romneycare is Obamacare. But that’s still a major problem for him. I’m not sure if Romney won himself any votes last night but he surely didn’t cost himself the nomination. He was endearing at times, announcing the Boston Bruins score was a slick move. (for those who don’t know, New Hampshire is a big hockey state and the Bruins are generally the favorite NHL team)

I feel much better about this slate of candidates than I did before last night. We Republicans have a very solid group running. Don’t believe the left-wing media hounds who claim the GOP field is weak. It is anything but weak, it is very strong. I think we saw the next President debate last night and I was very impressed with her indeed.

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NBC, CNN Expose Their Liberal Bias

January 20, 2011 Leave a comment

The last two weeks have really gone a long way in exposing left-wing bias in the media. Last week’s endless attack on Sarah Palin and conservative talk radio were absolutely blatant. But it’s been this week’s actions that have really exposed left-wing bias at major news outlets. This is especially so at NBC and CNN. The former exposed themselves on an omission, the latter exposed themselves when they bowed to political correctness.

Newsbusters points out that NBC spent most of last week wondering aloud if politically charged rhetoric (always initiated by conservatives) caused Jared Loughner to shoot his Congressman. They whined about hateful rhetoric and yet they ignored Democrat Congressman Steven Cohan’s rant on the House floor comparing Republicans to Nazi’s over the Obamacare repeal bill. By ignoring Cohan’s ridiculous rant NBC exposed their liberal bias. It’s clearly ok to run stories attacking conservative speech even when said speech has nothing to do with anything in particular. The same standard is not applied to liberals. Keep in mind that NBC is still owned by General Electric (NBC has been bought by Comcast but the deal won’t be final for a few weeks) which has received billions from the Federal government in subsidies and tax breaks over the last two years.

Meanwhile over at CNN they’re busy apologizing because one of their guests used the term ‘cross hairs.’ Apparently this term is verboten at CNN now. Sarah Palin and conservatives have been under relentless attack for using such terms in the 2010 campaign. Never mind that both sides have been using the term cross hairs and other gun related terminology since the founding of the country. CNN is bowing to the idol of political correctness and in doing so they’re exposing their left-wing bias. After all, it is only liberals who are whining about such terms. In fact, at CNN the term cross hairs had been used seven times in the last thirty days. You’ll recall that CNN used to have a show called Crossfire. Such a show would have to change its name over at liberal CNN these days.

NBC and CNN have long been liberal networks but it has been awhile since they’ve been quite this blatant. To whine for a week about supposedly horrible conservative speech but then ignore a Democrat Congressman’s hateful rant in Congress is the height of media bias. CNN, which is trying to angle itself as the moderate network between liberal MSNBC and supposedly conservative Fox News, proved that they aren’t moderate at all. CNN is still the same old liberal news network it always was.

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