The rightist watchdogs at NewsBusters want to be viewed as the conservative answer to Media Matters. But while the proudly progressive Media Matters still adheres to a strict code of honest analysis, the NewsBlusters trade in ignorance and innuendo. Here’s a sampling from yesterday’s home page posts.<\/p>\n
In an attempt to “infuriate those still buying into the junk science,”<\/em> NB demonstrates that they don’t know the difference between temperature and climate:<\/p>\n “…it snowed in parts of South Africa Tuesday that haven’t seen the frosty white stuff in many decades. Thanks, global warming!”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n When a decorated Vietnam vet makes a gift of one of his Purple Hearts to Draft-Dodger-in-Chief Bush, NB’s indignation with the Daily Show’s humorous take suggests that they don’t know what the “Comedy”<\/em> part of Comedy Central means:<\/p>\n “On Monday’s program, “Daily Show” correspondent Jason Jones sarcastically mocked Thomas’ gesture…”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n After Ann Coulter expressed her wish that John Edwards be assassinated by a terrorist, she was viciously attacked, in NB’s view, by Mrs. Edwards. Here’s the headline that begs for sympathy for the demure and put upon Coulter:<\/p>\n “Chris Matthews Continues Coulter Pile-On”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The Media Research Council, from which NB was spun off, issued a press release agreeing with NB’s characterization of Mrs. Edwards. Here’s the headline:<\/p>\n MRC Press Release Concerning Elizabeth Edwards’ Attack on Ann Coulter.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n And the entire Edwards\/Coulter exchange was a set-up in NB’s dementia. Never mind that the producer told Coulter before the broadcast that Edwards would be calling in and Coulter agreed in advance. Here’s how NB reported it:<\/p>\n “On tonight’s Hardball, MSNBC’s Chris Matthews blind-sided his guest, conservative columnist Ann Coulter, with a live call from Elizabeth Edwards.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n You would think that people who purport to monitor the media would understand what a paid advertisement is. But NB thinks this is evidence of bias:<\/p>\n “‘MSNBC Live’ is brought to you by ‘SiCKO’, a Michael Moore film in theatres everywhere Friday,” read the announcer…”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n When the former Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Richard G. Lugar (R-IN), broke with his Party’s President on the Iraq war, NB was surprised that the media reported on it:<\/p>\n “The network morning shows all hyped up the recent remarks from Republican Senator Richard Lugar that the war in Iraq is not going well.”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n I can’t remember when I’ve had this much fun on a wingnut web site. Their distortions and misrepresentations are so over the top that it makes satire impossible. Keep up the good work, guys.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The rightist watchdogs at NewsBusters want to be viewed as the conservative answer to Media Matters. 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