…Explain how Kondracke can ‘always’ be on the Republican side of an issue …Jay 6:22:56 PM
Kondracke has two shows on Fox because he is a rightist hack, capisce.?

Loosely translated Oliver they’re claiming the panels and therefore, the networks in question are biased.

We don’t purport to say why they did it nor do we pretend to be able to read their minds and construct a vast conspiracy like MRC does.

Oliver, if you want I’ll go through the archives and point out where you guys have written why they’ve done it.

Anyone who can seriously look at what Mort Kondracke says, the fact that he always lines up on the Republican side of an issue, and pretend he’s a moderate or a liberal just plain isn’t listening because their brain is filled with their own agenda.

Once again, I ask how somebody who holds the positions that I listed can honestly be called a conservative. Explain it Oliver. Oh, Kondracke’s also a death penalty opponent.

Just give me a rational explanation. Explain how Kondracke can ‘always’ be on the Republican side of an issue when his views are in direct contrast to theirs on so many issues.

Gay is not bad. Hypocrisy is. And Mike Allen and Politico have it in tartans.

Anyone who can seriously look at what Mort Kondracke says, the fact that he always lines up on the Republican side of an issue, and pretend he’s a moderate or a liberal just plain isn’t listening because their brain is filled with their own agenda.

Perhaps you can explain to me how a guy who:

Is pro choice
Supports gay rights
Supports raising the minimum wage
Supports tax increases on wealthier Americans
Supports stem cell research
Is opposed to across the board tax cuts
…is conservative.

Well, I’m stumped. Why? Jay, your inner liberal is dying to come out. Set him Free!!

Oliver, stop. You said:

MM makes no claims about bias

Stating that more conservatives appear on Sunday talk shows than liberals and talking about how coverage of the Alito nomination “tilted to the right” is pointing out….tada…..bias. Sure, pointing out that more Republicans and conservatives were on shows discussing the Alito nomincation is a statement of fact, but so what? Why are they pointing out that fact Oliver? If they have no interest in discussing bias in the media, why would they bother to let people know this?

And DraftRepublicansForIraq, your little quip about David Brock’s transformation made me weepy.

Naomi, there’s no need for me to look up the definition of a straw man argument. Perhaps you can explain to me how a guy who:

Is pro choice
Supports gay rights
Supports raising the minimum wage
Supports tax increases on wealthier Americans
Supports stem cell research
Is opposed to across the board tax cuts

…is conservative.

Criticizing Democrats from time to time does not make one a ‘conservative’ and forgive me, but I will blunt: Anybody who believes Mort Kondracke is a conservative is a fool. Plain and simple.

Look at who founded MM and MRC.
MM- David Brock, former darling of the conservative scene who wrote the “Real Anita Hill”, Troopergate, etc. Eventually his conscience caught up with him and he decided to do something about the conservative media’s lies and unaccountability.

MRC-Brent Bozel, Former Nixon hack with a hard on to avenge what happened to his boss. Began accusing media of liberal bias back in the mid to late 70’s.

You all can research the rest.
But the simple fact is one was done for justice the other was done for corruption. If your too stupid to realize that, then you are truly in denial.

At the layperson’s level, MRC and MMA both seek to find examples of bias. Jay’s right in that. However, the difference is in methodology. MMA sticks to quantitative methods — numbers, basically, content coding, all good positivist stuff — while MRC takes a qualitative approach. There’s a place for that, but not if you don’t acknowledge the inherently subjective nature of your analysis.

MRC would have us believe that its qual approach carries the same weight as a quant approach.

1. A shut-in

2. Arguing in very bad faith

Jay needs to quiet the voices in his head going on about Bush Derangement Syndrome (and I’m with plum on the Godwin tip, btw). Jay, the Straw Men fear the voices in your head. Stop frightening the poor weedy fellows.

As far as Kondracke goes, he has a favoritism for one side over the other. I wouldn’t call Katrina Vandenheuvel (sp) a conservative, because she’s a liberal. It’s black and white.

what kind of argument is that, anyway?

Oh for crying out loud do you actually believe your own nonsense? Are you seriously going to tell me that MM doesn’t complain about bias? If not, then what the hell does an entire study devoted to determining the political breakdown of Sunday Talk show guests supposed to prove? What does that have to do with factual inaccuracies? Cmon dude. Let’s hear the explanation for that one.

Hell, just doing a search I came across this:

‘Cable News Coverage of Alito Nomination Skewed Right.’

It’s a good thing Media Matters makes no claims about bias! Sell that sh*t to the tourists Oliver. I know better.

Mort Kondracke is conservative if you look at what he actually says

Oh so Mort doesn’t suffer from Bush Derangement Syndrome and that makes him a conservative. Stop it. You’re embarrassing yourself.