On the Debatement of Media Bias...

At NewBusters.org, Kevin Corke, an NBC reporter, is pointed to as yet another example of Media Bias. In a rare move by members of the MSM, Mr. Corke chooses to respond, explaining point for point why his piece was not biased. This is a highly unorthodoxed move for a "supposedly" liberal reporter for one of the Big 3-- and the MSM as a whole --to make. They [the MSM] either consider responding, perhaps beneathe them, or they're unwilling to be grilled by commentors in this type of forum.

But Mr. Corke defended his story quite well, proving that conservatives can be blinded by their need to defend themselves in the face of seemingly constant, blatant liberal attacks, that they will see "biases in every door-knob."

However, one particular comment stands out in counterpoint, from an unlikely source, which points to another blindspot, dictating that Blacks are universally Liberal. Intellecually, I can see this as a false statement. I've been presented with numerous examples of Black Conservatism. But to be fair, I see far less Black Conservatism than I do Black Liberalism.

Here then is the comment of a Black Conservative* who doesn't seem to buy Mr. Corke's assertion that he is unbiased.

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*If this Commentor is not conservative, he is at the very least a man who has learned to think for himself. Such a man is rare, and is to be applauded.



Keith Says:
September 29, 2005 - 17:25

Mr Corke, I would like to point out the bias in the following statement,

“As Rita’s howling winds lashed the gulf coast, it was another storm, Hurricane Katrina, that may have had the most to do with the way the Bush team responded to Rita — criticism the President didn’t respond quickly enough, leisurely wrapping up a five week vacation in Crawford, and continuing with planned events despite the unfolding tragedy.”

You wrote this even though the following is well known by you and your colleagues in the media.

1. A presidential vacation in normal times is , anything but leisurely. This particular vacation included cabinet meetings and meetings with foreign heads of state, hardly what the "working man" thinks of when he thinks of a "vacation".

AND

2. Bush was on the phone with Gov. Blanco before the hurricane urging her order a mandatory evacuation. She refused.

3. Bush then met with Blanco and the Mayor to determine an approach. At this point Bush suggested that she allow him to federalize the relief effort, cutting through any red tape and allowing the military to be used. She refused. According to Mayor, Ray "SCHOOLBUS" Nagin, she said she needed 24 hours to think about it.

Furthermore if you were doing your job you would know that..

The twenty four hours that she took to refuse Bush's mandatory evacuation suggestion, used up the time frame that the STATE OF LOUISIANA'S evacuation guide says they need in order to evacuate their population.

In other words, she sat around with her thumb up her ass not wanting a Republican President to take over her misbegotten city and she pissed away the window of time necessary to evacuate her population.

Instead of wondering what "potential" criticism of Bush might be, why weren't you highlighting the fact that Bush did all that he reasonably should have been expected to do. You say Coulter , Savage etc, would agree that there was a problem with the federal governments response, well, I wouldn't and I'm as Black as you are.

According to the state of Louisiana's evacuation guide, THEY NEVER INTENDED TO FEED THE PEOPLE IN THE SUPERDOME. Their own guide says they wanted the people to bring 2-3 days worth of food and water. They specifically did not want to feed the people because they didn't want the Superdome to become a permanent refuge. This is proven true by the statement of the Red Cross which says in it's "New Orleans Situation" section, that they had resources available to feed and water everyone in the Superdome and on that "highway of death", but THE STATE OF LOUISIANA refused to let them deliver the supplies. The state told the Red Cross " they didn't want to attract more people to the Superdome"! Sound familiar?

If you're not a liberal, do your damned job!

All it takes is going to the State of Louisiana's website and then stopping by Red Cross. org is that so hard?Stop following the stupid assed line of logic that blames the feds for what the locals NEVER INTENDED TO DO! Why accept this premise when it is factually false?

Nonetheless, I commend you for your willingness to participate in a dialog, which is certainly more than most in your position would do. Perhaps you were ignorant of the aforementioned facts, if so, I hope that you will now take the steps to check out the information presented and to correct the record. Thank You.

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