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Thursday, July 21, 2011

POLITICO Slants Coverage of Debt Ceiling Debate

Read three articles published in three consecutive days, and the conclusion one would draw is clear: It’s the Republican-controlled House of Representatives that is to blame for the debt ceiling negotiation stalemate.


That’s not the view coming from one of the left-leaning talking heads employed at MSNBC. Nor is it something from the New York Times opinion page. Instead, it is coming from Politico, an outlet that claims it has no political leaning. But a closer look indicates otherwise, whether it is intentional or not.

In three separate articles published on July 18, 19 and 20 respectively, Politico reporter David Rogers found fault with congressional Republicans in his reporting on the standoff between the GOP-controlled House of Representatives and the Democratic-controlled Senate and White House. In those stories, he quoted Democrats at a margin of 2-to-1 over Republicans.

In his July 18 report, Rogers was very critical of the Republicans’ efforts in the House of Representatives.

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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

The Republicans are the only ones that have brought forward a plan....any plan.
Neither the Dumbocrats or Odumba have done anything other tghan make speeches and hold press conferences.

Anonymous said...

A plan that won't work. This is a scheme to make them feel self important.

The Republicans are playing a game and I hope the President doesn't fall for it.

Anonymous said...

THis from the crowd that believes Fox is "fair and balanced"

6:19, the #1 plan espoused the most was to raise taxes on the richest of rich while continuing historically low taxes for the middleclass