ABC, CBS, NBC: Obama’s Lapdogs
By Allie Winegar Duzett | November 16, 2009
Ever since Candidate Obama set foot on the national scene, the "mainstream" media have been eating out of his hand. And regrettably, today those same news stations still are. This has been made abundantly clear through their coverage of the recent terror attack on Fort Hood.
Nidal Malik Hasan was an open Islamist. He went to mosque daily and interacted with other Islamist radicals regularly. In 2007, he gave a PowerPoint presentation on Islam that described how infidels should be force-fed boiling oil, and suggested, "if Muslim groups can convince Muslims that they are fighting for God against injustices of the "infidels"; ie: enemies of Islam [sic], then Muslims can become a potent adversary ie: suicide bombing, etc." Charmingly, he also added, "We love death more then [sic] you love life!" And this was all before he screamed "Allahu akbar!" as he shot to death honorable soldiers at Fort Hood.
In fact, you could actually say that Hasan is a card-carrying terrorist-and you would be correct, because his business card actually has the acronym "SoA(SWT)" under his name. The "SoA" stands for "Soldier of Allah," and the "(SWT)" stands for the Arabic "Subhanahu Wa Ta'ala," or "Glory to Him, the Exalted," a phrase used after references to Allah.
However, as I noted earlier, most network reporting has been ignoring this part of the story. The Culture and Media Institute reported that when it came to ABC, CBS, and NBC, "85 percent of the broadcast stories didn't mention the word 'terror.'" Indeed, the report notes, "ABC, CBS, and NBC evening news referenced terrorism connections to the Fort Hood attack just seven times in 48 reports." Only 29 percent of evening news reports from those networks acknowledged Hasan's Muslim religion, and of those, half the reports "defended the religion [of Islam] or included experts to do so."
But there was more to the story: as it turns out, the news networks most reluctant to accuse Hasan of terrorism suddenly became emboldened in light of President Obama's speech at Fort Hood in memory of those Hasan murdered. During the speech President Obama remarked, "This much we do know-no faith justifies these murderous and craven acts; no just and loving God looks upon them with favor. And for what he has done, we know that the killer will be met with justice-in this world, and the next."
Mainstream reporting changed after this statement, which an ABC blog claimed acknowledged the role of Hasan's religion in the attack.
According to Carolyn Plocher and Dan Gainor of the Culture and Media Institute, 93 percent of the stories on the Fort Hood massacre prior to President Obama's speech on November 10 completely ignored Hasan's extreme Islamist views and connections with terror. However, Plocher and Gainor write, "after Obama hinted at what ABC called 'Islamic extremist views,' all three networks [CBS, ABC, and NBC] mentioned terrorism."
This ought to be discomfiting, to say the least. There are only a few explanations as to why this would happen-why the media would ignore Hasan's terror connections 93 percent of the time, and then suddenly hop on the story once President Obama referenced Hasan's beliefs. The first option is that CBS, ABC, and NBC legitimately had no idea that Hasan was an extremely radical Muslim with hopes to personally enforce the punishments alluded to in the Koran. The second option is that CBS, ABC, and NBC are all three so focused on supporting President Obama, they wouldn't even consider mentioning Hasan's terror connections, because discussing all those facts on the air would eventually lead to what President Obama called "jumping to conclusions."
Obviously, the first option cannot be true. CBS, ABC, and NBC may have ignored the terrorist aspects of Hasan 93 percent of the time, but that still leaves a cozy 7 percent of broadcast stories that prove the networks' awareness of the situation.
This leaves the second option: that the news networks were just waiting for clearance from Dear Leader to acknowledge the truth about Hasan's underlying motives. It is hard to deny the connection between President Obama's views of Hasan, and the views of the "mainstream" news networks.
There is a website out there called The People's Cube, which has often published cartoons mocking the lapdog status of President Obama's pet news networks. Regrettably, the cartoons from November of 2008 are still holding true in November of 2009.
One can only hope that someday soon NBC, CBS, and ABC will snap out of it, and make the Cube's cartoons obsolete.
Allie Winegar Duzett is an intern at the American Journalism Center, a training program run by Accuracy in Media and Accuracy in Academia.
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Why don’t you post a verified list of the ‘lies’ you claim they are spreading?
Oh, you can’t because they only exist in the minds of brain dead cuntservatives?
In the meantime, the lies of the FOX network is long and completely undistinguished.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=foxlies&aq=f&oq;=&aqi=g-s3
Thanks for playing.
Class cradle to grave taxpayer funded loser. Get a job. Why do you want the government to pay (taxpayer funded of course)) for your entire damn life. I’m sick and tired of you damn liberals wanting my money because you’re too lazy to work.
LOL, I probably paid more in taxes last year than your entire trailer park has earned in the past 5. I’ve never received a dime from anyone, I’ve never paid into social security, and will never collect a thing from them.
You cuntservatives are a drain on decent society, thankfully you have absolutely zero relevance.
I’m still waiting for you to support your allegations with some proof.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!
I suppose they didn’t lie about Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh? You rotten liberals don’t even know your rotten. Today Newsweek admitted 74% of their letters are critical of Al Gore but they published none of them. They also admitted they never published critical letters of Joe Biden.
Dan Rather was fired for being a liar. You’re stupid as hell.
Post the comments and the proof that they were lies.
Otherwise, FOAD, conservative moron.
Good point about Rather, he was FIRED. Limpblob, Beck Hannity, O’Leilly keep getting away with their many lies.
See the difference?
Probably not, like most conservatives, you’re too stupid to realize you’re too stupid.
Fortunately for America you’re all irrelevant.
I want to know something. I make about what the median income.. My federal taxes (with 2 deductions) is $6.00 per week.How much more can the Federal Gov go?? I pay 6 times as much for State of Alabama income taxes.Mr Obama has lowered taxes on 95% of the American population.My question is if the Conservatives are so worried about the National Debt and deficit why does the National Debt go up for every Republican President since Eisenhower. Want proof?http://zfacts.com/p/318.html check it out.It seems that FACTS are hard to come by.Limbaugh,Beck, Oberman,and Chris Matthews are all the same, they are mirror images of each other.
OLDDAD:
I truly feel bad for you. The Pubies rarely raise taxes. Bush 41 did and the Republicans threw him out of office. If you keep electing Dems I have not pity for you. Just look at Peterson in NY. They are leaving the state by the tens of thousands.
CYNICAL:
You are correct. We are all irrelevant, including you. The Obama tax cheats, communists, Mao Tse Tung loving czars have seen to that. How’s that 1.4 trillion debt looking now, 4 times higher that Bush 43, just in 8 months. Oh yes, Rather was a paid journalist for CBS, viewed my millions. The conservatives like Rush are pundits with 1/10 the audience. The are not MSM
You have no argument about liberal media. TIME and NEWSWEEK are and have been lying by omission for years. Same with the NY Times, WaPO and the LA Times. Like the headline says, Media Lap Dogs for a failed Obama administration.
Well said. Bravo. They are socialist, pro lib, and they represent worse, worser, and the worst. Yep sure do.
You keep saying ‘they lie’ and you’ve yet to produce proof of a single one.
Jeez, I wonder why…..
Incidentally, it was Bush who borrowed a trillion dollars to pay for the war in Iraq, not Obama.
Folks don’t even bother trying to reason with the likes of cynical. They will only pull you down to their level of stupidity and pummel you with experience.
That’s not experience, it’s ‘facts’, something conservatives don’t appear to have ever had a passing experience with.
As always, you are free to post proof that any of my comments are inaccurate.
The silence is deafening.
Cuntservatives = American hating morons.
I guess cyncial only knows how to throw around trash talk like “moron”. Typical liberal. He’s called me a moron twice now. Real special guy.
You all should read Don’s blog on moderate media bias. It proves the media is actually centrist. You’ll stop the complaining, sillies!
Don’t make me gag Doris. And I’m far from being silly!!
Smokehouse, you are a typical conservative hypocrite.
Before I noted that you are clearly a moron, you called ME ‘lazy’ and a ‘taxpayer funded loser’.
You then called me ‘rotten’ and ‘stupid as hell’.
All before I ever called you a moron.
Of course, the fact that you said all these things and still whine about my calling you a moron, clearly proves that you are a moron.
Cuntservatives, too stupid to realize they are too stupid.
Of course you’re silly, silly! Just read the article!
Doris, suggest you read the book by Bernard Goldberg. Titled: “BIAS”. Goldberg was a CBS employee for decades and was a fuzzy liberal for many years before he saw the light. Silly me for thinking the media is fair.
But the Time article says that right-wing viewers will think a centrist media is liberal because they’re right-wing. And left-wing viewers will think it’s conservative because they’re left-wing. So, from what you say, the Time article is right, and I don’t have to read your silly book.
Doris, scratching my head. Silly me for not following your logic. If you believe one word found in TIME or NEWSWEEK let me know. Was it TIME that had Obama on the cover 14 times since January. Oh wait, they are not biased. I have to admit both rags and the NY Slimes are going down the tube fighting for their liberal causes. Silly, silly me.
Is that what passes for logic here in silly old Plato’s Cave?
Doris, for a change I can argue with a silly liberal whom I now respect. Silly me.
Yikes, I can’t believe I just said that silly thing….please, please let me take it back.
To Old Dad # 7,,Is that a TYPO,,or do you have a job that deducts only $ 6 per week in Fed. tax?
What kind of job pays only 6 dollars tax to the FED. Isn’t the FED the highest tax rate in the USA compared to State Inc. Tax. I’m retired,so my
taxes are set,but even at 5 % fed tax wkly.,I still pay just over 10 times that. Is it because
you live in Ala. & I live in NY??The fed rate should be the same,yes,no?? It’s the states rate that shouldbe different??? Wow,6 bucks a week in fed tax?? that’s got to be a typo,,‘cause BHO did not lower tax rates THAT low.Please reply,thanks
The right and their hideous mouthpiece of Fox, speak the words of the devil…divisiveness and hatred. God is no doubt ashamed of those who pretend to preach his word, yet follow such vile hatred that is spewed by the conservative right. They can’t REALLY believe they speak for “Christian” values with such hatred and vile?! MANKIND IS OUR BUSNINESS.
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These three networks are the real terror within our borders. They have no shame, lie, cheat and steal. Through news by omission, they had the black Kenyan elected President, along with of course ACORN. We truly live in dangerous times, right within our boards.