Rich Noyes, director of research for the Media Research Center, compared the nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Samuel Alito and concluded what we all suspected: that the MSM was liberally biased in their portrayal of Alito. Excerpt:
New Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito has been a Justice Department lawyer, a U.S. attorney and a federal judge. Bill Clinton's first Supreme Court nominee, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, was a federal judge, too, but she also had been a liberal political activist, most notably as director of the Women's Rights Project for the American Civil Liberties Union.
But in the first hours after each was nominated, network reporters assured viewers Judge Ginsburg was a "moderate" and a "centrist," while journalists characterized Judge Alito as a right-wing extremist.
Indeed, even before President Bush announced Judge Alito's nomination, reporters were in a labeling frenzy. ABC's Charles Gibson called Judge Alito "very conservative" and "the most conservative member" of an otherwise "liberal appellate court." Over on CBS, Gloria Borger dubbed Judge Alito "quite conservative," the same label applied on CNN by early-morning anchor Carol Costello. On ABC's "Good Morning America," a breathless Jessica Yellin labeled Judge Alito as "conservative" five times in 50 seconds.
HT to Power Line.
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