The color scheme for the graphics on MSNBC are Classic Obama Realism: light blue, dark blue, red and white. I think that's all we need to know about where they are coming from.

Zielger's kinda right–Palin only *implied* Obama was a terrorist with the phrase "pallin' around with terrorists," or at the least a terrorist sympathizer. Either way, it was slimy.

Seems to me, the media frenzy feed aims at whomever is a the top because that's what gets the ratings. So for awhile they could write nothing nice about Hillary Clinton. Then, when Obama picked up momentum, they focused on him and Wright. So then it was Palin's turn. Unfortunately, Palin, her aides, and the McCain campaign gave them plenty of fodder.

Still, I have a hard time feeling sympathetic for a political candidate who tried to play the press and pulled her family in the midst of the circus, and then whines that it didn't work and her family should've been out of bounds.

Boom. Roasted.

The real story here is the media's complete failure to explore Barack Obama with anything remotely akin to criticism. That's why they are making this story, of Ziegler's documentary, about Sarah Palin. Because yes, they were unfair to her, but she has legitimate weaknesses, so they look kind of okay. John, I think you should make the story about Obama, not Palin.

Sarah Palin is a ridiculous, stupid woman. Whiner. Bad mother. Etc. Politicians needs backbone, not flapping lips.
POOR BABY!

Then, when Obama picked up momentum, they focused on him and Wright.

I seem to recall the media never pressing Obama on how he told Newsweek he was at church every Sunday at 11 and then claimed never to hear any of Wright's rants. Usually they claimed (Alan Colmes was the best at this) that it was ridiculous to say Obama feels the same way Wright does and you can't blame Obama for everything his supporters say. The Wright videos were aired by Hannity a year before they exploded and the media only noticed when they had to.

Still, I have a hard time feeling sympathetic for a political candidate who tried to play the press and pulled her family in the midst of the circus, and then whines that it didn't work and her family should've been out of bounds.

I seem to recall a lot of pictures of the Obama children during the campaign and the networks never complained about that.

I will agree that the McCain camp was totally delinquent defending Palin and never did vigorously rebut the stupid things (banning books, charging for rape kits) that were used against her.

According to the polls, McCain was ahead right after the convention. I think the other thing y'all are missing is that Sarah Palin was new to the scene, and hadn't been "investigated" by the media yet. The risk McCain took was that Palin could energize the conservative core and hopefully bring in women and younger voters with her energy, and in some ways it backfired.

You forgot to mention that her Today setup piece repeated the out of context video of Palin saying the troops were on a mission from God. PLEASE USE THAT IN YOUR FOLLOWUP! People don't understand how vulnerable civilizations are — we can lose it all. The Stasi is coming, then comes Sharia.

OMG Big Hollywood has been invaded by Obots!

This documentary is really threatening them! It must be good.

I love the ironic spectacle of liberals defending corporate media!

If they showed the first bit of the interview with Sarah Palin I'd put money on that it was because they didn't watch the rest. Are they going to have someone sit and watch 43 minutes of anything?

Norah is a Democratic shill. If she were Republican should would have been fired a long time ago just as Mr. Ziegler suggests. I like how she pretty much dismissed his accusation out of hand. She knows what she did and she got away with it, and continues to do so.

John,
If it helps any, yesterday I went to your site and bought 2 copies of your Video.
1 for me, and the other for any of the MSM/Liberal deniers I will come across in my every day travels.
It’ll be worth it.

Not Over.

I think over at MSDNC, they all have to start their day by watching Obama's 42 minute convention speech.

At this point, Oliberalmann and Matthews have "repainted" the walls with their "enthusiam"

On " ‘MEDIA MALPRACTICE’ FILMMAKER BLASTS MSNBC ANCHOR FOR FALSE PALIN ACCUSATION"

Wow. Where do you start? First there was the way she laughed (a hearty ha-ha-ha) at your initial criticism (she ducked later criticism also). How is SNL showing media bias, she asks unknowingly. How can you respond to this?Is she saying SNL is not media? DId she actually say under her breath (about SNL), "it's cartoons…"? Glad you were able to use the time to get some plugs in for your site, she may not have done it for you.

Sorry, but I have to say the 'people are stupid' line made me wince a little.

'Good to see ya, buddy'. I think she was trying her hand at sketch-comedy acting with that statement. The blurring of the line continues.

Davey, you completely lost the argument because you misspelled poo-poo.

Pooh (with the H) is a bear, poo (minus the H) is … well what the bear does in the woods.

So it doesn't matter what else you ever say … ever… you lose because you misspelled one minor word. Obviously anyone that misspells poo-poo can't have a valid opinion on anything and is obviously a shill for the GOP.
(there, do I have the liberal "debate" style down pat yet?)

John, I was a huge fan when you were at KFI. Since you left, I find KFI nearly un-listenable. I am really proud and happy for your success with this documentary, and you aquit yourself so very well in these ridiculous interviews.

I'm looking forward to your future endeavors, and thanks for all you have done for conservatives, and Sarah Palin in particular!

Considering the outcome of last year's election, the MSM's stupid agenda is a disservice to society. It would be nice to get the news without someone's opinion getting in the way. Either that, or the least they could do is be upfront about it.

What's so tragic is that people like you think it's okay for these powerful institutions to have an agenda, an agenda that can (and has) shaped the outcome of our elections. If they were in the tank for the Republicans, people like you would be shrieking about a conspiracy and such nonsense. But because they're for your guy, it's okay for them to have an agenda and be biased. No problem.

As for moving on, maybe you should tell that to all the Palin haters who keep harping on and on about how stupid she is. I've seen plenty of them who still haven't been able to move on. Maybe you should take your own advice.

Got to agree Suzie… up until you hit the "people are stupid" line, John, you had her on the defensive time,.. She was avoiding answers you gave , and trying to twist your comments (and failing). You hit that '…stupid' line, and her eyes lit up saying "See , we got your soundbite now… you're dead meat".

Reporters will never give good press to any conservative. Conservatives must take a page from Reagan and simply talk over and around the press. Palin is the real deal and it scares the hell out of the left, and all lovers of government both side of the aisle. Our problem is Washington, all of these idiots love government the only difference is by degree. Good luck with your documentary, I look forward to watching it.

The very best thing about this election season just past is that only the actively deluded – those with their fingers in their ears going, "La, la, la, la, la; I can't hear you!" – have even a shadow of a doubt left that the MSM are absolutely biased, in-the-tank leftards now. It's a great litmus test, it really is. If you encounter anyone who listens to the paleo-media anymore, you can be 100% certain that they are stark, raving mad. It's as good as a tattoo on a woman: When I see that tattoo, it tells me EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW about that chick, so I don't have to, you know, waste any time on her. Likewise with anyone who listens to the lame-stream media anymore: They are exposed as irretrievably lost anyway, so I can just blow them off.

I like things that make my life easier, so keep getting those tats, girls!

John
I saw you with this newsreader yet again yesterday. Well Done! Why is it she never answered your question about saying that Gov. Palin had called Obama a terrorist. Thing that make you go Hummmmm…

Sew trew, sew trew. U r sew rite.

No, telling the truth is not slimy. Exaggerating the relationship between Obama and a man who a terrorist forty years ago is slimy.

There were lots of articles about Obama and his background in the past two years. Sure, they didn't tell the story you wanted to hear ("Obama was born in Kenya, raised in a madrassa, helped Ayers roll dynamite sticks which killed thousands, falisified his academic records which show he was sponsored by Gorbachev, Ayers wrote Obama's memoirs, and Obama spends his spare time plotting with Wright, Ayers, and CAIR on how he's going to turn the U.S. into a communist paradise"), but to pretend that the Press and the public gave Obama a complete pass while conspiring to destroy Palin shows the blinders you're wearing.

And Barack's refusing to have any of those grand accomplishments examined by an objective eye is yet another example of his grand humility. In fact, I wish to personally thank Barack for only leaving enough written records of his life that could fill the inside of a matchbook cover. It is just a few less things to interupt my worship of him.

I don't remember ANYONE saying McCain would have won if it weren't for the tingly orgasmic press coverage that Obama enjoyed for 2 years. What they are saying is that the press was and IS still in the tank for this guy. They would have crucified Bush for half the gaffes of Biden or Obama. Obama got free campaign coverage. I don't remember him being asked one tough question. Or at least to the extent of the "gotcha" interrogations that Palin received – and she was the VP candidate. Not the main guy. The argument here isn't whether McCain would have won – he was a bad candidate and I'm glad his attempts at the WH are done – but that they are so blatantly biased to the Democratic Party that Helen Keller could see it. But they still, as Norah said, view themselves as objective when the anchors on their network have to go pull a bone because of the tingles they're getting in His presence.

"Zielger's kinda right–Palin only *implied* Obama was a terrorist with the phrase "pallin' around with terrorists," or at the least a terrorist sympathizer. Either way, it was slimy."

How is the truth "slimy"?

The organized campaign against Palin was the other side of the coin. It's impossible to make the story without her. But I agree, it's the side that offers an easier foothold for those who wish to dispute it.

How do you know she was a bad mother? Do you have a crystal ball? If so, can you tell me who's going to win the series between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers this week? I'm desperate to make SOME money in this crappy economy.

Nice try on the strawman, sojourner.

I did not and never have said any of the nonsense you attributed falsely to me, but congratulations nonetheless on decisively defeating these never stated allegations. Perhaps there is a windmill or two in your future that you could defeat in a superb display of jousting?

What I wanted to see was in depth coverage of Obama's mismanagement of annenburg challenge funds, how hud monies under his control resulted in a notable degradation of the projects he was tasked to improve, his nonexistent voting record in the Illinois state senate, the large amounts of money he took from fanny/freddy and various investment banks, his complete lack of introducing and passing ANY legislation while spending those momentous 120 odd days in the US Senate, his affiliation with Acorn including the probono legal work he performed for them, his uh- interesting real estate discounts that happened here in Chicago and so on.

But I understand how the breathless and near round the clock coverage of Palin's PTA meetings, her firing of a drunk state trooper, her amniotic fluid, out of context footage of her quoting from a Lincoln speech, incorrect charges of her "banning" books, and how much her campaign trail clothes cost was of far more importance to the average voter. She was, after all, running as Vice President.

To try to pretend that the press did anything near a proper investigation of the empty suit infesting our white house shows one of two things- you are still getting paid by Axelrod to spew such demented babble, or you are delusional to the point of needing to be institutionalized.

I say again…. FRAUD. FAILURE.

Not a complete pass, but a 90% discount on all routine election cycle scrutiny that is due a presidential candidate. Trust me, if the guy wasn't young, suave, black, and liberal, the media consensus would have been, "Wait, a 40 something with no executive experience for the highest executive position in the land? Maybe we should have a national dialogue about this!" Instead, he appeared on (literally) ten covers on Time.

Regarding your parade of straw men and dynamite sticks: It is documented fact that Bill Ayers participated in domestic terrorism, he was a very good friend of the Obamas, and that is a problem because that is a voluntary relationship that most people in this country — liberal or conservative — would never engage in, much less an American statesman.

Not a complete pass, but a 90% discount on all routine election cycle scrutiny that is due a presidential candidate. Trust me, if the guy wasn't young, suave, black, and liberal, the media consensus would have been, "Wait, a 40 something with no executive experience for the highest executive position in the land? Maybe we should have a national dialogue about this!" Instead, he appeared on (literally) ten covers of Time magazine.

Regarding your parade of straw men and dynamite sticks: It is documented fact that Bill Ayers participated in domestic terrorism, he was a very good friend of the Obamas, and that is a problem because that is a voluntary relationship that most people in this country — liberal or conservative — would never engage in, much less an American statesman.

Yea, and it's a classic political tactic. You escape a scandal by focusing on something irrelevant or some less consequential aspect of the scandal. It's the media's job to call politicians out on this. Instead, most of the media directly engaged in this activity on behalf of their favored political candidate.

So, instead of talking about Ayers/Wright/etc., they would raise the question: "How does the McCain campaign bringing up Ayers/Wright reflect on his candidacy?" or some such derivative, self-referential, irrelevant nonsense. They ask "Does this help or hurt John McCain?" which obviously implies that it hurts him. Well, why does it hurt him? Because this is the way they talk about it: without addressing the question.

The same was true of Joe the Plumber. It wasn't, "What did he ask, how did Obama respond, and what does this mean about Obama?" They could have been talking about those things without Joe already. Him bringing up this question was unwelcome. But since it was obviously a news event, they had to cover it. How did they choose to cover it? Through irrelevant distractions: who is Joe the Plumber?

Wow, I can tell you're from Chicago. I could have written the same post. People who've seen Obama up close for at least 15 years (and still remember him saying there was "no difference" between him and Bobby Rush) know all to well the sleazy people he's worked with (without a single complaint) his entire career. Whether politicians or people who've made their living by hanging at the fringes of politics, this guy was only to happy to take money and favors (then later return them) from ANYONE, regardless of their reputations and tactics.

He got elected through backdoor methods (every time), never supported reform, chose Blagojevich over Vallas (and we all know how honest Blago is), and generally did nothing during his time here, other than set himself up for higher office. People from other areas of the country have a completely false impression of him, and it's maddening.

I see. And you learned all of this by yourself, did you? Wasn't covered by the media at all? 'sfunny, because I know what "scandals" you are talking about, so somebody must have reported them.

Oh, and let's be honest about something else–Palin overshadowed McCain in the campaign. Many, many conservatives said they were voting for Palin, not McCain (Check the Free Republic archives if you doubt me.)

But again, while I don't think the charges of media bias against Palin are completely unfounded, they were overblown.

Bush's military record shows that as a pilot he inherently had a much greater chance of serving in Vietnam as other National Guardsmen. Plus flying military jets is dangerous…duh. There was also a story that Bush did volunteer for a duty that would've taken him to Vietnam.

But what about Obama's military record…that's what I want to know!

Almost all of those "straw men" were reported as fact by leading conservative news sources (although I made up the bit about Obama rolling dynamite sticks). I'd provide citations, but I don't have the time. The "Madrassa" bit was reported by FOX news, just as an example. I'm not sure if it was ever retracted

I'm not sure I'd agree with you about the shunning of Dick Ayers. As Oliver North once said, "the best you can do in the judicial system is 'Not Guilty.'" And I think 40 years of nonviolence and community participation makes up for his acts as a 20-year-old. It was, at least in my opinion, a non-issue that attempted to slime Obama by association, rather than talk about issues people care about.

Thats just outright oxygen theivery on the part of both of you.

Did it ever occur that if Barry Hussein X is the dangerous radical / stealth muslim / academic cheatin'-neegruh you make him out to be that maybe some of the agencies of the federal government I cited might raise some concern, given that they have more access to his background than some dead-end bloggers?
Of course not.
Because reality (and lack thereof) is no obstacle to your thinking. In fact, it just makes you double down. If anything, there will soon be an argument here that 'proves' there is an ever widening conspiracy that includes planet Earth, Them and Obama.

Alright…you had 8 years of time in which liberals were shut down at every turn and zealot hacks like Ann Coulter were given prominent airspace. So as for "equal opportunity" – don't complain. How about their accountability? Being touted for books that are direct attacks ("If Democrats Had Brains They'd Be Republicans" – how is that at all objective literature?)? I'll hold my party accountable when there are problems, will you? Or do you prefer the pitchfork the enemy approach?

Okay, I re-read the "straw men" post. I exaggerated a lot there, mostly to make the point that there were plenty of negative Obama stories and mis-stories floating around and reported in the media. If I had the time, what I should've done was get some citations. Yeah, sarcasm doesn't get you too far around here.

And Brisco, there were many issues, in my opinion, that should've been up for a national dialogue, but McCain/Palin, in my opinion, took the low road and tried to impugn Obama's character instead of addressing the issues.

And the press in general loves a good mudfight, especially when they get to supply the water and the dirt.

Hey…you say "potatoe" I say "potato"…

Thats right, buddy. We're on orders to mock silly impotent little rightbloggers until the commenters shake their tiny fists and perpetuate backwater myths as if we give a sh*t what you "think" to be true.
Now where's my gold Cadillac and dividend check?

CAUTION: Astorturfer next 5 miles.

8 years?! What planet have you been living on? Last time I checked Ann Coulter was among the conservatives shouted down on "The View," just like John McCain. And don't even get me started on how many times I've heard Ann referred to as "Man Coulter" over the last 8 years. The left does like their name calling– and the left invented the "pitchfork the enemy approach." Granted, "The View" isn't mainstream news, but their "Obama is sexy" approach definitely reflects the "thrill up the leg" mentality of the mainstream media.

Hey Ryan, last I checked, Ann Coulter is a conservative author who makes her money writing inflamatory OPINION! She has never passed herself off as a news anchor. The job of which is to report the news in an unbiassed fashion. At that point the dumbed down viewer has the responsibillity to form an opinion. To answer your question, I think a pitchfork is about the only thing most clueless liberals understand.

Shorter Paul D: The guy just wanted to be president. Asking questions about his past is RACIST.

And in case you weren't paying attention, and judging your opening assertion I don't think you were, GWB got tons of criticism from the right for, among other things, Medicare expansion, No Child Left Behind, Harriet Myers, Comprehensive Immigation overhaul, TARP I, and on and on. So let's hear some of that "holding my party accountable" criticism on things like Messers Dodd and Frank playing footsie with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the attempt to undermine the Iraq troop surge, the nonsense about our Guantanamo "gulag", etc. Got the snerdley's for that?

Ayers' group was planning the murder of innocent soldiers before they blew themselves up ( karma's a bitch).
Yes, a douche like Ayers should have been shunned.
And if your idea of community participation is helping to ruin Chicago's schools
then you need serious help…..or a better supervisor because your script is weak.

It is very typical of the left to attempt to squash an argument by casting its source in a negative light. What you are doing is called a "genetic fallacy." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_fallacy

Yeah, Ziegler seems to be a weird guy (or at least that is his schtick). But how about instead of posting an article about Ziegler every time he posts, you read his arguments and address them? if you want to be a liberal or a conservative, fine–but strive for intellectual honesty either way.

Your response is completely out of proportion to my comment. You are just looking for trouble. And so you will be ignored.

If you maintain that Bill Ayers is still a terrorist, then G. Gordon Liddy is still a perjurer and co-conspirator to attempted murder, and Oliver North is still a perjurer and conservatives should have nothing to do with either of them, either.

It has always fascinated me, the way someone is considered "tainted' because of some relationship that may or may not have been significant–this happens on both sides. The Ayers relationship was blown way out of proportion to what it was.

John: I thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting your reputation on the line and doing this interview with Gov. Palin. Outstanding work and I applaud your ethical and moral fiber.

I would love for you to do whatever research is necessary to clarify Barack Obama's birthplace. I personally believe he was born in Kenya and that he should not be President. Secrets create mystery and many Americans would like this mystery solved. Thank you

You know, I want to take this seriously, I really do. But then I remember the knee-capping Nate Silver gave Ziegler, and better still? The way he reduced him in size afterward by printing a transcript of John's hissy-fit during a follow-up phone exchange.

I don't know. After that? It's hard not just to laugh, and move on.

Mr.Zigler,
Just ordered your new DVD and want to thank you for your work in exposing the MSM as an activist arm of the democratic party.
Your videos on Obama voters was very telling also and showed the direct effect that channeling political opinion through sources like MTV,Comedy channel,late night talk shows,and movies in conjunction with news programs has spread liberal propaganda like a virus.
Your work and Brietbart's (Hollywood Interrupted was very informative and eye opening)is very important in working to bring objectivity and accountability to journalism.
Norah came across as a high school girl that just got caught cheating on her boyfriend. Defensive,whiny,and manipulating the facts because the truth shows her to be guilty of being just another Obama follower on her knees.
As a side note,I thought you handled Lauer very well and gave no quarter.
These liberal activist need to be exposed and put in their place on a regular basis just like you did.

Good work and I look forward to watching the video and encouraging others to purchase it and do the same.

I said Ayers is a retired terrorist. Unrepentant, unpunished. I also said he is not the only one. That´s not debatable.

If Ayers is ok with you, why not Liddy? Or do you like them both the same? No? I bet it´s "Ayers good, Liddy bad". Right?

On the media, which is what we are discussing here, they are obviously biased. On politians, Gov. Palin is the most believable of the bunch. I lost my innocence when I voted for President Carter who was going to clean up Washington. Gov. Palin has a passion we relate to. We want to believe she is sincere. She says what we believe.

Not knowing anything more about a candidate than his race is racist. He is not the first black president, his mother was white, he is the first bi-racial president, see how they twist even the minute of details.

Hey Coulter is like a lazer beam cutting up liberals! She slices and dices them up surgically. They go into total flustered mode when she fires up. It's great sport to watch a lawyer use her skills to emasculate liberals. (I'm including Joy Behar in that, she MIGHT be a drag queen, don't know, just saying…)

John,

Excellent work.

You are hereby formally bestowed with the official Ernie Mannix "Tip of the Spear" award.
Do us proud and keep poking them.

These aren't news shows. they discuss, i.e. debate the news. She doesn't do the Nightly News. The problem with NBC, it's evil spawn MSNBC and the like is that it's hard to tell when they stop reporting their version of the news and begin the commentary. It's like AP, I'll pick up a newspaper, and SWEAR I'm reading an op/ed and it's on the FRONT PAGE! I wonder why newspapers are dying?

These aren't news shows. they discuss, i.e. debate the news. Coulter doesn't do the Nightly News. The problem with NBC, it's evil spawn MSNBC and the like, is that it's hard to tell when they stop reporting their version of the news and begin the commentary. It's like AP, I'll pick up a newspaper, and SWEAR I'm reading an op/ed and it's on the FRONT PAGE! I wonder why newspapers are dying?

Don't confuse the proletariate with the fact that FLYING VIETNAM ERA JETS was extremely dangerous. So, while he was screwing around accumulating about 400 hours (which is alot) he must have been getting stupider (is that a word?) by the minute. According to the main stream press and Olver Stone that is EXACTLY what happened. If it's in the paper it must be the truth.

Perhaps the biggest Media Failure is this:

In 1989 Obama gets an internship at Sidley Austin LLP Law Firm.

Guess who works there?

Michelle Robinson .. she is his mentor and future wife.

Guess who else works there?

Bernadine Dohrn

Guess who got Obama his job there?

William Ayers

You're missing the point. The news wasn't slanted, it was straight up propaganda. It was an unprecedented, concerted effort.

Ultimately, this is highly detrimental to the entire country, and is something that even liberals should be disturbed by. Everyone should be fearful of how this erodes a critical component of the democratic process.

With in 24 hours of her being named to the ticket the Dem opposition research people were in Alaska looking for dirt. Local and state operatives were there to meet them and show them which way to look. As you remember, ex-brother in law idiot trooper, banning books, blah, blah, blah. Now Palin has 4 years to endure and over come the scruitiny. If she can hack it, she will a viable candidate, if not, no. I bet she handles things fine. I get a kick out of people that criticize her academic record. So what? Maybe it's time Yale and Harvard take some time off, I mean the track record is just mah-velous!

I'll second that, let's talk about corrupt Democrats. I saw some strange report of around 800 cases of physical abuse by teachers on students, in the crazy Blagojavich sphere of influence.

"Coulter is off-the-walls crazy".

Have you heard of Janeane Garofalo? Rosie O'Donnell? Al Franken, for God's sake?!?!

"And Obama's already done quite a bit for the country…"

Riiiiiggggghhhhttt. He's a damn failure as President and he's been in office barely a month. Practically everyone he nominates for a position on his team turns out to be dirty, his so called "stimulus" package stinks of pig, and your precious Messiah can't even decide if he wants to play Lincoln or Reagan today. Not to mention the fact that consumer confidence is down, and the market has taken quite a tumble *since* he signed his filthy bill into law. Even liberal economists are stepping forward to say that the stimulus package won't work. It is quite apparent to anyone with more than 2 brain cells (which leaves out most liberals) that your Dear Leader is in way over his head, probably more so than Carter was.

But of course, you live in lala land so just continue polishing your Obama statue while the whole damn country falls apart around you.

All a coincidence. Nothing to see here.

So only Big Hollywood readers were able to avoid the sway of the media? And the rest of America is…what? Too stupid to turn the channel? Too gullible? The disdain you all have for the intellect of Americans is amazing. Do you even like this country? We're perfectly able to fact-check on our own. It wasn't the "media" (whatever that means) who had Palin winking into the camera during the debates like a high-school cheerleader promising a blowjob. It wasn't the media who knocked up her daughter while she (Palin) was advocating abstinence. She's so busy traveling round the country preaching family values she cant even find time to keep an eye on her own daughter. Funny as hell.

And don't forget, she's only ONE conservative. Every news channel except Fox spouts liberalism, Hollywood spouts liberalisms, most newspapers around the country spout liberalisms, yet somehow Ryan misses that. Ann Coulter writes a book and Rush has one radio show and suddenly Ryan thinks he's surrounded by the enemy. Give me a break. All that time living in the echo chamber sure does make them soft doesn't it?

Not to mention, why buy a product (liberal thought) that you get free on tv, in newspapers, in books, in movies, in magazines, from crazy guys on the street, on the news… Why not just buy air while you're at it.

They were all Republicans… or so we'll be told if it becomes a political issue.

Because you drank the neo-marxist kool-aid.

Okay, a simple "wrong" would have done just fine.

That was awesome!

BUY THE MOVIE – to support John.

Better than donating to Michael steel's hip hop GOP

Can someone tell me why it isn't in the news about how OBAMA is cutting the defense budget and yet sending $900B to HAMAS. Has anyone any comments? Why are terrorists being released from Getmo who have threatened our country? Why hasn't the great one commented on any of these? Why hasn't the great one mentioned the actions going on the Mexican border? Why hasn't the great one commented anything on the North Koreans having long range missles……ANYONE?????? Wake up……..

It will be a terrible sound bite but I don't disagree with him. That statement, however, may have been related to the survey done on film about Obama supporters. Who didn't know who the Speaker of the House was or who actually said, "I can see Russia from my house." Was it Tina Fey or Sarah Palin? It also pointed out how well informed Obama supporters were about the back stories of McCain/Palin but knew nothing of the back stories of Obama/Biden.

John, you are the A-ROD of liberal media bias exposers….can't wait to see the dvd!

Last number I saw was $900 million to Gaza and the money would be handled by the Palestinian Authority and not Hamas. There really isn't an answer to the Gitmo question yet that I know of beyond the promise of merely closing it down. The next logical question like where they're going or what will happen to them well that hasn't been answered yet. If it has I'd like to hear about it.

Your ruining the pipe dream sir.
It's comments like this that keep me away from the kool-aid even though it looks so refreshing. Ignorance is bliss you know……

Don't project, Paul. Don't project.

Whatever man. Election's over and Obama won. Im not trying to "score points" or win a debate. There are very good reasons why McCain/Palin lost and pointing your fingers at the media is a distraction. If thats what you need to do to make your wounds feel better, go ahead.

I'm with ya Suzz I don't think we should send another dime of foreign aid to countries that openly hate us. American tax payers good will to other countries seems to have the reverse effect. Then again while it was mildly reported a lot of African countries loved GB for the amount of money poured into their countries. Afghanistan and Iraq we opened Pandora's box so we should help rebuild the countries.

As far as the Mexican boarder is concerned it unfortunately will require quite a few more deaths of American citizens in American States before any action will take place. Both parties seem to think they benefit from illegal immigration so both do nothing. Now that we're stating to see a real "war on drugs" take place in Mexico and it's spreading into the states they might do something but I'm not holding my breath. It's not PC to question such things no matter how insane it is that we do nothing about them.

U2Dave Exactly how I feel. So let me get this right, no there is no reporting on how much the African countries loved GB because it was GB. Are they not reporting on the $900 billion being given to Gaza because of HAMAS' love for O opps sorry I mean the Palestilian Authority?

I can oblige that. The Democrats could stand to stand up for themselves more…they don't handle confrontation well. They talk tough and then they don't stand by their word, saying "If we had more people we would [x]…" But when they had the majority they didn't get much done.

Lodo, your right about one thing. Yes there are good reasons why McCain lost. Thats not the Point. The Point is that in a country where throughout history people have given their lives to defend freedom, one of those freedom's being freedom of the press. The Media OWES all of us better. It does not matter what your pollitical persuasion is. The media owes us the truth about both sides, not just one. What the media did with Obama was to present us with the messiah.

Yes, AirAmerica does not work because it is humorless. You would think that actual comedians turned liberal talk show hosts would have a scintilla of humor.

I am just going to interject a few minor points. A. IBill Ayers, (not Dick) was not 20 years old. He was 25-29 when he committed his alleged terrorist activities. B. He was never found "not guilty". The charges were dropped for mishandling of evidence. He is admittedly unrepentant about his activities and wished that his group had done more. I would not want him as my neighbor. C. This was an issue that I cared about.

That's why I don't think there is much difference between Republican or Democrat politicians, big on promises short on results. Personally I think that both parties play to their extreme bases, obviously for votes, which leaves them frozen when it comes time to act. Truly one can not deliver on the unending list of campaign promises with out alienating the rest of their party at the same time.

Sorry, my bad.

It does seem to be an easier way to live, doesn't it?

Clever…your biggest criticism for Democrats is that they cannot convince enough people they are right when confronted with opposing viewpoints.

Good point U2Dave.
To deny that the media don't have an impact on how people make decisions is to ignore the obvious.
Most people don't research issues and get their news in 10 minute bites and newspaper headlines.
Mr. Zigler's video showing the total lack of any knowledge of the issues and attributing the idiotic statements/policies of Obama/Biden to McCain/Palin by Obama voters shows just how bad this problem is.
Mr. 57 states can start his political career in the living room of a domestic terrorist,spend 20 yrs. supporting a bigot and propagandist like Wright whose church advocates the genocide of white people that don't conform to black separatist theology,then turn around and call Palin the "religious freak" because she said a prayer for our troops going to war.
Liberals can support rendition,enhanced interrogation ,NSA wiretapping,indefinite detention of Gitmo detainees,keeping troops in Iraq based on conditions on the ground,and other policies that they condemned Bush for but have no problem now that Obama is doing it. The press gives the hypocrisy and selective outrage of the liberals a total pass.

The failed community organizer had only one major decision to make as a senator and he failed miserably:
Voting and advocating against the surge which has turned Iraq into a success story.
If Mr. genius had his way,al-qaeda and Iran would be running Iraq and there would probably be all out war in the middle east.
Press gives him a total pass still pushing the bogus "superior judgment" talking point that totally ignores the failed positions and policies that Obama has taken.

These are a few of the many failed positions by the "smart ones":

This “smart power” by the “smart ones” was preceded by having more than eight chances to take out Osama in the 90’s(including having him delivered to us from the Sudan on a silver platter)with nothing to show,treating terrorism with “police action” that allowed Al-Qaeda to grow to tremendous strengths while they bombed the twin towers,US embassies,and our battleships to name a few,creating the Gorelic wall that prevented US intelligence from stopping 9/11.
The “smart ones” also yelled and screamed about how dangerous Saddam was with his WMD’s/ties to Al-Qaeda and genocide eventually voting in 2003 to go to war.When it got tough,they sold out this country and stabbed our Soldiers in the back by trying to surrender and making up stupid conspiracy theories like “Bush lied”,”stole the elections”,”went to war for oil”,”outed Plame”,”Bush did 9/11″ and so on just to win congressional seats and pursue the White House.
Then the “smart ones” voted against the surge saying it would make things worse.
The “smart ones” said Shia,Sunni,and the kurds would never get along and be able to work together in a representative government.
The “smart ones” said Maliki was Sadr’s bitc# and would never be able to defeat him or his influence in Iraq.
The “smart ones” have been yelling about global warming and how dangerous it is despite none of their predictions,or bogus models coming true and scientist by the thousands are now calling it one of the biggest cons known to man.
The “smart ones” think high taxes,welfare,strict gun laws,throwing money at education,being easy on crime is the way to run a city.
New York,LA,Detroit,Chicago,DC,and many more cities and states that are run from top to bottom by democrats are broke,crime ridden,with terrible education standards and pathetic graduation results.

Their is NOTHING SMART about being a LIBERAL.

Look, Ann Coulter is provocative, yes, but consider this

1. She is a book author, not mass media
2. She wasn´t feted by the GOP the way Michael Moore was at the 2004 convention. And Moore has harmed this country in many ways.
3. She wasn´t elected to the Senate like Al Franken, who wrote a book called "Rush Limbaugh is a big fat idiot" – during a time when libs were "shut down" according to you.
4. Liberals always bring up Coulter because they cannot find many other examples.
5. When exactly did Coulter make up quotes out of thin air?
6. When did Coulter pretend to be news media as opposed to (frequently humorous) commentary?

Wow.

I didn't think O'Donnell was too bright before, but after watching that, I feel embarrassed for her. Zieg, good for you for taking her to task. Unfortunately, I don't think she got it. She looked and acted like she had no idea that you were tearing her a new one. She just smiled and moved on to the next question. After the first time you rip into her about the "terrorist" comment, she completely ignores what you said and you can be seen chuckling at her apparent obliviousness.

The only reason that liberals don't like Ann Coulter is because she can't be bested in sound bites. She holds her composure well, and doesn't blow up in a huff like some of the liberal nut jobs that I see. She isn't ugly, so that can't make depracating comments about that, and as for the view, I thought that 3 of those women were going to need a moist towelette after the "interview" with BO

Still, I have a hard time feeling sympathetic for a political candidate who tried to play the press and pulled her family in the midst of the circus, and then whines that it didn't work and her family should've been out of bounds.

Yes because NO politician has ever allowed their family to be photographed before, right? Besides allowing her family to be photographed and videotaped along side her, can you please give us one example of her using her family in an underhanded way (I can't even figure out what "Pulled her family in the midst of the circus," is supposed to mean).

Along with Ayers (who Obama WAS close to, as anyone in Chicago can tell you), he was much closer with Rashid Khalidi, who was a former spokesman for the PLO (although now he denies it), and has argued that armed violence against Israeli soldiers by any Palestinian (even ones hiding amongst the civilians, wearing no uniform) is legal under international law (even if Israel isn't doing anything provocative at the time). Khalidi not only was close to Obama and his wife, they babysat for the Obama's children. Khalidi and Ayers were speakers at the event the LA Times refused to disclose the videotape of because it would show Obama sitting in the audience of radical anti-Semites attacking Israel. As usual, you see people on the Left attacking Palin for her "smears," but completely refusing to admit that she was correct (although I agree that her language was overly-harsh). If you'd like, we can talk about comments from Pelosi, Reid, Schumer, Frank, Howard Dean, and other Democrat leaders attacking George Bush in a much harsher fashion. Of course, you'd have to be willing to admit you were being a hypocrite first (because I most certainly can show you far more egregious examples of hate speech from the Left).

Ryan, your fantasy world is amazing. Also, I never knew that books had to be objective. God, what would Tolstoi have said to this? Keep your comments coming. They are really funny.

Ryan, Ann Coulter is a CONSERVATIVE columnist, she has NEVER claimed to be a journalist. There is a huge difference between her books and the news. Journalists are supposed to be objective. Maybe this is the problem, liberals don't understand that there is a difference between these two things!!

Sour grapes, Paul, sour grapes! And worse, not a word of truth in your accusations. If I knew a little more about you, I could write all kinds of slander about what you faked, your hidden homosexual lifestyle, the number of police agencies that never investigated your pyramid schemes, and I have no reason to believe any of it is true, except that I don't like what you talk about in public. Just for fun, during the election I emailed a very logical case that Palin was a communist and a secret ally of Hugo Chavez — all woven out of her use of the phrase "serve the people" at the Republican convention!

seriously. It looks like they have employed Obama HOPE poster artist to do their graphics now. That color scheme is NO coincidence. Kudos to Ziegler for going into the belly of the beast and never flinching.

'cuse me folks, but I have every right to dislike and disrespect someone who has chosen to run for office. (Talk about drinking the kool aid.) I think the woman is an idoit. I liked McCain. I respected the man, his family and his service to our country, but I thought his choice of a running mate ludicris. My opinion and I voted that way. Her recent whine fest about the media is laughable. Can you imagine Hilary going on about the meanies? Did you see Ann Coulter and her going on about being banned? Nobody cares about her. Enough. If you can't handle it, don't run. If Ms. Palin can't handle Katie Couric (for crying out loud!) how could she handle terrorists? Just imagine her boo hooing around the White House.

And nasty talking about children and a family life you can''t possibly imagine. That 's low life and disgusting. What a horrid wee creature you must be, unsatisfied and dull witted. Shame on you and your ilk. Your self loathing is woefully obvious.

What you can see here is that Leftist will excuse any lies, slander or malfeasance as long as it protects the "Messiah".

It is the reason why Leftist are so sure that Bush repeatedly shut down critics and lied about so many things. They know that they would do it in a heartbeat so they assume that everybody would act in the same way.

Example:
They were fond of shouting about the "chill wind blowing across America" under Bush even though Bush never even addressed his critics but think nothing of B. Hussein Obama personally calling out critics by name and actually attacking these citizens such as the CNBC reporter. Shameful.

John Ziegler is absolutely a breath of fresh air!!

Ryan…you're still in your teens or maybe 20's, right? Please tell me you're not any older…

Closed Gitmo? Well, he said he will…eventually…whenever that is…and he figures out what to do with the terrorists we have there.

Equal pay for women…yeah, that old liberal canard. Go study up on the issue and come back later…

Ryan, Ann is usually a guest on shows that are commentary based. There is a difference. The problem here is that a lot of people, mostly liberals can't seem to tell the difference between news and commentary.

Ann Coulter is not "News Media" as NBC is, and this is what the film is attacking. Coulture is an outright conservative, and as an arthur she will write about things such as that, and rightly so. She can write about whatever she wants. However, NBC, and others like it, are "news organizations"; and their claim is that they are "equal opportunity"; it is obvious that they aren't. That is why they should be held accountable for it.

John, keep up the good work. Slam the left wing media and continue to call them out on all their lies and slander, don't give in.

Watching Obama last night in his adress to the nation, INSIST that there were no earmarks in the Recovery Bill, leaves me so bewildered I have lost all hope that the truth even matters anymore. I give this country 3-5 years before the whole thing copllapses.

The whole election was pure ugly and thats w/ a capital UGLY!

WIretapping "peoples" homes. Geeeeeze you liberals are pathetic. The government listens in on terrorists and you think your rights are being violated. Liberals are always screaming about rights and ironically the left has done far more to shut down freedom of speech. Trying telling the truth about Evolution or Global Warming and see how you'd keep you job in the government or a college campus.

The issue isn't about one election. It's about a press that has now decided it no longer even has to pretend to objective. I'm not sure McCain would have won without the Pro-O coverage. Honestly, he's not my favorite Republican. I am sure that the media bias can no longer be tolerated in a truly free country. The internet will continue to replace the MSM and with good reason.

When Obama runs for re-election he will have a record. I pressed liberals for examples of his great work when he was in the IL state senate or the U.S. Senate. All I heard back was a bunch of nonsense about hope, change, and yes we can. So we will see. You suggest we should look at what he's doing. I've talked to a lot of voters from the center who wish they could take their vote back.

Thank you for the Ayers, Dohrn bios. For what it's worth I find these two to be footnotes in history. I deplore what they did, and Ayers admits it, he walked on a technicallity. Justice generally sorts itself out eventually. I didn't think the average voter, informed on politics by Jay Leno gave a ratz azz about these two. They do, even with Obama making aquaintence with after they had established academic careers, open a window on his soul, but not a game changer. Ayers in upset with the Afgan troop surge, so I doubt he'll be despoiling the Lincoln bedroom anytime soon. Thanks.

heres another one you wouldnt see happen to obama. on oct. 28, 2008, there was an article about a halloween store that hung an effigy of sarah palin from a noose. this didnt make big news, BUT if they had hung an effigy of Obama, how many lawsuits, death threats, beatings would have happened to the owner of that store. that is how bad this race got and how menacing some people's hatred for sarah palin were.

Sniffing on glue,

You ever notice that when you lead with an insult, people tend to take what you say afterwards less seriously?

Now, I'll agree with you that the visual media (i.e., television) always goes for the best sound byte, and therefore not only tends to provide shallow coverage on any issue, but repeats misquotes half-truths almost as fast as the politicians and talking heads can spew them out. Newspapers are sometimes better, but all too many reporters don't do enough digging, and often rely on "subject matter experts" to do their research for them. So the media, in general, covers personalities instead of issues, gossip instead of fact.

But I've read about all of the alleged "scandals" in the mainstream media (and I count FOX News and newspapers like the Sacramento Bee, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal as mainstream press). And yes, some of these articles were IN DEPTH. Sorry they didn't come to the conclusion you wanted. It's surprising that, with all the conservative news organizations, radio shows, and blogs, nobody came up with anything that stuck. Unless there wasn't much there to begin with.

The relevance of Palin overshadowing McCain is that the press covered her more avidly because she was a virtual unknown and massively popular among conservatives. Therefore the press gave her more coverage and, as she didn't pass the "smell test," they covered her more vigorously and found out that a lot of her claims (bridge to nowhere, anyone) were half-truths. And having a pregnant teenage daughter certainly seemed to violate some conservative standards. And yes, when the press smell blood or mendacity they go in for the kill, and often go too far. Just as during the summer, when Obama was gaining momentum, they covered him more than Clinton, and focused on Wright and Rezko. Because Palin was introduced so late in the game, the coverage was compressed, so it may certainly seem worse to the conservative-inclined. Especially when consertive news sources and blogs screamed "Bias" and "sexism" any time something negative was said against her. Was bias involved? Probably. But no more than the bias against Obama was clear on conservative side of the media.

Sojourner of half truths-

Ever notice that when you actually read someone's post and comprehend what they're saying, they don't have to mock how stupid you are? This lack of comprehension on your part grows ever more tiresome, and I take you ever less seriously.

Have to say, the whole argument/logic/counterargument seems to be a bit beyond you as evidenced yet again by your latest deranged screed.

I'll say again… there was not the continual coverage of the Rezko/Obama real estate scam, the coverage of the Annenburg challenge, the coverage of massive amounts of hud monies disappearing on obama's watch, etc. etc. etc. To say that they received the same amount of coverage as such important topics as how much was spent on Palin's wardrobe or amniotic fluid is an utter lie. You say they focused on Wright and Rezko. Right- obama gave his "groundbreaking" speech on race, and the press dropped wright never to return- that's some dogged reporting, eh? Rezko- you're just wrong on that.

Perfect case in point- blago gets caught trying to sell obama's senate seat. Obama first says noone from his bunch talked to him, then well they sort of talked to him, then well uh, someone talked to blagojevich about the seat but jugears the vapid had one of his top men do a study and nothing untoward happened. Three different stories in a week, but then a paid lackey says everything is okay so the press moves on. Yeah, real diligence. No double standard at all. Pathetic.

To say that the purported coverage didn't "come to the conclusion I wanted" is yet another straw man- about the only thing you are good at constructing, as obviously you've danced all around the point. Wow, you're up to three. Well done.

You go on to talk about Palin and her "mendacity"- could you tell me how the "bridge to nowhere" was evidence of such, and could you lay out a few more of the "lot of her claims" that were?

Though you won't be able to come up with "a lot" of them, at root it's an academic exercise- yet again, she was not at the top of the ticket. If you believe that the media dissection of Palin was warranted, why then did not Biden get the same treatment? Why no real coverage of his lobbyist son, or the one affiliated with the Texas investment scammer lately in the news? What about slow joe lying about a drunk killing his family, or his lies about regularly going to a particular restaurant when in fact he didn't, or his ludicrous "joe sixpack" charade, and on and on and on ad nauseum?

Yet again- unfair coverage of Palin. Your case is weak, your argument skills just laughable.

Begone, sojourner of halftruths. You are boring, and I am done taunting you.

Still haven't seen where you initially stated that charges of media bias against Palin weren't unfounded.

That's what I thought the first time John was on with her. After this one, however, I think she just isn't that smart.

Sniffing on glue,

Yeah, I'm done with you too. You might want to figure out what a "straw man" is, so you don't overuse it so often. You also might want to get into some anger management therapy.
Toodles,

The reason I decline to be a liberal is that they don't seem to have the spine to give mindless twirps like Ann Coulter the contempt she deserves. She's just a bag of hot air and venom.

Liddy is punished but unrepentant. North got the same deal Ayers did, or slightly better, and he isn't repentant either. I never had much use for Ayers or Dohrn, because even if I saw some merit in their analysis of power and economics, they were such rhetorical goofballs, when they weren't making things worth by actually blowing up things that civilians valued. For God's sake, if you are serious about changing the world, you have to win over people, not drive them away. I mean, Americans generally don't like our government. Its part of being American. But we do like to get home from work safe and sound.

Well, she has a law degree and is an associate at the Hoover Institute. That being said she has the academic credentials and intellectual chops to hang with most anyone. We have to distingush between killing the messanger or the message. "Me thinks thou" wants to kill messenger, concentrate on the message.

A lawyer! Wow! Think of the possibilities! Blonde right-wing lawyer jokes! Maybe throw in a vacuum cleaner! I mean, except when you want to play up your favorite, lawyers are the profession we all love to hate… conservatives, liberals, radicals, communists… oh, but we all love our OWN lawyers. I frankly can't FIND a message in Coulter. She IS her own message. Hey everybody, look at me, I'm not a liberal! Well, get in line lady. There are fifty-eleven different kinds of not-liberals in the USA. (Oh dear, I'm mixing Langston Hughes and Robert Heinlein, a bit from Coffee Break and a bit from The Moon Is A Harsh Mistress. Hey, I like that combination.) She is a master, or mistress, of invective and name-calling, but really, I simply can't find a coherent MESSAGE in there. She's preaching to the choir, that's all. And the choir loves her, because she is trashing those the choir loves to trash.

One of the reasons I don't like liberals is because they can't take on Ann Coulter in sound bytes. She's brittle as glass, but she can get liberals to react, denounce, and even fear her little tirades. If any of them had the nerve to hold their composure and tell the little bully she's irrelevant, she would wilt away. She thrives on being hated, and she's just not worth the trouble.

Here is a good measure of the disillusionment:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/01/opinion/01rich….

1. Liberals don't use terms like Republican? What a crock. They routinely use the term Republican to rail against ANYTHING that is said or done against their agenda JUST to blanket the Republican party under one umbrella.

2. Liberals were "given" one radio station? What a dumb statement. They, using the free market, started a network and it tanked. No one was "Given" anything.

I don't know what parallel universe you're living it, but it ain't this one!