The MSM is Acting Odder Than Usual

I don’t which came as a bigger shock-that the MSM suddenly discovered minority Tea Party members or that CNN, mid ratings free fall, has discovered that the Tea Party activists are just swell. Michelle Malkin explains the CNN epiphany:


Desperate CNN: Hey, those Tea Party nuts aren’t so bad after all. Please, please tune in!

Don’t expect the “minorities are Tea Ba**gers, too” theme to catch on. First, admitting that Tea Party events are minority friendly contradicts the “Tea Ba**gers are knuckle dragging, robe and pointy hat wearing racists” theme which is so important to those in the media who would rather attack people than discuss ideas. Second, it is taken for granted by “progressives” that blacks and other minority groups owe fealty to the Democratic party. Any minority who supports conservative ideals is immediately stripped of their “authenticity”.

The CNN thing is amusing in a “who ya trying to fool?” way. If CNN thinks that Conservatives in general, or Tea Party activists in particular, will set aside years of being dumped on by the network because of one not completely horrible report they are going to be terribly disappointed.

In any case, both reports are snicker worthy and that in and of itself is a good thing.

And this poll was conducted by people who actually like Obama

Troglopundit:

The other fifty-two percent were anxious to get back to SpongeBob before the commercial break ended

Poll:

Forty-eight percent of people questioned in a CNN/Opinion Research Corporation survey released Tuesday say Obama’s presidency has been a failure so far.

Sounds like when Obama gave himself a solid B+ he was grading on the curve.

Did Media Matters Even Watch Andrew Breitbart On Fox Before They Started Whining?

Via Memeorandum:

Media Matters has a hit piece on Andrew Breitbart's Fox appeareance with Megyn Kelly. During the appearence, Breitbart didn't mince words about the coverage the various "ACORN videos" at CNN. Media Matters accused Breitbart of "whining." Problem is, Breitbart wasn't "whining" as Media Matters claims, he was making a statement of facts. CNN has slanted its coverage in favor of ACORN. CNN rather than reporting the story, has basically regurgitated the ACORN talking points.

I seem to remember from a long ago journalism class that news reporting consists of who, what, where and why. If CNN wants present an opinion piece on the ACORN story then the should label it as such. Media Matters can't be taken seriously when it defends a lack of basic journalism.