The Great Liberal Death Wish, London Edition

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Power Line:

 

Steven Hayward

5/22/13

 

Theres an old saying in journalisma story just too good to check out. You can tell the medias bias not only from what they wont check out, but what they wont even consider checking out, let alone reporting.

 

News item: a deranged young man, James Holmes, shoots up a Denver theater last summer killing 12, and ABC Newss Brian Ross goes on the air to note that theres a James Holmes affiliated with a Tea Party group in the area. Didnt bother to check it out; it was too good not to rush to broadcast. Turns out there was no connection.

 

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News item: Terrorists behead a British soldier in broad daylight, and then proclaim to bystanders that They wont stop fighting until you leave us alone. And on the network news broadcasts I took in tonight I did not hear the word Islamic mentioned once in connection to the story, which even Janet Napolitano cant spin into something other than terrorism. Wouldnt want to speculate, as Brian Ross might put it. Despicable. The media, that is. Another example of Malcolm Muggeridges Great Liberal Death Wish in action. Among the British papers, it seems only the Daily Mail and Daily Star are calling it plainly:

 

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