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MS NOW

2007-10-05T23:58:34Z

Cynic101:

[[Image:April 2nd MSNBC.png|right|frame]]
'''MSNBC''' is a 24-hour cable news channel. It is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels.

The channel was started in 1996 as a joint venture between [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]]. On December 23, 2005, ending a partnership that soured long before, Microsoft and NBC announced that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel, with NBC taking control. NBC completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel, with an 82 percent stake.<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30610F93E540C778EDDAB0994DD404482</ref>

MSNBC has received criticism from both liberal and conservative groups regarding the channel's perceived biases. The media watchdog group the Media Research Center<ref> [http://www.mediaresearch.org/about/aboutwelcome.asp About Media Research Center] www.mediaresearch.org</ref> argues that MSNBC has a [[liberal]] slant, citing shows by [[Keith Olbermann]] and [[Chris Matthews]], while the [[left-wing]] Media Matters for America<ref> [http://mediamatters.org/ Media Matters for America homepage] www.mediamatters.org</ref> has claimed the channel has a slant in favor of conservatives, citing shows hosted by conservatives, such as [[Tucker Carlson]] and former [[Republican]] Congressman [[Joe Scarbourough]]. Ironically, on August 16, 2007 Scarborough revealed an incident in which people in the MSNBC newsroom ceaselessly booed [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] during a State of the Union address.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/node/14899/print</ref>

In the past, MSNBC shows have featured [[Mitch Albom]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Phil Donahue]], [[Bill Moyers]], [[Maury Povich]], and [[Michael Savage]], among others. That varied programming was gradually reduced as NBC veered more [[leftist]] in its point-of-view.

In 2003, in an effort to appear more patriotic, MSNBC fired talk-show host Phil Donahue. An internal memo read, in part, "Donahue represents a difficult public face for NBC in a time of war. At the same time, our competitors are waving the flag at every opportunity." <ref>http://mediamatters.org/items/200410290004</ref>
<ref>http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/24/1446244</ref>
<ref>http://www.allyourtv.com/0203season/news/02252003donahue.html</ref>

==External links==
* [http://msnbc.msn.com Official Site]
* [http://www.setstudio.com/pages/msnbc/ Photos of the MSNBC studio]

==References==
<references/>

[[category:broadcasting]]

MS NOW

2007-10-05T23:57:40Z

Cynic101:

[[Image:April 2nd MSNBC.png|right|frame]]
'''MSNBC''' is a 24-hour cable news channel. It is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels.

The channel was started in 1996 as a joint venture between [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]]. On December 23, 2005, ending a partnership that soured long before, Microsoft and NBC announced that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel, with NBC taking control. NBC completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel, with an 82 percent stake.<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30610F93E540C778EDDAB0994DD404482</ref>

MSNBC has received criticism from both liberal and conservative groups regarding the channel's perceived biases. The media watchdog group the Media Research Center<ref> [http://www.mediaresearch.org/about/aboutwelcome.asp About Media Research Center] www.mediaresearch.org</ref> argues that MSNBC has a [[liberal]] slant, citing shows by [[Keith Olbermann]] and [[Chris Matthews]], while the [[left-wing]] Media Matters for America<ref> [http://mediamatters.org/ Media Matters for America homepage] www.mediamatters.org</ref> has claimed the channel has a slant in favor of conservatives, citing shows by left-[[libertarian]] [[Tucker Carlson]] and former [[Republican]] Congressman [[Joe Scarbourough]]. Ironically, on August 16, 2007 Scarborough revealed an incident in which people in the MSNBC newsroom ceaselessly booed [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] during a State of the Union address.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/node/14899/print</ref>

In the past, MSNBC shows have featured [[Mitch Albom]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Phil Donahue]], [[Bill Moyers]], [[Maury Povich]], and [[Michael Savage]], among others. That varied programming was gradually reduced as NBC veered more [[leftist]] in its point-of-view.

In 2003, in an effort to appear more patriotic, MSNBC fired talk-show host Phil Donahue. An internal memo read, in part, "Donahue represents a difficult public face for NBC in a time of war. At the same time, our competitors are waving the flag at every opportunity." <ref>http://mediamatters.org/items/200410290004</ref>
<ref>http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/24/1446244</ref>
<ref>http://www.allyourtv.com/0203season/news/02252003donahue.html</ref>

==External links==
* [http://msnbc.msn.com Official Site]
* [http://www.setstudio.com/pages/msnbc/ Photos of the MSNBC studio]

==References==
<references/>

[[category:broadcasting]]

MS NOW

2007-10-05T23:57:14Z

Cynic101:

[[Image:April 2nd MSNBC.png|right|frame]]
'''MSNBC''' is a 24-hour cable news channel. It is the lowest rated of the three major cable news channels.

The channel was started in 1996 as a joint venture between [[Microsoft]] and [[NBC]]. On December 23, 2005, ending a partnership that soured long before, Microsoft and NBC announced that they would dissolve their joint ownership of the cable news channel, with NBC taking control. NBC completed a deal to assume majority control of the channel, with an 82 percent stake.<ref>http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30610F93E540C778EDDAB0994DD404482</ref>

MSNBC has received criticism from both liberal and conservative groups regarding the channel's perceived biases. The media watchdog group the Media Research Center<ref> [http://www.mediaresearch.org/about/aboutwelcome.asp About Media Research Center] www.mediaresearch.org</ref> argues that MSNBC has a [[liberal]] slant, citing shows by [[Keith Olbermann]] and [[Chris Matthews]], while the [[left-wing]] Media Matters for America<ref> [http://mediamatters.org/ Media Matters for America homepage] www.mediamatters.org</ref> has claimed the channel has a slant in favor of conservatives, citing shows by left-[[libertarian]] [[Tucker Carlson]] and former Republican Congressman [[Joe Scarbourough]]. Ironically, on August 16, 2007 Scarborough revealed an incident in which people in the MSNBC newsroom ceaselessly booed [[President of the United States|President]] [[George W. Bush|Bush]] during a State of the Union address.<ref>http://newsbusters.org/node/14899/print</ref>

In the past, MSNBC shows have featured [[Mitch Albom]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Phil Donahue]], [[Bill Moyers]], [[Maury Povich]], and [[Michael Savage]], among others. That varied programming was gradually reduced as NBC veered more [[leftist]] in its point-of-view.

In 2003, in an effort to appear more patriotic, MSNBC fired talk-show host Phil Donahue. An internal memo read, in part, "Donahue represents a difficult public face for NBC in a time of war. At the same time, our competitors are waving the flag at every opportunity." <ref>http://mediamatters.org/items/200410290004</ref>
<ref>http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=05/03/24/1446244</ref>
<ref>http://www.allyourtv.com/0203season/news/02252003donahue.html</ref>

==External links==
* [http://msnbc.msn.com Official Site]
* [http://www.setstudio.com/pages/msnbc/ Photos of the MSNBC studio]

==References==
<references/>

[[category:broadcasting]]

Media Matters for America

2007-10-03T11:54:44Z

Cynic101:

'''Media Matters for America''' is an ultra-liberal organization with members in major media outlets which aims to highlight what it considers conservative misinformation in mass media organizations. Primarily, they target prominent conservative public figures, although Democrats and nonpersonalities are frequently criticized as well. They were instrumental in lobbying for the firing of [[Don Imus]] <ref>[http://www.aim.org/special_report/5390_0_8_0_C/ How Hillary's Hit Man Got Imus], Cliff Kincaid, April 17, 2007. </ref>, whom they considered a moderate who endorsed John Kerry for president in 2004.<ref>[http://hotair.com/archives/2007/04/17/video-tammy-bruce-exposes-far-left-outlets-hit-list-on-everyone-to-their-right/ Video: Tammy Bruce exposes far-left outlets’ hit list on everyone to their right,] ''FOX News'', April 17, 2007.</ref>

Media Matters since 2004 has monitored conservative media and attacked high-profile conservatives with provocative language and out-of-context [[quote mining]]. It is headed by [[David Brock]], a former conservative who claims he made up stories about such people as [[Anita Hill]], who charged Supreme Court Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] with sexual harassment during Thomas’s confirmation hearings. Brock developed a relationship in the 1990s with then-First Lady [[Hillary Clinton]]'s press aide, [[Neel Lattimore]], and came out of the closet, announcing he was a [[homosexual]] and joining the [[liberal]] cause. Brock later hired Lattimore at Media Matters as director of "special projects."

Brock is a self-proclaimed fabricator of lies who strong-armed sources that didn’t agree with him. <ref>[http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20711 Media Matters: Defaming Journalists, Getting Sued], by Catherine Moy, ''Human Events'', 05/15/2007. </ref> While writing ''Blinded by the Right'' <ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1058/is_23_119/ai_94639741/pg_1 Slime-master: inside the `vast right-wing conspiracy' - Blinded by the Right: The Conscience of an Ex-Conservative] - Book Review, Christian Century, Nov 6, 2002 by Gary Dorrien.</ref>, Brock was hospitalized in a mental facility where he spent time in a "quiet room" and "had delusions, he thought people were trying to kill him," according to the Drudge Report. <ref>Moy, ''Human Events''. </ref>

Brock outlined his lies and conversion to liberalism in his 2002 book, ''Blinded By The Right.'' He launched Media Matters in 2004 after conferring with [[Hillary Clinton]].

“David Brock has invented a new form of political organization: a tax-exempt group that is subsidized by taxpayers while Brock gets to spew his hate/smears,” said Anthony “Andy” Martin, a journalist suing Brock & Media Matters for defamation.

[[Jamison Foser]] is described on the Media Matters website as having "served as Research Director at the [[Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee]] (DCCC) for the 2002 cycle" and is one of several staffers with connections to the faction of Democratic Party linked to the Clintons.

Glenn Thrush of ''Newsday'' has reported very close ties between Brock and the [[Hillary Clinton machine]], even noting that Hillary "advised Brock" on creating his organization. He added, "For her part, Clinton's extended family of contributors, consultants and friends has played a pivotal role in helping Media Matters grow from a $3.5 million start-up in 2004 to its current $8.5 million budget." <ref>[http://www.aim.org/aim_report/5541_0_4_0_C/ AIM Report: Hillary's Hit Man Strikes Again], Accuracy in Media, June 19, 2007.</ref> While speaking at a [[Daily Kos]] event; Hillary bragged about her role in "institutions that I helped to start and support like Media Matters and Center for American Progress."

For 2005 Media Matters of America showed assets of $6,344,165 and income of $8,489,663. The group has been accused of receiving money from extreme liberals like [[George Soros]], who help fund the group's smear campaign.

==References==
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==External links==
*Media Matters for America [http://www.guidestar.org/pqShowGsReport.do?partner=justgive&npoId=100304160 Financial Data] Retrieved from Guidstar, the registered trademark and operating name of Philanthropic Research, Inc.
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/06/AR2005080600848_pf.html Rich Liberals Vow to Fund Think Tanks], By Thomas B. Edsall, ''Washington Post'', August 7, 2005.
*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/articles/readarticle.asp?ID=15409&p=1 The Shadow Party: Part II Continued ], By David Horowitz and Ben Johnson, ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', October 7, 2004.
*[http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=19564 David Brock: Media Liar], By Jacob Laksin, ''FrontPageMagazine.com'', September 21, 2005.
*[http://www.therealitycheck.org/StaffWriter/bparks061507.htm Misleading Matters], by Bob Parks, ''TheRealityCheck.org'', retrieved 15/06/07.

[[category:liberal activists]]

The New York Times

2007-10-03T11:52:56Z

Cynic101:

The '''New York Times''' (NYT) is a [[radical]] [[leftist|liberal]] [[newspaper]], according to [[conservative]] critics, that is published in [[New York City|New York]], [[New York]] and distributed to readers worldwide.<ref>[http://www.timeswatch.org/ TimesWatch: Documenting and Exposing the Liberal Political Agenda of the ''New York Times'']</ref><ref>[http://www.nationalreview.com/nrof_luskin/luskin200407290744.asp Just Say It, Dan Okrent], National Review Online</ref> It is the third most widely circulated newspaper in the United States behind ''[[USA Today]]'' and ''[[Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' <ref>Infoplease.com: [http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0004420.html Top 100 Newspapers in the United States]</ref>.
[[image:Arthursulzbergerjr.jpg|right|thumb|Arthur "Pinch" Sulzberger Jr.]]
The New York Times is published by 3rd generation NYT publisher Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr, who is a radical leftist in his political opinions. The NYT publishes 15 other newspapers, including the ''International Herald Tribune'' (based in Paris) and the ''Boston Globe.''
Examples of types of [[liberal bias]] utilized by the New York Times include:
*[[placement bias]]
*[[photo bias]]
*[[genius bias]]

==Controversies==
*''The Times'' correspondent [[Walter Duranty]] intentionally covered up the [[Soviet]] [[Holodomor|genocide]] of the [[Ukraine|Ukrainians]].<ref>[http://www.nytco.com/company/awards/statement.html New York Times Statement About 1932 Pulitzer Prize Awarded to Walter Duranty]</ref>

*C. L. Sulzberger in 1944 wrote a glowing review of [[Edgar Snow]]'s ''People on Our Side'' and plugged Snow's earlier 1937 work, ''Red Star Over China'' in which Snow stated, "The political ideology, tactical line and theoretical leadership of the [[Chinese Communists]] have been under the close guidance, if not positive direction, of the [[Communist International]], which during the last decade has become virtually a bureau of the [[Russian Communist Party]]. In the final analysis this means that for better or worse, the policies of the Chinese Communists, like the Communists in every other country, have had to fall in line with, and usually subordinate themselves to, the broad strategic requirements of [[Soviet Russia]], under the dictatorship of [[Stalin]]."<ref>New York Times Weekly Book Review, September 10, 1944; ''Red Star Over China'', Edgar Snow, New York, 1937, pg. 374. Quoted in ''While You Slept : Our Tragedy in Asia and Who Made It'', John T. Flynn, New York : The Devin - Adair Company, 1951, [http://www.mises.org/books/whileyouslept.pdf pgs. 73, 83] pdf.</ref> [[Mao Zedong]] and [[Joseph Stalin]], the leaders given endorsement here as "people on our side," are the two biggest [[democide|mass murderer]]s in history.

*An anonymous editor at the ''New York Times'' attacked Rep. [[Tom DeLay]] with the most vile [[hate speech]] in Delay's [[Wikipedia]] biographical entry just prior to the 2006 election.<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_DeLay&diff=prev&oldid=85320018 Edit in question]</ref><ref>[http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/name2ip.php?orgname=New+York+Times&location= WikiScanner] results for the NYT</ref>

*In 2003, ''New York Times'' reporter [[Jayson Blair]] resigned after it was found that he had engaged in repeated [[plagiarism]] and [[deceit]], copying articles from other newspapers and making up other articles out of whole cloth. Blair was promoted and problems with his reporting were ignored due to the newspaper's adherence to [[affirmative action]]<ref>[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/media/media_ethics/casestudy_blair.php Jayson Blair: A Case Study of What Went Wrong at The New York Times]</ref> Online NewsHour

*[[Michelle Malkin]] says the NYT has violated an agreement regarding [[Journalism|journalist]]s covering [[war|war casualties]]. <ref> [http://michellemalkin.com/2007/02/01/the-nytimes-unspeakable-violation/ The NYTimes’ unspeakable violation]</ref>

*The ''New York Times'' subsidized<ref>[http://www.investors.com/editorial/editorialcontent.asp? Subsidizing Sedition], Investor's Business Daily Editorial, 9/13/2007.</ref> what Peter D. Feaver of the ''[[Boston Globe]]'' referred to as a "vicious" attack on the person and charter of a respected professional soldier, Gen. [[David Petraeus]].<ref>[http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2007/09/11/moveons_mccarthy_moment/ MoveOn's McCarthy moment], By Peter D. Feaver, ''Boston Globe'', September 11, 2007.</ref> The [[radical]] [[liberal]] group [[MoveOn.org]], an organization which advocated maintaining the [[corrupt]] [[United Nations]] [[Iraq#Oil_for_food_scandal|Oil For Food]] program's support for the [[fascist]] [[Ba'athist]] regime in [[Iraq]], ran a full page ad in the ''Times'' at roughly half the cost of regular price impugning Gen. Petraeus credibility as a traitor.<ref>[http://www.nypost.com/seven/09132007/news/nationalnews/times_gives_lefties_a_hefty_di.htm Time Gives Lefties a Hefty Discount for "Betray us" Ad], Charles Hurt, ''New York Post'', September 13, 2007.</ref>

==See Also==
[[Previous Breaking News/New York Times|Articles about '''New York Times''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==References==
<references/>
[[Category:United States Newspapers|New York Times]]

Tony Perkins

2007-10-01T20:06:47Z

Cynic101:

'''Tony Perkins''' is a [[right-wing]] activist who (as of 2007) serves as the president of the [[Family Research Council]], a [[conservative]] [[Christian]] think-tank.
[[category:politics]]

Tony Perkins

2007-10-01T20:06:37Z

Cynic101:

'''Tony Perkins''' is an [[right-wing]] activist who (as of 2007) serves as the president of the [[Family Research Council]], a [[conservative]] [[Christian]] think-tank.
[[category:politics]]

Tony Perkins

2007-10-01T20:06:12Z

Cynic101:

Tony Perkins is an [[right-wing]] activist who (as of 2007) serves as the president of the [[Family Research Council]], a [[conservative]] [[Christian]] think-tank.
[[category:politics]]

Tony Perkins

2007-10-01T20:06:02Z

Cynic101:

Tony Perkins is an [[right wing]] activist who (as of 2007) serves as the president of the [[Family Research Council]], a [[conservative]] [[Christian]] think-tank.
[[category:politics]]

Tony Perkins

2007-10-01T19:56:58Z

Cynic101: New page: Tony Perkins is a right-wing, Christian zealot. He is the president of the Family Research Council, a conservative Christian think-tank.

Tony Perkins is a [[right-wing]], [[Christian]] zealot. He is the president of the [[Family Research Council]], a [[conservative]] Christian think-tank.

Talk:Bill Maher

2007-09-30T22:27:11Z

Cynic101:

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http://www.tv.com/bill-maher/person/22299/biography.html says he's a libertarian. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] 22:18, 7 May 2007 (EDT)
:Since there is some disagreement on whether his views actually are libertarian, it's probably best to leave the political label out. Also, I edited the page to reflect that Dinesh D'Souza had been the guest on the famous show that got Bill Maher booted from ABC.

==My Revisions==

I made a number of changes and general reorganizations here, all (I think) perfectly fair and righteous and according to guidelines. I guess you could even call them "conservative". If anybody (*cough*TK*cough*) has any issues with any of them, let's take 'em one by one, instead of reverting the whole lot without an explanation, 'kay? I'm happy to discuss my edits.--[[User:WJThomas|WJThomas]] 17:46, 19 May 2007 (EDT)

:Nice try anyway. Did Maher actually call US soldiers cowards or did he say "we" as WJThomas' version said? [[User:Murray|Murray]] 18:18, 19 May 2007 (EDT)

*As an Administrator, as per our Guidelines, users are to follow our instructions. Maher is a Socialist/far left-wing politically. We do not strive here, like Wikipedia does, to scrub articles of all truth, just to be PC. It is okay for you to be happy with your edits, and like all wiki's they are subject to change. ;-) '''Since you seem to invite discussion whenever someone reverts your edits, WJT....perhaps you should have followed your own "advice" before you originally made your changes, eh?''' --[[User:TK|Sysop-TK]] [[User_talk:TK|/MyTalk]] 18:21, 19 May 2007 (EDT)
:*He may well be far left, but I don't see that he's a socialist (let alone a Socialist), unless you have cites/quotes/positions I've not seen, and I haven't seen anything demonstrating that he's a "Democratic party activist", or even a Democratic party member. If you have any evidence (on any of those points), it should be added to the entry. Other than that and removing the gossip about his ex-girlfriend unsuccessfully suing him (or does the "gossip" rule only apply to politicians?), I really didn't do anything other than clean up the article, organize it.
:*As for the rest of it, I wasn't trying to scrub or PC-ize anything--I've only seen Maher's show once or twice, and don't find him amusing or intersting (mostly he comes across as an arrogant you-know-what). I'm just trying to do a good job here, help make Conservapedia a useful and trusted source. If I'm insufficiently doctrinaire, I apologize. And I only "invite discussion" because reverting without comment or explanation doesn't help me (or anyone else) do a better job here.--[[User:WJThomas|WJThomas]] 16:17, 20 May 2007 (EDT)

==Image==
[[Image:Maher.jpg|right|frame]]

== Since this has been protected for 2 months ==

These are in serious need of a fix:
<blockquote>"Bill Maher is a socialist"
 "Despite claims of being a libertarian, his views are more line with totalitarian-socialism. In fact, most of his views are in direct opposition to libertarian ideology, such as his strong support of government regulation of corporations, foreign aid, public schooling, a ban on homeschooling, campaign finance restrictions, radical environmental laws, affirmative action, minimum wage laws, absolute gun control, support for the United Nations, income redistribution through higher taxation, government funding for abortion, and support for Ralph Nader in the 2000 U.S. presidential election. He has even praised Janet Reno and the ATF for its action in the massacre in Waco, Texas."
 "Some of his other stances on issues related to personal pleasure such as legalizing drugs, gambling, and prostitution are however libertarian in outlook. Maher has been described in libertarian and conservative chatrooms as "a tax and spend politically correct liberal who's a-okay with the Leviathan state as long as he gets his Hustler, his hookers and his hash."</blockquote>

None of these are referenced at all and they are somewhat contradictary. How about instead of labelling him you just say what he's for and against?

Also, the first quotation in the article needs to be on a new line. [[User:Jazzman831|Jazzman831]] 00:21, 13 July 2007 (EDT)

I agree that Bill Maher is not a socialist. He also supported Bob Dole in 1996.