Lately more and more people have come to accept what many have known for years: America's popular media is absolutely biased, subjective and largely homogeneous in political affiliation. Walter Cronkite once said, "I think most newspapermen by definition have to be liberal; if they're not liberal, by my definition of it they can hardly be good newspapermen."
Well, in order to maintain a free society, it seems best to have reporters that are objective, but no one is perfect. Therefore, they should be as varied in political philosophy as the people that they serve. Unfortunately, this is not the case in the United States. In 1992, Bill Clinton received 43 perecent of the vote for President, yet he received 89 percent of Washington reporters' votes. These facts are literally old news, but recent examples of media bias abound.
A great example of current media bias is the treatment received by Ron Paul, Air Force veteran, M.D. and 2008 presidential candidate. Lately, what was thought of as a liberal versus conservative issue has become an establishment versus Ron Paul issue.
For example, the Iowans for Tax Relief organization excluded Ron Paul from their Iowa straw poll. Doesn't it seem odd that a conservative tax relief organization would block a conservative candidate who aims to abolish the income tax? Reportedly, they decided to block Dr. Paul because they did not believe him to have a chance in winning. Surprisingly to some, Ron Paul held an impromptu rally that attracted more supporters than any other candidate.
Meanwhile, Yahoo's political pages failed to list Ron Paul as a candidate. When contacted, Yahoo spokespersons cited similar reasons for not including Ron Paul. Yahoo and other media outlets seem to think that they can say Ron Paul does not have a chance in winning and that will make him go away.
In addition, so many people in the mainstream media claim to be against the war in Iraq, but fail to mention that Ron Paul is, according to the Wall Street Journal "perhaps the most anti-war candidate in the race."
Moreover, does the treatment Ron Paul received at the Sept. 5 Fox Republican debates even need to be mentioned? At the debate, Rudy Giuliani's snickering was positively immature, unprofessional and completely unbecoming of one running for President. Even after Ron Paul executed a decisive victory.
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