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It was Joseph Pulitzer who once said
“Newspapers should have no friends”
In reading my Investors Business Daily this morning I happened to catch the photo on the front page showing the Republican hopefuls before the Iowa debate Wednesday night. Then on page 13 they ran a IBD/TIPP poll showing the appeal/unappealing rating of the various presidential hopefuls. Pretty neat stuff. Only thing is Ron Paul the guy on their front page is not even in the poll. Neither is Duncan Hunter who is also in the picture. Does IBD have friends?
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Now the obvious response to this is the line has to be drawn somewhere. Good point. Yet how is Mike Bloomberg in the poll? Mike Bloomberg?!? Below are snapshots from presidentspolls2008.com showing the most recent ABC News national poll and the CNN New Hampshire Polls.
Do you see Mike Bloomberg anywhere? I mean Paul is even leading Fred Thompson in New Hampshire. Yet he is not in the poll.
Investors Business Daily has never hidden their strong Republican bias in their editorials or stories. Which is perfectly fine because it plays into their support of smaller government, lower taxes, pro business. But now they seem to want to guide their readers away from Republican candidates that would not meet their presidential qualities. Which is fine. As long as they are recognized for that bias.
As Ben Hecht once said:
“Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock”
Have a Great Day!
Dave Johnson
December 13th, 2007 at 1:29 pm
JUST REMEMBER, YOU HIDE RON PAUL HERE IN THE UNITED STATES, BUT THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING AND THEY KNOW THE CORRUPTION THAT IS GOING ON AND THEN YOU ASK YOURSELF WHY THE U.S. IS HATED?
December 13th, 2007 at 1:42 pm
Remember the silent majority Nixon was always talking too?
Well it has awakened, and they support Ron Paul.
December 15th, 2007 at 10:12 am
Now if we know the paper is “bias” on one issue, one should wonder what other issue(s) will they also be bias? A stock pick?