There Is Nothing More Important Than BJ's

Don't get me wrong. I agree. But for TOTALLY different reasons. Jeez, our media is soooooo liberal.

Media Matters compares coverage of the Lewinsky "scandal" to the Bush-spying-on-Amercians without a warrant scandal and guess what they found?

"All told, on January 22, 1998, the Times and the Post ran 19 articles (five on the front page) dealing with the Clinton investigation, totaling more than 20,000 words and reflecting the words of at least 28 reporters -- plus the editorial boards of both newspapers.

In contrast, on December 17, the Times and the Post combined to run five articles about the NSA spying operation, involving 12 reporters and consisting of 6,303 words.

On February 25, 1998, 35 days after the story first broke, the Post ran four articles and an editorial about the Clinton investigation, totaling 5,046 words, involving 11 reporters, and the paper's editorial board. The Times ran four articles, two opinion columns, and an editorial -- seven pieces in all, totaling 5,852 words and involving at least six reporters and columnists, in addition to its editorial board. The papers combined for 12 articles, columns, and editorials, involving 17 reporters and columnists, as well as both editorial boards.

On January 20, 35 days after the NSA story first broke, the Times ran one 1,324-word article about the NSA operation written by two reporters. The Post ran one 945-word article written by one reporter. Combined: two articles, three reporters, 2,269 words.

We could go on and on with comparisons like these, and bring in other news organizations, but it should be clear by now that the nation's leading news organizations haven't given the NSA spying story anywhere near the coverage they gave the Clinton-Lewinsky matter. And, based on available evidence, they haven't dedicated nearly the resources to pursuing the NSA story that they dedicated to the Lewinsky story."

via Eschaton (And I ripped off their headline)

Comments

[Sam]

Careful on this one, Spike. "Up Yours" could come back with Tom Delay and get pushed too far.

You really have some touchy fuckers checking you out, man. It least you know they read the posts. Some of 'em read it wrong, but they read it.

[Jeremy Nimmo]

Except, I don't know, lying?

[Cookie]

Yeah, Republicans do lie a lot.

And lying about a blowjob is so much more important than lying us into war and lying about spying on Americans. I see your point. Bush lies worse than Clinton every day of his life.