The almost universal stance of the corporate media is that

[chieftain]

the Democrats should not over play their hand in investigating Bushco crimes. Do you suppose this is attributable to a genuine concern for the prospects of Democrats or a craven strategy to keep concealed how complicit the news media has been during the most corrupt regime in living memory? I know what conclusion is inescapable. The Broders, Russerts, Hume's, Friedman's and Millers have actively promoted this band of incompetent thieves while turning a blind eye to their lies and failures. I remember no admonitions from Broder that the RW should be even handed in its quest to impeach Clinton.
The Libby trial revealed to large segments of the American people just how cozy the RW and the corporate media have become. The purge gate hearings will provide further evidence on how the supposed watchdog for the public interest has been derelict in its duties of informing the public. For all the pompous nay saying about the LAW blocs, it is TOM and FD which have led the way in revealing what is going on right under the news medias' noses.

[OHdem10]

1. There is one thing for sure

The Media has no concern whatever for Democrats.

People who think Media are liberal are mistaken.

This has been polled, researched and posted at "Fair"

While the Media are for the most part liberal re God, Guns and
Gays" they are MORE Conservative than the average American
on Economic Issues. They fall into higher Income Americans
and worship at the same altar (Corporate Interest) as Republicans.

If one is to assign Media an ideology, they would
fall into Libertarian category.
Liberal on Culural Issues, and very conservative
on Economic Issues.

There is no way they are trying to assist Democrats.

[benEzra]

7. Hardly...the MSM are authoritarian, not libertarian...

If one is to assign Media an ideology, they would fall into Libertarian category. Liberal on Culural Issues, and very conservative on Economic Issues.

Hardly...the MSM are authoritarian, not libertarian. Conservative on economic issues, yes, but hardly liberal on cultural issues, unless you redefine "liberal" to mean "communitarian."

For the MSM, no drug law is too harsh. ("Critics say this law doesn't go far enough...")

They HATE the idea of we peons owning guns. In their world, only wealthy white country club members should be allowed to own guns, which is why they support the right to own high-zoot skeet guns and big-game rifles, but not much else.

Fourth Amendment issues? The MSM is generally pretty sympathetic to abuse of power if it's for an end they like (drug war, gun confiscation, keeping the little people in line).

No, the MSM aren't libertarian. They like power too much.

[kerstin]

2. I also wonder if the sudden and seemingly coordinated talk of impeachment

by the corporate media is to lay the groundwork for either Bush's resignation or removal before any really meaningful investigations can be conducted. Not unlike what was done with Nixon when the power brokers pressured him to resign.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

4. you've got it exactly.

The powers that be, were never exposed during Watergate.

They'll fight this one with everything they've got.

[kerstin]

5. Isn't it interesting

how they've gone from laboring en masse to diminish and/or ignore the significance of scandal after Bushco scandal (Iraq, Katrina, Plame, attorney firings, election fraud, 9/11, etc.) to now very self-consciously inserting the prospect of impeachment into the public mindset.

[CrazyOrangeCat]

6. Yes. The use of the I word . . .

. . . all of a sudden, is very telling.

[Dr Fate]

3. They also told us that Saddam had WMDs, and that he "caused" 9/11

The best strategy is to assume the media is lying on purpose, or at best, giving out false facts by "accident" (chuckle)- and then work your way forward from there.

Same goes for the GOP and a lot of what conservative DEMS say (Remember, they supported these lies as much as the media or the GOP did)