Esby here, and I've got exclusive media clips showing bias that I am sure will bring down NPR and PBS! I will post the audio and video later, here's a brief transcript of what clearly is bias coming from several public radio and TV programs:
Audobon Bird Rescue:
"*static*...You can clearly see the right wing is damaged...*static*"
Ken Burns Baseball:
"Pete Rose chose...**static**...left...**static**...the rest of his career..."
Rebuilding Katrina:
"We're making a lot of progress...**static**...ives."
Sesame Street:
"Blue...**static**...is better than...**static**...red."
Star Wars: Looking Back
"[Scott] Walker...**static**...is clearly inferior...**static**...to Wookies."
Prairie Home Companion
"Guy Noir...**static**...is a...**static**...communist."
Sunday Jazz
"**static**...my funny valentine...**static**...sent to...**static**...Kim Jong Il."
Click and Clack
"**static**...suspicious...**static**...transmission...**static** to where, Iran? Ha ha ha."
We are overwhelmed and are asking other cites to help us deal with bodies.
—Katsuhiko Abe, an official from the town of Soma, Japan.
The human toll here looks to be much worse than the economic toll, and we can be grateful for that.
—Larry Kudlow.
Kudlow later apologized for saying what he really thinks.
I would describe this measure as a Hail Mary pass.
—Robert Alvarez, senior scholar at the Institute for Policy Studies, on the dire situation of the Japanese nuclear reactors.
My wife made the point over the weekend that we are all to one degree or another inured to the images coming out of Japan because of our long-term exposure to disaster movies, which I think is right. If you try to imagine never having seen [the movie] 2012 and its countless antecedents—which isn't easy to do (although I really wish I hadn't seen 2012)—the images take on new significance.
Talking Points Memo's David Kurtz.
Every once in a while, amidst our petty wars and squabbles with each other, Nature reminds us that the real threat to humankind comes from her, not from other human beings.
—Juan Cole.
We are in an historical, deep grief. Thousands are searching for their families with no luck, and can only pray or cry now. We will never lose hope. We shall get back into peaceful life with unity, wisdom and love. Please be with us.
—Yukinori Mesuda.
Imagine if there was a hearing on radicalization amongst Christianity, there would have no protesters yesterday in Times Square for sure.
—Dana Perino, on Rep. Steve King's (R, NY) hearings on radical Islam.
You could kill two birds with one Westboro Baptist Church.
As a committee on Homeland Security, our mission is to examine threats to this nation's security. A narrow focus that excludes known threats lacks clarity and may be myopic.
—Rep. Bennie Thompson (D, MS) on how focusing on domestic terrorism committed by Muslims ignores neo-nazi and other terrorist acts.
The problem with King's hearing is not the topic of inquiry but, first, the format--congressional hearings are often more about politicians thrusting themselves into the news and parading pre-cooked opinions than discovering new information; this one was a case in point--and, second, its chairman, King himself. This of all subjects demands moderation, dispassion and sensitivity.
—Clive Crook.
Oh my God, just wait until they find out I've done nothing to stop the West Bank settlements. We don't drag every Italian in New York City before Congress to find out why they haven't yet broken up the Gambino family.
—Jon Stewart, on the charge that Muslims don't police their own.
She's not afraid of his show. She doesn't think about him all that much. Neither do I. However, I do recall that he's been rather vicious in his coverage of her, so I'm not sure why she would even want to appear on his show to give him a ratings boost.
—Sarah Palin aide Rebecca Mansour on Jon Stewart.
But you came out with an allegation that the White House is behind the effort to recall these Republican senators. And I gotta tell you, sir, listening to you here, it doesn't sound like you have the evidence of that.
Fox's Megyn Kelly to State Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R, WI).
When Fox calls you on Republican bullshit, that's harsh.
Scott Walker may now be unpopular enough to seek the Republican nomination for President.
—Nate Silver.
Unions are a fundamental component of Democracy throughout the free world. All eyes are on Wisconsin.
—Musician Steve Earle, who released a two track single to benefit The America Votes Labor Unity Fund this week.
This being California, I assume these are public-sector unionized transvestites rampaging in defense of their lavish packages.
—The Corner's Mark Steyn, over a viral video showing transvestites fighting at a taco stand.
Someone is obsessed about transvestite's packages.
I think when it comes to NPR's decision to, without any reason, throw me out the door, I think that for them, especially for some of the people who created NPR, it's an all-white operation.
—Juan Williams, who was fired for saying Muslims on airplanes made him nervous.
And it goes without saying that the difference between NPR and Fox is that Fox anchors say such things all the time in public and on-air. You cannot catch them in some sort of hypocrisy because they wear their propaganda on their sleeves.
—Andrew Sullivan.
But enough about madeira, let me show you my bacon and porn collection.
—Jon Stewart on Ron Schiller's conversation of wine with actors portraying Muslims.
What kind of pimp wears ski goggles?
—Stewart on the infamous James O'Keefe costume.
As somebody who works in public radio, it is killing me that people on the right are going around trying to basically rebrand us, saying that it's biased news, it's left wing news, when I feel like anybody who listens to the shows knows that it's not. And we are not fighting back, we are not saying anything back. I find it completely annoying, and I don't understand it.
—This American Life host Ira Glass.
Perhaps the reason there haven't been any Wall Street prosecutions is because Obama asked Jamie Dimon and Lloyd Blankfein if there was any fraud and those banking executives assured the President that there wasn't.
—Glenn Greenwald on Obama's statement that he was informed that Bradley Manning wasn't mistreated.
My recent comments regarding the conditions of the pre-trial detention of Private First Class Bradley Manning were intended to highlight the broader, even strategic impact of discreet actions undertaken by national security agencies every day and their impact on our global standing and leadership. The exercise of power in today’s challenging times and relentless media environment must be prudent and consistent with our laws and values.
—State Department spokesman PJ Crowling, in his resignation statement.
Newt knows that before he throws his giant hat into the ring, he has to explain his past positions; specifically, why those positions were so often on top of women who weren't his wife.
—Stephen Colbert, on Newt Gingrich's presidential run.
You're the state where the shot was heard around the world at Lexington and Concord.
—Michele Bachmannin New Hampshire!
And while I know I have my share of critics out there, I don't focus on the negative stuff. I just don't pay much attention to it. Most days I barely skim through the comment section of Huffington Post...Daily Kos...Fire Dog Lake...The Daily Dish...boingboing.net...
—Barack Obama, in a speech to the Gridiron Club on Saturday.
I used to think that it was a tan, but after seeing how often he tears up I've come to realize that's not a tan -- that's rust. Think about it.
—Obama in the same speech.
I bought a car when I was 17—hid it—no one knew it was mine. [I] packed my stuff up and at 11:30 on the night of my 18th birthday, I backed it into the driveway and loaded it up and went inside. [I] waited for the clock to hit midnight, and then I left.
—Nate Phelps, son of Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps.
Let’s not sell out. And let’s not let the government sell us out. Let’s fight for net neutrality. Let’s keep Austin weird. Let’s keep the Internet weird. Let’s keep the Internet free.
—Sen. Al Franken (D, MN) at SXSW.
I was just speaking like a southeast Kansas person.
—State Rep Virgil Peck (R, KS), who originally said that shooting feral hogs was a solution for illegal immigration.
What a peck.
Quote the Ravin', a weekly roundup of quotes from the internets, comes out every Tuesday afternoon.