Media Research Center

From the Desk of:
Brent Bozell, President
Media Research Center

December 30, 2011

Read below about the threat that we face in 2012

Dear Patriot,

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Our staff has painstakingly documented and analyzed how the leftist press have been systematically savaging every potential conservative standard bearer who has emerged on the national stage.

We all know how they ruthlessly attacked Sarah Palin.

Donald Trump is no conservative, but the media thought he was and crushed him the minute he looked like a threat to Barack Obama and his socialist agenda.

Then it was Michele Bachmann. Texas Governor Rick Perry. Herman Cain. And of course, Newt Gingrich.

The moment his national approval ratings around the country jumped, the liberal media pounced, looking for any and every piece of dirt they could find on him.

In some cases, members of the liberal media didn’t even try to hide their mission to destroy Newt.

As was detailed in the December 7, 2011 MRC “BiasAlert,” former Newsweek editor Howard Fineman trashed Newt Gingrich as a mad bomber, smearing,

“...Newt's main appeal and his main skill is as a guy who knows exactly where to put the explosive device to blow up the bridge."

An even more outrageous example comes from Noel Sheppard writing in MRC’s newsbusters.org. Noel exposed how Aaron Blake of The Washington Post’s “The Fix,” a political blog, sent out a mass tweet asking for,

“outlandish/incorrect predictions and quotes from Newt Gingrich.”

This same tactic was used by the Post against Sarah Palin in June.

The bottom line is this: The majority of the leftist press are no longer hiding their bias or even pretending to be objective.

Anyone or anything deemed a threat to the media’s socialist agenda has been -- and will continue to be throughout 2012 -- smashed, ridiculed, smeared and demonized by the leftist press.

Think also about how they continue to demonize the Tea Party movement as “right-wing extremists,” “racists,” “hostage-takers,” “terrorists,” and “spoiled teenagers”...

... compared to how they lavished praise on the anti-capitalist anarchists that made up the phony and (contrary to media portrayal) tiny “Occupy Wall Street” rabble.

Most of all, think about how the likes of Chris Matthews, The New York Times and NPR have helped the liberals frame the 2012 election agenda as a battle between “the haves” and “have nots.”

Honestly, in all my years in grassroots activism, I have NEVER seen the media play the “Class Warfare Card” so openly, aggressively and shamefully!

Case in point?

As was also detailed in that December 7 MRC “BiasAlert,” former Associated Press writer Ron Fournier praised Barack Obama's call for higher taxes as,

“...one of his best, a searing and historically poignant account of the greatest challenge of the American experiment: How do we give every citizen, rich or poor, a path to the good life?"

Yes, according to Ron Fournier and most of his liberal media colleagues, the only way to create jobs and expand economic opportunity is to raise taxes, handcuff the free enterprise system and punish hard-working successful Americans.

If you agree, then you are deemed one of the “adults in the room.”

If not, then you are “anti-middle class,” “anti-worker,” “anti-America,” “anti-minority” and a “right-wing, greedy, Tea Party extremist” who hates Barack Obama more than you love your country.

In essence, that is how Chris Matthews, George Stephanopoulos, Christiane Amanpour and the leftist press plan on framing the 2012 elections.

Us against them. Rich against poor. Black against white.

It is despicable –- and the time has truly come to say enough is enough.

I am sure you agree.

In Wednesday's message, I detailed how we plan to answer these distortions and attacks, but I can’t do it without the generous support of conservative Americans.

Stand with us to put the leftist press directly on notice that the American people will not allow them to smear conservatives, distort the facts or elevate the socialist agenda in order to predetermine this year’s election results.

I believe 2012 is going to be a make-or-break year for our nation’s liberty, security and prosperity.

This effort will cost nearly $4 million dollars, and we’re counting on our MRC Action team to contribute $50,000 towards this massive effort.

So please, respond and respond generously today.
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Sincerely,

L. Brent Bozell III
Founder and President

P.S. The liberal media’s attacks on Tea Party and conservative leaders, candidates and principles in the coming days, weeks and months ahead are going to be worse than we have EVER seen before in the United States. These attacks will become more and more hateful, dishonest, vicious and relentless as the year goes on. We hold in our hands the tools to counter and neutralize these attacks. DONATE PLEASE