I'm Mad As Hell.....

Today was one of those bias-packed issues of the Seattle Times. First, on page A7, we have the story, "McCain Criticizes Ad Attacking Kerry". As most of you news-hounds already know, John McCain has come out and condemned the ads Swift Boat Veterans for Truth have made regarding John Kerry's war service. First, I think it's important to note that the Times did not cover the SBVT organization until they had something negative to say about them. This PROVES that this story was newsworthy in the first place.

Also, the Times does what the Times does best, distort, and prints a quote of McCain's out of context and says, "I can't believe the President would pull such a cheap stunt". This implies that this was all the President's idea. Nowhere in the piece does it say that SBVT is not affiliated to the Republican party. And yet, the Times goes out of it's way to try and suggest an association by comparing this ad campaign to what it considers a similar campaign Bush had used against McCain in 1990. Very sneaky! I could be wrong, but I recall that when the Times did stories on Move-On.org, they DID remind us that this organization has no ties to the Democratic party. You would expect the same consideration, right?

And to top it all off, there is an inaccuracy in the story. I just sent this letter to the Times:

Dear Seattle Times:

McCain Criticizes Ad Attacking Kerry
There is an incorrect statement in that story. You state, "Kerry's crewmates support the candidate and call him a hero". This is not a quote from an individual, this is the Times reporting on the story.

This is false. Gunner's Mate Steve Gardner served on Kerry's boat from Nov. - Jan. of Kerry's tour. He most certainly DOES NOT support Kerry.

I hope a retraction is forthcoming. I might add you didn't bother reporting on this story until you had something negative to say about the SBVT organization, proving it was, indeed newsworthy, however the Times simply did not want to cover it. Fine. It's your biased newspaper. But at least GET THE STORY RIGHT!

Sincerely,

Nicholas Tanner

Now, I know what you all are thinking: "Gee whiz Nick, this seems like an awful lot of bias for one day, right?" Actually, the Times is just getting started.
The Times puts "Fahrenheit 9/11" back in the spotlight on page A6 in the story, "Kerry Slams Bush's Actions on 9/11". Now this, my friends, is a non-story. I believe it is an outrage that the Times has turned that 5 minute interval after Bush was told about the attacks into an "issue" simply because of Moore's movie. You understand that the Seattle Times tried to completely ignore SBVT despite the fact that Kerry has made his Vietnam service the absolute CORNERSTONE of his campaign, and yet they have now focused on EVERY SINGLE ISSUE discussed in that stupid movie (Bin Laden/Bush ties, Saudi flights post 9/11, etc.)!

And wait, there's more! Why not throw in some Abu Ghraib for good measure? On page A9 we get a total rehash of the Abu Ghraib abuse scandal in the story, "Interrogation Chief 'shocked' at Abuse". Come on, haven't we had enough of this one?

Do I seem mad? I actually am mad today. This is ridiculous. I actually thought that the Times was getting better lately, as the Republican convention approaches. Boy, oh boy, was I WRONG!