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	<title>Comments on: Rep. Lamar Smith: &#8216;The greatest threat to America is a liberal media bias.&#8217;</title>
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		<title>By: michael99</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:05:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:08:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: citizen neutrall</title>
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		<dc:creator>citizen neutrall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I am appalled at some of the vituperation above. We do ourselves no good with that, but rather we should analyze the media, and argue logically against the Liberal Bias argument using facts to support our argument. That is always the best way.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am appalled at some of the vituperation above. We do ourselves no good with that, but rather we should analyze the media, and argue logically against the Liberal Bias argument using facts to support our argument. That is always the best way.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672987', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Druids Dream</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:29:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>When the &quot;MSM&quot; starts advocating closing prisons, free public transportation, legalizing drugs and prostitution, giving teenagers the right to vote,etc, I&#039;ll be more inclined to believe him.</description>
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		<title>By: GRiLL</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:45:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>kevin1 Says: 

YOU are an idiot

Conservatives have one news outlet “Fox News”, but people who lean left have the following:
New York Times, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, NPR and CNN. and ALMOST every editorial in every major city in the US.
Also all three network anchors lean left.
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You are a brainwashed moron. NONE of the networks are lefty at ALL much less lean left in the way FOX leans right and only by being stupid and brainwashed could you possibly take that seriously.

Just because you don’t agree with conservatives, that doesn’t mean their liars.
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NO they arent liars because we disagree they are liars because they, you know, LIE.

What I find so funny is that you lefties get so upset with FOX News, you don’t have to watch it-turn it off.
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What I find so funny is how stupid you are. If you dont LIKE us criticizing Fox you dont have to read it you can LEAVE.

Two thirds of the country is either lean to the right or are in the middle, that’s why Fox News is the highest rated cable news channel by far.
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Highest rated CABLE chanell is just leading the minor leagues the networks STILL dwarf their ratings. The only reason they lead the cable chanells is that there are plenty of choices if what you want is NEWS and INFORMATION but for morons like YOU that want to be lied to and fed propaganda it is FOX thats it. So they get the lions share of the idiots.

I don’t think people on the left are liars because I don’t agree with them, I just think they are misguided .
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I dont think the right are liars collectively just the ones that are shown, you know, LYING I just think a whole lot of them like for instance YOU are stupid.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>kevin1 Says: </p>
<p>YOU are an idiot</p>
<p>Conservatives have one news outlet “Fox News”, but people who lean left have the following:<br />
New York Times, ABC, CBS, NBC, CNBC, NPR and CNN. and ALMOST every editorial in every major city in the US.<br />
Also all three network anchors lean left.<br />
&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;</p>
<p>You are a brainwashed moron. NONE of the networks are lefty at ALL much less lean left in the way FOX leans right and only by being stupid and brainwashed could you possibly take that seriously.</p>
<p>Just because you don’t agree with conservatives, that doesn’t mean their liars.<br />
&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;</p>
<p>NO they arent liars because we disagree they are liars because they, you know, LIE.</p>
<p>What I find so funny is that you lefties get so upset with FOX News, you don’t have to watch it-turn it off.<br />
&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;</p>
<p>What I find so funny is how stupid you are. If you dont LIKE us criticizing Fox you dont have to read it you can LEAVE.</p>
<p>Two thirds of the country is either lean to the right or are in the middle, that’s why Fox News is the highest rated cable news channel by far.<br />
&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;</p>
<p>Highest rated CABLE chanell is just leading the minor leagues the networks STILL dwarf their ratings. The only reason they lead the cable chanells is that there are plenty of choices if what you want is NEWS and INFORMATION but for morons like YOU that want to be lied to and fed propaganda it is FOX thats it. So they get the lions share of the idiots.</p>
<p>I don’t think people on the left are liars because I don’t agree with them, I just think they are misguided .<br />
&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;</p>
<p>I dont think the right are liars collectively just the ones that are shown, you know, LYING I just think a whole lot of them like for instance YOU are stupid.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672498', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:42:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ConservativeForProgress

Gee just think. Well ecucated professionals that are paid to know and understand politics and what is happening in the world tend to vote Democratic and they chose highly intelligent and politically astute John Kerry over the moron from Texas and we are supposed to be suprised? Do you know what that DOESNT show? BIAS in their reporting. I am sure you THOUGHT you had a point but and perhaps you did but you certainly didnt make the point you THOUGHT you were making</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ConservativeForProgress</p>
<p>Gee just think. Well ecucated professionals that are paid to know and understand politics and what is happening in the world tend to vote Democratic and they chose highly intelligent and politically astute John Kerry over the moron from Texas and we are supposed to be suprised? Do you know what that DOESNT show? BIAS in their reporting. I am sure you THOUGHT you had a point but and perhaps you did but you certainly didnt make the point you THOUGHT you were making<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672496', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: EugeneDebs</title>
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		<dc:creator>EugeneDebs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:38:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>upright left Says: 


Fortunately, there is a liberal cheerleading network to provide balance. ;)
&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;&lt;

No there isnt. This claim is flat out stupid and you have to be a brainwashed moron to take it seriously</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>upright left Says: </p>
<p>Fortunately, there is a liberal cheerleading network to provide balance. ;)<br />
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<p>No there isnt. This claim is flat out stupid and you have to be a brainwashed moron to take it seriously<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672495', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
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		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:48:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Oregon</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oregon<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672473', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5672472</link>
		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:48:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yep. An hour away from ElBruce. It was a marvelous storm.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yep. An hour away from ElBruce. It was a marvelous storm.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672472', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5672447</link>
		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 06:20:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;FOIA Gras Says:

wiley, you in western Oregon?&lt;/em&gt;

I am.  That was a heck of a thunderstorm what passed through today.</description>
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<p>wiley, you in western Oregon?</em></p>
<p>I am.  That was a heck of a thunderstorm what passed through today.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672447', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: FOIA Gras</title>
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		<dc:creator>FOIA Gras</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>#130

wiley, you in western Oregon?</description>
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<p>wiley, you in western Oregon?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672421', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: FOIA Gras</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5672419</link>
		<dc:creator>FOIA Gras</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rep. Lamar&#039;s initiative and accompanying announcement adheres loyally to two long favored pages out of the Republican play book: 1) Working the Refs (see Eric Alterman&#039;s &quot;What Liberal Media?&quot;) and 2) Demonize DemocRATS/Libruls as greater threat than terrorists.

Working the refs has, over the years, been a successful strategy employed by Republicans into cowing the corporate media which has led to their increasing irrelevance as the internet and--oddly--news satire has filled much of the void.  With respect to the second tactic:  The last two election cycles have shown that the electorate have become tone deaf to this kind of fearmongering, which voters are increasingly recognizing for what it is--a vacuous substitute for substantive policy debate.

Republican policy is designed to do two things:  transfer wealth upward (no problem that can&#039;t be solved with tax cuts for the rich) and to divert people&#039;s attention from these transfers of wealth as they take place under our noses (DOMA, immigration, abortion, etc.).  This &quot;Media Fairness Caucus&quot; betrays their growing desperation as it lays bare their willingness to throw anything at the wall to see what might stick.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rep. Lamar&#8217;s initiative and accompanying announcement adheres loyally to two long favored pages out of the Republican play book: 1) Working the Refs (see Eric Alterman&#8217;s &#8220;What Liberal Media?&#8221;) and 2) Demonize DemocRATS/Libruls as greater threat than terrorists.</p>
<p>Working the refs has, over the years, been a successful strategy employed by Republicans into cowing the corporate media which has led to their increasing irrelevance as the internet and&#8211;oddly&#8211;news satire has filled much of the void.  With respect to the second tactic:  The last two election cycles have shown that the electorate have become tone deaf to this kind of fearmongering, which voters are increasingly recognizing for what it is&#8211;a vacuous substitute for substantive policy debate.</p>
<p>Republican policy is designed to do two things:  transfer wealth upward (no problem that can&#8217;t be solved with tax cuts for the rich) and to divert people&#8217;s attention from these transfers of wealth as they take place under our noses (DOMA, immigration, abortion, etc.).  This &#8220;Media Fairness Caucus&#8221; betrays their growing desperation as it lays bare their willingness to throw anything at the wall to see what might stick.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672419', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Xrepublican</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5672214</link>
		<dc:creator>Xrepublican</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HAHAHAHAHA  Quick, call Fox Entertainment and tell them to put the Nazi&#039;s on in uniform.

dumb, dumb, dumb....DUMB</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HAHAHAHAHA  Quick, call Fox Entertainment and tell them to put the Nazi&#8217;s on in uniform.</p>
<p>dumb, dumb, dumb&#8230;.DUMB<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672214', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5672121</link>
		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:43:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A STORM IS COMING.
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.At 4 this afternoon, it looked nightfall! The wind was blowing so hard it looked like a hurricane! It was raining horizontally! Thunder and lightening! WHOO HOO! The sweet smell of ozone! BOOM, BABY! My tech guy had to reset the modem! The lights are flickering! What a day---a good laugh at this headline and a thunderstorm---they&#039;re rare in these parts.
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I think the pathetic media and the failing economy are symptoms of the same perversion---the concentration of wealth.
Good journalism---especially investigative journalism has to be funded.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A STORM IS COMING.<br />
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.At 4 this afternoon, it looked nightfall! The wind was blowing so hard it looked like a hurricane! It was raining horizontally! Thunder and lightening! WHOO HOO! The sweet smell of ozone! BOOM, BABY! My tech guy had to reset the modem! The lights are flickering! What a day&#8212;a good laugh at this headline and a thunderstorm&#8212;they&#8217;re rare in these parts.<br />
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I think the pathetic media and the failing economy are symptoms of the same perversion&#8212;the concentration of wealth.<br />
Good journalism&#8212;especially investigative journalism has to be funded.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672121', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: wiley</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5672040</link>
		<dc:creator>wiley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ll read this blog, then the comments after I&#039;ve finished laughing.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll read this blog, then the comments after I&#8217;ve finished laughing.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672040', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Hawkeye</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5672014</link>
		<dc:creator>Hawkeye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The biggest threat to America&#039;s future is ignorant people like Lamar Smith.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The biggest threat to America&#8217;s future is ignorant people like Lamar Smith.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5672014', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5671982</link>
		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/03/AR2009060303239.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Here&#039;s an interesting piece&lt;/a&gt; by E.J. Dionne Jr. regarding media bias...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/06/03/AR2009060303239.html" rel="nofollow">Here&#8217;s an interesting piece</a> by E.J. Dionne Jr. regarding media bias&#8230;<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5671982', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ElBruce</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2009/06/04/smith-media-bias-threat/comment-page-3/#comment-5671937</link>
		<dc:creator>ElBruce</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:31:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;em&gt;Doodlebug Shayne Says:

Liz Cheney thinks what President Obama said in his speech is dangerous and naive.&lt;/em&gt;

Liz Cheney is dangerous and naive.</description>
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<p>Liz Cheney thinks what President Obama said in his speech is dangerous and naive.</em></p>
<p>Liz Cheney is dangerous and naive.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=5671937', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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