Media Bias Conceded; Writer to Be Fired?

They're throwing snowballs in hell today, the Pope's become a Hindu, and large brown furry mammals can read while sitting on the throne. The evidence: an astonishingly candid self-assessment by the news division of a major television network--ABC:

[T]he Washington and political press corps operate with a good number of biases and predilections.

They include, but are not limited to, a near-universal shared sense that liberal political positions on social issues like gun control, homosexuality, abortion, and religion are the default, while more conservative positions are "conservative positions."

They include a belief that government is a mechanism to solve the nation's problems; that more taxes on corporations and the wealthy are good ways to cut the deficit and raise money for social spending and don't have a negative affect on economic growth; and that emotional examples of suffering (provided by unions or consumer groups) are good ways to illustrate economic statistic stories. . .

The press, by and large, does not accept President Bush's justifications for the Iraq war -- in any of its WMD, imminent threat, or evil-doer formulations. It does not understand how educated, sensible people could possibly be wary of multilateral institutions or friendly, sophisticated European allies.

It does not accept the proposition that the Bush tax cuts helped the economy by stimulating summer spending.

It remains fixated on the unemployment rate.

It believes President Bush is "walking a fine line" with regards to the gay marriage issue, choosing between "tolerance" and his "right-wing base."

I'm still suspicious ABC's note is a parody or the product of a 15 year-old hacker. But, if authentic, I'd advise buying lottery tickets and dropping your life savings on double zero.

(Via Best of the Web)