Like a lot of other Professional Journalists™, Michael Tomasky is clueless. But this isn't about all the Left-leaning journalists, just one. The Other McCain brings us The Wile E. Coyote of Liberal Journalism
Tomasky bemoans the influence of “right-wing media” without once acknowledging the reason for the existence of such a phenomenon. His obsession with “right-wing media” is a sort of conspiracy theory, as if there were some secretive cabal of GOP operatives compelling people to watch Fox News or listen to conservative podcasters, when in fact what is happening is that news consumers are “voting with their feet,” so to speak, by deserting liberal-dominated media in favor of alternatives. Tomasky is not so stupid that he can’t understand what’s happening, but he refuses to acknowledge that consumer choice — the ability of free people to exercise their own independent judgment — is the real secret of the success of “right-wing media.” And now, if you’ll put you coffee cups safely out of reach, I’ll get to the part of Tomasky’s column where he suggests action to solve the problem:
The Other McCain starts with some good, old fashioned fisking, and moves on to a straight-forward take down. Click thru.
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