September 25, 2004
Critic.
Shawn at Samsara Days points out a Guardian review of the American Film Renaissance Festival that Jessica and I attended in Dallas a few weeks ago. As you can probably guess, they hated it. Proof of overwhelming bias? The article mentions the Ann Coulter movie but fails to mention the two movies shown with it, the Protest Warrior movie beforehand and Evan Coyne Maloney's awesome 'Brainwashing 101' afterward. Why? The first movie in the 3-pack was about leftist insanity while protesting while the last one was about leftist insanity on campus. Only the Ann Coulter film had anything for the critics to actually target, she being the lightning rod that she is. The mainstream media (or, MSM as everyone has been calling it lately) will always show what it considers the worst elements of any conservative endeavor. Reason number 9 million to love the blogosphere.
Posted by Karol at September 25, 2004 02:40 PM | TrackBackTechnorati Tags:
Guardian Review is mainstream media ?
Posted by: Urbane McMeercat at September 25, 2004 07:52 PMJust the other day I had somebody insist — insist, I say — that the New York Times is just as right-wing as any other American newspaper, and that if I really wanted a liberal perspective I should read al-Ghaurdian.
I replied that I prefer to stick to American-style leftism which still accepts radical ideas like private property, and that I would prefer to stay away from the "communism is a great idea" leftism found overseas, thanks.
(Okay, truthfully I can't remember actually saying that. But if I didn't, I should have.)
Posted by: Jeff Harrell at September 25, 2004 10:02 PMKarol, I read some of the Guardian article. It reviews 6-8 movies from the festival, not just the Ann Coulter film. What are you talking about?
Posted by: PAUL at September 26, 2004 12:37 AMFrom 3:30 - 5 on Saturday afternoon, the ticket purchased was for three movies (A triple shot. A 3-pack. A trifecta.): Operation Eagle Strike (the PW film), the Ann Coulter biopic, and a 40-minute excerpt/preview of Brainwashing 101. The Guardian article only had remarks about the Coulter film.
Posted by: Shawn at September 26, 2004 12:45 AMUrbane, yes, the Guardian is definitely mainstream media.
mainstream media (or, MSM as everyone has been calling it lately) will always show what it considers the worst elements of any conservative endeavor.
Well, that certainly explains Coulter's extremely high media profile, doesn't it?
Posted by: Steve at September 26, 2004 02:23 AMWorst element in its liberal opinion.
Posted by: Karol at September 26, 2004 02:34 AMthe guardian however is not the most read paper in Britain. that honour goes humiliatingly to the SUN!!!
the most read broadsheet paper is i believe the times or the telegraph.
personally i find the guardian TOO left wing and prefer the independent. incidentally the piece you referred to in the guardian concerning the suggestion that most of the world should be able to vote in the US election was done in the independent 2 weeks ago.
Posted by: Young-white-and-liberal at September 26, 2004 12:09 PM
