“To ask whether the mainstream media has a conservative or liberal bias is like asking whether al-Qaida uses too much oil in their hummus. It's - I think they might use too much oil in their hummus - but it's the wrong question.” ThinkingUseMightAsksToo MuchMediaAskingConservativeOilAlsMainstreamBiasMainstream MediaMight UseHummus Author:Al Franken
“Whenever there's a tragedy involving gun use, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, the gun-control lobby and the news media seize it as another opportunity to exploit the emotions of uninformed American people for political gain.” PeopleUsePoliticalOpportunityEmotionMediaNewsGunGainsTragedyBillsClintonAlsGun ControlExploitsGoreInvolvingNews MediaUninformedAnother Opportunity Author:Walter E. Williams
“The problem with representation in the media has very much to do with the conflicts between groups in the world. If you talk about Iraq, al Qaeda, Darfur, even Taiwan, representation is a part of that problem.” IfsWorldProblemGroupsMediaConflictIraqAlsRepresentationAl QaedaTaiwanDarfur Author:Arthur Dong
“Asking the question whether the mainstream media has a liberal or conservative bias is like asking whether al Qaeda uses too much oil in their hummus. I might think they use a little bit too much oil; some people might think it's a little dry. But the problem with al Qaeda is they want to kill us. And the problem with the mainstream media is that it has these other biases that are much more important.” PeopleThinkingWantLittlesImportantUseProblemMightBitsToo MuchMediaLittle BitAskingConservativeOilDryAlsMainstreamBiasAl QaedaMainstream MediaHummus Author:Al Franken
“Shortly after news of Zarqawi's death reached the media, al-Qaeda stated its intention to continue its oppression of the Iraqi people.” PeopleMediaNewsIntentionOppressionAlsAl Qaeda Author:Mike Fitzpatrick
“The fact is, though, what I think we really like is Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro and James Gandolfini. We like what the media has created of the mob bosses in movies and TV and books, because it's something the average person never comes into contact with, it's almost as outwardly outlandish as a sexy vampire, and so we can romanticize it, it's non-threatening.” ThinkingPersonsBookFactsMediaTvsAverageSexyContactVampireBossAlsThreateningAverage PersonBrandoOutlandishDe Niro Author:Tod Goldberg
“Al Qaeda is very media-savvy and very focused on what goes on in the global media.” MediaGoes OnFocusedAlsAl QaedaSavvy Author:Michael Chertoff
“Islam is the religion of peace. And Islam, genuine, real Muslims are as opposed to Al-Qaeda and ISIS as we are. That is what has been dictated to our law enforcement agents by their superiors. If those were your instructions, and you have a terror attack and you're out there reporting to the media, trying to answer questions, you'd sound like a babbling buffoon, too, because you'd have to come up with ways to violate the very common sense you know is true.” IfsKnowsWayTryingHas BeensRealLawSoundAnswersCommonMediaIslamCome UpTerrorGenuineSuperiorsCommon SenseAgentsAlsInstructionLaw EnforcementEnforcementIsisAl QaedaBabblingBuffoonsTerror Attacks Author:Rush Limbaugh