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October 12th 2008     

Media Bias #86

Posted by: Laer at 12:49 pm

Resounding (Almost Deafening) Bias

UPDATED

It takes either (a) a lot of guts or (b) a complete loss of all perspective to post a video clip that proves your lead wrong, but that’s exactly what NYTimes hockey columnist Lynn Zinser did last night. Here’s the lead:

When Sarah Palin dropped the ceremonial first puck at the Flyers’ opener on Saturday night at the Wachovia Center, she was greeted by resounding (almost deafening) boos.

And here’s the clip. Note all the clapping you see in the background, and note that fans are most definitely cheering loudly, not booing.

Undaunted, Zinser pounds on:

While Philadelphia fans are known for not being shy about voicing disapproval, the question has been raised — including by me in an earlier version of this post — whether the appearance was appropriate at a sports event like this.

What could possibly be inappropriate about a politician who’s running for office dropping the ceremonial puck - especially one as identified with hockey as Sarah Palin?

Could it be inappropriate, Lynn, because she’s a … gulp … Republican?

UPDATE:  The NYT quickly edited the post, replacing it “with a new one that came a bit closer to reality,” reports NewsBusters.

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  1. Not Your sweetie

    October 12th, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    It seems t always happen to Obama opponents - those boos which only the media hears. I remember a story from the primaries where allegedly Hillary was booed in a church in Harlem.
    Also funny how boos from them are a good thing, but from the other side are  always “hate”
     

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  2. Laer

    October 12th, 2008 at 2:56 pm

    There was a similar case in Bush/Kerry when the media reported Bush being booed at what turned out to be a cheer-fest.  It’s somewhere in Scoundrels’ Chronicles, Media Bias 2004, which you’ll find at http://mediabias2004.blogspot.com/.

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  3. WhatSuddenly

    October 12th, 2008 at 10:25 pm

    Great call. Must be that all that cheering drowns out the boos, huh? 

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  4. Nijma

    October 13th, 2008 at 9:57 am

    What’s with the “vote obama” popup at the end of the film? Somebody’s using this clip for their own purposes…

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