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Leftweek:

Today I thought I would comment on the charade that is Newsweek. Though it’s not a revolutionary idea to claim Newsweek contains a hard left bias, it should from time to time be pointed out. I regularly frequent their website to remind myself just how bad they are and this week they really have outdone themselves.

First you have to love the cover with Hillary and Obama. They made sure to pick two great photos to make them both look like the most likeable people in the world. Then they use red and black ink in the title asking the question “is America ready for either one?”. Before you even read the article you’re seduced by a photo that forces you to have good thoughts and setup to feel shamed if you don’t want to vote for them.

The fun doesn’t stop there as they also have an article on Hillary’s European twin Segolene Royal who is the new leader of the Socialist Party in France and also looking to become President. Newsweek paints Royal as great as Hillary and how she’s going to fix France, while claiming her opponent on the Right, Nicolas Sarkozy, “medicine threatens to be bitter” for the country.

But wait there’s more. They have a web exclusive that blames the recent Holocaust denier meeting in Iran on Christians. The author asks, “who ought to have the primary responsibility for correcting this abomination? I think it ought to be Christians”. He claims this on the premise that Christians committed the Holocaust.

Of course Newsweek wouldn’t be complete without throwing in the Iraq war. For this you can read, “Bush’s disastrous troop plan” or “Bush’s worst lies of 2006”.

Finally if you haven’t had enough conservative bashing you can always go to the Newsweek Blog that currently asks, “Was Jesus Christ the Son of God?”

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Anonymous
December 28th, 2006 at 8:06 pm

There are many people who don’t believe Jesus is the Son of God. There’s nothing wrong with asking the question.

Far-right holy roller political correctness is worse than anything that ever came from the left.

Nick Vertucci
December 28th, 2006 at 9:37 pm

I’m glad to see a dedicated Liberal like your self didn’t take the time to dispute Newsweeks left-wing bias.

Anonymous
December 29th, 2006 at 6:33 am

We didn’t take the time to dispute the bias because your claims, as are the case with most you make, are rooted in wingnut lunacy.

I guess you forgot when Newsweak ran a cover in the US with Annie Lebowitz and the rest of the world got a cover that said “losing Afghanistan.” Here’s the link.

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/09/25/newsweeks-latest-cover-by-geographical-region/

And when Newsweak published their last polling but excluded the portion that showed Hillary easily beating McCain in a head to head match-up.

Newsweak is weak – but it’s not left wing by any measure.