Walter Cronkite Is Spinning In His Grave.

From PublicPolicyPolling.com:

A new poll asking Americans whether they trust each of the major

television news operations in the country finds that the only one getting a positive review

is Fox News. CNN does next best followed by NBC News, then CBS News, and finally

ABC News.

49% of Americans say they trust Fox News to 37% who disagree. Predictably there is a

large party split on this with 74% of Republicans but only 30% of Democrats saying they

trust the right leaning network.

CNN does next best because it is the second most trusted of Democrats, Republicans, and

independents. 39% say they trust it compared to 41% who do not, with 59% of

Democrats, 33% of independents and 23% of Republicans saying it carries credibility

with them.

The major networks all have the majority trust of Democrats but less than 20% from

Republicans. NBC, perhaps because of the ideological bent of MSNBC, does the best

among Democrats at 62%. Overall 35% of voters trust it to 44% who do not. CBS does

the worst among Republicans, with 69% distrusting it. A plurality of independents

express distrust of all five outlets we tested.

“A generation ago you would have expected Americans to place their trust in the most

neutral and unbiased conveyors of news,” said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy

Polling. “But the media landscape has really changed and now they’re turning more

toward the outlets that tell them what they want to hear.”

Teabag TV is the most trusted name in news? That's the way it is?

Those Fox-y Public Airwaves.

GOP Confederate Senator Lindsay Graham Swallowed Frank Luntz's Playbook.

Hook, line and sinker...

Hey! Michelle Malkin Got Matt Drudge's E-Mail!

The previous two posts highlighted conservative gadfly Matt Drudge and his attempts to drum up outrage over President Obama's town hall meeting on health care reform on ABC, to be aired on June 24.

I've pointed out the me-tooism of the right-wing echo chamber many times on JackRabbit Café. I've also mentioned the tried-and-true, died-in-the-wool stupidity of Michelle Malkin a time or two (or three.)

Well, I'm mentioning it again and posting some of her mimicing shit, complete with shout-outs to her chief material providers--Drudge and Rush.

Those Were The Days...

ABC News sent this to the RNC today (click to enlarge):

In the previous post, I pointed out that GOP valet Matt Drudge had employed one of his blaring, end-is-near headlines, trumpeting a letter the Republican National Committee sent to ABC News. In it, the RNC puts forth its predictable and manufactured outrage at a town hall-style meeting on health care that ABC News will air, featuring President Obama.

Is the RNC misty-eyed over those eight years of the Bush Administration, when they could dictate coverage via their very own echo chamber--the Drudge Report and FOX News?

Matt Drudge: Shillin' For The RNC.

The GOP tool splashes this across his homepage...

Click image below to enlarge:

It's really just a town hall meeting...

Memo To ABC: How Many More Times Will You Tell Us That Kobe Bryant Is "Brilliant?"

ABC's coverage of the NBA Finals is shaping up to be one long Kobe reality show (What? No D.J. Mbenga subplot?) The only things missing are that gauzy camera filter they use for the Barbara Walters specials and harp music.  

The Lakers killed the Magic in Game One. Hocus f#$%@&' pocus.

Game Two is Sunday. Cue the harps...