Among the many lefty people of my generation, at least two tasty little media attitudes appear popular.
These are:
- that insinuations that the “mainstream media” are leftward biased are totally unjustified
- that Fox News is rightward biased
At one point, a crack of doubt must appear in item #1, considering the strength of belief in #2. After all, if it’s possible that some MSM organ is biased (in a direction one dislikes), then surely it’s possible that other MSM organs are biased too (in less objectionable directions).
This crack of doubt must, in any reasonably detached intellect, be widened to a canyon miles wide when seeing one popular TV opinionator rage thusly about another. In a way, the “lady doth protest too much” phenomenon applies: criticizing your competitors for bias reminds your own fans of the possibility that you’re biased too. Well done!