Archive for the ‘Rick Perry’ Category

Media bias and plain every day shoddy, unethical reporting occurs a lot in the media. Most reporters are NOT held to the same high standards that Tea Party Brewing.com requires of us. We must document everything, have reliable resources and have clear and convincing writing. This takes time. We can’t just sit down at the computer and opine. We must do extensive research.

A lot of my readers help me do research on various topics. They send me tips, or web pages, or information all the time that are interesting.
Here is one you will find quite intriguing and it shows media bias and propaganda in the “news” the lamestream media puts out.

One of my favorite researchers gets a tip of the Red Hat for sending me this information. She wrote:

Helen – I came across two very differing accounts of some campaign stops Rick Perry has made in Iowa this weekend. The major news outlet that will get the most visibility across the nation today is Politico. Journalist, Reid Epstein, posted an article at Politico entitled, “Perry’s Immigration Problem Grows”.
www.politico.com “Perry’s Immigration Problem Grows” Reid Epstein Oct. 9, 2011

Mr. Epstein highlights two elderly women that had attended Perry gatherings in Iowa and he quoted both of them as being dissatisfied with Perry’s responses to questions about in-state tuition for children of Illegals in Texas. [Note: over 28 states do this – Texas is not the only one.]
It wasn’t until I took a more in-depth look at those rallies from the perspective of other journalists writing for The Des Moines Register that I felt certain that Mr. Epstein was intent on finding comments that aligned with his political philosophy and not necessarily those that reflected the majority opinion of those who heard Perry speak, or these two women’s thoughts and feelings.
Epstein’s coverage proved to be disingenuous and factually misleading. SHAME!!

One of the women Epstein spoke with, 88 yr old Kathryn Parsons, did comment that she wasn’t entirely satisfied with Perry’s response to her question, but added she believes he is still the strongest candidate.

Epstein conveniently left out her remark of support for Perry and instead, twisted her comment and framed the title of his article in such a way that the reader automatically assumes Rick Perry hit upon heavy opposition while in Iowa.

Other reporters on the ground in Iowa that covered the same events had the professional integrity to tell the truth and their own personal political leanings are indiscernible.
As the election year ensues, we here at Tea Party Brewing.com urge you to do your own research and delve a little bit below the surface. The lamestream media has no interest in advancing conservative values or candidates and they are counting on you to buy their distortions and propaganda.

Don’t be suckered in – be an informed voter!