<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: The MSM definition of a &#8220;staunch Republican&#8221;</title>
	<atom:link href="http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/</link>
	<description>news and commentary from a conservative perspective</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:01:40 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: financial help for single mothers</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1255477</link>
		<dc:creator>financial help for single mothers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 22:29:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1255477</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Sites we Like…...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]…...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Sites we Like…&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...] Every once in a while we choose blogs that we read. Listed below are the latest sites that we choose [...]…&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: payments on credit cards</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1255268</link>
		<dc:creator>payments on credit cards</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1255268</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Blogs ou should be reading...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]…...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Blogs ou should be reading&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]…&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: camera pen</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1252557</link>
		<dc:creator>camera pen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 10:22:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1252557</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Blogs ou should be reading...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]…...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Blogs ou should be reading&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...]Here is a Great Blog You Might Find Interesting that we Encourage You[...]…&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: GALL BLADDER SURGERY RECOVERY</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1207800</link>
		<dc:creator>GALL BLADDER SURGERY RECOVERY</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 12:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1207800</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Great website...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]…...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Great website&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]…&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: ASL Asbestos Services</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1202163</link>
		<dc:creator>ASL Asbestos Services</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:58:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1202163</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Online Article…...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...]Hi, Im a small business owner and our business is usually encountering the problems you&#039;re discussing here. Occasionally I think that the government or some other orgainisation should have a say within the day to day running, but hey who am I to ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Online Article…&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...]Hi, Im a small business owner and our business is usually encountering the problems you&#8217;re discussing here. Occasionally I think that the government or some other orgainisation should have a say within the day to day running, but hey who am I to &#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: ibiza boat</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1198449</link>
		<dc:creator>ibiza boat</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 22:36:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1198449</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Awesome website...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]…...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Awesome website&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]…&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Free iPod Touch</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1196197</link>
		<dc:creator>Free iPod Touch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Sep 2011 09:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1196197</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Recent Blogroll Additions…...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]…...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Recent Blogroll Additions…&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]…&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: facebook123</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-1183993</link>
		<dc:creator>facebook123</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 10:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-1183993</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Websites you should visit...&lt;/strong&gt;

[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]…...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Websites you should visit&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>[...]below you’ll find the link to some sites that we think you should visit[...]…&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Military Coins</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-143660</link>
		<dc:creator>Military Coins</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-143660</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Military Coins...&lt;/strong&gt;

I know!...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Military Coins&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>I know!&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: PointOfLaw Forum</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-110619</link>
		<dc:creator>PointOfLaw Forum</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-110619</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;Around the web, July 30...&lt;/strong&gt;

&quot;Litigo&quot;: definitely not Michael Moore&#039;s next documentary [Placebo Journal via KevinMD] More on that &quot;staunch Republican&quot; trial lawyer quoted by a Chicago Sun-Times reporter [Taranto, Malkin; earlier] Columbia lawprof Michael Dorf is very dismissi...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Around the web, July 30&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>&#8220;Litigo&#8221;: definitely not Michael Moore&#8217;s next documentary [Placebo Journal via KevinMD] More on that &#8220;staunch Republican&#8221; trial lawyer quoted by a Chicago Sun-Times reporter [Taranto, Malkin; earlier] Columbia lawprof Michael Dorf is very dismissi&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ronca says he is a &#8220;staunch Republican&#8221; but evidence not yet found. &#171; Volunteer Opinion Journal</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-108914</link>
		<dc:creator>Ronca says he is a &#8220;staunch Republican&#8221; but evidence not yet found. &#171; Volunteer Opinion Journal</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-108914</guid>
		<description>[...] posting on this: Michelle Malkin, Power Line, Political Napalm, The Saloon.net Blog, Bill&#8217;s Bites, Crush [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] posting on this: Michelle Malkin, Power Line, Political Napalm, The Saloon.net Blog, Bill&#8217;s Bites, Crush [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Big Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID they&#8230;??? &#171; Political Napalm</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-107737</link>
		<dc:creator>Big Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID they&#8230;??? &#171; Political Napalm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-107737</guid>
		<description>[...] Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID&#160;they&#8230;???   Mrs. Malkin summarizes this beautifully. If you haven&#8217;t bookmarked her blog, yet, do so [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID&nbsp;they&#8230;???   Mrs. Malkin summarizes this beautifully. If you haven&#8217;t bookmarked her blog, yet, do so [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Big Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID they&#8230;??? &#171; Political Napalm</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-107738</link>
		<dc:creator>Big Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID they&#8230;??? &#171; Political Napalm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:15:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-107738</guid>
		<description>[...] Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID&#160;they&#8230;???   Mrs. Malkin summarizes this beautifully. If you haven&#8217;t bookmarked her blog, yet, do so [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Republican Goes Liberal&#8230; Or DID&nbsp;they&#8230;???   Mrs. Malkin summarizes this beautifully. If you haven&#8217;t bookmarked her blog, yet, do so [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: RevJim</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-106974</link>
		<dc:creator>RevJim</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-106974</guid>
		<description>There are some very insightful comments on the MSM here -- 7 and 12 in particular. I happen to work in an MSM newsroom and the intellectual climate there never ceases to amaze and fascinate. It&#039;s quite a laboratory in rigidly disordered thinking.

My guess: This reporter would have cited an actual Republican who has abandoned President Bush if they felt or realized any existed. The MSM pays no attention to Republicans and knows nothing about them. They actually do not realize there&#039;s been a backlash against Bush due to his lunatic immigration stance. They assume -- because it echoes their own bias -- that Pubbies are turning against the war and are, like Lefties, leaving W in droves over that. To realize the truth they&#039;d have to actually speak to Republicans, and no MSM reporters I know ever do that. They don&#039;t feel they have to; they *know* what &quot;those Republicans&quot; are like, so don&#039;t need to check. And they get it all wrong.

Second, never underestimate the laziness factor -- both intellectual laziness and physical laziness. Some journalists are nice people but very few are paragons of virtue in the sense most here understand. They pride themselves on being very skeptical, but don&#039;t realize -- at all -- that they are infinitely skeptical of Republicans, big business and the military but not remotely so about Dems, NGO&#039;s, and peace activists. This guy&#039;s comments so easily fit the reporter&#039;s bigoted views it did not occur to her to be skeptical. That did not need reporting. It was *obvious* to her this man had seen the light, and why. 

Meanwhile, the insistence that there is no bias -- in spite of the 9:1 donation ratio mentioned above -- is made earnestly. MSM reporters do consider themselves eminently and specially qualified to render stories free of bias, in spite of the kinds of vast gaps in perspective I&#039;ve mentioned earlier. MSM reporters are not self-reflective. They look outward at the world, not inward. And they see in the world around them a reflection of what is in them (leftist ideas). They&#039;re not capable of fairly assessing how they think.

I&#039;ve also come to the conclusion, after eight years of observing this up close, that the condition is absolutely incurable. It is impervious to reasoned contradiction. When the facts of history prove the theories wrong, the theories remain unscathed, and MSM sees literally no contradiction. It is a form of almost genetic blindess, or of a personality disorder. Narcissistic, perhaps. But as intelligent as these people can often be, baseline reasoning is not part of their intellectual world. As Rousseau, I believe, said, &quot;you can&#039;t reason someone of a position he hasn&#039;t reasoned himself into.&quot;

This reporter, amazing as it seems to humans with a normal perspective, truly feels cornered and affronted by all those emails. I&#039;ve listened in on too many MSM&#039;ers fielding calls from readers, only to hang up and deride them. Your criticisms do not matter to them at all. The points do not sink in.

All just my observations, but in my experience, true. And a fascinating thing to behold.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are some very insightful comments on the MSM here &#8212; 7 and 12 in particular. I happen to work in an MSM newsroom and the intellectual climate there never ceases to amaze and fascinate. It&#8217;s quite a laboratory in rigidly disordered thinking.</p>
<p>My guess: This reporter would have cited an actual Republican who has abandoned President Bush if they felt or realized any existed. The MSM pays no attention to Republicans and knows nothing about them. They actually do not realize there&#8217;s been a backlash against Bush due to his lunatic immigration stance. They assume &#8212; because it echoes their own bias &#8212; that Pubbies are turning against the war and are, like Lefties, leaving W in droves over that. To realize the truth they&#8217;d have to actually speak to Republicans, and no MSM reporters I know ever do that. They don&#8217;t feel they have to; they *know* what &#8220;those Republicans&#8221; are like, so don&#8217;t need to check. And they get it all wrong.</p>
<p>Second, never underestimate the laziness factor &#8212; both intellectual laziness and physical laziness. Some journalists are nice people but very few are paragons of virtue in the sense most here understand. They pride themselves on being very skeptical, but don&#8217;t realize &#8212; at all &#8212; that they are infinitely skeptical of Republicans, big business and the military but not remotely so about Dems, NGO&#8217;s, and peace activists. This guy&#8217;s comments so easily fit the reporter&#8217;s bigoted views it did not occur to her to be skeptical. That did not need reporting. It was *obvious* to her this man had seen the light, and why. </p>
<p>Meanwhile, the insistence that there is no bias &#8212; in spite of the 9:1 donation ratio mentioned above &#8212; is made earnestly. MSM reporters do consider themselves eminently and specially qualified to render stories free of bias, in spite of the kinds of vast gaps in perspective I&#8217;ve mentioned earlier. MSM reporters are not self-reflective. They look outward at the world, not inward. And they see in the world around them a reflection of what is in them (leftist ideas). They&#8217;re not capable of fairly assessing how they think.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve also come to the conclusion, after eight years of observing this up close, that the condition is absolutely incurable. It is impervious to reasoned contradiction. When the facts of history prove the theories wrong, the theories remain unscathed, and MSM sees literally no contradiction. It is a form of almost genetic blindess, or of a personality disorder. Narcissistic, perhaps. But as intelligent as these people can often be, baseline reasoning is not part of their intellectual world. As Rousseau, I believe, said, &#8220;you can&#8217;t reason someone of a position he hasn&#8217;t reasoned himself into.&#8221;</p>
<p>This reporter, amazing as it seems to humans with a normal perspective, truly feels cornered and affronted by all those emails. I&#8217;ve listened in on too many MSM&#8217;ers fielding calls from readers, only to hang up and deride them. Your criticisms do not matter to them at all. The points do not sink in.</p>
<p>All just my observations, but in my experience, true. And a fascinating thing to behold.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: The Saloon dot net</title>
		<link>http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/comment-page-1/#comment-106750</link>
		<dc:creator>The Saloon dot net</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://michellemalkin.com/2007/07/19/the-msm-definition-of-a-staunch-republican/#comment-106750</guid>
		<description>&lt;strong&gt;The MSM definition of a “staunch Republican”...&lt;/strong&gt;


Looks like they&#039;re just making things up again...then again isn&#039;t it okay to do whatever it takes as a journalist ......</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>The MSM definition of a “staunch Republican”&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Looks like they&#8217;re just making things up again&#8230;then again isn&#8217;t it okay to do whatever it takes as a journalist &#8230;&#8230;</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

