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Barbara West’s GOP Agenda-Driven Journamalism: Tell KFTV To Apologize!
firedoglake.com - 10/28/2008
Barbara West’s GOP Agenda-Driven Journamalism: Tell KFTV To Apologize!
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It's a tale of two interview subjects and one GOP-agenda-driven "journalist." And what a tale it is. JedReport took a peek at KFTV's Barbara West and interviews with Joe Biden and John McCain. The side by side comparison is astonishing. Watch the clip and you'll see exactly ...

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LiberalOasis : The Blog:  Barbara West should be fired

The Hollywood Liberal:  Barbara West should be fired

Open Left - Front Page:  Opening the Day: Uglier and Uglier for the GOP

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Barbara West should be fired
LiberalOasis : The Blog — There are some things that really have been repulsive in this election season. Over the weekend Joe Biden did an interview with a Florida television station. The questions were simply the worst Republican talking points, ever. KFTV needs to apologize and fire Barbara West. There is a difference between a political operative and a news reporter. From FireDogLake: It's a tale of two interview subjects and one GOP-agenda-driven "journalist." And what a tale it is. JedReport took a ...

Barbara West should be fired
The Hollywood Liberal — ... There are some things that really have been repulsive in this election season. Over the weekend Joe Biden did an interview with a Florida television station. The questions were simply the worst Republican talking points, ever. KFTV needs to apologize and fire Barbara West. There is a difference between a political operative and a news reporter. From FireDogLake : It’s a tale of two interview subjects and one GOP-agenda-driven “journalist.” And what a tale it is. ...

Opening the Day: Uglier and Uglier for the GOP
Open Left - Front Page — ... is going down.  With Tim Mahoney added in there, that makes three Blue Dogs in trouble.  Awww. I guess Drudge no longer rules their world. I like this tip from Mark Kleiman discussing Frank Wolf's campaign's assault of a Democratic tracker. Send the trackers out in pairs, so that one tracker can point a camera to record the violence against the other. Christy Hardin Smith has a petition out to fight local conservative journalism. The Metro will randomly search people's bags. ...

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