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Media Reality Check: The Media’s Inauguration Day Double Standards
newsbusters.org - 1/19/2009
Media Reality Check: The Media’s Inauguration Day Double Standards
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The news media are giddy with excitement as Barack Obama’s Inauguration Day approaches — CNN’s Jim Acosta on Tuesday’s American Morning touted how "Obama has some big shoes to fill, roughly the size of the ones up on the Lincoln Memorial....Barack Obama’s inaugural address may be more than ...
mediamatters.org - 1/19/2009
Boehlert: The media myth about the cost of Obama's inauguration
— mediamatters.org — Did you hear that "some are saying" Barack Obama's inauguration will cost "$160 million," which is $100... million more than George W. Bush's last swearing-in? That's the tale the crew at Fox & Friends was telling on January 15. "Why does the ... (more) Boehlert: The media myth about the cost of Obama's ...

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amazon.com - 1/22/2009
Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has Distorted Our Politics and Haunts Our Future: ...
— amazon.com — Review "With help from a loving Beltway press corps, Republicans sold Reagan as the iconic American leader.... From promotions like the Ronald Reagan Legacy Project and Operation Serenade, the GOP marketing machine worked to perfection. Will Bunch's long ... (more) Tear Down This Myth: How the Reagan Legacy Has ...

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tvbythenumbers.com - 1/22/2009
Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for inauguration Nielsen ratings? No.
— tvbythenumbers.com — Final Update : The Obama inauguration was watched by 37.8 million, second only to Reagan’s 41.8 million... in 1981. Another update : still haven’t seen the viewer numbers but James Hibberd reminded me that a household ratings point is larger today than ... (more) Updated: Will Obama break 1981 Reagan record for ...

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Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog:  Carol Platt Liebau: Some Inaugurations Are More Equal Than Others

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Carol Platt Liebau: Some Inaugurations Are More Equal Than Others
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog — ... and by the good folks at the Media Research Institute . Funny, I doubt that the solons of the MSM will be telling us how many children that $150 million could vaccinate -- or how much armor it could buy for the military. And this time, it's unlikely (ahem!) that ABC will be asking for tips, say, on how many Americans are shivering in the cold as the Obamaniac elite celebrate in luxury and splendor. Again, that's fine by me. That kind of coverage is, in my view, unwarranted on Inauguration Day. But could we have the same standards for presidents from both parties, please?

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