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IS THIS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CONSERVATIVE BIAS IN THE MEDIA?

[+] serious ballot by cranky
ACTIVE Feb 07,2007 - Mon Nov 02, 09

FACT CHECK: Washington Times Publishes False Report On Pelosi’s Use Of Military Aircraft

On February 1, the Washington Times published a story titled “Speaker pursues military flights,” which claimed that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) had been “pressing the Bush administration for routine access to military aircraft for domestic flights, such as trips back to her San Francisco district.” Former Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-IL) also used military aircraft to travel to his district. However, the Times reported, Pelosi is “demanding permanent access to a large military jet for herself, her staff, other Members and supporters.”

The story was disseminated widely through right-wing talk radio and blogs, spurring posts like, “First Class Pelosi,” “Air Force Becomes Pelosi Air,” “Nancy Pelosi is Drunk With Power,” “The Imperial Speakership,” “Pelosi: Fly Me Awayyyyy,” “Pelosi wants military airlift,” and “Nancy Pelosi’s Private Military Plane.”

In fact, the central claims of the Washington Times piece are both false.

1) The House Sergeant at Arms, not Pelosi, initiated inquiries into the use of military aircraft. House Sergeant at Arms Wilson Livingood, who has served in his position since 1995, released a statement today clarifying the facts. He writes, “In December 2006, I advised Speaker Pelosi that the US Air Force had made an airplane available to Speaker Hastert for security and communications purposes following September 11, 2001.” Additionally, Livingood writes, “I offered to call the U.S. Air Force and Department of Defense to seek clarification of the guidelines .”

2) A larger plane was requested because Hastert’s plane required refueling to travel cross-country. The Washington Times says a larger plane was requested to accomodate Pelosi, “her staff, other Members and supporters.” That’s not true. In fact, the plane used by Speaker Hastert was too small for Pelosi since it “needs to refuel every 2,000 miles and could not make the nonstop haul to California. ‘The Air Force determined that safety would be best ensured by using a plane that has the fuel capacity to go coast-to-coast,’” a Pelosi spokesperson said.

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So, rightwingers are hysterical about Nancy Pelosi having the same privilege as Speaker of the House as Republican pedophile protector, Dennis Hastert had when he was Speaker.

Is this story by the Washington Times (owned by Rev. Moon's Unification Church) and the subsequent orgy by rightwing radio blowhards and bloggers an indication of blind conservative bias in the media, incompetence, or willful corruption?

All three	36%
Conservative bias	27%
Corruption	13%
I note that the NEW YORK TIMES and CNN failed to pick it up	13%
Incompetence	9%

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COMMENTS:
Voted : All three
The right-wing spin "meisters" strikes again...

by thesoothsayer on Wed Feb 07, 07 10:04am [+]

Voted : Conservative bias
of course. it reminds me of the investigative report i read that during the clinton years, republicans had an official policy of trying to influence the media to run stories negative about the clintons, even if they were blatant lies --- one such lie they spread --- that the clinton's were witches.

by Kev24 on Wed Feb 07, 07 2:13pm [+]

Voted : All three
Hooray media!

by Truthseeker013 on Wed Feb 07, 07 2:25pm [+]

Voted : Conservative bias
Pelosi must be doing something right.

by skylab on Wed Feb 07, 07 3:44pm [+]

Voted : Conservative bias
Looks that way

by TomSmith on Wed Feb 07, 07 5:37pm [+]

Voted : I note that the NEW YORK TIMES and CNN failed to pick it up
Uhmm, about all this proves is that right-wing media, as left-wing media, is a hermetically sealed fishbowl, or, more accurately, an unsupervised asylum, where the inmates egg each other onward to goofier and goofier stunts...

by Felix on Wed Feb 07, 07 5:57pm [+]

Voted : I note that the NEW YORK TIMES and CNN failed to pick it up
First I've heard of this. Anyone else?

by ClosetIguana on Thu Feb 08, 07 7:56am [+]

The reason that the NY Times and CNN didn't pick it up is because the story was totally bogus, rightwing propaganda.

And I did hear it discussed on NPR yesterday.

AND the White House has commented on this issue, AND has defended Nancy Pelosi.

by cranky on Fri Feb 09, 07 6:53am [+]

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