Biased BBC
Thursday, August 07, 2008
David Vance #
BIAS ALL THE WAY.
David Vance #
BIAS ALL THE WAY.
Some days the BBC excels itself by exhibiting bias beyond the call of even left-wing duty. This morning of BBC Radio 4 Today between 7.30 and 8.00am was such a case. My god but they went to town on their favourite memes with no pretence whatsoever of balance.
First up with we had Hazel Blears (I know..) who chirped that we were winning the theological battle with militant Islam. How? Well she is supporting Muslim community centres to help stop young Islamics turning Jihadist. As she points out, when people are young they are angry, frustrated about world poverty and UK foreign policy, and so naturally..... they want to slaughter us by the dozen. Happily Hazel is here to rescue us and she may even attend some of the seminars with young angry Muslims. I'm just hoping they don't get mad with her.
Next, we had a discussion on the soaring costs of the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre which will cost more than three times as much as originally estimated. They key theme the BBC were pushing here was that unless we want the London Olympics to be known as the "Accountants Olympics" we should not restrain the cost. Finance without limits, it's the BBC's daily prayer
Finally, we had an all out attack on the United States for having the temerity to find Bin Laden's driver guilty of supporting terrorism. Lord Goldsmith was wheeled on to declare that the US lad lost the "high moral ground" of 9/11 and had it replaced with the Orange jump suits of Gitmo. Pathetic simpering stuff from the ridiculous Goldsmith.
Throughout this 30 minute whinge-fest, there was no attempt to offer alternative views. This was an extended sermon from the BBC and it was riddled with bias.
Labels: Today programme
Comments: 37 (unread) - Biased BBC Home
First up with we had Hazel Blears (I know..) who chirped that we were winning the theological battle with militant Islam. How? Well she is supporting Muslim community centres to help stop young Islamics turning Jihadist. As she points out, when people are young they are angry, frustrated about world poverty and UK foreign policy, and so naturally..... they want to slaughter us by the dozen. Happily Hazel is here to rescue us and she may even attend some of the seminars with young angry Muslims. I'm just hoping they don't get mad with her.
Next, we had a discussion on the soaring costs of the London 2012 Olympics Aquatics Centre which will cost more than three times as much as originally estimated. They key theme the BBC were pushing here was that unless we want the London Olympics to be known as the "Accountants Olympics" we should not restrain the cost. Finance without limits, it's the BBC's daily prayer
Finally, we had an all out attack on the United States for having the temerity to find Bin Laden's driver guilty of supporting terrorism. Lord Goldsmith was wheeled on to declare that the US lad lost the "high moral ground" of 9/11 and had it replaced with the Orange jump suits of Gitmo. Pathetic simpering stuff from the ridiculous Goldsmith.
Throughout this 30 minute whinge-fest, there was no attempt to offer alternative views. This was an extended sermon from the BBC and it was riddled with bias.
Labels: Today programme
Comments: 37 (unread) - Biased BBC Home
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