OPEN THREAD

OPEN THREAD

>> FRIDAY, JULY 15, 2011

Well, it's been a mammoth week here on Biased BBC. We have done our best to flag up the outrageous bias shown by the State Broadcaster against NewsCorps this past week or so. This is not because I have any particular love for Murdoch and co (Admission - I DO like Fox News!) but I have a huge interest in ensuring choice and freedom when it comes to media access. The BBC hates competition unless like the Guardian, it is complementary. So, I open this thread up to you and thank you all for the fantastic participation recently, it is very very encouraging to see so many people visiting our site. I also want to thank those who send me emails with some great suggestions as to how we can move things on. Leave it with me.

CHRISTMAS COME EARLY..

ARGH! Another scalp for the vast left wing media cabal! Rebekah Brooks quits. Christmas comes early for the BBC. First NOTW. Now Brooks. Who next? I see Cameron meekly falls into line on this one presumably scared of the BBC/Guardian axis powers coming after him. (Which they will anyway)

STRIKE!

Had to laugh. Just went to the BBC Today site to try and link in a few items only to discover that it has not been updated owing to strike action by the comrades in the NUJ. Bliss. Of course that didn't stop the Two Minute hate (now updated to 24/7) against Murdoch's evil empire. There was, in passing, a swift mention of the Guardian apology with respect to Brown's allegations against The Sun before quickly moving on to the usual anti NewsCorp mantra. Peter King has become their new hero as he joins with the Loon Dems in seeking to attack their real target - Fox News. They had someone on from the FT who was reasonably balanced although even she kept repeating Fox News is "right-wing". It isn't. It tries to provide balance but I suppose because it does not fawn at the court of Obama it can never be valued by leftist media like the BBC. Wonder which BBC "names" are manning the barricades this morning?

WORDS

>> THURSDAY, JULY 14, 2011

The choice of words used by the BBC in the heading is instructive; "Murdoch defends hacking handling". Click through to the story and read about the audacity of Murdoch as he defends how his company has handled the charges leveled against it. None of this has any meaning to the BBC however since it has long since determined the guilt of all involved. Guity until proven innocent if one works for NewsCorp, as opposed to innocent until proven guilty if one is, for example, a Gitmo inmate. The bigger theme for the BBC is how this is "developing" in the USA with all those heavyweight politicians weighing in (Assorted Democrat loons + Peter "I heart Gerry Adams" King) to get a full investigation on Murdoch's empire aka Smash Fox.

U.S. Government Shut Down Blues - A Dishonest BBC Song, Part 2

UPDATE: A stealth edit? The BBC article now includes MillerCoors' statement that they filed the paperwork beforehand. They don't tell quite the full story, but this more or less negates my claim. News Sniffer doesn't have it yet, so I can't prove anything as I didn't take a screenshot.

In case there are any lingering doubts, here's more proof of the BBC's bias and dishonesty when it comes to reporting on the budget crisis in the US. They've put up a report about a problem caused by Minnesota's shut down f the state government.

Minnesota shutdown puts MillerCoors beer sales in doubt

Beer giant MillerCoors may be forced to stop selling 39 popular beers in stores and bars in Minnesota because of the state's ongoing government shutdown.

The company failed to renew their brand label registration before a budget dispute prompted a shutdown on 1 July.

This is in fact serious business. They're going to have to start actually removing product from shells state-wide, which is a very, very costly undertaking on top of the revenue loss. Now, being fan of real ale and proper beer in general, I'm the last person to shed a tear over people being deprived of this cheap swill, and the possible boost in business for real craft brews, of which there are plenty in the region. But that's beside the point. What I'm complaining about here is the reason the BBC reports for this happening:

State employees who process alcohol licence renewals were laid off when the government shut down, Minnesota official Doug Neville said.

Oh, did he, now? Since this is a US issue, my first instinct is not to believe what the BBC reports when it comes to obviously partisan politics. Neville could be merely protecting a Democrat government. So let's see what the local paper has to say about it:

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