By John Eidson
George Bush has made many mistakes, as all presidents do, but there is another reason his approval ratings are so low.
Rasmussen Reports released new polling numbers showing that Americans overwhelmingly believe the media is a biased institution that heavily favors Democrats. According to the poll, only 17% believe that the mainstream media offer unbiased coverage, and that four times as many -- 68% -- believe those same networks try to help politicians they favor and hurt those they don't.
The Rasmussen poll reinforces the conclusion of other polls that show the same thing. A poll by
By a wide margin, the Sacred Hearts poll found that Fox News is the most trusted news organization (27%), followed by CNN (14.6%), NBC (10.9%), ABC (7.0%) and CBS (6.8%). In 2003, however, before the start of the war in
Had the media covered World War II the way it has covered Iraq, FDR would have had the same low approval ratings as those of George Bush.
John Eidson is a white conservative who takes great pleasure in black success.
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