Breaking the news this morning that Mitt Romney has chosen Paul Ryan as his running mate, ABC’s Good Morning America in a single hour employed no fewer than seven “conservative” labels to label Ryan and his supporters. But four years ago as Barack Obama tapped Joe Biden, there wasn’t a single “liberal” label to be found on GMA’s coverage that Saturday morning.
Ryan, ABC’s team accurately pointed out, is as fill-in co-host David Muir put it, “a favorite among conservatives;” a candidate who “rallies the conservative base,” as George Stephanopoulos later opined.
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Mitt Romney insisted Sunday night on "60 Minutes" that his new running mate, Paul Ryan, is qualified to serve as president if the need arose. But in a warning sign for the campaign, incumbent Vice President Joe Biden is seen as a fa... Read Post
Since Mitt Romney announced Paul Ryan as his running mate Saturday, speculation has swirled about the upcoming match-up between the 42-year-old House Budget Chair and Vice President Joe Biden. The two vice presidential candidates ar... Read Post
They’re already hard at it. WHAT BIAS? Via Orbusmax: ABC: “5 things Mitt doesn’t want you to know about Paul Ryan”… ABC Wraps Ryan in ‘Conservative’ Tags… But No ‘Liberal’ Labels for Biden in 2008… Networks: Ryan Could ‘Destroy’ Med... Read Post