On the recordMay 18, 2010
When former President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts and Samuel Alito for the Supreme Court, the television networks repeatedly described them as ``conservative,'' and used terms such as ``bedrock conservative,'' ``staunch conservative,'' and ``ultraconservative.'' In contrast, the networks rarely label President Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Elena Kagan, as ``liberal,'' according to an analysis by the Media Research Center. In fact, the networks called Justice Alito ``conservative'' 10 times more often than they called Judge Kagan ``liberal'' after their respective nominations, according to the MRC. Perhaps that's no surprise, considering the networks' own political philosophy. These are the same networks who called Candidate Obama moderate, even though he had the most liberal voting record in the entire U.S. Senate. The networks should give Americans the facts about Supreme Court nominees, not practice double standards.
