Some media, especially talk radio, is sympathetic to conservatives.
However, much important news is unreported. For example, President
George W. Bush during the month of July did many things which pleased
social conservatives.
For example, the White House managed to get through both Houses of
Congress the Broadcast Decency Act. The President held a ceremony at the
White House when the bill was signed. It took courage to push this bill
through. The broadcasters, large and small, were against it. The bill
greatly increases the fines for obscenity, for frontal nudity and all
sorts of things that offend a decency standard. This bill has
far-reaching implications. It should have been a week-long topic on talk
radio and its content should have been explained on newscasts. For the
most part that didn't happen.
Then President Bush welcomed the so-called Snowflake children (children
born from embryos) as well as adult stem-cell patients to the East Room
of the White House. Again, where was talk radio? I heard this mentioned
only once on a network newscast.
President Bush issued a very strong statement supporting the effort of
Representative Duncan Hunter (R-CA) to prevent the tearing down of the
cross on Mount Soledad, near San Diego. Again, perfect fodder for talk
radio but instead we are hearing non-stop commentary about war in the
Middle East and about the United Nations. Such topics, which deserve
much attention, are simply passed.
Then one issue discussed was the proposed Federal Marriage Amendment.
The House considered the Amendment. Pundits of all stripes said it was a
waste of time to debate the measure because it already had been defeated
in the Senate. Moreover, one after the other, States are upholding the
constitutionality of their amendments which forbid same-sex marriage.
President Bush also held a meeting and an Oval Office signing for the
protection of the flag in housing communities. Then as the issue came to
the floor of the House, the Administration came down on the right and
strongly supported the Flag Protection Amendment.
One issue which did receive a small amount of coverage was the
Administration's strong stance in favor of the Adam Walsh Child
Exploitation Bill. After the bill passed, President Bush held a Rose
Garden ceremony for signing of the bill. While this bill had widespread
bipartisan support, nevertheless, it should be a topic for talk radio
and television because parents need to know what is in the law. It is
named after six-year old Adam Walsh, whose father found him dead in the
gutter, murdered by a sex offender. The elder Walsh had worked for years
to get this bill passed.