2007-08-23 Lies, Conservatives and Statistics

2007-08-23 Terry Krepel ConWebWatch \Marc Morano\conservative lies\CNSNews.com\conservative media bias\global warming denial http://conwebwatch.tripod.com/stories/2007/morano.html Lies, Conservatives and Statistics: Marc Morano's Fantasy Lies, Conservatives and Statistics  Now, the ConWeb has a whole new set of dubious numbers to peddle, courtesy of a former ConWeb writer. Marc Morano has become one of the leading conservative figures speaking out against the idea of global warming -- at least, the idea that oil companies, mining firms, etc., should not be held accountable for making products that contribute to global warming. Morano is a former reporter for CNSNews.com, where he most notoriously co-authored an attack on Democratic Rep. John Murtha -- rehashing old scandals and suggesting that he didn't earn his Vietnam War medals -- that relied almost exclusively on sources who were dead, incapacitated or defeated political opponents of Murtha. (For such efforts, ConWebWatch awarded Morano a Slantie Award for career achievement in conservative media bias.) Article cites a number of other infamous examples of conservative media bias, including one used to "prove" the existence of liberal media bias.

&ldquo;Marc Morano has become one of the leading conservative figures speaking out against the idea of global warming -- at least, the idea that oil companies, mining firms, etc., should not be held accountable for making products that contribute to global warming.&rdquo;   