Reply #185: Here's mine

[Cassandra]

I used to be a regular CNN viewer but I can barely stand to watch your channel anymore. The political coverage so reeks of right-wing bias, I have to go elsewhere for actual news. While you shill for the Bush administration by covering Kerry very critically while giving Bush a pass, giving air time to those lying "swift boat veterans" and running countless rounds of "A Flyboy's Story", you are losing those who are looking for an alternative to Fox. You have Candy Crowley assigned to Kerry when she clearly shows her preference for Bush. You were happy to run Howard Dean's "scream" endlessly without telling viewers that the audio they were hearing had the crowd noise suppressed. Wolf Blitzer had the gall to be hostile to Dr. Dean when he expressed skepticism about the validity and timing of the latest terror warning when the facts have turned out to be on his side. Your anchors wonder aloud why Kerry is not getting his message out but it is because you give him little air time. You have long reported news and slurs unfavorable to Democrats endlessly during the day without repeating the Democratic responses that you already have on tape. Those get played once, if at all. If you spent a tenth of the time reporting the many Bush scandals as you did the endless coverage of President Clinton's zipper, this country would have the informed populace the founders hoped for.
I am convinced that CNN has made each guest and host on Crossfire and The Capital Gang sign something saying they will not bring up Robert Novak's treason, no matter what disgusting thing he says about other people. I don't know why he is still on the air. Of course, when he is not there, we are treated to the snide and smarmy presence of Tucker Carlson, who cannot construct a question to a Democrat without multiple straw men in it. My reason for adding Lou Dobbs into this email is simply to say that the few times I am able to watch him he is, at least, discussing outsourcing. Given his Republican preferences, I assume that he is interested because he knows some white collar workers who were outsourced, so it caught his attention.
Your right wing (or just corporate) slant has been a long time creeping into your coverage. You should know that it's not appreciated and it will not win you more viewers than it loses.
Sincerely,