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MEDIA   The liberal media bias has been successful at undermining American efforts in Iraq in an effort to destroy the presidency of George W. Bush.  The net effect has been to place the citizens of the United States in great jeopardy.  The objectivity that journalists once advocated has in recent years been discarded in exchange for promoting those stories that support their liberal agenda. <snip> More Americans died on the beaches of Normandy in one day than have died in Iraq in almost four years.  The newspapers, mainstream televison news, and news magazines do not report the progress the United States makes in Iraq, but only the casualty count.  There is no justification for this type of reporting other than to make a political point.            Journalists do not report the news of California the way they do the news from Iraq.  Before making my analogy, I feel that I should say that I am a Californian.  My parents were both born in California. Three out of four of my grandparents were born in California, and a few of my great-grandparents were born in California.  I love California; however, what if the news media reported facts about California the way they report on Iraq?            Imagine what the outlook towards California would be around the United States and the world if the press reported accurately as follows: Day 1 Headlines: 15 MURDERS OVER THE WEEKEND Day 2 Headlines: 360 ASSAULTS YESTERDAY IN CALIFORNIA; 6 MORE MURDERS Day 3 Headlines: OVER 16,000 VIOLENT ASSAULTS AND ROBBERIES IN NOVEMBER; NO END IN SIGHT Day 4 Headlines: RAPES REPORTED IN CALIFORNIA FOR OCTOBER UPDATED TO OVER 800 Day 5 Headlines: ANOTHER $600 MILLION SPENT LAST MONTH TO HOUSE CALIFONIA CRIMINALS Day 6 Headlines: FOR 30th MONTH IN A ROW, OVER 330 CALIFORNIANS KILLED ON HIGHWAYS Day 7 Special Report: CALIFORNIA HAS HIGHER INMATE POPULATION THAN GERMANY, FRANCE, THE NETHERLANDS, AND SINGAPORE COMBINED.           Believe me, this type of accurate reporting could go on day after day. [Excerpted from "If the Media Reported California News Like They Report News From Iraq," by Richard Geno"