Avedon Carol: The So-Called Liberal Media

You may remember this Richard Posner article from last month in which he wrote about the media and trotted out all the usual right-wing canards. Even if you didn't read it (and why should you?), you might find it rewarding to read the letters in response from Bill Moyers and Eric Alterman, both of whom put the lie to the old talking points. Oh, there's also a letter from the paper's very own executive editor, Bill Keller, which is a remarkable exercise in lack of self-knowledge. There are also a couple of others, one of which, in its entirety, reads:

The photos selected to accompany Richard Posner's essay say far more about media bias than the words do. The conservatives - Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge and Trent Lott - look like clowns. The liberals - Dan Rather and Bill Moyers - look serious and intelligent. [-- Bob Hoffman]

Well, actually, no, it doesn't say anything about media bias; it's just that Limbaugh, Drudge, and Lott really do look like clowns.