News consumers upset with the liberal bias of the mainstream media have long turned to sports, considered too pure for politics or any bias other than hometown boosterism.
But just like the Walter Cronkite era, those days are kaput. And the host of radio’s “The Mighty Gwinn Show” on Yahoo Sports, Dylan Gwinn, is blowing the whistle in a new book titled Bias in the Booth.
It details a surge of liberal bias against conservatives in sports and he offered a reason for it to Secrets. “There is no real difference between mainstream media and sports media. They have the same background, go to the same schools, have the same pedigree, but instead of news went into sports,” Gwinn said.
Among his examples: media attacks on conservative Rush Limbaugh when he considered buying a piece of the St. Louis Rams compared with praise when liberal Bill Maher eyed a share of the New York Mets. Another: a sports media assault on a Navajo Nation official who backed the name of the Washington Redskins.
“This book,” said Gwinn of his new release from Regnery Publishing, “is for all of us who find ourselves wanting to shout, ‘Shut up and give the box score.'”
Gwinn’s book is a recent history of how some big name sports reporters, such as Bob Costas and Michael Wilbon, have spun a liberal bias in coverage of big stories.
“Liberal morons outweigh talent,” he said. “They made Michael Sam, a mediocre college player at best, a sensation when he came out as a homosexual. TheNew York Times predicted he would be chosen early in the NFL draft. It was not the case, and great behind-the-scenes efforts were made to ensure he landed on a roster,” he added.
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected].
