PHILADELPHIA — The mainstream media covering the Democratic National Convention here is under fire for fawning over Hillary Rodham Clinton and portraying Donald Trump’s supporters as knuckle-dragging cave dwellers.
“The media’s love affair with Hillary will reach its apex this week in Philadelphia,” said Brent Bozell, president of the Media Research Center. “They have been in the tank for her since the beginning. We can safely predict that at the Democratic National Convention they will need smelling salts to recover from their fainting spells,” he added.
MRC’s taxi video ad.
Bozell’s MRC is famous for its “I don’t believe the liberal media” billboards and bumper stickers, and it is expanding that effort here with a new, $200,000 campaign.
The group has erected billboards around Philadelphia that read, “Dear Hillary, We’ve got your back. The Media.” There are even sidewalk signs ripping the media.
It is also running videos in taxi cabs that show some of the biggest darlings of the left slamming Trump and his supporters. “If you vote for Trump, it means that you’re not paying attention. These are low information voters, they are real threat to this country,” said Time’s Joe Klein on the video.
Bozell told Secrets, “The Media Research Center is not going to allow the media to coronate Hillary without a fight. We intend to show all of America their role in propping up, promoting, and defending the most corrupt person to ever receive a major party’s nomination. From Benghazi to illegal Clinton Foundation donations to criminally-dangerous misuse of classified information, the media have held Hillary’s hand every step of the way and they ought to be ashamed. It’s time they started to report the truth.”
He added, “It’s very simple: Cover Clinton like you’re covering Trump. Nothing more, nothing less.”
What MRC has placed around the city:
— BILLBOARDS: 6 total (2 static and 4 digital); up for 4 weeks (7/6-8/2) Positioned along I-95 between the airport and the arena, and also south of the airport for people driving up from D.C. also in the vicinity of the Wells Fargo Center, site of the DNC Convention.
— MOBILE BUILDING PROJECTIONS: 1 vehicle, which will move around during the week of the convention; the first displays will be Monday night after dusk.
— SIDEWALK GRAPHICS: 100 total; 2 ft. x 2 ft.; located along major streets outside hotels, restaurants, and as close to the arena as security permits.
— TAXI TV ADS: 21,760 airings of 30-second ad highlighting examples of media bashing Trump/Cruz (calling him a racist, comparisons to Hitler, etc.).
— TAXI TOPS: 175 total; in place for two weeks (7/15-7/28).
“The fourth estate is failing in its responsibility to the American people,” said Bozell. “As most in the media transition to their role as Clinton’s communications arm, the Media Research Center is going to expose their agenda. If they thought their credibility was in the tank before this began, wait to see what it looks like when this one is over.”
Paul Bedard, the Washington Examiner’s “Washington Secrets” columnist, can be contacted at [email protected]
