Bernard Goldberg Professions : WriterBorn : May 31, 1945 Browse All Authors Quotes From Bernard Goldberg We in the press like to say we're honest brokers of information, and it's just not true. The press does have an agenda. Bernard Goldberg agendasnwodoe There are lots of reasons fewer people are watching network news, and one of them, I'm more convinced than ever, is that our viewers simply don't trust us. And for good reason. The old argument that the networks and other `media elites' have a liberal bias is so blatantly true that it's hardly worth discussing anymore. No, we don't sit around in dark corners and plan strategies on how we're going to slant the news. We don't have to. It comes naturally to most reporters. Bernard Goldberg mediadarkpeople I worked with these liberal elites for 28 years at CBS News, and they were always throwing around the term 'white trash,' by which they meant poor southerners who didn't go to Harvard. I'm not sure why that makes them trash. Bernard Goldberg newswhiteyears I have a big problem when the sanctimonious, holier than thou congressmen and women go on national television for six hours and beat somebody up with a stick, and not because I'm 'Ms. Manners.' That's not what bothers me. People in glass houses shouldn't throw stones. Bernard Goldberg glasseshousepeople I have met guys who work the overnight shift at 7-11, selling Slurpees and Camels to insomniacs who have more introspection than a lot of people in the mainstream media. Bernard Goldberg mediaguypeople There are some programs on FOX that are not only fair and balanced, they're commentary shows. They don't have to be. But they brag about how fair and balanced they are. They don't cover rallies and tea parties. They cheer lead for rallies and tea parties. And as a journalist, I am totally against that. Bernard Goldberg partycheertea The most meaningless term in the English language is "I take full responsibility." When a politician utters those words it means absolutely nothing. Bernard Goldberg languageresponsibilitymean I didn't say one negative word about poor people or about middle-class people or anything else. All I said was that the rich deserve our gratitude. Bernard Goldberg negative-wordsgratitudeclass I mean, I think everybody realizes that calling people racist is a waste of time, nobody buys it anymore. Bernard Goldberg meanpeoplethinking Circumstantial evidence is evidence. Bernard Goldberg circumstantial-evidenceevidence Don't pretend to be a journalist if you're not a journalist. Bernard Goldberg journalistifs We need to build a beautiful granite and bronze monument in our nation's capital to honor American heroes, unsung American heroes. And those unsung American heroes are the rich. Bernard Goldberg honorherobeautiful I know real people, whose names I could tell you, people I know who have said "I’ve stopped buying the New York Times." Why? Because their editorial position has filtered, has leached into the news pages. Bernard Goldberg realnew-yorknames The big 3 networks don't like the fact that there's a Rush Limbaugh out there, they don't like the fact that there's a Fox News, they don't like the fact that there's a Matt Drudge. They liked it when it was nice, when it was just the three of them. Well, it ain't that way anymore. Bernard Goldberg newsthreenice Try to imagine an America without rich people. Rich people contribute a lot to this country. Bernard Goldberg countryamericapeople I don't believe all rich people are selfless philanthropists. Bernard Goldberg selflessbelievepeople I respect the Kennedy family. I respect their service. They do a tremendous amount of good. You don't blame the children for the sins of the father and all of that. Bernard Goldberg kennedy-familyfatherchildren I've never seen class warfare as nasty as it is today, as a result of tax debate. Bernard Goldberg warfareclasstoday A lot of so-called rich, according to this legislation, make $250,000. That's a lot of money, but it is not rich. Bernard Goldberg lots-of-moneylegislationrich Journalists love to show their compassion. Bernard Goldberg journalistcompassionshows Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writerAll Authors
