here next week. captioned by closed captioning services, inc. >> a bunch of-- what the media is trying to feed you. >> sarah palin takes on the media attacks on her and the tea party. >> we have people on frankly your cable channel saying hateful things about conservative politicians and i say more speech not less. >> laura ingraham blasts nbc. >> where is the balance? >> the pope celebrates holy week as the new york times and others try to nail the pontiff to sex scandals of the past and the vatican fires back. and tigers forges ahead to the masters, will the press tag along and a tormented teen takes her life and the media tells her sad story, but is the coverage helping to right the wrong or inflame the blame game. >> on the panel this week writer

and fox news contributor judy miller, syndicated columnist cal thomas, jim pinkerton yellow new american foundation and national public radio news analyst juan williams, i'm gretchen carlson, fox news watch is on right now >> when we talk about fighting for our country, let's clear the air right now on what it is we're talking about. we're not inciting violence. don't get sucked into the mainstream media's lies about conservative americans standing up for freedom as inciting violence. violence isn't the answer. it's a bunch of bunk what the media is trying to feed you. sarah palin telling the media to get it right. about the meaning of her call to arms. something nbc ignored when they aired a report by correspondent george lewis, tying ms. palin's

energized appearances apriled at congressional members who voted in favor of the health care bill. she gave matt lauer a lesson and fair and balanced. i love george lewis i think he does a great job. how do you go from sarah palin giving a speech to saying did she rile up the people too much and then talk about death threats? i think that kind of reporting really is what drives people crazy about the dinosaur media. >> well, there have been some people who say that some of her comments and some of her graphics that she's used over the last couple of weeks have perhaps incited some people and maybe. >> yeah, i know they say that. >> and maybe misrepresented her thoughts and she cleared it up herself why wouldn't you connect the two. >> for the same reason that the media didn't connect the film the aassassination of george bush to any threats against the president. look, free speech is supposed to be alive and well in the united states of america, condemning

violence-- >> it is. >> condemning vandalism we all do, but to say that sarah palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the american people and just dissatisfaction with the health care bill. >> so, jim, i'm going to turn to you first. seems that the mainstream media has been on a rampage the past week to tie sarah palin and tea partiers to violence, do you agree? >> i do agree and i don't think it's an accurate assessment of either palin or who's driving the opposition to the health care bill. the cbs poll must have killed them to release this showed by 34-53, the american people support-- oppose-- so 34% support. 53% oppose. usa today and gallop, americans think the democrats are to blame for the divisive discussion, the

democrats usa today and gallop so that's three major polling operations all showing that the majority is with palin and against matt lauer, et al. >> kelly: at the same time at a dnc fund raising, the tea party protesters how they were referred to, narrow minded nut jobs and vile-- >> look, it's all about policy, gretchen, if there's republican president in office and liberal democrats or people of that persuasion are demonstrating against that president, then, it's patriotic and it's the price we pay for healthy first amendment. the wall street journal on friday ran a picture of one of the demonstrators. the demonstrators had a sign that said dissent a patriotic. however, when it's flipped and conservatives are demonstrating against the democrat president, that's inciting, it's inciting violence and it's horrible and we're all wing nuts. double standard.

>> i want to take a look at what bill mauer had to say, a well-known liberal and this to say to jay leno about his thoughts about the tea partiers. i have to say i thank the tea baggers. >> the tea baggers. >> any tea baggers. they're the ones that got it passed and i'm sure you're saying what are you talking about, bill? i was so against the health care bill i marched on washington with tea bags hanging from my hat and dressed in my founding father costume and a picture of hitler and obama's face on it and americans look at that and saying, what loons are going with a calm black man. >> what is it about the tea partiers that gets people like bill mauer and other people in the media so up in arms? >> well, you know, overwhelmingly white, older crowd in the tea party. and you do hear, i mean, some of the signs that you see are the ones about obama being a communist and these pictures of obama as the joker or nazi.

stuff that you say is repellent, just repellent and you wouldn't want to be associated with it. now, is that the heart and soul of the tea party? i don't believe. i think that the tea party, picks up with what jim pinkerton has to say, us acha today said stories about they think that the government is headed in the wrong direction and can't trust the government. and hang on, there are fringe elements of the tea party movement that i think are involved or contributing to some of the very negative rhetoric and prevalence of that rhetoric in the country today. here i'm talking about people who are threatening governments and just the end of last week and talking about people who are cutting gas lines to a congressman's house because he voted for the health care bill. >> that went both ways, that went both ways, democrats and republicans. >> how does it go both ways, gretchen. >> there were threats going to both political parties. >> hold on, juan, just to answer your question, there was a

thrill to kill eric cantor that some loon put on youtube. i mean, that's, that was the highest profile-- >> because he was jewish. >> what's the difference? >> that's not, that's not related to what we're talking about here with tea party and fridge elements of the tea party, using rhetoric, talking about cross hairs don't retreat, reload, that incites some anger in people. >> the black panther party-- >> i want to bring judy in. i want the media's perspective on this. do you believe that the media then focuses on those fringe elements that juan is talking about to give the perception that's what the whole tea party movement is about. >> i think it does. the media tend to focus on the fringe, but the fact, the mainstream and non-mainstream republicans felt compelled to denounce that kind of behavior on the part of people who follow them, says something about where the threat was coming from. or the fact that ap did not retract the story that at least 15 chants of--

was heard on the floor. >> which was never proven. >> so i think that barack obama actually has it right. he says that the tea party movement is an amahl gum of forces, some who are ideological opposed to them and he did not say the race of those people and others who have general use concerns about the deficit, growth of government spending and those are the people he says he wants to work with. >> and agree with you, there isn't any way to get around on fox news, a person who identified themself as a tea party member using a gay slur against barney frank or a congressman on the floor calling bart stupak a baby killer. that's harsh language and people are taking responsibility. >> and a fair amount of harsh language on the other side, too. and judy your points. >> on that harsh note i'm going to cut you off, jim. you get first dibs. a lot is said here on the set of the break, you can eavesdrop on

after the show. and coverage of the pope and the church sex scandal. >> accusations of abuse within the catholic church makes headline as the media connects the pope to the scandal and the vatican fires back. is the coverage fair? and the liberal media go gaga over the rnc's connection to a california strip club all next on news watch.

>> pope ben-- the roman catholic church is forced to confront sex abuse scandals ever the past and fierce media coverage among them. new york times article from friday march 26th by lori good steen, warned about abuse and vatican fails to tee frock

priest. editorial the pope and pedophilia scandal. the vatican responded with a long statement from the cardinal lavada. an american. i'm not proud of the prepare of regard. editorial and article are deficient by any reasonable standards of fairness that americaners have every right and expectation to find in the media report. i asked the times to reconsider the attack mode against pope the 16th and give the world a more balanced view of a leader it can and should count on on maureen dowd, entitled should there be an inquisition for the pope m? an article in the news week called the bad shepherd. all right, cal. did the new york times, did news week, did maureen dowd, did this go too far? >> they weren't the only catholics writing about this. peggy noonen in saturday's wall street journal she praised the new york times in this case and some others, the immediate kra do a good job of forcing the

catholic church, political or religious to confront some of its inner darkness. i thought larry goodstein's piece was well researched and this is in a newspaper openly hostile to what the catholic church stands for. it's a pretty good piece and i think it forces the vatican to deal with something it needs to deal with. >> so, judy the pope has become the media's target. is it coincidence it's during holy week? that's what one commentator suggested, but i'm struck by the stakt that another commentator in the atlantic said hey, what do you do if you're in trouble if you're a politician, richard nixon, you blame the media and that's what the catholic church is doing, blame the media for doing its job and reporting on abuse cases that the church should have taken care of a long time ago. 18 years is a long time for the vindication of sinead o'connor,

but she's finally gotten it. >> is there a bias to the catholic church. >> judy when you say vindication of sinead o'connor, you mean tearing the picture of the pope in half. >> suggesting there is tremendous abuse in the church not being addressed by the church itself. >> i'll go with the new york daily news, which was a rare, fair-minded voice on this and said fairness for the pope, reminds us that he was not at fault in the wisconsin case. cardinal ratinger was in munich when the case in wisconsin erupted and settled in the '90s, i mean, ratinger was nowhere near authority on these issues until 2001. i think this, the loving detail that the new york times poured into this page after page, exhibit after exhibit, website after website on all of the stuff just proves how gleeful they are on this and it is-- the worst you could say was that the catholic church was deficient in the '90s and peggy

didn't praise the new york times she praised the boston globe, the boston globe, in 2002, she didn't praise the new york times in the latest outburst. >> i want juan's opinion whether or not you feel there's been balance in the coverage? >> no, i think in fact when i look at the coverage, it's very interesting to me. when i looked at it and at the criticism that come from the vatican they made legitimate points about the reporting. specifically rornts cardinal ratinger, now the pope was in a position of responsibility to blunt some of the cases. they said that's not the case, he wasn't there until '01. he was in position as part of the larger hierarchy of the church to not respond more quickly, but in terms of taking actual action, when he begins to review the cases he's one of the healing forces in the church and that's not portrayed and final point i'm all with the victim. i can't imagine being subjected to that kind of horror and i

appreciate the press being an advocate for those who have been voiceless for so long. >> very interesting discussion. time for a break, but if you come across a story of media bias, e-mail us with that. we'll be back with this. >> who do americans trust more when it comes to global warming claims, this guy or your local tv weather person. >> one of tiger's gal pals tells her story and more. has the press failed the best test with the world's best golfer? details next on news watch. [ gorilla ] nice move. but can your retirement income keep pace with changing interest rates? this new variable annuity from axa equitable has an option that can help your retirement income move with changing interest rates. but what do i know? i'm just the 800-pound gorilla in the room. [ female announcer ] make the retirement cornerstone annuity from axa equitable part of your retirement plan. consider the charges, risks, expenses and investment objectives before purchasing a variable annuity. contact a financial professional

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. >> jamie: question for you, who do you trust more when it comes to climate control, the guy on the right or the guy on the left? a recent study by researchers at yale and george mason university

found that 56% of americans trust their tv weather reporters to tell them about global warming over former vice-president al gore, 47% and the mainstream media at 36%. judy, every weather forecaster across america should frame this report and put it in their office. how could it be? >> that's it it explains why so many americans still think there's no such thing as global warming. if your local weather person says it, half of whom turn out to be -- have no advanced training in meteorology, no wonder the country is confused. i found it a great study and kind of depressing. >> the same media who attack religious faith embrace the secular faith of global warming. there is no information that will deter them from their worship of the earth. >> although there is a great crisis of the faith. the german magazine asked is it really the case that the world will end if the temperature goes up one or two degrees and the

answer of course is no. >> now on to a story that has been red meat to the liberal media. the republican national committee, where they spend their money, strip clubs, that feature lesbian encounters, although he wasn't part of the action, he called for the head of the chair, michael steele. >> what do you think it would have been the heat level if the democratic national committee had been spending money on a lesbian themed bondage club and dropped a bundle staff members enjoying this stuff. is michael steele getting off easy or a problem or what? >> it's an em bart no doubt for the rnc. juan, the press tack time to smack down in the press. >> it's a conservative group, the daily talker, the conservative website revealed it.

it wasn't like an a liberal attack on the republicans, no, revelations found in accounting and it wasn't they were just trying to pick a fight because it's a conservative group. >> i think he means the daily caller. >> kim mak, m-a-k, said that they spend the 5858 at a nightclub josephine where they have pole dancers and i don't think i see the amount of outrage three times as much from the democrats. >> i need a woman's point of knew. >> i'm not going to touch this with a ten foot pole. >> we've got it. the suicide of phoebe prince, she committed suicide because of constant bullying for other students in massachusetts. how is the media covering this tragedy. how did they do? >> well, look, there's great reticence to do anything on these kinds of stories. everybody is afraid. they've dismantled the

playgrounds because they're afraid of lawsuits, for parents, if the kids get hurt. administrators and teachers don't like to step into things because of physical safety and they also fear lawsuits. everybody has a hands on attitude and includes a lot of the media that don't get into the stories until after the fact. >> juan, your take on this, what was the media's role? >> the media at this point, i think is coming in after and doing a clumsy job. just koent know how to handle this. >> in what way? >> how to tell the story. because this is about someone who was emotionally distress. if you call me bad names i'm not suppose today kill myself. and they are trying to aportion blame and i'm not sure how you do it. yes, some girls were mean to her and kids picked on her, is that really a link to someone committing suicide or does that person have pre-existing emotional problems.

>> the prosecutor in that particular area felt it was criminal and now kids are under indictment, but my question to you, jim, whether or not the media righting the wrong or as juan is saying, pointing the finger of blame. >> i think it's an unbelievable human story and don't fault the media for covering it. and what cal said about the lawsuit angle, administrators and teachers are terrified of lawsuits as philip howard argued in books and now of course there will be another lawsuit. >> this is a problem been around forever and the media have written about it and nothing seems to change. i think the media looking again at it is long overdue again, but i don't know it's going to make any difference whatsoever. >> all right, up next, a big media event happening in the coming week. what am i talking about? tiger, folks, he's returning to golf. oh, yeah, and the media will be there, too. >> tiger is headed to the masters, and most of the media is locked out. that's next on news watch. i drove my first car from my parent's home

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it's been nearly five months since tiger we said last public appearance on a golf course. late in november he wrecked his suv and sor ditd details were released. but he is set to go again at the masters this coming week. at the same time you have this new vanity fair article, oops -- oh, guys, this is one of

tiger's tenth who is exposing all in the photo and telling all in this article. so does have anything to do with the press continuing with this story, judy, and will it stop now that he is back to golf? >> it won't stop. it will get more intense. as long as we have women parading themselves in front of cameras bragging about the fact they slept with tiger woods, i know we're going to at the masters. he place well, all will be forgotten. >> and whether or not the media dropped the ball on the story as far as source collecting. did they just go with what the tabloids were saying? or did the more reputable news organizations check their sources? >> i'm sure they somewhat checked them. this girl and her nude center

fold speaks for itself. it doesn't take much journalism and whether he wins or lies, this story going to continue for a long time for exactly the same reason. i predict it will come up on news watch. >> tiger is going to have a press conference on monday. credentialed press will be there is this right or wrong, juan? >> it depends on what you mean right or wrong. >> but only credentialed press? >> i don't want it to be a shouting match but the big issue is if they ask real questions. >> i think they will hold their fire. i think the redemption story is a great story. >> that's a wrap! thanks for watching news watch this week. thanks to our panel. thanks so much for watching. keep it right here on the