My favorite line from Fux News last week? In a run-up to a piece on whether we should "stay the course," the voice-over asked, "Would we be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
Honest to god, I had to write it down because I couldn't believe my own ears.
Oh, on state radio. Well, see everyone, they are all acting the same. It doesn't matter that the majority of America doesn't hear that particular radio show/station/whatever. State radio isn't broadcast to hundreds of millions of viewers everynight, is it? State radio doesn't claim to be a reputable news source, does it?
I am just tired of the "it is equally as bad on both sides" crap. Do we have to pretend anymore? Is it not obvious to everybody that the republicans are allowed to go on television, on a news station, and spout LIES? There isn't equal airtime for the 'other side'. Not to mention, the extent these repubs are going to rivals anything I have ever seen. It is absolutely appalling. And yet, we sit back as 'good citizens' and chime, "both sides are guilty".
Well, can we please be honest. When a democrat says something, every 'news' station has a panel of conservatives talking about how stupid or tratorous they are. When a republican says something, the 'news' stations have a panel of conservatives talking about how great that person is and how right they are. This is what passes for 'fair and balanced' news reporting in our country. This is disturbing. I am just tired of it.
There is no "perception" that this is the case. This is the case. When I watch the news, it is obvious. The only problem we are having in this country right now is that people are fooled into believing that it isn't so. But anyone who stands back and objectively looks at the situation will see what it going on, and that is the media is slanted on the side of the president more often than not. Ever since 911, the media has been on vacation. Yes, they come up for air every once in a while and do some actual reporting, but it is not the norm.
If they are not biased, why don't they ever bring up the legality of anything the administration ever does? And I do not mean bring talking heads on the show and have them yell at each other about whose "opinion" is the right opinion, but actually investigate something and then "report" it. I know, I know. A novel idea. This has not happened, or at least it happens very infrequently. Just off the top of your heads, how many people know how many international laws were broken when we invaded Iraq? I am guessing not many people know the answer. Actually, most people don't know we even broke international laws. But, more than that, there is a large section of our country who thinks that Saddam was responsible for 911. Does that make you think our media is doing their jobs?
It is also especially sad when a person is on a news show and has a view that is different from the president, they are immediately asked if they 'support the troops'. Is this your idea of a balanced media? And yes, I witnessed this the other day during an interview on that "liberal" station CNN. By doing this, they are insinuating that if a person thinks differently than the republicans, then they are against the troops. Do you ever hear this question asked to conservative guests? I didn't think so.
Your having conservative relatives says a lot. My parents were apolitical. I left highschool not knowing the difference between a democrat and a republican. I didn't get political until 2004, after my husband was in the military. So, I am one of the least indoctrinated people you will ever meet, and I see the bull. The fluff stories that can be seen as liberally biased have no comparison to the serious stories that are almost always biased in favor of the president camp. The sad fact is that when it comes to important things like national security, the war, torture, the constitution, election irregularity, and misinformation that is constantly being pumped out by the administration, the media is either absent or tow the presidential line.
Do you not remember hearing about all the stories that were planted in the media by the government? Do you not find this a problem? There was a study that found that about half of the stories in the lead up to the 2004 election were stories planted in the media by people in the admin. Nearly all of these planted stories were never further investigated by the media to determine their validity, but instead, they were just aired as fact. Do you remember Armstrong Williams? Maybe you should look it up.
You can read through these articles to see the real problem that we are having. If you do not think this is a problem, then I am guessing you would be ok with state run media. Other than that, I guess I am finished discussing this with you.
I fail to see the ad hominem attacks you are talking about. I stated that you have conservative relatives, hardly ad hominem. Saying you are dillusional is ad hominem. Those links are to articles about actual things that the government has actually done. Those are called facts. I did not give you a list of links to opinions that there is a liberal media bias. If you had read any of them, you would know that. Your last comment shows where you are coming from. Sorry, commander for wasting the comment space on this.
My favorite line from Fux News last week? In a run-up to a piece on whether we should "stay the course," the voice-over asked, "Would we be snatching defeat from the jaws of victory?"
ReplyDeleteHonest to god, I had to write it down because I couldn't believe my own ears.
Kerstin
I'm beyond shock. Beyond outrage.
ReplyDeleteOh, on state radio. Well, see everyone, they are all acting the same. It doesn't matter that the majority of America doesn't hear that particular radio show/station/whatever. State radio isn't broadcast to hundreds of millions of viewers everynight, is it? State radio doesn't claim to be a reputable news source, does it?
ReplyDeleteI am just tired of the "it is equally as bad on both sides" crap. Do we have to pretend anymore? Is it not obvious to everybody that the republicans are allowed to go on television, on a news station, and spout LIES? There isn't equal airtime for the 'other side'. Not to mention, the extent these repubs are going to rivals anything I have ever seen. It is absolutely appalling. And yet, we sit back as 'good citizens' and chime, "both sides are guilty".
Well, can we please be honest. When a democrat says something, every 'news' station has a panel of conservatives talking about how stupid or tratorous they are. When a republican says something, the 'news' stations have a panel of conservatives talking about how great that person is and how right they are. This is what passes for 'fair and balanced' news reporting in our country. This is disturbing. I am just tired of it.
There is no "perception" that this is the case. This is the case. When I watch the news, it is obvious. The only problem we are having in this country right now is that people are fooled into believing that it isn't so. But anyone who stands back and objectively looks at the situation will see what it going on, and that is the media is slanted on the side of the president more often than not. Ever since 911, the media has been on vacation. Yes, they come up for air every once in a while and do some actual reporting, but it is not the norm.
ReplyDeleteIf they are not biased, why don't they ever bring up the legality of anything the administration ever does? And I do not mean bring talking heads on the show and have them yell at each other about whose "opinion" is the right opinion, but actually investigate something and then "report" it. I know, I know. A novel idea. This has not happened, or at least it happens very infrequently. Just off the top of your heads, how many people know how many international laws were broken when we invaded Iraq? I am guessing not many people know the answer. Actually, most people don't know we even broke international laws. But, more than that, there is a large section of our country who thinks that Saddam was responsible for 911. Does that make you think our media is doing their jobs?
It is also especially sad when a person is on a news show and has a view that is different from the president, they are immediately asked if they 'support the troops'. Is this your idea of a balanced media? And yes, I witnessed this the other day during an interview on that "liberal" station CNN. By doing this, they are insinuating that if a person thinks differently than the republicans, then they are against the troops. Do you ever hear this question asked to conservative guests? I didn't think so.
Navywife,
ReplyDeleteI've been noting for some time that anchors are tending to drill Dems and generally give Republicans a pass.
Your having conservative relatives says a lot. My parents were apolitical. I left highschool not knowing the difference between a democrat and a republican. I didn't get political until 2004, after my husband was in the military. So, I am one of the least indoctrinated people you will ever meet, and I see the bull. The fluff stories that can be seen as liberally biased have no comparison to the serious stories that are almost always biased in favor of the president camp. The sad fact is that when it comes to important things like national security, the war, torture, the constitution, election irregularity, and misinformation that is constantly being pumped out by the administration, the media is either absent or tow the presidential line.
ReplyDeleteDo you not remember hearing about all the stories that were planted in the media by the government? Do you not find this a problem? There was a study that found that about half of the stories in the lead up to the 2004 election were stories planted in the media by people in the admin. Nearly all of these planted stories were never further investigated by the media to determine their validity, but instead, they were just aired as fact. Do you remember Armstrong Williams? Maybe you should look it up.
http://www.freepress.net/propaganda/
http://www.freepress.net/news/13861
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-01-06-williams-whitehouse_x.htm
http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2005/01/27/mcmanus/index.html
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-infowar30nov30,0,5638790.story?coll=la-home-headlines
You can read through these articles to see the real problem that we are having. If you do not think this is a problem, then I am guessing you would be ok with state run media. Other than that, I guess I am finished discussing this with you.
I fail to see the ad hominem attacks you are talking about. I stated that you have conservative relatives, hardly ad hominem. Saying you are dillusional is ad hominem. Those links are to articles about actual things that the government has actually done. Those are called facts. I did not give you a list of links to opinions that there is a liberal media bias. If you had read any of them, you would know that. Your last comment shows where you are coming from. Sorry, commander for wasting the comment space on this.
ReplyDeleteCalling you smug and condescending is ad hominem too, but it's true. Now I am through.
ReplyDelete