Bias in the Media, LOL

[Woodruff]

... NY Times, at it again.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/29/new-y ... n-twitter/

A) It kills me that tweeting is considered news.
B) No, that's pretty much it...just A.

(I'm not blaming you, Nobunaga...I'm blaming the media.)

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... NY Times, at it again.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/29/new-y ... n-twitter/

A) It kills me that tweeting is considered news.
B) No, that's pretty much it...just A.

Don't you get it.. reduce communications, make sure no one has the time to be bothered with real detailed facts.. and POOF. Folks believe anything from global warming being a complete farce to it won't matter if the government stops paying its already incurred debts to we can blame illegal aliens for most ecnomic problems.

[BigBallinStalin]

... NY Times, at it again.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/29/new-y ... n-twitter/

A) It kills me that tweeting is considered news.
B) No, that's pretty much it...just A.

Don't you get it.. reduce communications, make sure no one has the time to be bothered with real detailed facts.. and POOF. Folks believe anything from global warming being a complete farce to it won't matter if the government stops paying its already incurred debts to we can blame illegal aliens for most ecnomic problems.

You seem to be bashing only the conservatives, but I'm sure there are gullible people on both sides. Don't you agree?

[Nobunaga]

"Why is CBS News Selling Barack Obama Merchandise in its Online Store?"

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/why-is- ... ine-store/

... Bias in the Media, LOL.

<Edit> They've since pulled the items off the site after Drudge headlined it.

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... NY Times, at it again.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/29/new-y ... n-twitter/

A) It kills me that tweeting is considered news.
B) No, that's pretty much it...just A.

Don't you get it.. reduce communications, make sure no one has the time to be bothered with real detailed facts.. and POOF. Folks believe anything from global warming being a complete farce to it won't matter if the government stops paying its already incurred debts to we can blame illegal aliens for most ecnomic problems.

You seem to be bashing only the conservatives, but I'm sure there are gullible people on both sides. Don't you agree?

Yep, anti vaccine, take this miracle tea to cure your ills... Except a lot of the truly hard core liberals eschew cell phones, etc.

[Woodruff]

... NY Times, at it again.
http://dailycaller.com/2011/07/29/new-y ... n-twitter/

A) It kills me that tweeting is considered news.
B) No, that's pretty much it...just A.

Don't you get it.. reduce communications, make sure no one has the time to be bothered with real detailed facts.. and POOF. Folks believe anything from global warming being a complete farce to it won't matter if the government stops paying its already incurred debts to we can blame illegal aliens for most ecnomic problems.

You seem to be bashing only the conservatives, but I'm sure there are gullible people on both sides. Don't you agree?

Yep, anti vaccine, take this miracle tea to cure your ills... Except a lot of the truly hard core liberals eschew cell phones, etc.

I don't use a cell phone, but it has nothing to do with liberality. I just frankly hate the idea behind a cell phone so I only have one in the car with me in case of emergency, and only that because my wife requires it of me.

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Don't you get it.. reduce communications, make sure no one has the time to be bothered with real detailed facts.. and POOF. Folks believe anything from global warming being a complete farce to it won't matter if the government stops paying its already incurred debts to we can blame illegal aliens for most ecnomic problems.

You seem to be bashing only the conservatives, but I'm sure there are gullible people on both sides. Don't you agree?

Yep, anti vaccine, take this miracle tea to cure your ills... Except a lot of the truly hard core liberals eschew cell phones, etc.

I don't use a cell phone, but it has nothing to do with liberality. I just frankly hate the idea behind a cell phone so I only have one in the car with me in case of emergency, and only that because my wife requires it of me.

No, this absolutely makes you a pure liberal... (sorry, could not resist....)
Seriously, I probably should have said "don't use phones". Aka there still are a few people truly living out in the woods, on small communes, etc. Most have long since returned to "civilization" or folded, however. And not all those embracing that lifestyle are liberal, either. In fact, its possible (though I have no way of knowing) that non-liberals are more likely to go "off the grid", off phones, etc, than liberals nowadays. But... that gets off topic

Oh, I probably should have added to the liberal bit "don't vote, just hold hands in a circle and chant to save the world". But, maybe that could be considered a tad too derogatory.

[pimpdave]

Fox News doesn't like OWS because it's not an astroturf, racist movement like the Tea Party is

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pimpdave... long time no see!

[Nobunaga]

... The Prez hangs out with the media, you know, journalists, and discusses stuff like.. the various campaign arguments against different GOP candidates, the desire among some Democrats for him to highlight his foreign policy accomplishments, fighting corporate influence and the “crappiness” of the Senate filibuster ...

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... dia-stars/

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... The Prez hangs out with the media, you know, journalists, and discusses stuff like.. the various campaign arguments against different GOP candidates, the desire among some Democrats for him to highlight his foreign policy accomplishments, fighting corporate influence and the “crappiness” of the Senate filibuster ...

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... dia-stars/

This differs from any other politician, how?

Oh.... perhaps he's less secretive about it?

[Nobunaga]

... The Prez hangs out with the media, you know, journalists, and discusses stuff like.. the various campaign arguments against different GOP candidates, the desire among some Democrats for him to highlight his foreign policy accomplishments, fighting corporate influence and the “crappiness” of the Senate filibuster ...

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/20 ... dia-stars/

This differs from any other politician, how?

Oh.... perhaps he's less secretive about it?

... Focus, will you. Bias in the Media, is the thread title, not Bias in the White House.

... And it's been demonstrated time and again how these flunkies carry water for the Bamster. That's no longer even open to argument.

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[pimpdave]

... And it's been demonstrated time and again how these flunkies carry water for the Bamster. That's no longer even open to argument.

...

Yeah Fox News and ABC talk radio are totally just cheerleaders for Obama, you're right. Just like you say, ALL MEDIA THAT EXISTS IS BIASED TOWARDS OBAMA, YOU ARE IN THE MATRIX NEO.

[Nobunaga]

... And it's been demonstrated time and again how these flunkies carry water for the Bamster. That's no longer even open to argument.

...

Yeah Fox News and ABC talk radio are totally just cheerleaders for Obama, you're right. Just like you say, ALL MEDIA THAT EXISTS IS BIASED TOWARDS OBAMA, YOU ARE IN THE MATRIX NEO.

... See bold text above, then initial post.

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[Nobunaga]

... A piece from Real Clear Politics on the pass given the Bamster.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articl ... 12576.html

[Aradhus]

... A piece from Real Clear Politics on the pass given the Bamster.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articl ... 12576.html

That article is absolutely retarded. I don't believe I wasted my time reading that nonsensical contradictory drivel. I don't know what's worse, that some loser is paid to write that garbage, or that people buy it as a legitimate criticism.

[Nobunaga]

... A piece from Real Clear Politics on the pass given the Bamster.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articl ... 12576.html

That article is absolutely retarded. I don't believe I wasted my time reading that nonsensical contradictory drivel. I don't know what's worse, that some loser is paid to write that garbage, or that people buy it as a legitimate criticism.

... Cite examples to support your claim that the article is in fact, absolutely retarded. Else quit wasting our time.

...

[ViperOverLord]

PD - Can you save me 20 pages of reading and and recap what we've learned in this thread in 100 words or less?

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Attacking Obama as destroying America, insinuating anything that disagrees with the far right agenda is socialism are standard tactics now and a lot of people in this country and CC are just stupid enough to believe the garbage is real.

Criticism is fine, but this is a return to a clean up form of Macarthyism. Perhaps more dangerous because its not quite to blatent.

[Symmetry]

... A piece from Real Clear Politics on the pass given the Bamster.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articl ... 12576.html

That article is absolutely retarded. I don't believe I wasted my time reading that nonsensical contradictory drivel. I don't know what's worse, that some loser is paid to write that garbage, or that people buy it as a legitimate criticism.

... Cite examples to support your claim that the article is in fact, absolutely retarded. Else quit wasting our time.

...

From the article (and apologies to Aradhus for stealing his reply space):

Over the past five months, the Republican presidential candidates participated in 13 debates where they fielded dozens of penetrating questions on every major issue facing the nation, and some not so major.

The nationally televised and/or Internet-streamed forums each drew an average of 5 million to 6 million viewers, along with breathless wall-to-wall coverage, commentary and criticism from the news media, radio and TV talk shows, Internet blogs and partisan websites.

Indeed, the GOP hopefuls have been thoroughly queried on a laundry list of issues ranging from immigration problems to the faltering economy, Iran’s nuclear program to trade deficits with China, the intricacies of climate change to strategies to combat terrorism, exploding government regulations to skyrocketing public debt, plus some uncomfortable questions about their pasts and their personal lives.

This just seems odd as a statement. The debates were pretty softball, and while tough questions were occasionally asked, the answers were pretty poor. One can always expect something substantive from Ron Paul, but do you really have any strong sense of what a Bachmann administration's policy position with regard to China would be? Or what Perry would change if he came to power and was faced with terrorism? How would Santorum deal with the mounting evidence of climate change?

Gingrich couldn't even organise himself on to the ballot of his home state. When questioned about that, he declared that he'd organise a campaign for write-in votes, apparently unaware that Virginia doesn't allow write-in votes.

It's all softball stuff. Compare the birtherism faced by Obama, or the swiftboating of Kerry, or the impeachment calls against Clinton. The Republicans have an easy ride in comparison.

[thegreekdog]

I agree with Symm (perish the thought). The way "debates" are run in the political process is not conducive to actual debate or actually getting to know the politicians policies. At the same time, I also agree with Nobunaga in that the president is not asked tough questions at all. In sum, it does not appear the media, in its current form, is prepared to or willing to ask tough questions and get good answers (but is that our fault as viewers?).

[Symmetry]

I agree with Symm (perish the thought). The way "debates" are run in the political process is not conducive to actual debate or actually getting to know the politicians policies. At the same time, I also agree with Nobunaga in that the president is not asked tough questions at all. In sum, it does not appear the media, in its current form, is prepared to or willing to ask tough questions and get good answers (but is that our fault as viewers?).

Shocking stuff, but you've never been purely conservative in the sense of American politics, and I'm all over the place. Eventually I'd say something we can agree on.

But yeah- if you get a chance take a look at Prime Minister's Question time in the British Parliament. I'm not going to weigh down on it being the best system- it's really messy, but it is a regular session where hard questions are asked of the guy in charge.

[ViperOverLord]

This just seems odd as a statement. The debates were pretty softball, and while tough questions were occasionally asked, the answers were pretty poor. One can always expect something substantive from Ron Paul, but do you really have any strong sense of what a Bachmann administration's policy position with regard to China would be? Or what Perry would change if he came to power and was faced with terrorism? How would Santorum deal with the mounting evidence of climate change?

What type of agenda would you hope that a Republican candidate have regarding China? What is Obama's plan for China? He's been the president and we have no idea what his China agenda is after 2 1/2 years.

It's all softball stuff. Compare the birtherism faced by Obama, or the swiftboating of Kerry, or the impeachment calls against Clinton. The Republicans have an easy ride in comparison.

Bush easily faced more hate and disdain than any president in history. Your easy ride call is bologna.

And if you want to talk about easy rides from the media; the media gave Obama a pass on every issue in the 08 General Election. Worse than that, they covered up his immigration status, his loyalty to a racist church and his communist roots.

Furthermore, the media tried to focus on Palin's so-called lack of experience even though she was the VP candidate on the ticket and Obama, the presidential candidate on the other ticket had less experience than she did. That was the most pathetic display of journalism I've ever seen. It shows how much they now rely on the actual stupidity of Americans. That never would have been a talking point even 30 years ago.

And btw, the swift-boating was mainly PAC commercials. It was hardly a point of emphasis by the media.

To the point. Yes, Fox News is biased towards the right. But that is the only visual main stream outlet with that bias. Everything else is left and often far left.

[notyou2]

This just seems odd as a statement. The debates were pretty softball, and while tough questions were occasionally asked, the answers were pretty poor. One can always expect something substantive from Ron Paul, but do you really have any strong sense of what a Bachmann administration's policy position with regard to China would be? Or what Perry would change if he came to power and was faced with terrorism? How would Santorum deal with the mounting evidence of climate change?

What type of agenda would you hope that a Republican candidate have regarding China? What is Obama's plan for China? He's been the president and we have no idea what his China agenda is after 2 1/2 years.

It's all softball stuff. Compare the birtherism faced by Obama, or the swiftboating of Kerry, or the impeachment calls against Clinton. The Republicans have an easy ride in comparison.

Bush easily faced more hate and disdain than any president in history. Your easy ride call is bologna.

And if you want to talk about easy rides from the media; the media gave Obama a pass on every issue in the 08 General Election. Worse than that, they covered up his immigration status, his loyalty to a racist church and his communist roots.

Furthermore, the media tried to focus on Palin's so-called lack of experience even though she was the VP candidate on the ticket and Obama, the presidential candidate on the other ticket had less experience than she did. That was the most pathetic display of journalism I've ever seen. It shows how much they now rely on the actual stupidity of Americans. That never would have been a talking point even 30 years ago.

And btw, the swift-boating was mainly PAC commercials. It was hardly a point of emphasis by the media.

To the point. Yes, Fox News is biased towards the right. But that is the only visual main stream outlet with that bias. Everything else is left and often far left.

Do I detect biased bitterness?

[ViperOverLord]

Do I detect biased bitterness?

How would I know what anybody thinks he detects? Oh wait__ figure of speech. Right, right, right, right, right.

Long answer: No.