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ackman
join:2000-10-04
Acworth, GA
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August 29th, @12:54PM
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Re: Blame Bush....
said by S_engineer  :As always in here, it's his fault! Not a real heavy information seeker, are you?
Even if your post was a sarcastic jab, it still serves to discredit any legitimate criticism of criminality by the Bush administration, in the same cheerleading spirit as Fox News Channel. | |
S_engineer
join:2007-05-16
Chicago, IL
| On the contrary, I seek too much info...Any critism of the administration should also reflect upon the representatives, from both parties, that the American people elected.
Your knee jerk reaction to degrade one cable news program without scrutinizing the rest speaks volumes.
I have news for you; the only reason Fox's ratings are so high is because they have fould the sensationism formula that works best. That does not mean that the other media outlets aren't spewing propaganda in their own way. In many cases, they are trying to emulate "fox's cheerleading" spirit.
So if you're going to hold one to the standard, please hold them all!
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ackman
join:2000-10-04
Acworth, GA
·AT&T Southeast
| said by S_engineer :On the contrary, I seek too much info...Any critism of the administration should also reflect upon the representatives, from both parties, that the American people elected. Your knee jerk reaction to degrade one cable news program without scrutinizing the rest speaks volumes. I have news for you; the only reason Fox's ratings are so high is because they have fould the sensationism formula that works best. That does not mean that the other media outlets aren't spewing propaganda in their own way. In many cases, they are trying to emulate "fox's cheerleading" spirit. So if you're going to hold one to the standard, please hold them all! I actually agree with you on that point. Fox is just the most egregious example of the bastardization of the news genre and the morphing into opinion media. I would love to see Wolf Blitzer actually have a spine when interviewing ANY of his guests. Whatever happened to a scrutinizing media that would hold those in power to answering tough questions? Keith Olbermann on MSNBC does a great job setting a tough standard on those in power. If DC goes fully to the Democrats in 2008, I'll expect to see Olbermann's show be just as tough on the Democrats as he has been on the Republicans. If not, then I've been shnookered, but he is one of the few media hosts I'm giving the benefit of the doubt to right now. A free press is the best check and balance against abuse of power in government. A propagandist media is the worst enemy of the people, and the best friend of the power trust. The lessons of Hitler clearly aren't understood in America, as people in general have a complete ignorance of the lessons of history. A perfect example of this failing, take a look at the now famous video of the girl from South Carolina trying to answer a pretty basic maps question in the Miss Teen contest. God Bless America. | |
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