From what I've read on various blogs, Olbermann is loved because he's the one guy with a news show that actually gets watched that has the balls to say what so much of the country has been feeling about Bush and his policies and where he's lead the country.. without ...
08-09-2007, 11:40 AM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est  Pragmatist North Carolina 
| From what I've read on various blogs, Olbermann is loved because he's the one guy with a news show that actually gets watched that has the balls to say what so much of the country has been feeling about Bush and his policies and where he's lead the country.. without pussyfooting around the issue and saying what is "politically correct" He hasn't been wrong about much of what he's said about Bush, despite it being extremely partisan and harsh. It's no secret I don't like where the neo-cons and Bush have taken the country. I think it's the wrong direction and I think he's done damage to the country that will take generations to repair.. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 11:43 AM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur.  Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by motivez Yet when Hannity and Bill O'Rielly say what "much of the country" has been feeling they're part of the vast right wing institutional bias? 
__________________ No good decision was ever made in a swivel chair. Senate Majority Leader, Harry Reid: As we look back in history, the Founding Fathers would be cringing to hear people talking about eliminating earmarks. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 11:50 AM
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| Never, never, never give up  Conservative Party High Point, NC
| Wait. Since the topic of this thread was found to be complete lies and bullshit, it was then turned into YET ANOTHER "Fox News is the Devil" thread? Amazing  | ||||
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08-09-2007, 11:52 AM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Yes.. because that's what Fox is. It's been admitted by people in this very thread  I'm not sure where your "Yet" comes from though, like there's some point you're attempting to counter.. but it's not there. The difference between the 1 hour Olbermann gets and the 24 hours of Fox is, well, 23 hours of bias one way. Minus the few minutes Alan Colmes gets to quasi-defend the Democrats before being interrupted by Hannity.. Fox doesn't switch. MSNBC does, between a Republican Congressman, Tucker Carlson, and so forth. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 11:55 AM
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| Banned  Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by motivez LIES!!!!
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08-09-2007, 11:59 AM
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| ipsa Scientia Potestas est Pragmatist North Carolina
| Certainly more so than some show on Air America  | ||||
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08-09-2007, 12:08 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator  Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| This thread is like pissing into the wind. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 12:09 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by motivez But liberals think about Olbermann 24 hours a day, so it's just as bad.
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08-09-2007, 12:27 PM
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| Never, never, never give up Conservative Party High Point, NC
| Originally Posted by motivez Cool. Liberals should watch MSNBC and quit obsessing over Fox. Fox is one station out of hundreds available on all cable/sat services. Check out these other news channels:
CNN CNN HN MSNBC CNBC World CNBC Bloomberg Not to mention the networks news programs. Tune 'em in. They are just a thumb click away! | ||||
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08-09-2007, 01:21 PM
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| helluo librorum The Lab Moderator Humanist Chicago Suburbs
| Originally Posted by Stylerod Yes, don't you liberals worry about a station misinforming people. It's none of your business.
Oh, and don't boycott them either. The "conservatives" will go after you for that too. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 01:42 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by Scrum Us conservatives don't bitch and moan about CNN, MSNBC, CBS, ABC misinforming people like the libs attack FOX. Nowhere near it. We just remain happy with what we have. Why can't you do the same?
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08-09-2007, 02:08 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur. Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by motivez People don't watch Fox 24 hours a day. Most people I know who keep up with current events watch the nightly news and maybe one opinion show. Fox's nightly news broadcasts really aren't that bad in comparison to MSNBC or CNN. Then when you compare Olbermann to O'Rielly, it's basically same shit different perspective.
I know people who watch Fox News and O'Rielly and people who watch Other news and Olbermann. They sound the same to me just with the opposite perspective  Well to be honest most people I know who watch Olbermann are younger (25-35) and most people who watch O'Rielly are older (45+) and so the O'Rielly crowd is more mature in their political views in that they aren't as emotional and are more likely to back up their reasoning with personal or historic views and not quoting exactly what they heard on TV. That's just my perspective though. Last edited by JaJae; 08-09-2007 at 05:40 PM.. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 02:44 PM
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| Never, never, never give up Conservative Party High Point, NC
| I don't have time to watch the news anymore. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 05:40 PM
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| Yeah, that guy.  Progressive Oregon
| Originally Posted by ballz2wallz
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08-09-2007, 05:42 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur. Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by garbagemanlb Just about every poster in this thread has. The only way to prove Fox is worse than other news channels is to compare it.
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08-09-2007, 05:47 PM
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| Yeah, that guy. Progressive Oregon
| Originally Posted by JaJae Comparing the bias in Fox to that of the other channels is a fucking joke. I don't see CNN airing the liberal equivalent of 'U.N. blood money', that muslim 'documentary', or other bullshit specials that Fox airs.
It is a flat out lie to say Fox is comparable to any of the other news networks in terms of bias. This bullshit 'liberal media' rhetoric has gone on long enough, and it is just a talking point. The media is geared towards sensationalism. It will be critical of any fucking administration in power (all though the lead up to the Iraq War is a glaring exception and further proof that there is no fucking liberal hold on the national tv media), just look at the Clinton scandal for proof. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 05:59 PM
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| Braccae tuae aperiuntur. Reform Party NJ
| Originally Posted by garbagemanlb I've made threads about the blatant bias "documentaries" and specials from the other outlets on this forum.
Roughly 56% of the country thinks abortion should be legal. Just over half. Some would say our country is fairly split on the issue. Abortion A sensationalized story could be about all the dead children we're throwing away in medical waste. The very notion of me even suggesting this probably infuriates half the members on this board. It is not a PC argument because the media sensationalizes the other side of the story such as coat hanger abortions and blaming that on conservatives as well as reciting every abortion clinic protest (even peaceful ones) with disdain. The other half of the country finds this equally infuriating. There are two sides to every story and the media could sensationalize either side. They typically chose not to. Some liberal outlets have even admitted bias, such as ABC and BBC. They say it isn't intentional, but it's there. Last edited by JaJae; 08-09-2007 at 06:19 PM.. | ||||
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08-09-2007, 06:24 PM
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| Banned - Self Imposed  Progressive Philadelphia, PA
| Do you know where abortion lies on "importance in vote"...like during the 2006 elections? Do you know it's only about 14% that want it completely banned It's really not that controversial, another poll right below that gives a better view: 75%+ (undecideds) of americans want abortions as they are or still allowed but with stricter rules (say no partial birth abortion, no paris hilton getting an abortion at 5 months in because she thinks its cool, etc) | ||||
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08-10-2007, 11:27 AM
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| Baka  Idealist Adelaide, Australia
| I dislike news being biased. Opinion, fine, but don't mix opinon and news and pretened it is factual | ||||
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08-10-2007, 12:13 PM
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| Banned Conservative Government is another way to say Better Than You
| Originally Posted by garbagemanlb Because you don't want to see it
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