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	<title>Comments on: CSPAN&#8217;s think tank coverage is 51% right wing.</title>
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		<title>By: tnrc75</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/19/cspans-coverage-is-51-right-wing-think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-4201468</link>
		<dc:creator>tnrc75</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>They gave Newt Gingrich (not even in government any more) three fairly peaceful hours a few Sundays ago.  Oooh that liberal liberal media.  If only we could have some balance in that oh so liberal liberal media.  When will conservatives ever get to have their positions broadcast?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They gave Newt Gingrich (not even in government any more) three fairly peaceful hours a few Sundays ago.  Oooh that liberal liberal media.  If only we could have some balance in that oh so liberal liberal media.  When will conservatives ever get to have their positions broadcast?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201468', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: ctalk</title>
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		<dc:creator>ctalk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:13:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I had sensed the conservative bias of Brian Lamb for many years.  Then about two or three years back he was outed for being antisemitic, it may have been debunked but it was a stain.  

Then I stopped watching C Span altogether because their xenophobic, angry, bitter callers began really testing the limits of my tolerance.  The bias of the hosts was also glaringly obvious.  It&#039;s been about two years since I quit watching and I had watched for maybe 20 years.  This post comes as no surprise.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had sensed the conservative bias of Brian Lamb for many years.  Then about two or three years back he was outed for being antisemitic, it may have been debunked but it was a stain.  </p>
<p>Then I stopped watching C Span altogether because their xenophobic, angry, bitter callers began really testing the limits of my tolerance.  The bias of the hosts was also glaringly obvious.  It&#8217;s been about two years since I quit watching and I had watched for maybe 20 years.  This post comes as no surprise.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201455', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: MiMiCcs</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/19/cspans-coverage-is-51-right-wing-think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-4201453</link>
		<dc:creator>MiMiCcs</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:10:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What used to be far right (Fascist) is now considered right.

What used to be right is now considered center

What used to be center is now considered center-left.

What used to be left is now considered extreme left (Socialist)

What used to be extreme left (Socialist) is now considered to have expired.
My theory is that those who 30 years ago were on the extreme left and extreme right may have  evolved into a hybrid that support One World Government, social fascism, economic socialism.  

This supports the idea that Democrats and Republicans are simply one and the same, their offspring is hopefully a hybrid like the mule which is sterile, and pray that they  have a short life span as well.   

The Bilderbergs and CFR offspring known as the Trilaterals may be a hybrid of conservative and liberal factions and related to the defacto merging of the 2 parties.   The birth of Globalization and our economic decline began with their formation in 1973.  Since the Nixon Coup, our government has been Trilateralized, and the critters pockets have been picked to bring down their living standards, with most of them not even realizing it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What used to be far right (Fascist) is now considered right.</p>
<p>What used to be right is now considered center</p>
<p>What used to be center is now considered center-left.</p>
<p>What used to be left is now considered extreme left (Socialist)</p>
<p>What used to be extreme left (Socialist) is now considered to have expired.<br />
My theory is that those who 30 years ago were on the extreme left and extreme right may have  evolved into a hybrid that support One World Government, social fascism, economic socialism.  </p>
<p>This supports the idea that Democrats and Republicans are simply one and the same, their offspring is hopefully a hybrid like the mule which is sterile, and pray that they  have a short life span as well.   </p>
<p>The Bilderbergs and CFR offspring known as the Trilaterals may be a hybrid of conservative and liberal factions and related to the defacto merging of the 2 parties.   The birth of Globalization and our economic decline began with their formation in 1973.  Since the Nixon Coup, our government has been Trilateralized, and the critters pockets have been picked to bring down their living standards, with most of them not even realizing it.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201453', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: lee</title>
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		<dc:creator>lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 05:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I knew that C-Span was co-opted when Brian Lamb received the Medal from the administration.  When C-Span first started, it was wonderful.  Now, they have right-wing people and republicans on there all the time and hardly ever have any progressives on the show.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I knew that C-Span was co-opted when Brian Lamb received the Medal from the administration.  When C-Span first started, it was wonderful.  Now, they have right-wing people and republicans on there all the time and hardly ever have any progressives on the show.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4201384', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nellre</title>
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		<dc:creator>nellre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Find out where you stand politically- left, right or center?
http://www.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservativeareyouquiz/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Find out where you stand politically- left, right or center?<br />
<a href="http://www.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservativeareyouquiz/" rel="nofollow">http://www.blogthings.com/howliberalorconservativeareyouquiz/</a><a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200277', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: nellre</title>
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		<dc:creator>nellre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:24:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Where is the bar for liberal libertarian?
Are there so few?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Where is the bar for liberal libertarian?<br />
Are there so few?<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200270', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Blue Stater</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blue Stater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blue Staterâ€¦ the Drudge article that you refuse to read and would censor if you could was simply a link to Katie Couricâ€™s interview where Hillary Clintons tells us peasants that honesty is only for us not for them.

*

Comment by BERT CONVY â€” December 20, 2007 @ 11:11 am
No, I wouldn&#039;t censor him, I leave that to you and your ilk. If I wanted to watch Katie Couric&#039;s interview, I would go directly to the CBS web site. As for the interview, I highly doubt your analysis is anywhere close to what actually was said (you know, in the real world)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blue Staterâ€¦ the Drudge article that you refuse to read and would censor if you could was simply a link to Katie Couricâ€™s interview where Hillary Clintons tells us peasants that honesty is only for us not for them.</p>
<p>*</p>
<p>Comment by BERT CONVY â€” December 20, 2007 @ 11:11 am<br />
No, I wouldn&#8217;t censor him, I leave that to you and your ilk. If I wanted to watch Katie Couric&#8217;s interview, I would go directly to the CBS web site. As for the interview, I highly doubt your analysis is anywhere close to what actually was said (you know, in the real world)<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200252', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: clif</title>
		<link>http://thinkprogress.org/2007/12/19/cspans-coverage-is-51-right-wing-think-tank/comment-page-1/#comment-4200229</link>
		<dc:creator>clif</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:11:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&lt;strong&gt;CORPORATE INFORMATION&lt;/strong&gt;

C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979&lt;strong&gt; by the cable television industry &lt;/strong&gt;as a public service. Our mission is to provide public access to the political process. C-SPAN receives no government funding; &lt;strong&gt;operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates&lt;/strong&gt; who carry C-SPAN programming. 

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.c-span.org/about/index.asp?code=About&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;from here&lt;/a&gt;

C-Span is a cable cabal owned mouth piece, and as such tries as much as possible with out being &lt;em&gt;faux noise&lt;/em&gt; obvious about it to promote the corporatist policies in Washington.  It is more subtle then Rush or Fox but it has been slinging propaganda for the right all along. Most of the &quot;hosts&quot; seem very right wing orientated.  Especially when they &quot;read, generally right wing print every morning to frame the debate in that direction.

So this study should surprise nobody.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>CORPORATE INFORMATION</strong></p>
<p>C-SPAN is a private, non-profit company, created in 1979<strong> by the cable television industry </strong>as a public service. Our mission is to provide public access to the political process. C-SPAN receives no government funding; <strong>operations are funded by fees paid by cable and satellite affiliates</strong> who carry C-SPAN programming. </p>
<p><a href="http://www.c-span.org/about/index.asp?code=About" rel="nofollow">from here</a></p>
<p>C-Span is a cable cabal owned mouth piece, and as such tries as much as possible with out being <em>faux noise</em> obvious about it to promote the corporatist policies in Washington.  It is more subtle then Rush or Fox but it has been slinging propaganda for the right all along. Most of the &#8220;hosts&#8221; seem very right wing orientated.  Especially when they &#8220;read, generally right wing print every morning to frame the debate in that direction.</p>
<p>So this study should surprise nobody.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200229', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: jpopphan</title>
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		<dc:creator>jpopphan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 16:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, that is actually more &quot;balanced&quot; that I had expected.  It seems that all we ever hear is quotes from the AEI or Heritage or some other right-wing nutbin.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, that is actually more &#8220;balanced&#8221; that I had expected.  It seems that all we ever hear is quotes from the AEI or Heritage or some other right-wing nutbin.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200194', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Blue Stater</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blue Stater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:40:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Blue Staterâ€¦ did you see Drudge this morning

Comment by BERT CONVY â€” December 20, 2007 @ 10:36 am

That statement right there says it all. Drudge is a gossip columnist, he&#039;s the political Perez Hilton. He is NOT a journalist. I know some liberals who do check out his site, but he often posts things that need to be retracted and are just innuendo and gossip. He should not be your source for news. The rest of your post doesn&#039;t make sense, so I can&#039;t respond to that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Blue Staterâ€¦ did you see Drudge this morning</p>
<p>Comment by BERT CONVY â€” December 20, 2007 @ 10:36 am</p>
<p>That statement right there says it all. Drudge is a gossip columnist, he&#8217;s the political Perez Hilton. He is NOT a journalist. I know some liberals who do check out his site, but he often posts things that need to be retracted and are just innuendo and gossip. He should not be your source for news. The rest of your post doesn&#8217;t make sense, so I can&#8217;t respond to that.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200138', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Peter C</title>
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		<dc:creator>Peter C</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I feel like the leadership of the Democratic party have been watching CSPAN too much and think the country&#039;s thinking is accurately reflected by this graph.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I feel like the leadership of the Democratic party have been watching CSPAN too much and think the country&#8217;s thinking is accurately reflected by this graph.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200040', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Blue Stater</title>
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		<dc:creator>Blue Stater</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:41:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment by BERT CONVY â€” December 20, 2007 @ 8:15 am

Your mysoginistic hatred of Senator Clinton is so telling and actually rather scary. Didn&#039;t have a date to the prom, haven&#039;t gotten any in years, if ever? That really isn&#039;t Clinton&#039;s fault, but whatever makes you put off realizing your life is a complete and utter failure, that you are a mean-spirited bitter little man....</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Comment by BERT CONVY â€” December 20, 2007 @ 8:15 am</p>
<p>Your mysoginistic hatred of Senator Clinton is so telling and actually rather scary. Didn&#8217;t have a date to the prom, haven&#8217;t gotten any in years, if ever? That really isn&#8217;t Clinton&#8217;s fault, but whatever makes you put off realizing your life is a complete and utter failure, that you are a mean-spirited bitter little man&#8230;.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200033', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: 2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda</title>
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		<dc:creator>2MillionLightYearsToAndromeda</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:10:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Think Progress is definitely Center-Left.  A true Lefty Progressive fears talking about NO issues.  Only the truth matters.  TP refuses to talk about Sibel Edmonds, 9/11, GM Food, theft of 2000, 02 and 04 elections.

TP argues against restoring the Fairness Doctrine.

The list goes on and on.

TP focuses mainly on her said she said.  TP also has many informative pieces to be sure.  But they are DEFINITELY not lefty progressive.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Think Progress is definitely Center-Left.  A true Lefty Progressive fears talking about NO issues.  Only the truth matters.  TP refuses to talk about Sibel Edmonds, 9/11, GM Food, theft of 2000, 02 and 04 elections.</p>
<p>TP argues against restoring the Fairness Doctrine.</p>
<p>The list goes on and on.</p>
<p>TP focuses mainly on her said she said.  TP also has many informative pieces to be sure.  But they are DEFINITELY not lefty progressive.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4200004', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Menehune</title>
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		<dc:creator>Menehune</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CHL...you actually make a very good point here. The validity of the data is certainly questionable in this case.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CHL&#8230;you actually make a very good point here. The validity of the data is certainly questionable in this case.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4199998', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Menehune</title>
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		<dc:creator>Menehune</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 13:48:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Bert...haven&#039;t we discussed your ugly behavior at this time of giving and rejoicing--do you want to go on Santa&#039;s naughty list? If you can&#039;t be nice during the season of Christmas, then I fear Jesus&#039; message just isn&#039;t getting through to you. Here you are with pointless taunting and name-calling, when you should be showing the people here the superiority of your position through example and patient teaching. You could be a beacon in this pit of dispair, but you choose rather to laugh at those in need. Perhaps you really don&#039;t have Jesus in your heart, which is sad since he is the light of the world. Tonight, when you pray, ask that Jesus uplift your spirit so that you can become an example to those who are lost, not a vessal of ugliness and hate.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Bert&#8230;haven&#8217;t we discussed your ugly behavior at this time of giving and rejoicing&#8211;do you want to go on Santa&#8217;s naughty list? If you can&#8217;t be nice during the season of Christmas, then I fear Jesus&#8217; message just isn&#8217;t getting through to you. Here you are with pointless taunting and name-calling, when you should be showing the people here the superiority of your position through example and patient teaching. You could be a beacon in this pit of dispair, but you choose rather to laugh at those in need. Perhaps you really don&#8217;t have Jesus in your heart, which is sad since he is the light of the world. Tonight, when you pray, ask that Jesus uplift your spirit so that you can become an example to those who are lost, not a vessal of ugliness and hate.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4199995', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Xisithrus</title>
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		<dc:creator>Xisithrus</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Comment by overlap â€” December 19, 2007 @ 11:09

Does too.</description>
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<p>Does too.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4199985', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: robkall</title>
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		<dc:creator>robkall</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>CAP does some great work, but I agree that CAP is center left. All the Clinton connections spell DLC to me, and that&#039;s not progressive, except in the eyes of the Clintons. 

Most polls put liberals and progressives between 18 and 30% of those polled, with conservatives being 30s to 40s. So CSPAN might argue they are representing the population. Still, I don&#039;t think they can justify an almost three to one proportion. 

Then again, there are so few liberal think tanks and even fewer liberal pundits from liberal thinktanks who have what it takes to make it on TV. 

Right wing think tanks tend to be more promotionally oriented, while left wing thing tanks tend to employ policy wonks. CAP is different, as is the ourfuture.org group. I guess that&#039;s why the MSM tend to use liberal media people like columnists and talk show hosts.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>CAP does some great work, but I agree that CAP is center left. All the Clinton connections spell DLC to me, and that&#8217;s not progressive, except in the eyes of the Clintons. </p>
<p>Most polls put liberals and progressives between 18 and 30% of those polled, with conservatives being 30s to 40s. So CSPAN might argue they are representing the population. Still, I don&#8217;t think they can justify an almost three to one proportion. </p>
<p>Then again, there are so few liberal think tanks and even fewer liberal pundits from liberal thinktanks who have what it takes to make it on TV. </p>
<p>Right wing think tanks tend to be more promotionally oriented, while left wing thing tanks tend to employ policy wonks. CAP is different, as is the ourfuture.org group. I guess that&#8217;s why the MSM tend to use liberal media people like columnists and talk show hosts.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4199984', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Doc Rock</title>
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		<dc:creator>Doc Rock</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:37:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;m shocked! Shocked, I tell you!   


Duh!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m shocked! Shocked, I tell you!   </p>
<p>Duh!<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4199981', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: Connecticut Man1</title>
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		<dc:creator>Connecticut Man1</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:08:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>No offense to the fine work Think Progress does, but IMHO you are center left. And I mean that in a good way. The Overton Window has been so far to the right for so long and the right wing would love to label you as pinko-lefty-liberal-socialist-commies. 

I find it interesting that left leaning centrists choose to identify with the progressive label more these days, and most liberals just stick to the term liberal. Neither is a bad moniker, and both tend to deal with the reality of today&#039;s politics as opposed to the frames of the right wing.

There are many of us working our asses off to get the Overton Window back to a place where places like Think Progress will be counted as &quot;center-left&quot;... Please don&#039;t undo all of that hard work and smile and take that label! 

We&#039;ll know the country is back on track to recover from the failed &quot;Great Republican Experiment&quot; when they call you center right or moderate conservatives... Until then, STFU and take the center-left label for the cause, Damnit! :) lol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No offense to the fine work Think Progress does, but IMHO you are center left. And I mean that in a good way. The Overton Window has been so far to the right for so long and the right wing would love to label you as pinko-lefty-liberal-socialist-commies. </p>
<p>I find it interesting that left leaning centrists choose to identify with the progressive label more these days, and most liberals just stick to the term liberal. Neither is a bad moniker, and both tend to deal with the reality of today&#8217;s politics as opposed to the frames of the right wing.</p>
<p>There are many of us working our asses off to get the Overton Window back to a place where places like Think Progress will be counted as &#8220;center-left&#8221;&#8230; Please don&#8217;t undo all of that hard work and smile and take that label! </p>
<p>We&#8217;ll know the country is back on track to recover from the failed &#8220;Great Republican Experiment&#8221; when they call you center right or moderate conservatives&#8230; Until then, STFU and take the center-left label for the cause, Damnit! :) lol<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4199979', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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		<title>By: cage free brown</title>
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		<dc:creator>cage free brown</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>this became glaring and obvious to this longtime C-SPAN junkie during election &#039;04 during those dreary &quot;call in&quot; shows. they have THREE phone lines: Repub, Dem and &quot;Independent&quot;

well, isn&#039;t it cute how many of those &quot;Independents&quot; in campaign &#039;04 wanted to talk about Heinz Ketchup and Hillary being a socialist?

&quot;Independent&quot;? uh huh.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>this became glaring and obvious to this longtime C-SPAN junkie during election &#8216;04 during those dreary &#8220;call in&#8221; shows. they have THREE phone lines: Repub, Dem and &#8220;Independent&#8221;</p>
<p>well, isn&#8217;t it cute how many of those &#8220;Independents&#8221; in campaign &#8216;04 wanted to talk about Heinz Ketchup and Hillary being a socialist?</p>
<p>&#8220;Independent&#8221;? uh huh.<a href="javascript:void(0)" title=""  onmouseover="window.status=''; return true" onmouseout="window.status=''; return true" onclick="ddrc_popup('http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/plugins/dd-report-comments/report.php?c=4199971', 400, 400)"></a></p>
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