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cdwriteme Says:

“For better or for worse, our company (The News Corporation Ltd.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values.”

Is it of concern to anyone else that our politics is being significantly influenced by an Australian?

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iLarynx Says:

Fair and balanced. Sure. That’s what made Der Sturmer so popular in Germany, RTLM so popular in Rwanda, and Pravda the most popular paper in the USSR.

I think they all claimed to be fair and balanced too, didn’t they?

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iLarynx Says:

The numbers Tim cites are also wrong. His post is wrong all over.

Well, he just read the conclusion. He didn’t look at the underlying evidence. That’s how they roll. Speaking of which, where were those WMD’s again?

The tone of CNN’s coverage, meanwhile, lay somewhere in the middle of the cable spectrum, and was generally more negative than the press overall.
On the evening newscasts of the three traditional networks… ABC, CBS and NBC, coverage tends to be more neutral and generally less negative than elsewhere.

The numbers Tim cites are also wrong. His post is wrong all over.

Tim’s claim, to put as friendly a face as possible on it, is complete bunk.

Here are some quotes from Tim’s PEW link:
In cable, the evidence firmly suggests there now really is an ideological divide between two of the three channels, at least in their coverage of the campaign…
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“Whats your excuse libs? Fox has 10 times the ratings CNN or MSNBC has. O’rielly and hannity destroy olbermans ratings by the millions. It’s not even CLOSE. LOL”

Rightwing Morons watch Fox Noise to hear their paranoid delusions reinforced in the echo chamber.

These peabrains are the lower IQ equivalent of the readers of the Wall Street Journal’s Editorial Page who:

1. Read a NEWS story on page one, written by a REPORTER;

2. Turn to the editorial page to read an OP-ED piece written by a RWN HACK that directly contradicts the news piece;

3. Incorporate the HACK piece into their world-view construct;

4. And suppress the NEWS piece so as not to be confused by facts.

The difference, of course: Most Fox viewers can’t read.

You left out one little piece of info. Most if not all cable packages the corporate media push includes Faux as part of their basic news packages. They want you to pay for the news stations that have Olberman, Maddow etc…

So American Idol has more truthiness and is more educational than Nova.

HaHa, pretty funny coming from an organization that went to court to protect their right to LIE and MISINFORM people.

That so many watch those lies is all the more disturbing, not a feather in the cap of America, eh?

“For better or for worse, our company (The News Corporation Ltd.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values.”

“safeguard national culture.”

ElBruce,

In other words, I try to be balanced in my own intake of news and commentary. Sometimes I think Fox News is too liberal!

There isn’t a liberal side on Fox. Liasson and Williams are beltway hacks, who also push Right-wing memes when it’s convenient. Fake libs, and he thinks Fox is too liberal? The guy would probably faint if he heard an actual left-wing opinion on Fox.

Let’s put the large-ness of 3 million Americans into perspective

3 million Americans:

allergic to peanuts’’struggle with stuttering

could have Barret’s esophagus

are affected by panic disorders

suffer from schizophrenia

have now been out of work for six months

are of Arab descent

are wearing the white band

have glaucoma

will seek medical care in the next 24 hours

have at least partial Lebanese ancestry

have an unintended pregnancy each year

are employed within the justice system

work for firms owned by foreign companies

suffer with Grave’s disease

You may be surprised to know I don’t always agree with what I see on Fox News, both to the liberal point of view as well as more to the conservative side.

In other words, I try to be balanced in my own intake of news and commentary. Sometimes I think Fox News is too liberal!

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!!!!

Oh, Rupie – yer such a funny guy! ARRRRRRRRRRRRR!