How the left forgets

[lostinblue 1,989]

All the talk about the tea party wanting to destroy this country. Here is a little something to chew on.

[Dan T 8]

All the talk about the tea party wanting to destroy this country. Here is a little something to chew on.

when either side is called a name the knee-jerk reaction well it was ok when you did it so why cant i? seems like a bs defense to me. Im not a righty or a lefty, neither repub nor dem, but just a little conservative and just a little liberal. so when i see things like this fly back and forth from the extreme ends at one another it really turns me off to participating in the debate.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

All the talk about the tea party wanting to destroy this country. Here is a little something to chew on.

Looking at the clip, I noticed a significant difference between the left fringe and the right fringe: The left fringe can spell.

[Dan T 8]

Looking at the clip, I noticed a significant difference between the left fringe and the right fringe: The left fringe can spell.

odd considering the right fringe are more likely to be employeed as something other than a professional protestor

[_Simpson_ 250]

Those were the days, comparing Hitler to Bush

I wish the media would stop giving so much attention to these idiots on the left and right because it ends up giving the rest of us a bad name.

[Dan T 8]

Those were the days, comparing Hitler to Bush

I wish the media would stop giving so much attention to these idiots on the left and right because it ends up giving the rest of us a bad name.

i think they should just stop calling themselves the 6 oclock news and call it all entertainment tonight

[_Simpson_ 250]

i think they should just stop calling themselves the 6 oclock news and call it all entertainment tonight

there you go

[Dan T 8]

there you go

i think it would be much more useful to study the tea party movement by their own propaganda instead of through the filter of their opponents in the leftist state run media. anything you read in the nyt wash post et all or watch on abc, nbc, cbs is always going to provide more entertainment than actual facts. its a disgrace that they call themselves a news agency. at least fox news wears their political slant on their sleves at all times.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

at least fox news wears their political slant on their sleves at all times.

Really? Is there another FOX station that actually does what you claim? This is how they like to present themselves:

Problem is that they're neither fair, nor balanced nor do they exercise journalism of any kind. They were just caught again pushing an old spoof as an actual news story. They're a propaganda tool of the right fringe misrepresenting themselves as an unbiased news network. Goebbels would be proud.

Edited April 2, 2010 by Mr. Big Dog

[Dan T 8]

Really? Is there another FOX station that actually does what you claim? This is how they like to present themselves:

Problem is that they're neither fair, nor balanced nor do they exercise journalism of any kind. They were just caught again pushing an old spoof as an actual news story. They're a propaganda tool of the right fringe misrepresenting themselves as an unbiased news network. Goebbels would be proud.

i didnt defend them as a legit news agency. Honestly I dont think such a thing exists in America any more. Anyone with reasonable intelligence who watches a large amount of fox news and not just clipits knows that they are republican propaganda first and foremost. I would sooner feed sheep in peoples clothing to the wolf rather than bash the self-appointed shepheards. the fact we're really dealing with hear is that a vast majority of average tv news(whether 24hr cable or 30 min broadcast) watchers are too damn dumb to tell the difference between actual news and propaganda. i for one start with my own self-inflicted idealology and filter all "news" i see through that lense. when i watch fox i know before they open their mouth that they are stumping for republicans, and i refer you to my thread titled labels for a further explaination of how i feel about this.

[luckytxn 2,263]

Guess no one realized that it is OK for the Socialists to do it but not others.

[Dan T 8]

Guess no one realized that it is OK for the Socialists to do it but not others.

this seems to be a common line used by both conservatives and libs in the public eye against each other. i dont think either side has domain on this particular double standard.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

i didnt defend them as a legit news agency. ... Anyone with reasonable intelligence who watches a large amount of fox news and not just clipits knows that they are republican propaganda first and foremost.

That's not how I read your earlier statement: "at least fox news wears their political slant on their sleves at all times."

They don't. They misrepresent themselves a) as a news network b) as journalists and c) as unbiased. They're none of these.

[Dan T 8]

That's not how I read your earlier statement: "at least fox news wears their political slant on their sleves at all times."

They don't. They misrepresent themselves a) as a news network b) as journalists and c) as unbiased. They're none of these.

the station might, the commentators themselves? im not so sure. to be honest i am only interested in their oppinions most of the time, not the actualy news. the internet has a much wider breadth and depth when it comes to real news and i dont think any reasonable person is under any dillusion.

Edited April 2, 2010 by Dan T

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

the station might, the commentators themselves? im not so sure.

No spin zone, anyone?