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I think that the internet has done us a huge favor by allowing us to easily find out whether or not a politicians statements are true or false via sites like factcheck.org. I do believe that the 24 hour news media have become more of a mouthpiece for a particular party than a true news entity. I found some of the slants and misrepresenting of facts more than a little disturbing because they were so blithely delivered. Fundamentally I think that one problem lies with the very fact that they are on 24/7 and they have to come up with something to say to fill all that air time. I heard some truly idiotic statements coming from the mouths of these journalists for no other reason than they were trying to frame the same old argument in a new way for the umpteenth time.
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