Clinton on TV

shinerbock · #1 09-27-2006, 12:40 PM

Yes, I thank God all the time that we have radical liberals posing as unbiased journalists...I guess its only a bad thing if you prefer for the media to report the news, rather than persuade the general public.

RACooper · #2 09-27-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Yes, I thank God all the time that we have radical liberals posing as unbiased journalists...I guess its only a bad thing if you prefer for the media to report the news, rather than persuade the general public.

Bah... most of the "big news" in the US isn't really about journalism -> it's about the ratings... and radicals or "reporters" on the left or right (Oberman, O'Reilly, Dobbs, Beck, Covuto) all act as audience draws. It's unfortunate that in the battle for ratings and advertising revenue that these "journalists" are given a soap-box to spout from...

shinerbock · #3 09-27-2006, 03:06 PM

Of course they are. I'd actually be ok with Keith if they'd just make it out that his show is a liberal one. Nobody debates that Tucker or Oreilly are unbiased.

LaneSig · #4 09-27-2006, 04:07 PM

[QUOTE=shinerbock;1328707Nobody debates that Tucker or Oreilly are unbiased.[/QUOTE]

Except for O'Reilly. He thinks he's unbiased.

shinerbock · #5 09-27-2006, 05:08 PM

Well I'm no fan of him, but he really isn't straight party line really, neither is Tucker. They both criticize the GOP, but they are obviously conservative.

My comparisons, not on anything but political ideology

On Right....On Left
Tucker=Anderson Cooper
Oreilly=Chris Matthews
Limbaugh=Olbermann/Maher

jon1856 · #6 09-27-2006, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Well I'm no fan of him, but he really isn't straight party line really, neither is Tucker. They both criticize the GOP, but they are obviously conservative.

My comparisons, not on anything but political ideology

On Right....On Left
Tucker=Anderson Cooper
Oreilly=Chris Matthews
Limbaugh=Olbermann/Maher

Very interesting list there. Well thought out.
Have a bonus question for you:
Which well known talker is not what they make themselves out to be?

The media business, for many reasons, is a very tight business for talkers, DJ's et al. So they do not market themselfs as what they are but for the need of the postition.

And no, the answer will not get posted here, but it is something to think about.

shinerbock · #7 09-27-2006, 05:46 PM

I'm not sure what you're getting at, but you may be speaking of Dr. Laura Schlessinger

Sistermadly · #8 09-27-2006, 09:27 PM

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Which well known talker is not what they make themselves out to be?

Cooper, I think. It's been said he's a card-carrying member of the GOP.

Sistermadly · #9 09-27-2006, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Yes, I thank God all the time that we have radical liberals posing as unbiased journalists...I guess its only a bad thing if you prefer for the media to report the news, rather than persuade the general public.

Baby, I live in Canada - where the real journalists are.

shinerbock · #10 09-27-2006, 10:14 PM

hahahaha, canada, always on the front edge of everything.

MysticCat · #11 09-28-2006, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by shinerbock

Well I'm no fan of him, but he really isn't straight party line really, neither is Tucker.

Tucker Carlson, by his own admission, is definitely conservative as he understands conservatism (and adds, "by my criteria, Bush isn't much of a conservative") but also has a very wide libertarian streak. He has described himself as a "Libertarian right-winger." So I don't know that he feels too much investment in the Republican Party, except as the alternative to the Democratic Party. But it probably makes sense to "pair" him with Anderson Cooper like you did.

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Cooper, I think. It's been said he's a card-carrying member of the GOP.

That would make sense, given his family background. 'Course, that's not the only secret he's supposed to be keeping.