Protecting Barack Obama
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EmailNow it is official. You can say what you want about Fox News, but what the mainstream media and the liberal cable news outlets have done is not responsible journalism. There was a concerted effort to make sure that Barack Obama was sheltered from anything that would harm his chances of becoming the next President. In that way America was sold something they knew very little about. This is surely not fair and balanced. Tucker Carlson, who used to work for CNN and MSNBC and now works for Fox, brought the emails to light because they were listed on the left-leaning site JournoList. Ezra Klein, who created JournoList, has removed the emails. Are you trying to hide something Ezra? No problem we now know what was said.
The problem does not stop there because it is still happening. Recently, the Black Panther and DOJ dropping the charges was not covered by the mainstream media, The Acorn undercover video story was not covered, the story of Van Jones having to step down over his remarks in speeches was not covered by the mainstream media. all of these were not covered because they could be damaging to the President's image. Give me a break! News is just that, news, the good and the bad.
Bob Ellis of the right-leaning Dakota Voice said it best.
"Journalism has an extremely important function in any society. Journalism has the role and ability to bring information about the government “of the people, by the people and for the people” to those people so that they can make informed decisions about what policies and politicians to support.
Unfortunately, the dominant segment of journalism in our country (including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the LA Times, Associated Press, Newsweek, Time magazine and a host of smaller newspapers across the country) have abdicated their role of providing objective, balanced information coverage to the people, and have embraced an advocacy role to advance a liberal agenda.
This leaves American citizens in the lurch, having to go the extra mile to educate themselves and learn the truth, often having to sift through layer after layer of media-perpetuated propaganda."
This should not be allowed to continue.
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What is Official is you have no idea what you are talking bout.
1. Liberal cable news is a myth. Fox is not news it is an activist organization.
2. Read some real reporting on the issue, Fox is making things up again, twisting the truth to get you fired up: http://www.theatlanticwire.com/opinions/view/opinion/Is-Tucker-Carlson-U...
3. The New Black Panther, 12 guys The BUSH DOJ dropped the charges first. Fox is manufacturing a story where there is none.
4. The Acorn story was manufactured by Fox. The video has been debunked.
5. So what you think is: ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the LA Times, Associated Press, Newsweek, Time magazine and a host of smaller newspapers across the country) have abdicated their role of providing objective, balanced information BUT FOX IS THE HERO? Have you lost your mind?
6. FOX also manufactured the Sherrod story.
I ask you, do you ever read anything else but Fox? Can't you see that Fox is trying to scare white people and it is all about race? TS Roberts please grow a brain. How can you be so gullible? I now that FOX is the most watched Cable in the US. Have you ever thought about WHY? Let me explain, about 83% of the population finished high school and about 27% finished college. Saying Fox is right because is is more popular is like saying the majority of the US, those who only finish high school should run the country. The most popular is most of the time the most stupid. Please read more than one point of view.
This is my last post
I have had enough of your remarks. They sound angry and I am tired of it. You are not going to change my mind so stop trying to.
I heard only a snippet of the news on Fox and on my own, as I did on the last post, checked it out on the internet sites including JournoList, the Daily Caller, Media Matters and the Dakota Voice.
You bash Fox News almost as much as Obama does Bush.
Let me close by telling you that the Atlantic Monthly owns the web site that you put in your comment. Atlantic Monthly is run by James Bennet it is supported by among others, The New Republic which supports liberal, social and social democratic economic policies. What a shocker.
Media Matters is a joke! it is supported by George Soros, MoveOn.org. the New Democrat Network, the Democratic Alliance, and wait for it... the Center for American Progress, which is as you probably already know, was began by John Podesta. But you go ahead and tell me there is no liberal media.
Of course they are going to put a liberal spin on this or any other story. If you go to a liberal website that is what you get if you go to a consevative website you get the truth. That is a little departing jab!
I do not know if you watched Bill O'Rielly last night but he made an apology on the air to Shirley Sherrod and They talked about how to improve thier reporting. so knock it off!
I Love you but, I can't keep this up, it is making me angry when I read your comments and then I am angry at others. By the way you are wrong about ACORN I know more about that group than most people. I have seen just about every report about them from 2008 until the day they annonced they were closing it is all true. I have studied them in depth, I have been to thier website. I have it all written down! Look it up! don't rely on the koolaid drinking Media Matters. I am not even going to bother talking about the New Black Panther Party except I heard they were only 8 guys. I think about three of them should be in prison, the remarks they made are not protected speech. I could go on and on but that would take a while.
I have a problem with this President and this Congress and the way this Country is going. 61% of the Country agrees with me. Look it up!
In closing why are my posts the only ones on this site that you comment on? Am I the only conservative on this site?
The CAPTCHA wants me to type in the words "freckled income" is that a jab at me!
Now you blame my CAPTCHA?
I think "freckled income" is funny but I do not control the CAPTCHA. I see from your post that you admit being angry and I know you hate Media Matters (including ABC, CBS, NBC, PBS, NPR, CNN, MSNBC, the Washington Post, the New York Times, the LA Times, Associated Press, Newsweek, Time magazine and a host of smaller newspapers across the country)! That is quit a large list of organizations that you think are wrong. I am angry. I'm angry about what the right and FOX is doing to our country and I'm angry that the masses, your 61% of the country that agree with you, a misguided individual. Hey, I love you too but you will not here me complain about you not posting right wing trash anymore. Maybe if I can lessen the amount of misinformation we may be able to save this country. Now about Obama bashing Bush, he deserves it and if you like polls so much look at his approval rating. Speaking of polls look at the confidents level of Congress is 11% and Republicans are lower than Democrats. I think they are almost all crooks, on both sides. I think Obama has made some big mistakes but it is clear that the Republicans do not care about our country, they and FOX just can't stand the fact that there is a Black man in the white house and FOX is race baiting and you fall for it. http://bestin.com/userpost/why-are-legitimate-journalists-ignoring-patte...
You are not the only conservative on the site. I am a conservative, I believe in lower taxes for 95% of us and Higher taxes for 5% of us. We need to slash the deficit. We need to increase retirement age to 70. We need to get out of costly wars. As far as " Look it UP! I do not need too, I know, and as I have told you before the majority is wrong most of the time. Example: Truman had the military do a study to see if we should integrate the armed services. Over 80% said no but he did the right thing and ordered it. I can give you many more examples. You and the majority are DEAD WRONG. Now feel free to stop posting.
http://www.gallup.com/poll/141512/Congress-Ranks-Last-Confidence-Institu...
Family Feud?
It looks like I stumbled upon a family feud. I cannot support Fox or the premise of your post, against main street media, accusing them of protecting Obama. Now I know that Mother Jones is on your list of left wing nuts but maybe you should look at another opinion of JournoList. http://motherjones.com/mojo/2010/07/journolist-daily-caller-sarah-palin
Like minded people are allowed to talk about issues at the bar, in a group or club.
With respect to Fox News and Acorn, Van Jones, NBPP and Shirley Sherrod, this is Race-Baiting.
http://www.pensitoreview.com/2010/07/20/why-is-media-ignoring-race-baiti...
Thank you for your contribution even if I disagree.
Fox News - It’s really not news — it’s pushing a point of view
It looks like you started something regarding Fox News. Look at this recent post comparing Fox News and all the rest.
http://bestin.com/userpost/fox-news-it’s-really-not-news-—-it’s-pushing-point-view