starting to get More into politics now That i can vote

[northeast]

I found it funny that he said his teacher said to read about the news rather than watch it on television .. as if newspapers/journalists aren't biased and spin the story.

Now, explain your take.

Your totally ambiguous statement led me to think you were saying something else entirely.
Regarding your intent, I agree with his teacher. Yes , there is bias everywhere, but on balance quality newspapers provide much better information than TV shows, if you have time to read through them, with a lot less spin and crap, JMO.

 

[Dr. Jones]

Your totally ambiguous statement led me to think you were saying something else entirely.
Regarding your intent, I agree with his teacher. Yes , there is bias everywhere, but on balance quality newspapers provide much better information than TV shows, if you have time to read through them, with a lot less spin and crap, JMO.

I assume you are a liberal? Only a guess because most newspapers have a gross left slant.

 

[Saltair's Finest]

This man speaks the truth.

Unless you're for gay marriage.

Unless you're pro choice.

Unless you're for pot legalization.

Unless you're not a Christian.

Unless you're against blue laws.

And unless you are against virtually anything that violates their moral code.

But other than that, sure, they are totally against the government involving themselves in your life.

ha ha ha I never understood Why they say Obama is taking freedom Away and they want less government But want to control a lot of those other things like You mentioned

 

[Deleted member 848]

I find that certain newspapers > TV as well, P. I would obviously stay away from something like the New York Times, but I usually read the editorials of the Globe and Mail on a weekly basis. Pretty enlightening, I find.

 

[Deleted member 848]

ha ha ha I never understood Why they say Obama is taking freedom Away and they want less government But want to control a lot of those other things like You mentioned

 

[northeast]

PKM, I am assuming you think talking about facts and being logical makes one a liberal, whereas spewing hate, stupidity, lies and hypocracy over the airwaves makes one a true American.

 

[Saltair's Finest]

I found it funny that he said his teacher said to read about the news rather than watch it on television .. as if newspapers/journalists aren't biased and spin the story.

Now, explain your take.

My teachers hole argument Was that you Never saw any thing on TV about Obama and how he has never shown a US birth certificate and That by reading things online from credible Places you can find a lot more info and not the Stuff TV wants to hide from you

 

[Stoked]

PKM, I am assuming you think talking about facts and being logical makes one a liberal, whereas spewing hate, stupidity, lies and hypocracy over the airwaves makes one a true American.

Nope your ignorance is a better example.

 

[Dr. Jones]

PKM, I am assuming you think talking about facts and being logical makes one a liberal, whereas spewing hate, stupidity, lies and hypocracy over the airwaves makes one a true American.

Nope .. the truth, if you're asking, is that I have become quite cynical of all media in the last 15 or so years. I recall when merely the facts were reported (at least with much greater regularity) but now it seems the massive majority of reporting is written as an opinion piece, with carying degrees of transparency. It's so difficult to sift through all the BS for the truth now that it's pathetic. You fact-find what one says, find it doesn't line up with other truths .. only to find out those truths were slanted as well.

I'm not a right-wing nut .. I'm a guy who hates how powerful, yet unrestricted, the media has become in shaping our belief systems.

 

[Saltair's Finest]

Nope .. the truth, if you're asking, is that I have become quite cynical of all media in the last 15 or so years. I recall when merely the facts were reported (at least with much greater regularity) but now it seems the massive majority of reporting is written as an opinion piece, with carying degrees of transparency. It's so difficult to sift through all the BS for the truth now that it's pathetic. You fact-find what one says, find it doesn't line up with other truths .. only to find out those truths were slanted as well.

I'm not a right-wing nut .. I'm a guy who hates how powerful, yet unrestricted, the media has become in shaping our belief systems.

you Know more then Me but judging off What you wrote isnt the problem the People who let there belief systems be shaped by BS and media? I mean I think Ill watch TV or read the internet for News or info but I wont let it convince me no matter what. I dunno Im sure there are bad news TV shows and bad newspapers online But im not saying Ill believe everything I see or read And everyone else shouldnt Either I think but then again like my dad always Says the only thing dumber than a human being is a group of them

 

[franklin]

My teachers hole argument Was that you Never saw any thing on TV about Obama and how he has never shown a US birth certificate and That by reading things online from credible Places you can find a lot more info and not the Stuff TV wants to hide from you

You're getting pretty good.

I'm not a right-wing nut .. I'm a guy who hates how powerful, yet unrestricted, the media has become in shaping our belief systems.

Tax the ******** who own them, the banks who own them, the companies who broadcast them, and anyone else marginally attached to them. It's time to tear down the control structure in this country and return the power to the people. Being Wall Street's bitch sucks.

 

[Dr. Jones]

you Know more then Me but judging off What you wrote isnt the problem the People who let there belief systems be shaped by BS and media? I mean I think Ill watch TV or read the internet for News or info but I wont let it convince me no matter what. I dunno Im sure there are bad news TV shows and bad newspapers online But im not saying Ill believe everything I see or read And everyone else shouldnt Either I think but then again like my dad always Says the only thing dumber than a human being is a group of them

Easier said than done. Watch one network long enough and you'll be a dem, watch another and you'll become a rep .. no, we're not robots, but anyone who says these networks don't have a blatant slant (especially those that say they don't) are either fooled or being disingenuous.