[QUOTE="shoeman12"][QUOTE="bluezy"]Fox News makes a mockery of people such as myself and it's embarrassing. The fact that it's even disguised as "news commentary" or whatever is disgusting.bluezy
once again, it's not fox news as a network, but one talkshow host whose show airs at 3 am. i've never watched it, few people have. it's not meant to be a serious show, especially when you see some of the guests he's had on. i wouldn't care if red eye was canceled. I'm aware Red Eye isn't meant to be serious, but it's still irritating. And no, it is Fox News as a network. They are notorious for sensationalizing, and I personally have a big problem with that kind of thing.Correct.
I find it funny when people actually do defend Fox "news" as neutral or the most accurate. Personally I read the newspapers and I like to watch Olberman because he gets angry and it's fun. Maddow though is actually pretty critical of Dems when she questions them. Her personal views are obviously liberal, but I think she presents a much more neutral show than her beliefs would make you expect. That said, I know that I am watching a liberally biased network. I make no delusions that it is the most "fair and balanced" network. The problem is that there is nothing to watch that just presents the news anymore.
C-SPAN: Well, it's factual, but trying to figure out when important things are actually going to be on is a pain.
CNN: They want to seem balanced so they present a topic, then get a far left guy and a far right guy to talk about it with equal air time. That isn't balanced. That's pandering. These guys need to present the actual events. If the events make conservatives all look like morons, then present it and call them out. Don't brush it aside and bring up something minor about the dems to appear fair. The same goes in the other direction too. If the dems are acting like idiots, present it to population. When Fox news became popular, CNN was less critical and put on morons like Glen Beck to appear more conservative. CNN was never really liberally biased, it was just that the GOP at the time was full of a bunch of out of touch morons. Just becasue the news makes one party look stupid doesn't mean it is biased.
Fox: This is a "news" channel and not a news channel. They present blatant factual inaccuracies. During the debates about the financial plan, they would present conservative talking points that were lies. Okay, if they wan't to be biased, just show information that is favorable to one side. Lying to the public and parading as a news network is just wrong.
MSNBC: Liberally biased. I personally can't stand Hardball. It's almost up to the bar that Fox set for crap on a news network. That said, Olberman and Maddow are factually more accurate than anything but C-span. About a two weeks ago Olberman gave a 10 minute run down of the legislation and decisions leading up to crisis. He ripped into Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush. He is pretty equal opportunity when he calls someone out which is good. Also, his special comments are quite possibly the most well done monologues in American journalism at this time.
Now back on topic. That clip was utterly distasteful. Canadian millitary personnel have died in the war that we started. They stood beside us as allies. Making fun of our allies is just as unpatriotic as attacking our own troops. These people should be kicked off the air. I don't care if it was meant to be tongue in cheek. The first part was not humorous in the least.
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