Defining the "Liberal Media" and the "Mainstream Media"
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zoogs
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All of politics is bad, in a sense.
A healthy mix of representation is some mitigation to the bad.
At this point, the Republicans have most of U.S. Congress, and certainly the House, on lock. We can talk about the ways they've accomplished that elsewhere. They've had a quarter century of Supreme Court pre-eminence, and for every progressive victory we can point to a Hobby Lobby ('14), Shelby County ('13), Citizens United ('10?), or Heller ('08).
I'd like to see some defense against this. The Supreme Court is an important start. A GOP loss in the Senate -- even if it's temporary -- will provide some additional relief. And optimistically, we never forget or forgive this watershed moment where the GOP called its shot for Donald Trump. Perhaps a landslide defeat can accelerate the burning down and rising anew of something better. Perhaps not.
A healthy mix of representation is some mitigation to the bad.
At this point, the Republicans have most of U.S. Congress, and certainly the House, on lock. We can talk about the ways they've accomplished that elsewhere. They've had a quarter century of Supreme Court pre-eminence, and for every progressive victory we can point to a Hobby Lobby ('14), Shelby County ('13), Citizens United ('10?), or Heller ('08).
I'd like to see some defense against this. The Supreme Court is an important start. A GOP loss in the Senate -- even if it's temporary -- will provide some additional relief. And optimistically, we never forget or forgive this watershed moment where the GOP called its shot for Donald Trump. Perhaps a landslide defeat can accelerate the burning down and rising anew of something better. Perhaps not.
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HuskerNation1
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I know there are some here that still think CNN is not biased, but their Headline News just demonstrated once again that bias. A retired police officer who is a Trump supporter saved a baby who was left in a hot car on a 90-degree day. In the interview he was asked questions and had a Trump shirt on, and when CNN replayed that interview, they blocked out his t-shirt. This is probably the most blatant example of bias I have seen in a long-time, yet I'm sure some will continue to claim on here that CNN is not biased.
http://www.wxxv25.com/2016/09/01/bias-alert-hln-blurs-out-retired-officer039s-trump-2016-shirt/
http://www.wxxv25.com/2016/09/01/bias-alert-hln-blurs-out-retired-officer039s-trump-2016-shirt/
huskerfan2000
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There most certainly is bias, some more so than others.. Like that Vox site that is continually used.
huskerfan2000
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This morning they were interviewing someone from the Trump camp, and the lady from CNN kept trying to site polls from 2 weeks ago while telling the guy Trump was behind in this specific poll. The guy was trying to tell her his poll was the same one, but from the last couple days, which showed Trump ahead.
She just kept with her failed argument.. trying hard to ignore his updated poll.
BigRedBuster
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And the Hannity fan's moods about Assange will swing wildly depending on what ever Hannity says.
Just follow along and soak up all the crap you can from whatever your media says.
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HuskerNation1
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I'm not a fan of Hannity, and don't agree with anyone changing their views which happens with pundits on both sides of the aisle, but this still is not as bad as CNN blanking out a Trump supporters shirt as part of their "Headline News" programming.
BigRedBuster
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Seriously???
HuskerNation1
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Why the shock. We all know Hannity is one of the "opinion" shows on Fox and will have a bias. Headline News is supposed to be focused on just presenting the news. Moreover, we can look at nearly every politician and opinion journalist and find statements they made in the past that contradict a current statement or opinion. Altering a video for political purposes on what is deemed to be "hard news" is just absurd.
zoogs
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I think you're missing the point.
What BRB posted illustrates that so many of these hysterical arguments (the ones you are so fond of regurgitating, ad nauseam) are simple cheap shots that lack totally in substance.
Hannity -- and his ilk -- will believe anything if it makes for a good partisan rallying cry. There's no indication this is less true today.
What BRB posted illustrates that so many of these hysterical arguments (the ones you are so fond of regurgitating, ad nauseam) are simple cheap shots that lack totally in substance.
Hannity -- and his ilk -- will believe anything if it makes for a good partisan rallying cry. There's no indication this is less true today.
HuskerNation1
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Like I said, whether it's Hannity on Fox, Lemon on CNN, or Maddow on MSNBC, they are all partisan opinion shows, and all networks have these. But, with these partisan opinion shows, we expect contradictory statements and completely biased views. On headline news I would not expect what they did. It's really pretty simple.
zoogs
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You can have opinions without abandoning reason. You can have "biased" political views without being intentionally misleading.
I don't know that cable news is obligated to provide people they interview for unrelated reasons a political statement platform. In any case, they've said it was a mistake to blur it out.
I don't know that cable news is obligated to provide people they interview for unrelated reasons a political statement platform. In any case, they've said it was a mistake to blur it out.