So tired of the left wing media
Or should I say, so tired of people complaining about the "left wing" media. "It's so one-sided!" they moan. But what they don't get is that the only side the media are on, is their own. It's all about the money and if you think there is any other motivation behind their tactics, you're not paying enough attention the dung they're trying to get you to swallow.
Let's face it, the press sliced up Bill Clinton as gleefully as they're dissecting Sarah Palin right now. The problem lies with the volume of media available. The news is the news is the news. It's a simple story based on the facts. And if you're all putting out the same facts, how do you make yourself stand out from your competition? You add opinion, you dig deeper for insignificant facts and make them sound relevant and important. And when you're competitors go chasing after a story, you make sure you either get their first or stay in step with them, no matter how stupid or incorrect the story may be. Did anyone check the facts on the Palin book banning story? No, it just sounded deliciously wicked, so they ran with it. Should lipstick and pigs really matter when our country is going to hell in a handbasket? They just love to take things out of context and spew them out over and over again.
Sure, there are some announcers/personalities that lean a little to the left or the right. And you're going to really notice that lean when it sways over on the opposite side of your politics. If you're looking for a news show that offers an equal view of both sides, go to "The Daily Show". We all know what Jon Stewart's politics are, but on his show, they make fun of both parties. I think "The Daily Show" should be your litmus test to see if you've lost the ability to look at both sides of an issue, no matter what your politics are. If you can laugh at the jokes about your candidate, then you're okay. If not, well then, you've lost sight of how absurd the process is and how it is up to you as a responsible voter to dig deeper than a few sound bites to find out where the candidates really stand on the issues.
Let's face it, the press sliced up Bill Clinton as gleefully as they're dissecting Sarah Palin right now. The problem lies with the volume of media available. The news is the news is the news. It's a simple story based on the facts. And if you're all putting out the same facts, how do you make yourself stand out from your competition? You add opinion, you dig deeper for insignificant facts and make them sound relevant and important. And when you're competitors go chasing after a story, you make sure you either get their first or stay in step with them, no matter how stupid or incorrect the story may be. Did anyone check the facts on the Palin book banning story? No, it just sounded deliciously wicked, so they ran with it. Should lipstick and pigs really matter when our country is going to hell in a handbasket? They just love to take things out of context and spew them out over and over again.
Sure, there are some announcers/personalities that lean a little to the left or the right. And you're going to really notice that lean when it sways over on the opposite side of your politics. If you're looking for a news show that offers an equal view of both sides, go to "The Daily Show". We all know what Jon Stewart's politics are, but on his show, they make fun of both parties. I think "The Daily Show" should be your litmus test to see if you've lost the ability to look at both sides of an issue, no matter what your politics are. If you can laugh at the jokes about your candidate, then you're okay. If not, well then, you've lost sight of how absurd the process is and how it is up to you as a responsible voter to dig deeper than a few sound bites to find out where the candidates really stand on the issues.
posted by Queenosheba @ 12:30 PM
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