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DC85
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Message 1 of 165 (553141)
04-01-2010 4:13 PM


Recently in the Marxist topic faith had made this statement
About media influence I see anti-rightist bias almost every story I read these days.
I would like a discussion on this and where exactly it is.
From what I see Democrats endure the same attacks as Republicans do in most media outlets. I'd like some examples anti-rightist bias .
I'd also would like to inquire about the logic of some conservatives (not necessarily faith) who claim liberals want to destroy big business and capitalism yet some how control the media that is paid for and owned by the large corporations.

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DC85
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Message 15 of 165 (553298)
04-02-2010 4:21 PM
Reply to: Message 7 by Hyroglyphx
04-02-2010 9:53 AM


here is bias from both sides. Dan Rather, Chris Matthews and Katie Couric,
I must admit I don't see with these. Besides Chris Matthews is also an Opinion column and he often pisses liberals off in it. MSNBC in general isn't a news source they are a Entertainment network. "The Place for politics."
I would argue however they aren't pushing a Liberal Agenda either just an anti-republican one. MSNBC has distortion that is pushing an entertainment agenda for certain sponsors.
As for Katie Couric I still can't see the "bias" in her interviews she asks questions potentially hard ones and let's the responses happen that's what an interview is. Bill O'Riley and Ed Schultz on the other hand talk over and attempt sway the interview. It could just be me.
My conclusion
Fox is pushing a corporate agenda and MSNBC an Entertainment one for the sake of sponsors.
As for CNN well.... They just report whatever is popular.

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DC85
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Message 57 of 165 (554019)
04-05-2010 11:08 PM
Reply to: Message 56 by Faith
04-05-2010 10:58 PM


Re: some pics the media didn't show you
Calling him a Muslim is not racist.
No but it implies hatred toward muslims. It's hate but not racist... so it's okay
only see a few that look clearly racist to me and mostly they are just plays on words and jokes.
racist jokes
only see a few that look clearly racist to me and mostly they are just plays on words and jokes.
I've seen these things in person as I went out to protest the protest.
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DC85
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Message 62 of 165 (554025)
04-06-2010 12:16 AM


I found this interesting....
Can anyone find examples like this from msnbc or CNN?
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DC85
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Message 71 of 165 (554154)
04-06-2010 4:38 PM
Reply to: Message 67 by Faith
04-06-2010 4:07 PM


Re: some pics the media didn't show you
The point would be of course that Obama denies his Muslim background and claims to be a Christian and that he's lying.
By your definition I am a Christian because my parents were even though I don't believe in God. Is this true? Am I a Christian?
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DC85
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Message 78 of 165 (554170)
04-06-2010 6:31 PM
Reply to: Message 76 by Faith
04-06-2010 6:04 PM


Re: WOW!!!
I was explaining the thinking behind the sign to show that it isn't racist.
however many seem to imply hate toward Muslims
There is plenty of evidence that he grew up in a Muslim community and practiced Islam as a child.
This somehow makes him one now and not a Christian? I would like to see this proof you speak of...
the point is that he denies ANY Muslim background at all,
I wasn't aware he had... he simply said he was Christian....
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DC85
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Message 85 of 165 (554198)
04-06-2010 8:56 PM
Reply to: Message 80 by Faith
04-06-2010 7:22 PM


Re: WOW!!!
Obama isn't a practicing Muslim but he did grow up with a lot of Muslim influence in his family and he did go to a Muslim school for a while as a child
We knew this and was well known during the campaign.... Only Fundamentalist Christian conservatives freaked out .... sounds like bigotry to me...
That's no problem in itself except that he has seemed to want to deny ANY such Muslim background at all in some contexts.
when did he do this? Why did it matter? he is a Christian....
that he certainly had a Muslim family and experience in a Muslim community in Kenya. You can also find him speaking Arabic and quoting Muslim sayings with obvious personal experience of their milieu.
What is the point? he is a Christian....

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Message 89 of 165 (554208)
04-06-2010 9:39 PM
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04-06-2010 9:09 PM


Re: WOW!!!
As a politican he is a failure, unable to get anything he wants without incredibly costly buyouts of the corporate right.
I agree to an extent. I do however think any politician that doesn't conform and cater to the corporate machine at least in some way won't last long. They own the government They have since the 1970's.... I hate to say it but small steps are the only way to fight.

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DC85
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Message 98 of 165 (554357)
04-07-2010 7:12 PM


anyone know of msnbc or CNN specifically cutting clips to show something that isn't there? Here two recent ones talked about fox. Admittedly the second is from an MSNBC political show but they seem to lay out a case.
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DC85
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Message 117 of 165 (554822)
04-10-2010 11:15 AM
Reply to: Message 116 by DevilsAdvocate
04-10-2010 9:42 AM


Re: WOW!!!
So you think a 100% pull out at this time would solve all the problems over there? Let the Taliban and Al-Queda take Afghanistan and parts of Pakistan back over?
What is your solution?
What have we really done about it other then enrage the other side of the conflict? All-Queda is growing and spreading to other parts of the world... It's deemed as a Holy War they deem as absolute God inspired law. Reasoning with most of them will be like reasoning with many of the creationists we get one this board. They deal in Absolutes. Al-Queda isn't a Government force we can fight and over power like the Nazi's of Germany. It's everywhere.
We are off topic yet again....

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