You really drink way too much Kool Aid.

If you think that there is not a political leaning in the MSM, you are not credible.

First, the demographics of Fox are a varied mix acros most major groups. Second, Fox’s commentators are very conservative (but notwithstanding the Alinskyte tactics of the DNSC and the MSM are in, if not the mainstream); however, its news reporting, especially the evening news is what the media critic claim to want – detail and balance. You do not get that from the MSM (as a general rule). Third, given that Alinskyte socialism has debased the MSM, the entertainment media, the academy and in large part churches, it is not surprizing that the few outposts of (a) real reporting or (b) conservative views are vilified.

Most liberals by and large are psuedo-educated sheep that are some profoundly adversely affected by the large of real vicarious analytic skills (as Orwell predicted in 1984 (which was a critique of a “socialist utopia” complete with Alinskyte “two minutes of hate”) that they are seemingly unable to perform rudimentary, and certainly not complex, critical analysis that they have been the source of much of the evil and bad policy of the last 150 years. It is no surprize that the same people who worried about “global cooling” in the 1970′s are now worried about “global warming” – with a core belief in power and control, they will believe anything and like Neville Chavez Obama’s Press Director believe that Mao is a genuine “political philosopher.”

I forgot to address this question specifically. First of all CNN is a generic news channel not a idealogical outlet like MSNBC and Fox News.

Liberalism does not have the same type of audience as Conservatism. Conservatives are typically older, White, and Male. Ridicule is a great tool for ratings for this demographic. Liberals typically are younger, more technically in tune and do not fall for ridicule as much as their Conservative counterparts.

Trust me when I say that if Liberalism was a lucrative as Conservatism, that Beck and Limbaugh would make Code Pink look Conservative.

Decider on October 21, 2009 at 10:43 AM

Hey kid, were you even alive when CNN ran the great show called “Both Sides with Jessie Jackson”. I doubt it. In fact I bet if it were not for the internet you would not even know Limbaugh’s name. Sit down amateur…you are way out of your league.

I don’t trust the opinion of no-experience children.

So in order to make money they want the GOP to stay out of power? Then why doesn’t MSNBC and CNN rail against Obama so that the GOP comes back into power? By your logic that would boost their rating making them more money.

The Notorious G.O.P on October 20, 2009 at 4:02 PM

I forgot to address this question specifically. First of all CNN is a generic news channel not a idealogical outlet like MSNBC and Fox News.

Liberalism does not have the same type of audience as Conservatism. Conservatives are typically older, White, and Male. Ridicule is a great tool for ratings for this demographic. Liberals typically are younger, more technically in tune and do not fall for ridicule as much as their Conservative counterparts.

Trust me when I say that if Liberalism was a lucrative as Conservatism, that Beck and Limbaugh would make Code Pink look Conservative.

How do you explain their ratings killing both MSNBC and CNN when Bush was in office?

So in order to make money they want the GOP to stay out of power? Then why doesn’t MSNBC and CNN rail against Obama so that the GOP comes back into power? By your logic that would boost their rating making them more money.

The Notorious G.O.P on October 20, 2009 at 4:02 PM

The political pornography on Fox News will always draw great ratings. Jerry Springer has better ratings than Charlie Rose. Howard Stern has better ratings than a typical morning Zoo.

Fox News is the political equivalent to The Jerry Springer show. They will always get great ratings however it is in their best interest to have a popular Democratic President in office versus spending their time defending a Republican administration. The same is true of talk radio. Rush Limbaugh is a lot more interesting ridiculing Obama than he was defending Bush.

Beck is sure no Tapper.

AnninCA on October 20, 2009 at 6:20 PM

Tapper is sure no Beck.

FIFY

I think all she means is that the press was forever obsessing about campaign tactics and strategy to the detriment of its coverage of policy. In other words, instead of reporting on the substance of his health-care plan, they’d focus on horse-race minutiae — e.g.,

It could be because they never gave us any real information about policy, such as healthcare, and to a certain extent still don’t. With nothing substantial about policy all that’s left to debate or discuss is tactics and strategy.

I think she’s getting a bad rap on what she said/meant there.

Ya think? She’s getting a bad rap from ONE GUY. Compared to what EVERY OTHER NETWORK and ALL NEWSPAPERS did to Sarah Palin this woman is getting a free flippin’ ride.

In fact Sarah Palin did not win and CONTINUES to get trashed at least weekly by the above named culprits.

Anita Dunn has a free pass, not a bad rap. When you win the brass ring don’t complain about it being attached to the business end of brass knuckles.

As for him wondering why no one in the White House ever seems to praise a founding father, The One’s been known to mention Lincoln now and again, hasn’t he? Not strictly a founding father, granted, but the guy’s on the currency. Close enough.

No, Allah, it ain’t. Lincoln’s contributions to this nation’s history have nothing to do with liberty and everything to do with forcing federal government upon the private citizen. “He freed the slaves” is inaccurate at best. Congress did that after Lincoln was firmly planted. The Emancipation Proclamation did not free one slave in land then held by any area of the Union. It was the moral equivalent of proclaiming tax rebates for all Canadians.

Just having your face on money or on Mt. Rushmore doesn’t grant you entry into “Founding Father” status, otherwise you’d have to include U.S. Grant whose face is on the $100. Get used to that face because you’ll seen a pocket full of those to pay your grocery bill, thanks to Obama and the Dems.

The goal of Fox News is not to promote “Conservatism” nor help the GOP win elections. It is to make money. They make a lot more money when the GOP is out of office.

How do you explain their ratings killing both MSNBC and CNN when Bush was in office?

So in order to make money they want the GOP to stay out of power? Then why doesn’t MSNBC and CNN rail against Obama so that the GOP comes back into power? By your logic that would boost their rating making them more money.

“As for him wondering why no one in the White House ever seems to praise a founding father, The One’s been known to mention Lincoln now and again, hasn’t he? Not strictly a founding father, granted, but the guy’s on the currency. Close enough.”

Not nearly close enough. Obama’s praise for Lincoln has less to do with what Lincoln accomplished and more for what Obama sees in the bathroom mirror each morning.

Somewhere Obama is dreaming of the “Obama Memorial” in D.C. somewhere.

Fox News is working to keep the Democratic Party a permanent majority.

Decider on October 20, 2009 at 2:09 PM

I’d prefer to think that this is work towards making both Democrats and Republicans into permanent plurality parties, where neither ever gets an actual majority again. That’s why I believe strongly in the election of Independents in House and Senate races: If we can get the cited 15%-18% to put in reasonable independents rather than Democrats or Republicans, then either party will have to work with the less-partisan Center to get anything meaningful done… and that’s bound to help prevent bad legislation of the type we see being bandied about today (and over the last year or so).

Decider on October 20, 2009 at 9:28 AM

ROFL…..maybe in NYC Allah is to the right of most people but in flyover country Allah is the next thing to a liberal

The goal of Fox News is not to promote “Conservatism” nor help the GOP win elections. It is to make money. They make a lot more money when the GOP is out of office.

If a Republican wins the White House their ratings sink. Sure they still have good ratings but nothing like having Obama as President. It is in their best interest to keep Obama in office. Therein lies the reason Murdoch likes Glenn Beck so much. As long as Beck remains a household name, the Democrats can always point to Republicans as a nutty fringe. Fox News is working to keep the Democratic Party a permanent majority.

he is more afraid of our own government than he is of AlQaida.

Terrye on October 20, 2009 at 7:10 AM0

I’m with you.

I consider Beck to be the extreme right’s version of Bill Ayers, and it worries me.

I do think, though, that in 2010 those Republicans who are running will throw Beck under the bus much faster than Obama did Ayers, though. I just wish they would do it now to give themselves some credibility.

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!

PappyD61 on October 20, 2009 at 1:13 PM

You have no idea what you are talking about, and I doubt you would raise a finger if it actually came to this – you are a sad byproduct of Beck’s seditious tendencies.

I think she’s getting a bad rap

No, she is not. However, I’ll tell you what I think. I think you can’t get her lizard tongue out of your mind at night and in response, you’ve gone over the edge… thinking about that lizard tongue, that is.

There is no way McCain would have given people like Van Jones and Dunn jobs in his administration. No way at all.

Terrye on October 20, 2009 at 7:10 AM

No, McCain would have given jobs to people like Juan Hernandez, Lindsey Graham and David Frum. He would have sucked in a completely different way; but suck he would have. That and the fact he was a backstabbing bastard gives me no cause to shed tears that he lost. Don’t like Obama as the Pres? Then nominate a real f**king candidate next time, instead of some time serving opportunistic double dealing loud mouth with a media obsession.

Afrolib on October 19, 2009 at 8:32 PM

You Have Been Trolled.
Hope This Helps.
Have A Nice Day.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled comments, which are already in progress…

Beck and talk radio are so far the only ones that have shown any testicular fortitude to stand up to the FREAKING THUGS in the WHITE HOUSE!!!!

GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!
GIVE ME LIBERTY OR GIVE ME DEATH!!!!!

Allah, You gotta get a grip, ninety years is close enough?

Why not just make Obama a founding father as well?

RJL on October 19, 2009 at 8:22 PM

Nice to see that you’ve finally caught on to a critical aspect of the plan for how we’ll need to reference things, after they are done “fundamentally remaking” America.