Not all viewpoints are equal. Viewpoints are only as good as they are supportable, in relation to other and opposing viewpoints.
I must give kudo's to Chris Matthews and Eugene Robinson for having the gut's to speak the truth as they just threw NPR under the bus. They see it for what it was, NPR being the thought and speech police of political correctness taken to it's most absurd extreme. When dyed in the wool lefties like Matthews and Robinson aren't with you, you know a line was crossed that even they find extremely dangerous. NPR has no business receiving tax dollars anymore than Rush Limbaugh should get tax dollars. One could find more fair minded reporting on Al Jazeera than on NPR. They are the extreme fringe of the radical left, and will only be satisfied seeing the Lincoln Monument come down, to be replaced with a statue of Mao. Sad to say, there is absolutely no exaggeration in that statement.
Im surprised Eugene Robinson stayed onside, i cant stand him, and it isnt even really for his opinion its mostly for his annoying nasally voice......His voice reminds me of Sarah Palins
True, I will never be swayed from my generally liberal viewpoint. However, I am prepared to have my views challenged by witnessing a well-represented exchange. And although I may not pull a 180, I may alter my view on one matter or another. It has happened in the past and I have no doubt it will happen with some frequency in the future. However, FOX offers no such challenge because, as I noted earlier, the "balanced" part is usually represented by a token liberal whipping boy who either gets drowned out or shouted down. The give and take is barely even window dressing. I find such exchanges deeply unsatisfying because the left is inadequately represented. If the right were so poorly represented on CNN, then I wouldn't watch CNN. I do not watch MSNBC. I have a couple of religious friends who would not even take a brief look at Dawkins's books. They don't want their views to ever be challenged by a capable adversary. I believe that such a sentiment explains the draw that FOX has for its audience. It's predigested comfort food.
I could see where someone could draw that conclusion. Especially if they spend much time in this forum.
I assure you that I am not taking this opportunity to fault Palin politically. You already know I think she's a mental featherweight, so there's no purpose in my belaboring the point. However, quite apart from her mental vacuity, I, too, cannot stand her whiny, nasally voice. Fingernails meet chalkboard.
Fair enough, i dont watch fox during the day, i watch CNBC, which is actually probably right leaning. The only guy on fox who i like watching is O'Reilly, and he definately does not just present "whipping boys" he has had Michael Moore, Howard Dean, Anthony Wiener, Bill Maher, Barney Frank, and many other strong liberals on his show. Like i said before i will readily admit fox is biased, i hate hannity, beck, doocey and carlson, and i rarely watch their day time programming, infact I hate most of their day time people, and most of their night time people, truth be told when i wake up at 6:00 eastern i usually watch morning joe on msnbc, cause i like joe scarborough. Lets just call a spade a spade, Fox is far right, msnbc is far left, and most of the other channels have a slight liberal skew.
Agree with Gab on Fox news needing more liberal intelligent observers as Mr Williams, that can stand up to guys like Hannity and O'Reilly to some degree. Also to note is that great majority of journalists (as well as teachers) tend to be left minded by nature.
1. 1968 Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by: a. Superman b. Ted Kennedy c. Harry Potter d. A Muslim male extremist between the ages of 17 and 40 2. In 1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by: a. Aerosmith b. Sitting Bull c. Arnold Schwarzenegger d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 3. In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by: a. Cal Ripken Jr. b. Elvis c. A tour bus full of 80-year-old women d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 4. During the 1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by: a. John Dillinger b. The Boy Scouts c. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 5. In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by: a. Glenn Beck b. Pee Wee Herman c. Geraldo Rivera d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 6. In 1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by: a. The Smurfs b. Davey Jones c. Bill O'Reilly d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 7. In 1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens , and a US Navy diver trying to rescue passengers was murdered by: a. Captain Kidd b. Babe Ruth c. Mother Teresa d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 8. In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by: a. Scooby Doo b. Shirley Temple c. The Sundance Kid d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 9. In 1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by: a. Richard Simmons b. Johnny Carson c. Michael Jordan d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 10. In 1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by: a. Mr. Rogers b. Hillary Clinton, to distract attention from Wild Bill's women problems c. Zebras gone wild d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 11. On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked; two were used as missiles to take out the World Trade Centers and of the remaining two, one crashed into the US Pentagon and the other was diverted and crashed by the passengers. Thousands of people were killed by: a. Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd b. The Supreme Court of Florida c. Mr Rogers d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 12. In 2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against: a. Canadian mounted police b. Dr. Ruth c. The NFL d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 13. In 2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and murdered by: a. Richard Nixon b. Captain Kangaroo c. Billy Graham d. Muslim male extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40 14. And now we can add: In 2009, 31 people wounded and 13 American Soldiers murdered on base at Fort Hood by a Major that was known as... a: You guessed it - A Muslim male extremist between the age of 17 and 40.