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[Tehon]

A free, impartial press is essential to democracy. Does anyone think we still have one? NBC 'moderates' a Republican debate with questions essentially of the sort "tell us why you suck so bad that no one should vote for you or anyone in your party." The obama administration is shamelessly going full-on Vietnam with a creeping, hypocritical "boots on the ground" mission in Syria despite all their bloviating to the contrary some months ago, and the 'press' is only hugging his nuts and saying what they are damn well told to say - yet again. A very important piece of the democracy puzzle has been missing for some time, and the potential consequences could be dire indeed.

No, an impartial press is not essential to democracy.

In fact, to say that the press needs to be 'free' and 'impartial' is an oxymoron,

because a free press has the freedom to be as biased as it chooses.

An impartial press helps to create an informed citizenry. People these days do not have or choose not to take the time to research news to discover if they are or aren't being given the unbiased truth. It can be time consuming. True journalism that subscribes to journalistic codes of ethics is a dying breed. We now find ourselves in a media war where the truth is often obscured intentionally. This is definitely a detriment to a democracy.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

Sure they should look to Trump for inspiration. I'm a working stiff and I look up to successful people all the time. That's in contrast to who the Democrats look at such as Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, Hillary Clinton and so on. People that promise to take from other people to give to you. That's inspirational?

Well aren't you role model wonderful eh...sure in your own mind..in mine you are a suck up...

A suck up to who and why? What's to my benefit?

I look up to successful people because they are positive. They've taken life and made the best of it. Compare that to liberals who beg for sympathy with every word they speak. Always in need of help, always a victim, always prepared with an arsenal of excuses.

Those kind of people depress me, and that's probably one of the many reasons I will never be like them. I may never be Donald Trump, but that doesn't stop me from taking steps to be like him or one of the thousands of successful people.

So thank God for people like Donald Trump and good parents. Without them, I might be some whiny liberal today crying because I don't make enough money, or somebody else has more money than me, or not trying because there simply is no reason to, or I can't work because a good job hasn't come knocking on my door looking for me.

 

[Disir]

A free, impartial press is essential to democracy. Does anyone think we still have one? NBC 'moderates' a Republican debate with questions essentially of the sort "tell us why you suck so bad that no one should vote for you or anyone in your party." The obama administration is shamelessly going full-on Vietnam with a creeping, hypocritical "boots on the ground" mission in Syria despite all their bloviating to the contrary some months ago, and the 'press' is only hugging his nuts and saying what they are damn well told to say - yet again. A very important piece of the democracy puzzle has been missing for some time, and the potential consequences could be dire indeed.

We have media conglomerates. It's been a bad problem for a long time. Secondly, I firmly believe that the media has been so busy telling us what to think or how to think that they are just blown away when they are forced to come to terms with the fact that they have been bullshitting people for so long they buy into their own shit.

I'm not impressed with the moderators. But, the candidates flat out lied at some points. Does this factor into this at all?

 

[percysunshine]

A free, impartial press is essential to democracy. Does anyone think we still have one? NBC 'moderates' a Republican debate with questions essentially of the sort "tell us why you suck so bad that no one should vote for you or anyone in your party." The obama administration is shamelessly going full-on Vietnam with a creeping, hypocritical "boots on the ground" mission in Syria despite all their bloviating to the contrary some months ago, and the 'press' is only hugging his nuts and saying what they are damn well told to say - yet again. A very important piece of the democracy puzzle has been missing for some time, and the potential consequences could be dire indeed.

No, an impartial press is not essential to democracy.

In fact, to say that the press needs to be 'free' and 'impartial' is an oxymoron,

because a free press has the freedom to be as biased as it chooses.

You are confusing an individual press outlet with 'the press' as a group.

Which are you talking about?

.

What are YOU talking about?

lol

See, this is a perfect example. The political left does not recognize the concept of 'individual'. Be it the press, or the people. The concept is alien to the left.

This is why we can not communicate very well..

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[NYcarbineer]

A free, impartial press is essential to democracy. Does anyone think we still have one? NBC 'moderates' a Republican debate with questions essentially of the sort "tell us why you suck so bad that no one should vote for you or anyone in your party." The obama administration is shamelessly going full-on Vietnam with a creeping, hypocritical "boots on the ground" mission in Syria despite all their bloviating to the contrary some months ago, and the 'press' is only hugging his nuts and saying what they are damn well told to say - yet again. A very important piece of the democracy puzzle has been missing for some time, and the potential consequences could be dire indeed.

No, an impartial press is not essential to democracy.

In fact, to say that the press needs to be 'free' and 'impartial' is an oxymoron,

because a free press has the freedom to be as biased as it chooses.

An impartial press helps to create an informed citizenry. People these days do not have or choose not to take the time to research news to discover if they are or aren't being given the unbiased truth. It can be time consuming. True journalism that subscribes to journalistic codes of ethics is a dying breed. We now find ourselves in a media war where the truth is often obscured intentionally. This is definitely a detriment to a democracy.

And when was that not true?

 

[NYcarbineer]

A free, impartial press is essential to democracy. Does anyone think we still have one? NBC 'moderates' a Republican debate with questions essentially of the sort "tell us why you suck so bad that no one should vote for you or anyone in your party." The obama administration is shamelessly going full-on Vietnam with a creeping, hypocritical "boots on the ground" mission in Syria despite all their bloviating to the contrary some months ago, and the 'press' is only hugging his nuts and saying what they are damn well told to say - yet again. A very important piece of the democracy puzzle has been missing for some time, and the potential consequences could be dire indeed.

No, an impartial press is not essential to democracy.

In fact, to say that the press needs to be 'free' and 'impartial' is an oxymoron,

because a free press has the freedom to be as biased as it chooses.

You are confusing an individual press outlet with 'the press' as a group.

Which are you talking about?

.

What are YOU talking about?

lol

See, this is a perfect example. The political left does not recognize the concept of 'individual'. Be it the press, or the people. The concept is alien to the left.

This is why we can not communicate very well..

.

You don't know what you're talking about. A free press is a press 'group' composed of individual media outlets who,

if they are free, are free to be as biased as they choose to be.

How do you plan to prohibit that? Government mandated non-bias?

lol, you people are clueless.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Sounds like we have the RWnuts here arguing for a Fairness Doctrine. How ironic.

 

[Iceweasel]

Sounds like we have the RWnuts here arguing for a Fairness Doctrine. How ironic.

No, the Fairness Doctrine, like most liberal policies, was the exact opposite of its' name sake. It required political views to have the same time as opposite views. It was like making a rap station play country music half the time. That isn't the same as objective reporting.

Today there are few reporters on the higher end. They exist in small locales but they become journalists to get bigger. Reporters report the news, journalists make the news.

 

[NYcarbineer]

Sounds like we have the RWnuts here arguing for a Fairness Doctrine. How ironic.

No, the Fairness Doctrine, like most liberal policies, was the exact opposite of its' name sake. It required political views to have the same time as opposite views. It was like making a rap station play country music half the time. That isn't the same as objective reporting.

Today there are few reporters on the higher end. They exist in small locales but they become journalists to get bigger. Reporters report the news, journalists make the news.

So you concede that the press has no obligation to be politically unbiased.

 

[percysunshine]

A free, impartial press is essential to democracy. Does anyone think we still have one? NBC 'moderates' a Republican debate with questions essentially of the sort "tell us why you suck so bad that no one should vote for you or anyone in your party." The obama administration is shamelessly going full-on Vietnam with a creeping, hypocritical "boots on the ground" mission in Syria despite all their bloviating to the contrary some months ago, and the 'press' is only hugging his nuts and saying what they are damn well told to say - yet again. A very important piece of the democracy puzzle has been missing for some time, and the potential consequences could be dire indeed.

No, an impartial press is not essential to democracy.

In fact, to say that the press needs to be 'free' and 'impartial' is an oxymoron,

because a free press has the freedom to be as biased as it chooses.

You are confusing an individual press outlet with 'the press' as a group.

Which are you talking about?

.

What are YOU talking about?

lol

See, this is a perfect example. The political left does not recognize the concept of 'individual'. Be it the press, or the people. The concept is alien to the left.

This is why we can not communicate very well..

.

You don't know what you're talking about. A free press is a press 'group' composed of individual media outlets who,

if they are free, are free to be as biased as they choose to be.

How do you plan to prohibit that? Government mandated non-bias?

lol, you people are clueless.

.

Soo ... a free press is only free if the individual press outlets are subservient to the group.

Every one of your posts is, like, agreeing with my opinion. Keep going NYcarbineer.

..

 

[Tehon]

A free, impartial press is essential to democracy. Does anyone think we still have one? NBC 'moderates' a Republican debate with questions essentially of the sort "tell us why you suck so bad that no one should vote for you or anyone in your party." The obama administration is shamelessly going full-on Vietnam with a creeping, hypocritical "boots on the ground" mission in Syria despite all their bloviating to the contrary some months ago, and the 'press' is only hugging his nuts and saying what they are damn well told to say - yet again. A very important piece of the democracy puzzle has been missing for some time, and the potential consequences could be dire indeed.

No, an impartial press is not essential to democracy.

In fact, to say that the press needs to be 'free' and 'impartial' is an oxymoron,

because a free press has the freedom to be as biased as it chooses.

An impartial press helps to create an informed citizenry. People these days do not have or choose not to take the time to research news to discover if they are or aren't being given the unbiased truth. It can be time consuming. True journalism that subscribes to journalistic codes of ethics is a dying breed. We now find ourselves in a media war where the truth is often obscured intentionally. This is definitely a detriment to a democracy.

And when was that not true?

Point taken, though I perceive that things have gotten worse with the rise of the internet and cable news.

 

[Rustic]

The importance of a free and truthful press is necessary for the future of the country.

That it does not exist explains the high poll numbers for such unqualified candidates like Trump and Carson.

If we had a press that actually informs the public there would be no Tea Party. If voters were informed the political scene would look radically different.

Well, we have an unqualified president now, who have divided the country more than it ever has been. Who is oblivious to any form of commonsense who's never had a real job.

 

[Papageorgio]

The GOP is free to choose who they want to conduct their debates.

Why is this even an issue, the President singled out FOX for their bias, its a good.

You align yourself with one party or the other and it is bound to bite you in the ass, just as it has NBC.

 

[percysunshine]

Reince Priebus: “The GOP ends its partnership with NBC over the inappropriate use of questions, math, and facts in a presidential debate.”

Is 'Reince Priebus' a stage name?

He looks like a 'Steve', or a 'Fred'.

Seems his family is of Greek and German descent.
Possibly named after an ancestor

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Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party?

Don't these guys have enough to worry about with insolvent banks and immigrants?

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[Auld Phart]

Reince Priebus: “The GOP ends its partnership with NBC over the inappropriate use of questions, math, and facts in a presidential debate.”

Is 'Reince Priebus' a stage name?

He looks like a 'Steve', or a 'Fred'.

Seems his family is of Greek and German descent.
Possibly named after an ancestor

.
Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party?

Don't these guys have enough to worry about with insolvent banks and immigrants?

.

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Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party

They aren't.

Priebus was born in Dover, New Jersey.

 

[percysunshine]

Reince Priebus: “The GOP ends its partnership with NBC over the inappropriate use of questions, math, and facts in a presidential debate.”

Is 'Reince Priebus' a stage name?

He looks like a 'Steve', or a 'Fred'.

Seems his family is of Greek and German descent.
Possibly named after an ancestor

.
Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party?

Don't these guys have enough to worry about with insolvent banks and immigrants?

.

.

Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party

They aren't.

Priebus was born in Dover, New Jersey.

Well, that is good to know.

That means Chris Christi is running the Republican party.

Wait.. hold on a second...

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[Ray From Cleveland]

Sounds like we have the RWnuts here arguing for a Fairness Doctrine. How ironic.

Maybe that's because you always take our words and misconstrue them to mean something entirely different.

"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."
Simon and Garfunkel
The Boxer

 

[Auld Phart]

Reince Priebus: “The GOP ends its partnership with NBC over the inappropriate use of questions, math, and facts in a presidential debate.”

Is 'Reince Priebus' a stage name?

He looks like a 'Steve', or a 'Fred'.

Seems his family is of Greek and German descent.
Possibly named after an ancestor

.
Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party?

Don't these guys have enough to worry about with insolvent banks and immigrants?

.

.

Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party

They aren't.

Priebus was born in Dover, New Jersey.

Well, that is good to know.

That means Chris Christi is running the Republican party.

Wait.. hold on a second...

.

 

[my2¢]

Maybe that's because you always take our words and misconstrue them to mean something entirely different.

"A man hears what he wants to hear and disregards the rest."
Simon and Garfunkel
The Boxer

Or more likely it's in line of the conversation between Senator Ransom Stoddard and editor Maxwell Scott....

"You're not going to use the story, Mr. Scott?
"No, sir. This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend."

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

 

[percysunshine]

Is 'Reince Priebus' a stage name?

He looks like a 'Steve', or a 'Fred'.

Seems his family is of Greek and German descent.
Possibly named after an ancestor

.
Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party?

Don't these guys have enough to worry about with insolvent banks and immigrants?

.

.

Why are the Greeks and the Germans running the Republican party

They aren't.

Priebus was born in Dover, New Jersey.

Well, that is good to know.

That means Chris Christi is running the Republican party.

Wait.. hold on a second...

.

non sequitur alert!

I am sure this will be explained in short order...

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