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Cimarron29414 · 10-04-2010, 12:47 PM

rb,

I think what Dunedan meant was (and I think you would agree) that you fall probably farthest to the left as anyone here. Consequently, most news would seem more "right" to you than someone who is perhaps more centered. I don't mean that as a fault, just the way we all tend to process information. It makes me think of that line Gene Hackman gave in "The Birdcage" - "What about Bob Dole?" (Hackman)"No, no, no he's too liberal!" ...or something like that.

Having said that, I agree there is a monopoly on right-speaking radio stations, but I think it is demand-based. Left-speaking radio stations didn't seem to have a demand and didn't survive.

Overall, the problem exists with the notion of 24 hour news - the massive amounts of time that creates the need for news commentary, and thus the picking sides while reporting news. It was the greatest mistake the media ever made. This travesty is what has turned neighbors into "enemies" in America.

10-04-2010, 12:47 PM	#8 (permalink)
Cimarron29414 Still Free Location: comfortably perched at the top of the bell curve!	rb, I think what Dunedan meant was (and I think you would agree) that you fall probably farthest to the left as anyone here. Consequently, most news would seem more "right" to you than someone who is perhaps more centered. I don't mean that as a fault, just the way we all tend to process information. It makes me think of that line Gene Hackman gave in "The Birdcage" - "What about Bob Dole?" (Hackman)"No, no, no he's too liberal!" ...or something like that. Having said that, I agree there is a monopoly on right-speaking radio stations, but I think it is demand-based. Left-speaking radio stations didn't seem to have a demand and didn't survive. Overall, the problem exists with the notion of 24 hour news - the massive amounts of time that creates the need for news commentary, and thus the picking sides while reporting news. It was the greatest mistake the media ever made. This travesty is what has turned neighbors into "enemies" in America. __________________ Gives a man a halo, does mead. "Here lies The_Jazz: Killed by an ambitious, sparkly, pink butterfly." Last edited by Cimarron29414; 10-27-2010 at 10:58 AM..