On 4/21/2011 4:53 AM, David R. Birch wrote:
On 4/21/2011 1:12 AM, Hawke wrote:

What's wrong with fair and balanced?


Fair and balanced is very good. What's bad is when people claim to be
fair and balanced and instead act biased. Reverend Moon's newspaper, the
Washington Times, is undoubtedly a biased newspaper. Fox is not fair and
balanced either. So the wrong is claiming something they are not. If
only they were fair and balanced we'd all like them. As it is now only
right wing people do.

So the problem is that the right leaning media claims to be fair and
balanced when they aren't, while the left leaning media don't bother to
pretend to be fair and balanced.

Got it.

David


Well, at least you're getting the idea of what honesty is. Not
pretending to be something you're not is one good example of it. It's
true that you just don't hear the "liberal" media going around saying
they are neutral. They at least acknowledge a left leaning position.
Conversely, Fox pretends they are not a right wing station. With people
like Neil Cavuto, O'Reilly, Hannity, and Beck as your main prime time
line up you'd have to be a liar to say your network isn't completely
committed to the right wing agenda.


As you righties like to point out, the mainstream media is all made up
of liberal people so it's no wonder they are biased to the left. Just be
fair and admit the same thing about Fox. Everyone working there, or damn
near everyone working there is a registered republican or a libertarian.
So by the same logic that makes CBS liberal that makes Fox right wing.
Just admit it and be done with it. But they keep pretending they are
"fair and balanced". Which is bull****.

Hawke