tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post8041606756393075025..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: American Television Networks and the News: Impartial, Neutral, Nonpartisan, DispassionateBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-52002765319450589362008-05-08T18:14:00.000-05:002008-05-08T18:14:00.000-05:00Ruinous Right, One more thing. You (and others) ma...Ruinous Right, <BR/><BR/>One more thing. You (and others) may see that I removed a post left by you, about three minutes before your most recent one. <BR/><BR/>By the time I got to it, someone (I presume you) had removed its contents. <BR/><BR/>In order to tidy up the comments, and because there was not trace of information left, other than your byline, I removed the residual comment in its entirety. <BR/><BR/>Be assured, I do <B>not</B> remove comments simply because I do not agree with them. I have, from time to time, removed spam from my blogs, as well as simple abuse and obscene comments (some of the latter were also spam - but that's another topic). <BR/><BR/>I'm not posting exactly what my criteria are, since there's a possibility that someone out there will try to 'game' the comments - but I do have fairly liberal (in one sense of the word) guidelines for acceptable contents.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-73937536506260595722008-05-08T18:08:00.000-05:002008-05-08T18:08:00.000-05:00Ruinous Right, I compliment you on following a lon...Ruinous Right, <BR/><BR/>I compliment you on following a long-standing tradition. <BR/><BR/>"Fox News Channel's Republican agenda is so obvious. They constantly infuse opinion into their so-called 'fair and balanced' reporting and incorporate other methods for keeping Americans scared. If you cannot see it, then <B>they must be telling you exactly what you want to hear.</B> Check out the documentary 'Outfoxed' <B>if you really care.</B>" <BR/><BR/>Your basic premise - that Fox News is dedicated to the furtherance of the Republican Party - is, to the best of my ability to discern, flawed. <BR/><BR/>Since I do not agree with you, you say "they must be telling you exactly what you want to hear." Also, "if you really care." <BR/><BR/>The first statement is a variation on the familiar 'if you don't agree with me, you're stupid' argument. It works, as long as those using it are in the majority, or have some sort of power over the person being confronted. <BR/><BR/>The second is an appeal both to intelligence, and to an appearance of involvement. <BR/><BR/>Both have long been in the playbook for those whose spiritual home is Berkeley or Amherst. <BR/><BR/>I've endured too many years on college campuses to respond in the expected manner to either appeal. <BR/><BR/>Perhaps I seem insensitive to the presumed bias of Fox News because I am not a liberal. Because my interior world is not infused with left-wing doctrines and assumptions, I am not as likely as some to see 'right-wing bias' or Republican tendencies in reporting which is not sympathetic to liberal causes. <BR/><BR/>I am not "for" Fox News, but I do not regard that news channel as a tool of the right wing, either. (I know: you stated that you doubt that Fox is part of a vast right-wing conspiracy. The lead sentence in this paragraph is not about you, it's about me.) <BR/><BR/>I do regard Fox News, CNN, and all the rest, as news services which all draw from the same ultimate source of information: the real world. <BR/><BR/>I'm aware that bias can exist. At this time, I do not see that happening in Fox News. <BR/><BR/>But, as a (former) researcher and historian, I try to keep an open mind.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-46353888703129439742008-05-07T20:05:00.000-05:002008-05-07T20:05:00.000-05:00All I'm saying is that if you are blogging about b...All I'm saying is that if you are blogging about biased news reporting, you cannot leave out the #1 offender.<BR/><BR/>Fox News Channel's Republican agenda is so obvious. They constantly infuse opinion into their so-called 'fair and balanced' reporting and incorporate other methods for keeping Americans scared. If you cannot see it, then they must be telling you exactly what you want to hear. Check out the documentary 'Outfoxed' if you really care.<BR/><BR/>I know very well there are news sources that demonstrate far-left bias (The New York Times, Huffington Post, etc.) and I don't have a problem being honest and admitting that. I could care less had you sighted them in your post. I usually avoid them and gather news from various sources. <BR/><BR/>I respect your writing skills and blog because I can tell you are thorough and you don't seem to spend a lot of time spewing violent rhetoric like many other right-leaning blogs and conservative media. I'm sure I would agree with you on several posts including the most recent.Ruinous Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413479090758779994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-1600672696278384022008-05-07T19:02:00.000-05:002008-05-07T19:02:00.000-05:00Ruinous Right, Thank you for giving me this opport...Ruinous Right, <BR/><BR/>Thank you for giving me this opportunity. <BR/><BR/>I know that Fox News is roundly hated, loathed, and feared. <BR/><BR/>However, I must disagree with you: at the risk of being identified as a simple minded dupe. <BR/><BR/>Fox News is not politically correct. The network does not regard the United Nations as infallible. And, it has the unnerving habit of airing stories that CBS and The New York Times don't think are worth mentioning. <BR/><BR/>If that is "spreading misinformation," then I must not know the definition of the term "misinformation." <BR/><BR/>I do refer to Fox News from time to time, as a source. I also make use of The New York Times, International Herald Tribune, and Reuters, to name a few. <BR/><BR/>Oddly, the "misinformation" that appears on Fox News often shows up in local news media a few hours to a day or so <B>before</B> it appears on Fox. <BR/><BR/>I have the researcher's habit of double-checking facts. I have yet to find a case where Fox News either lied, or twisted the truth. <BR/><BR/>What I have found is that Fox News is willing to air stories which The New York Times and other traditional news media do not feel like printing.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-32954963955588481252008-05-07T17:03:00.000-05:002008-05-07T17:03:00.000-05:00Not sure how you can cover this topic without incl...Not sure how you can cover this topic without including Fox News. <BR/><BR/>"'Everyone Knows' Isn't Always True. However..."<BR/><BR/>Spreading misinformation by starting a questionable statement with "Some people say..." and then pounding it into the ground is trademark strategy of Fox News. Unfortunately, many Americans who buy into this.<BR/><BR/>"Vast right-wing conspiracy"? I also doubt this, however there are those such as Rush Limbaugh who not only spew violent rhetoric, they also try and manipulate democracy by urging Republicans to cross party lines and vote.<BR/><BR/>Distortions and lies have come from both left and right, however I would say conservatives have a giant lead in this arena.Ruinous Righthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15413479090758779994noreply@blogger.com