Eric Burns on The Newshour: Conservative media "regularly peddling conspiracy theories, lies, smear campaigns"
November 04, 2009 8:01 pm ET
From the November 4 edition of PBS' The Newshour:
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However, can't say I've seen them used............
Just sayin'
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This won't make his points any less valid, or yours any more valid, so I' failing to see why you'd do this, aside from deflection. Did Mr. Burns say that he wanted total control to decide what is news? I didn't hear that. Has MMfA claimed anywhere that they would like such control? Just because MMfA choses to debunk the misinformation the conservative mainstream media almost constantly indulges in does not equate to a desire for control.
You can NOT be serious - channeling John McEnroe here.
Any proof?
The reason to call out FoxNews and other conservative media sources isn't to shut them down. It's to make them lose credibility that they aren't entitled to, based upon their disregard for facts, their disrespect for the truth, and their disgust with exposing their viewers/listeners to the whole story.
There's no evidence, none whatsoever, to the false talking point we often see here that says that MMFA and posters here are trying to shut done debate and muffle opposition voices.
Our country deserves to have fair debates on the issues, and not be distracted by talking points and other nonsense that gets more respect than is reasonable given the lack of factual content. That nonsense is toxic and poisons our airwaves. It should be treated as poison and the people who spread it around should be tagged with dispensing poison.
I don't recall the senior news editor at Fox getting caught red-handed reporting on documents that they knew were false simply b/c they went along w/ their political point of view....
Should Rather have been fired? Probably . . . he should have waited for the real documents to be released.
You won't get an "ah-ha" from my response. Sorry to disappoint you.
Actually, I thought that was probably the correct move by CBS. If Rather ran with an unconfirmed story, and passed if off as fact, then firing him may have been the only option for them.
ANY media outlet, or person who willfully lies and distorts should be fired. I don't care who it's from. Actually, if I caught MMFA willfully distorting or lying about something, I'd drop them too. (Note: Willful distortions and lies are different from honest mistakes. I'm OK with an apology for honest mistakes.)
Any firings at Fox lately?
Garrett should be fired for willfully twisting the facts about who said "list" first.
http://mediamatters.org/research/200908150006
So when they blatantly lie or misrepresent facts, it's not news they are reporting, it's opinions.
Dan Rather was fired becuase he was a journalist and he was the face of CBS News and CBS felt like that if they would lose all credibility as a news organization if they didn't fire Dan Rather.
Fox lies and misrepresents and never retracts or corrects their mistakes... probably because that would be a show in itself.
now i see how fox news viewers and limbaugh listeners think. it doesnt matter how much the anchors lie, distort or peddle propaganda, just as long as they have the freedom to do it. thank god for that "free market", huh? just say whatever you want and pretend its real "news".
A question for you, though . . . how is posting the actual words and actions of folks like Dobbs, Rush, Beck, et al, "total control to decide what is news"? They simply post what these IDIOTS [not conservatives, by the way] have SAID. Where's the control?
Logic is a terrible thing to waste.
Maintain perspective for a moment, then you can believe what you want. Media "leanings" (left or right) is not the same as media lies and distortions.
MMFA exposes LIES and DISTORTIONS that can be independently verified as such. Are you with me so far? I want to make sure you don't drift away like Homer Simpson.
So, if you or your kind can demonstrate how the "left-wing" media outlets, or the MSM lies and distorts (need independent verification of this), then PLEASE POST THE LINKS.
Otherwise, quit bellyaching about what you read here. If you don't like this site. Stop coming to this site.
Now you can go back to believing what you want.
Whether your conservative, liberal, libertarian, or progressive. The truth needs to told and not lies.
I'm a Canadian and as such I find myself tied to the U.S.A., me being a member of your biggest trading partner. That coupled with being a "politics junkie" take a great interest in the lies of the RW section of your country as it inevitably affects me and mine.
"The truth needs to told and not lies."
Not just for citizens of the U.S.A. but for citizens of the world.
As long as you continue to be the world's largest economy and the world's most powerful military force then you must accept the responsibility that comes with it.
Right now I am not seeing that coming from the "Right" side of your politicians.
Please stop the money above all mentality that is plunging the world into a tail spin.
Some of us care about our fellow man and worry if they can eat today or get medical help when sick.
Some of us would like to see equal rights for all regardless of gender, sexual orientation, belief in a deity. We would like to share knowledge through education and make sure a thirsty man has water to drink.
The party of NO and 'eff you' that I'm seeing in the States goes against eveything I learned in sixty four years on this planet.
My time is drawing to a close but I became Grandfather for the first time on Oct 31st. and it is for my daughter's child that I weep when I watch the RW power hungry, money grubbing bastards lie, cheat and exploit the "average working stiff."
Cheers.
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You know you are more open-minded and honest, when at times, you feel uncomfortable with a new idea. Or you learn something that you never knew before.
Facts precede conclusions, not the other way around.