Don't turn on fox news!

I disagree with you.

Limbaugh and Hannity and other political talk shows are political commentators, and part of the media news infrastructure. The weird thing is that they actually provide SOME GOOD NEWS and some very good commentary. These guys are very smart. And their personal opinions count.

I think Hannity is actually more inflammatory than Limbaugh, and more likely to engage in pure negative speculation. But they both do it. (I don't listen to them that often, so I might be wrong.)

The problem I see is that, by establishing some record of validity, they are able to state their opinions as fact, and their opinions may be totally wrong. People will buy into false ideas.

Why would Limbaugh, Hannity, others do that? Clearly, to get higher ratings by keeping their shows interesting, so they keep their contracts and make more money.

I think this is very irresponsible, but I don't necessarily think it is malicious. If there actions are really based on malice, and not greed, then these guys are more dangerous than I currently assume, because a highly destructive forces are moderating them.

In that case, if they have malicious intent, the potential for damage is very great. These guys are extremely powerful. The devotion of an angry and powerful person to a negative cause is something to be feared.

I think one of the issues here is we may not agree on the definition of "smear", because in my opinion this is just wrong in any situation.

I would define smear as evoking strong hateful emotions based upon false or highly distorted accusations. I think it is very similar to "slander", which is universally rejected as a dangerous and even evil practice.

By my definition, nobody should be smeared. Ever.

But you may be using a slightly different meaning of this word "smear". You might be using it in the sense of "looking at all the possible negative traits of someone, and speculating on worst case situations." Or some other definition.

No way that Jillian Barbarie is hot,only reason that I even watch the news:

That is the truest statement I've ever read on this forum,,,,

LOL

You hit is right on the....wait. ROFLMAO@!!@!@!!

Yup. You are right o..............LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Sorry. Can't stop............................................

Your ignorance is amazing. For you to honestly think that half of that slanderous crap is true simply tells me that you are a GOP zombie that has no mind of your own.

Now, before you tag me as a LIBERAL, I have voted GOP the majority of my life. Regretfully I voted four times for Bush. Twice for daddy and twice for sonny boy.

I am a realist that likes to check the facts. "Just the facts mam". You see, the slander that is being said about both candidates by each side is part of the political game that only works on the weak minded.

Since you are obviously buying the propoganda...well....

I'll leave it at that.

I like your thinking! You should put that on a bumper sticker and hand them out on Nov 4th.

I know, one line post.

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As if we needed someone to tell us not to watch corporate media...

I can sure relate to that! When I was a sheeple, I was bubbly and happy all the time. Now, I am "a bitter woman. A hag. A witch. I am now jaded."

I have a better idea. Don't tell me what to watch and not watch.

The pro obama head nodders will blind themselves to anything not pro obama. and the non obama types don't need any more proof for themselves.

reply to post by TexasGunMan

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I can only laugh...... And then shake my head and think if your sitting in front of a T.V. getting your facts be it from FOX-CNN or what ever then you need to pick up a book and read..... Kool-aid drinkers are taking over..

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So, if OBAMA does have links to terrorists you don't want to know about it?

If he lied about paying for school with student loans, you don't want to know about that?

If large contributions to his campaign fund are coming from IRAN, you don't want to know about that either?

Not only do you not want to know but you don't want to search out both sides of the story so that you can make a well informed opinion on the matter?

I see, because these are just distractions from the REAL issues. None of the above will matter once Obama is President.

yeah...okay.

Fox smears Obama. CNN smears McCain.

Guess what? They BOTH DESERVE IT. Even with the media being completely made up of propaganda and personal agenda, why don't you take the collective of it and realize that both candidates are really sketchy.

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Please let us not ALL forget Obama wants more troops sent to AFGHANISTAN. Regardless of which blood sucking tick is elected there will be another war!

It's the only news station where one can get both sides. Besides, when you look at associates of Obama, well, let's just say that "birds of a feather, flock together."

If there was nothing there, then nothing could be presented. I personally think Obama is a creation of the corrupt Chicago political machine. My God, look at his history! He hasn't accomplished one, single thing. Nothing!

I can recollect some pretty talkers that seemingly came out of nowhere in the historical record, and did they ever cause a lot of deaths, directly or indirectly.

Naw, I'll continue to watch. There's a reason they are #1.

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Afghanistan is the war we need to be fighting.

Iraq is the wrong war. Have you forgotten that? What's gotten into you?

reply to post by Skelkie3

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I must respectively disagree with you! Not watching TV since the 80’s definitely makes you saner than the rest of us!

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It's not that I don't want to know about, it's that these accusations are false and they're attacks. It's a form of racism.

They're trying to paint Obama as a different candidate, that he's different from us. That's what they are trying to do to get new voters to stop paying attention to Obama.