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John Kerry VonErich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:25 PM Original message |
47% Favor Government Mandated Political Balance on Radio, TV |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. Let's see if that ever happens.... |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
2. As a libertarian and hyper-rationalist I have a huge problem with the concept |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I tend to agree |
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Freddie Stubbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. The governemt will decide of course. You don't trust the government to do that? |
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Xenotime (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
17. I do. Any world with less Faux and Rush is a good world. |
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DangerDave921 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:04 PM Response to Reply #17 |
23. What about |
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MessiahRp (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:05 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. Since Lionel has been that much better? |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:59 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Not to get in the middle of this, but Lionel does suck. |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
13. Obviously, this would entail not only hearing the White House/Repug view on Fox .. . |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:02 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. That's assuming there is one and only one "other side" |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 05:14 PM Response to Reply #20 |
44. The object would be to stop hearing only ONE side --- and hear all sides --- !!! |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
14. And wouldn't you like to see some Libertarian views presented . . . ? |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:03 PM Response to Reply #14 |
22. I think Librarians have a lot of interesting things to say |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:21 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. In this case it's Truth (called "liberalism") vs. Fiction (GOP lies and spin) |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:26 PM Response to Reply #32 |
34. My stepfather learned an important lesson when he was a Radioman in the Navy in WWII |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 05:12 PM Response to Reply #34 |
43. Much of Libertarian right-wing stuff is as disgusting as Repug right-wing stuff . . . |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:28 PM Response to Reply #34 |
45. Examples: "use of fossil fuels contributes to climate change" |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 09:17 PM Response to Reply #45 |
48. On the climate change statement, the one you call conservative is actually half true |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Screw balance how about starting with telling the truth |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:31 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Truth is often subjective as well |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:35 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. Yah none of us want a "Ministry of Truth", we do see some good |
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Brotherjohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. Thing is, that's what the PRESS is supposed to do. nt |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:25 PM Response to Reply #10 |
29. There is no real press any more |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:55 PM Response to Reply #5 |
15. Bush/Cheney have worked to destroy any concept of truth/facts --- |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:30 PM Response to Reply #15 |
46. Exactly. n/t |
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Brotherjohn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:41 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. Truth. That's the point I wanted to make, too. We've got balance coming out our ears. |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:43 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. The media have always tried to reduce every issue to two sides |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:48 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. When one side of an initiative campaign monopolizes the airwaves |
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defendandprotect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:56 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. We need to hear the world of diverse opinions --- and diverse solutions to our problems --- |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
19. Sure, but the media sometimes creates a false conflict in order to make news |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:20 PM Response to Reply #11 |
31. I think the media does this because Americans tend to like things |
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slackmaster (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 09:37 PM Response to Reply #31 |
49. I think you are right, harun; it's cultural |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:20 PM Response to Reply #3 |
28. The truth has a well known liberal bias. |
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AllHereTruth (354 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
9. Almost 50/50 want it 50/50 |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:14 PM Response to Reply #9 |
27. And the other half are Republicans |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. and who will |
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Doctor_J (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
21. It would be nice if ConNN would tell everyone that their whore Campbell |
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HomerRamone (460 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
24. The Fairness Doctrine said nothing about "equal" time |
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melm00se (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:02 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. Equal time |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 01:05 PM Response to Original message |
25. Say what you want, I don't think it's workable or practical |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:55 PM Response to Reply #25 |
35. It worked FOR 50 YEARS prior to the deregulation furor |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 03:41 PM Response to Reply #35 |
37. I don't think it did work in the past. |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 03:55 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. No evidence has ever been adduced that programmers avoided political (or controversial) comment |
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hughee99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 04:19 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. I think if the intended result is that the RW hate machine |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
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Abacus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 03:52 PM Response to Original message |
38. Not me |
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One_Life_To_Give (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
40. That will fix the Liberal Media Bias |
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cobalt1999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
42. Screw that. |
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Lorien (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 07:35 PM Response to Reply #42 |
47. In the past eight years the "opposing viewpoint" would have been the truth |
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AlphaCentauri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-14-08 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
50. There should be a percentage dedicated to alternative points of view too |
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