At what point in history did the American media almost en masse make the fateful decision to revise, and otherwise write what ever they decide they want people to read or watch in the news.
What is so difficult about reporting what you see? Let the viewers, or the readers decide what the truth is. I believe that is a black and white thing (not the racial black & white- stay focused here people). Either something is true or it is not, plain and simple.
In this election season the media has taken dishonesty to a new low. But only because we as a nation continue to allow it. Americans see the so-called "Big Three" on T.V. spewing their propaganda and instead of changing the channel or getting their news from the Internet, they watch that crap, and whats worse, they believe it.
I know there are homes that do not have cable T.V. or even gulp... Internet, so I realize that there isn't anything for them. But for the most part people are just too gullible, or they want to believe in something so bad that they just grab hold and refuse to let go.
But what happens when that something is the wrong thing? Come on, this isn't my opinion here. This is the truth! If you don't think so just watch a couple minutes of each of the so-called major news casts and I think you may revise your thinking if you are a true minded person. These people are so in the tank for Obama and anyone else that is running on the democratic ticket that it is fast beginning to resemble what they have been accusing the Bush administration of being all along. And that is a tyranny. If you doubt me in any way, just wait until after the election and see if the left elect a "Super Majority."
You will see unheard of things come to fruition that you would never think possible in this country. The left is salivating right now, because it is so close they can taste it. All over Europe people are celebrating... behind closed doors to be sure. They wouldn't want anyone to know their agenda, which has been to turn the U.S to a more user friendly U.S if you will, ever since Bush's star began to fall. But that is a separate and much deeper issue.
The media in this country, be it print or televised has been slanted left for years. But the gloves are off now. They are no longer pulling their punches or trying to hide their bias. They are fully in the tank for any on the left. And then they scream bloody murder at Fox News for reporting what I believe to be some pretty good "news reporting," not B.S. Which by the way, people think Fox is the most non-biased news station on T.V. I have watched both CNN, and Fox, just to see the difference between the two. Because I only trust myself to do the job right and I couldn't believe my eyes or ears.
You see, even though I back John McCain I realize his short comings. The way I see it, that is where Congress comes in. Be that as it may, though I could never back Obama, I recognize his charisma and see how people become anamored with him. But when I watch these two news stations I put my partisanship aside while I am watching during these times because I am on a different mission. I am watching and listening for specific things. I am not listening to every little thing they say as much as I am to the between the lines stuff, and I am also reading the ticker on the bottom of the screen to see what they are reporting, though I really can't say I've seen anything there.
You can see where the left is coming from a mile away. If you don't agree with what they say or stand for. They immediately go on the attack. Exhibit A is "Joe the plumber." Big freakin deal if he doesn't have the correct or any license for that matter. Do we have bigger fish to fry here or what? And don't come to me with what about Bill Ayers because we both know they are two horses of vastly different color. The future president of the United States has a questionable past with a "home-grown terrorist," and how convenient for you that you think that it is irrelevant. Or that his self proclaimed mentor hates America, or that he lied about his Muslim back ground. Which I could care less about, other then the fact that he lied about it.
So what is the difference here? The difference is Joe the plumber isn't running for president. All he is guilty of is asking the presidential candidate a question. Suddenly he is being investigated by all these "hardnosed" reporters. Like Laura Ingram said on The O'Reilly Factor on Friday. She asked this question(I am paraphrasing): "Were any of those news vans parked outside Bill Ayers house asking questions about his actions all those years ago? The is N.O. NO!"
You will not see any of this happen with the news media in this country, unless it happens on Fox news. Yesterday, October 22 O'Reilly was on the "The View," and Barbara Walters had the audacity to pin the bailout squarely on the shoulders of the Bush administration. Amazingly, O'Reilly didn't say anything to that, maybe he just didn't want to argue a meaningless point with all those ladies. Walters was clearly wrong in her accusation. Though Bush floated the idea and pushed it, we all know this whole thing had it's infancy during the Clinton administration with Barney Frank jamming these bad loans down the throats of banks. I don't pretend to know enough about all this to delve into it completely, but I know enough to know the truth. Laws were changed during that time to force the issue, and now here we are. And everyone is blaming the right. What a coincidence.