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04/20/09
Also: I would set aside the commentariat. Liberals and conservatives consume news differently. I find most social conservatives seek out commentary that affirms their already established world views. They don't watch "news"; they listen to people interpret the news in a way that is amendable to their already established world views.
Liberals I think tend to consume media that presents news, breaking information about things that are happening rather than interpretation of things that have happened, and they tend to read more.
O'Reilly and Limbaugh are kings because they're good at what they do (credit where credit is due) but not because America is filled with Angry White Americans. Angry White Americans are the predominant demographic for talk radio and cable news commentary. I am very liberal and loathe listening to liberals tell me how to think. Conservatives tend to gravitate toward those that are good at affirming and massaging their views.
Ergo, liberal talk radio and the liberal commentariat will never-ever best those that are really good at being bloviators.
That's my theory and I'm sticking with it :)
04/20/09
I would LOVE to find a place that gives me news. CNN doesn't, Fox doesn't, NPR doesn't, nor do any newspapers. I find all 'news' clothed in commentary and opinion. I think the various news outlets makes it very difficult to uncover the news and formulate your own opinion. I end up watching, reading and listening to a variety of news sources in order to figure out what is going on.
The one thing you can say about Rush and Hannity is that they do not hide the fact that they are bloviators. CNN, not so much. Although I do enjoying watching the silver haired fox, no matter what comes out of his mouth.
04/20/09
Quick, if you could choose which person you'd want giving you news about the war in Iraq, would it be:
Karl Penhaul of CNN talking about today's suicide bombing abnd the implications of American redeployment form Iraq; or
Gen. Oliver North of Fox talking abotu how fucking awesome the Nazy SEALs are. (They are awesome, but still.)
This is what I find to be the general Fox pattern: hubris and patriotism as a media product. It's not very useful to anyone who isn't already inside that bubble.
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01/13/09
Yes, this actually sounds about right.
01/13/09
Does Gore still have that cable channel with kids videotaping solar panels and shit, too?
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A fetish so sick that there probably isn't even a web site for it . . .
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The Pacer is FANTASTIC.
I want my automobile to swaddle me in glass!
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