NPR - biased or just bad humor?

[uscitizen]

Balanced bias???

 

[jillian]

I think censorship is bad.

I think giving both sides equal time is only fair.

After all....I'm not afraid of debating issues many Libs claim are closed to discussion.

fair enough re debate. are you for debating issues that many cons claim are closed to discussion?

You're pro fairness doctine?

 

[NYcarbineer]

Should publicly financed media take sides?

Preferrably, no. But it's clearly titled "Opinion" and is from a syndicated columnist, not an NPR reporter/columnist, so I don't consider it outlandishly eggregious. More or less on par with a publicly funded town government taking the side of Christianity in regards to it's holiday decoration choices. In the grand scheme of things, not much of a big deal.

1. Posting 1 editorial to make the case that a media outlet is biased in one direction or another is like calculating a player's batting average for the season based on one random at bat.

2. If public broadcasting is so egregiously biased to the left, why does every state fund it? (correct me if I'm wrong on that). If this is such a conservative nation as the right would have us believe, and also have us believe that public broadcasting is so liberal biased, why wouldn't the most conservative states within that supposed conservative nation deny it funding?

 

[NYcarbineer]

I think censorship is bad.

I think giving both sides equal time is only fair.

After all....I'm not afraid of debating issues many Libs claim are closed to discussion.

so you support the Fairness Doctrine?

They are publicly funded, therefore, they should be required to not take sides or provide all sides. A private corporation can choose it's content. NPR/PBS is not representing equally to all citizens, therefore it is perfectly legitimate to demand this of them.

Otherwise, become a private entity and avoid it.

The airwaves are public.

 

[mudwhistle]

so you believe in censorship?

well, AQ agreed with you regarding cartoons depicting mohammed.

tell me how you're better than them again.

I think censorship is bad.

I think giving both sides equal time is only fair.

After all....I'm not afraid of debating issues many Libs claim are closed to discussion.

so you support the Fairness Doctrine?

The Fairness Doctrine...which is a misnomer, is a trick the Dems wanted to use to shut down Conservative Talk-Radio. it would only apply to radio, not to network and cable television. The only way it would be fair is if all media, including MTV, HBO, and any informational source were to split their programming viewpoints down the line across the board.

What they want to do is chase away advertisers and thus shut Conservative radio down. They also want to fine anyone who doesn't comply.

 

[MarcATL]

Balanced Bias...

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

 

[Big Fitz]

so you support the Fairness Doctrine?

They are publicly funded, therefore, they should be required to not take sides or provide all sides. A private corporation can choose it's content. NPR/PBS is not representing equally to all citizens, therefore it is perfectly legitimate to demand this of them.

Otherwise, become a private entity and avoid it.

The airwaves are public.

All broadcasters are not publicly owned. Your argument is moot.

Or are you admitting you want P-BO to nationalize the media next?

 

[Polk]

They are publicly funded, therefore, they should be required to not take sides or provide all sides. A private corporation can choose it's content. NPR/PBS is not representing equally to all citizens, therefore it is perfectly legitimate to demand this of them.

Otherwise, become a private entity and avoid it.

They do provide all sides.

 

[Polk]

Should publicly financed media take sides?

Preferrably, no. But it's clearly titled "Opinion" and is from a syndicated columnist, not an NPR reporter/columnist, so I don't consider it outlandishly eggregious. More or less on par with a publicly funded town government taking the side of Christianity in regards to it's holiday decoration choices. In the grand scheme of things, not much of a big deal.

Indeed. And they run opinion pieces from right-wingers as well.

 

[Big Fitz]

They are publicly funded, therefore, they should be required to not take sides or provide all sides. A private corporation can choose it's content. NPR/PBS is not representing equally to all citizens, therefore it is perfectly legitimate to demand this of them.

Otherwise, become a private entity and avoid it.

They do provide all sides.

Sometimes. More often though I have seen bias through omission rather than commission. They will run a 15 minute segment on how we must do something for national health care and then spend 15 seconds reading a headline on how republicans are trying to stop it if they report that at all.

Another Example of sneaky bias. A panel gets trotted out to provide 'balanced' discussion on Global Warming. It consists of A member of the IPCC, Director of Green Energy at GE, a spokesperson from Greenpeace and Henry Waxman (D-CA).

This is called then 'balanced' when in truth it is FAAARRR from it. They will say, we have a member of an international body, a charity, a corporation and a US Congressman. How can it not be balanced?

Because they all stand to profit from the global warming hoax.

This is the bias we see all the time on NPR/PBS. And they are unapologetic about it. That is why true fairness needs to come to public broadcasting first and foremost. You want a panel, you need to find 2 people for and 2 people against. To make it relevant you find them from different industries and professions. Oh, and balance also doesn't mean that you have 4 socialists but all are of different races.

That's still bias.

As Judge Judy would say, 'don't crap on my cupcake and tell me it's frosting.' Or something like that, I don't watch her either.

 

[MarcATL]

Big Fitz...YOU LIE!

They often have more conservatives than not. As a daily listener of various NPR shows I can tell you that as a fact. So much so that I get annoyed that they have so many conservatives on the show.

Hence my declining of listening to NPR and more listening to Air America.

Stop lying.

 

[Big Fitz]

You're so fulla shit you squeak going into the turn. But your scream of panicked rage is kinda funny. Let's me know how hard you got hit.

Let's show you how it goes:

If you have law on your side, you argue the law.
If you have facts on your side, you argue the facts.
If you have neither on your side, you smear your opponent.

You lie is all you got??? :smirk: Sure you don't got anything else left in the tank?

Your hole card's a low card.

BTW, your picture of your girlfriend watching Fox is kinda disturbing. You may want to reconsider posting such things.

 

[Emma]

Learn To Speak Tea Bag

Should publicly financed media take sides?

lol

Grow a pair.

 

[uscitizen]

I think censorship is bad.

I think giving both sides equal time is only fair.

After all....I'm not afraid of debating issues many Libs claim are closed to discussion.

so you support the Fairness Doctrine?

The Fairness Doctrine...which is a misnomer, is a trick the Dems wanted to use to shut down Conservative Talk-Radio. it would only apply to radio, not to network and cable television. The only way it would be fair is if all media, including MTV, HBO, and any informational source were to split their programming viewpoints down the line across the board.

What they want to do is chase away advertisers and thus shut Conservative radio down. They also want to fine anyone who doesn't comply.

the demise of the fairness doctrine is what enabled talk radio and Fox and to be fair Air Merica (it sucks too). So to being back the fairness doctrine would be truning back the clock and being truely conservative

 

[Big Fitz]

Should publicly financed media take sides?

Preferrably, no. But it's clearly titled "Opinion" and is from a syndicated columnist, not an NPR reporter/columnist, so I don't consider it outlandishly eggregious. More or less on par with a publicly funded town government taking the side of Christianity in regards to it's holiday decoration choices. In the grand scheme of things, not much of a big deal.

Indeed. And they run opinion pieces from right-wingers as well.

I'm curious, what 'right wing opinion programs' has PBS played? I don't recall seeing any. I know they run a lot of left wing programs, particularly for children.

I Remember one special years ago talking about how children all must work towards supporting the UN and their goal of "world peace". Of course that is the goal of all government and people. The nazis wanted world peace too... after all the jews and minorities and non aryans were dead of course. So that's sleightly misleading. HOW do they want us at peace is more the issue.

 

[Ame®icano]

Learn To Speak Tea Bag

Should publicly financed media take sides?

no.

nice avatar. did it come with a hood?

Thanks, got it in the local SEIU office. It comes with a hood, purple one.

 

[Ame®icano]

someone did this thread yesterday.

the cartoon was pretty funny.

I agree. Most tasteless things are...

 

[Ame®icano]

Learn To Speak Tea Bag

Should publicly financed media take sides?

no.

nice avatar. did it come with a hood?

Nice race-baiting

What else could you expect?

 

[Ame®icano]

Stll funny as heck, but most humor is biased.

I don't think it was all that funny nor imaginative.

It was snooty and smug.

Talking about *tea-baggers* like they're morons.

Seems any good joke has a great deal of truth to it.

All this does is reveal the stereotypes elitists use in everyday life while holding their glass of Champagne while at their get-togethers.

It's made the way that any moron could understand it. No surprise there...

 

[Ame®icano]

Learn To Speak Tea Bag

Should publicly financed media take sides?

Ummm both? I found it biased AND not very funny.

And yes, they should have the fairness doctrine instituted on them as a test case. Could you see the freakout if Bill Moyers was forced to share air time with Glenn Beck?

Good idea. If they want fairness doctrine, why don't they test how it works on public media first. That will, for sure, make many happy.