Political leanings on the USMB Board

[Modbert]

No shit.

There's a ton of wacko lefie sites all over the web. I like the balance....but lefties tend to dislike it when the tables are even. Sometimes they begin complaining because they can't drown out the common-sense of the right with superfluous bullshit.

As if there are no wacko rightie sites?

Your post is filled with so much partisan bullshit that I can smell it all the way over here.

 

[NYcarbineer]

It would seem that of late, the population of this board has taken a rather pronounced turn to the right.

New members have typically been right-wing oriented, and the posts have taken a decidedly right-wing talking point direction, including much in the way of repetitive spam.

It seems that many of my fellow posters on the left-hand side of things, have found this unpalatable and are posting less and less..

It would be unfortunate to see USMB turn into a right-wing echo chamber, ala Townhall.com.

Perhaps folks on both sides might want to talk about this issue and express their political leanings to see if my assertion has any validity whatsoever.

I, myself, am a leftie.

Rightwingers are conditioned to flood boards. It's in the handbook.

 

[boedicca]

It's so tragic when the Styrofoam Columns start to crumble.

 

[Vast LWC]

This board has always leaned right of center, in general. Still it is one of the more diverse boards that I have posted on. It is one of the few in which political affiliation is not even considered for staff selection.

Sure, the moonbat reactionaries here flit erratically under the sublunar orbit and snap at shadows. And so what? They have their right to express their stupidty.

I agree with CW in that this board's policy makers have always fostered debate and have not protected one end of the political spectrum at the expense of the other.

That I agree with. There has been no evidence of USMB moderators doing anything that does not promote diversity.

I was saying that some of the spam posts and the tenor of some of the threads have been turning away some of my fellow lefties, that is all.

 

[Sherry]

The reason that the sole right leaning television outlet has such high ratings, and perhaps as you predict the internet will take over as the number one source, is because people were tired of being fed an opinion by editorialists who disguised themselves as journalists. It's funny when the left whines about many of the editorial programs on FOX. It's like they are offended when people don't hide their agenda.

I was waiting for someone to blame the journalists on television for the rise of the internet. More ignorance.

The rise of the internet is due to a variety of reasons.

A.) More news.

The amount of news you get from a newspaper and television is limited due to both time and space constraints. The internet does not have such problems.

B.) People spend more time on the internet now more than ever.

Self-explained.

As for "Fox News's" ratings, the reason there ratings are so high is because they are considered the "Conservative" media in television. If competition sprung up for that title, they would lose viewers. If CNN, CBS, and ABC all joined under the umbrella of MSNBC tomorrow, MSNBC ratings would skyrocket.

C.) It's called "Fox News", not "Fox Opinions". The fact is that a news channel which Fox News calls itself spends more time in a 24 hour cycle on editorial programs than actual news programs.

You're not ignorant, just stupid, if you can't acknowledge that for decades many in the media presented themselves as unbiased journalists, but had a definite perspective that they insinuated into their "reporting". You don't give people much credit to be able to distinguish news from opinion, but I appreciate your concern that they will be fooled by a label.

 

[Modbert]

If Universities truly embraced free speech and the open exchange of ideas, people like David Horowitz would be allowed to speak without being harassed.

Just sayin'.

(And thanks for proving my point with your derogatory comment.)

Oh get over yourself, this is real life. David Horowitz is a partisan hack who might even be racist.

Universities and colleges embrace free speech, I would know, especially I attend one.

How about you? When's the last time you stepped foot on one?

The amount of ignorance coming from your posts is starling.

 

[Article 15]

*shrug*

The the dems have a controlled government right now so of course the right is going to be more shrill and clamoring the loudest. In today's political world there has to be at least some fauxrage coming from the *cough* loyal opposition at all times.

And it's not like the dems are doing much that's worth defending or anything either.

 

[Oddball]

This board has always leaned right of center, in general. Still it is one of the more diverse boards that I have posted on. It is one of the few in which political affiliation is not even considered for staff selection.

Sure, the moonbat reactionaries here flit erratically under the sublunar orbit and snap at shadows. And so what? They have their right to express their stupidty.

I agree with CW in that this board's policy makers have always fostered debate and have not protected one end of the political spectrum at the expense of the other.

That I agree with. There has been no evidence of USMB moderators doing anything that does not promote diversity.

I was saying that some of the spam posts and the tenor of some of the threads have been turning away some of my fellow lefties, that is all.

Well, y'all still have rdean, mascale and LilOlLady.

 

[Wicked Jester]

I'm afraid some folks have misinterpreted my intent.

Perhaps my post was badly written.

You see, I appreciate the wide range of ideas expressed on this board, and I like this board quite a bit more than other boards I have been on.

The issue I was trying to get at is that, lately, there has been a more partisan leaning to the right on the board, and the trend seems to be growing.

I was expressing how I would feel it would be a shame if this board became another TownHall.com, where there is only one point of view expressed.

Actually Vast, i've seen a few lib's up here leaning more right lately. Obama's abject failures are beginning to wear thin, and his left policies may be causing people to re-think their own political beliefs.

How ya' been, BTW?

 

[Vast LWC]

I was a very active member of another forum for almost seven years and eventually left when it was almost impossible to discuss any conservative or right wing point of view without the leftist trolls descending with ad hominem, personal insults, snarky comments, and whatever else they had in their arsenal to destroy the thread. The forum was about 10 to 1 left leaning and despite making several friends there, both left and right, many of whom I remain in contact with, it just wasn't fun anymore.

I have found USMB to be a great mix of thoughtful leftwing and toughtful rightwing members and even though the numbnuts from both camps do mangle a lot of threads, I have been happy here. Sometimes I check on New Posts, and every single thread on the first page is some leftwing point of view. I suspect the balance is pretty good here.

The Left has a strong advantage in radio, television, print media, the public education system, and the entertainment industry. The Right has a strong advantage in talk radio and Nascar. I think it is pretty evenly split in the sporting world. I have found a lot more liberal sites on the Internet than conservative ones, but there is sufficient balance that people can be fully informed.

But I love USMB.

I agree with all of this post. I am just hoping that what you experienced on the other thread doesn't start to happen here in the other direction.

IMO, there seem to be symptoms of such a trend beginning.

Of course this could all be in my imagination.

 

[Article 15]

It would seem that of late, the population of this board has taken a rather pronounced turn to the right.

New members have typically been right-wing oriented, and the posts have taken a decidedly right-wing talking point direction, including much in the way of repetitive spam.

It seems that many of my fellow posters on the left-hand side of things, have found this unpalatable and are posting less and less..

It would be unfortunate to see USMB turn into a right-wing echo chamber, ala Townhall.com.

Perhaps folks on both sides might want to talk about this issue and express their political leanings to see if my assertion has any validity whatsoever.

I, myself, am a leftie.

Rightwingers are conditioned to flood boards. It's in the handbook.

I agree that they are much more pack orientated in my observation.

 

[Modbert]

You're not ignorant, just stupid, if you can't acknowledge that for decades many in the media presented themselves as unbiased journalists, but had a definite perspective that they insinuated into their "reporting". You don't give people much credit to be able to distinguish news from opinion, but I appreciate your concern that they will be fooled by a label.

That's because for many decades, they were unbiased. Since the 80's, the political lines were drawn. Walter comes to mind as to what a journalist should be.

I'm not saying anything about the people. I'm talking about the dishonesty by "Fox News" by calling themselves a news station when they are no more than a right wing outlet.

 

[boedicca]

Oh get over yourself, this is real life. David Horowitz is a partisan hack who might even be racist.

Universities and colleges embrace free speech, I would know, especially I attend one.

How about you? When's the last time you stepped foot on one?

The amount of ignorance coming from your posts is starling.

That explains it. You're still in school.

Get back to us after you graduate and have lived in the real world for a few years.

 

[Vast LWC]

Actually Vast, i've seen a few lib's up here leaning more right lately. Obama's abject failures are beginning to wear thin, and his left policies may be causing people to re-think their own political beliefs.

How ya' been, BTW?

Ya think?

I don't know, I can't really think of any Dems on the board that have actually "turned".

I've been great, btw. How're you? How's the Chef Business?

 

[xotoxi]

It would seem that of late, the population of this board has taken a rather pronounced turn to the right.

New members have typically been right-wing oriented, and the posts have taken a decidedly right-wing talking point direction, including much in the way of repetitive spam.

It seems that many of my fellow posters on the left-hand side of things, have found this unpalatable and are posting less and less..

It would be unfortunate to see USMB turn into a right-wing echo chamber, ala Townhall.com.

Perhaps folks on both sides might want to talk about this issue and express their political leanings to see if my assertion has any validity whatsoever.

I, myself, am a leftie.

I usually focus on creating bullshit threads, like http://www.usmessageboard.com/general-discussion/108517-hijack-this-thread-i-dare-ya.html.

That way not ALL of the bullshit threads are rightwing biased.

 

[goldcatt]

Sure, the moonbat reactionaries here flit erratically under the sublunar orbit and snap at shadows. And so what? They have their right to express their stupidty.

I agree with CW in that this board's policy makers have always fostered debate and have not protected one end of the political spectrum at the expense of the other.

That I agree with. There has been no evidence of USMB moderators doing anything that does not promote diversity.

I was saying that some of the spam posts and the tenor of some of the threads have been turning away some of my fellow lefties, that is all.

Well, y'all still have rdean, mascale and LilOlLady.

Take them. Please. We'll even throw in ole Greggie as a free gift.

 

[Modbert]

That explains it. You're still in school.

Get back to us after you graduate and have lived in the real world for a few years.

So you're going to automatically call my opinion worthless because I'm in college?

And you cry and wonder why college students are Liberal. It's because of right wing hacks like you.

What a idiot you are.

 

[RadiomanATL]

It would seem that of late, the population of this board has taken a rather pronounced turn to the right.

New members have typically been right-wing oriented, and the posts have taken a decidedly right-wing talking point direction, including much in the way of repetitive spam.

It seems that many of my fellow posters on the left-hand side of things, have found this unpalatable and are posting less and less..

It would be unfortunate to see USMB turn into a right-wing echo chamber, ala Townhall.com.

Perhaps folks on both sides might want to talk about this issue and express their political leanings to see if my assertion has any validity whatsoever.

I, myself, am a leftie.

Rightwingers are conditioned to flood boards. It's in the handbook.

I agree that they are much more pack orientated in my observation.

And yer not?

 

[boedicca]

So you're going to automatically call my opinion worthless because I'm in college?

And you cry and wonder why college students are Liberal. It's because of right wing hacks like you.

What a idiot you are.

Your viewpoint is naturally limited because you haven't had much real life experience - i.e., working and paying taxes.

I didn't say that it is worthless - I just don't believe it is very well informed by Life.

Your intolerance of those who don't agree with you is hardly surprising.

 

[Cecilie1200]

It's not just this board, bub.

Those of us who are not Progressives (i.e. ranging from Moderate to Conservative) are not going to be silenced by the hyper Left. Your end of the spectrum has controlled the mainstream media and academia for years - and you begrudge us having a voice.

Tough Shit.

Because the right doesn't have a stranglehold on radio? Or a foothold in television?

Let me guess, the left "controls the internet" too?

Ohmigod! The right has talk radio and a whole FOOTHOLD on television! That certainly balances out every other channel on TV AND the entire movie industry AND every major newspaper in the freaking country except the Wall Street Journal. Eureka! We have parity!