POLL: What do you expect from the major media?

[Moonglow]

Libertarians, centrists, independents, conservatives - none of them seem to be trying to interfere or infringe or anyone else's rights. That seems to be the domain of the leftists. Whining, crying (we have the pictures), rioting, looting, assaulting (we have the pictures), throwing temper tantrums to get others to give into them is what we have here. Enough of them already. We need some new solutions that are less stagnant and stale and corrupt.

Damn if the Aryans ain't getting busted for meth...

 

[dblack]

If you seek thruth and you have a choice between watching CNN or FOX, which would you choose?

The Guardian.

Tough question?

In reality, I'd check out all three, look for more, and then ... find some random blogger telling me what I want to hear and go with that.

 

[ChrisL]

Libertarians, centrists, independents, conservatives - none of them seem to be trying to interfere or infringe or anyone else's rights. That seems to be the domain of the leftists. Whining, crying (we have the pictures), rioting, looting, assaulting (we have the pictures), throwing temper tantrums to get others to give into them is what we have here. Enough of them already. We need some new solutions that are less stagnant and stale and corrupt.

Damn if the Aryans ain't getting busted for meth...

Maybe you should think about laying off the meth because most of your posts seem to only make sense to you. *shrugs* Oh well, your problem, not mine.

 

[ChrisL]

The leftist "solutions" ignore the bigger picture and unintended consequences. That is why they are always such failures. Very shallow solutions is all they can come up with.

 

[The Professor]

I'm old enough (78) to remember when this country had a legitimate free press. I remember something called “investigative reporting” whereby news agencies vigorously and fearlessly sought the truth. All of that is gone, replaced by an agenda-driven press which withholds the truth and in many cases simply lies to the country.

I have always maintained that there is not a single problem in this country that would not be solved if we had an honest, aggressive, and diligent press. If we had that, everything else that is worthwhile and fair would follow. Joseph Pulitzer understood the awesome power of the press:

"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy. Get these things out in the open, describe them, attack them, ridicule them in the press, and sooner or later public opinion will sweep them away. Publicity may not be the only thing that is needed, but it is the one thing without which all other agencies will fail."

“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mold the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.”

― Joseph Pulitzer

Pulitzer was right; as the press goes, so goes the country. Unfortunately, when the press withholds or distorts the news in favor of a personal political agenda they become an enemy more dangerous by far than any foreign threat could ever be. The greatest threat to our country's security is not Russia or China but the unholy alliance between the MSM and the Soros-backed Democratic Party.

In the final analysis, it doesn't matter who holds the office of President or Senator or Congressperson. The only thing that matters is who is standing over their shoulder making sure they perform their sworn duties. Every politician lives and dies by public opinion. They spend fortunes to convince the masses why they should be elected/reelected. These politicians fear the truth, but if there is no one seeking the truth they have no fear. Their allegiance is not to their constituents but to their own ambitions. They sell out to the highest bidder and they do so with impunity knowing their misconduct is protected from public scrutiny.

Hillary's personal campaign of tyranny came to an end because Americans learned the truth about her. They caught her in lie after lie after lie. They discovered her role in the senseless death and destruction in the Middle East. They heard the war monger laugh after she proclaimed, “We came, we saw he died.” They became aware of her plans for open borders, an open invitation for criminals and terrorists to enter our country. The truth defeated Hillary Clinton and the truth came from the Internet, not the MSM. The Democrats want to silence the Internet because they cannot control it. The Internet is our last line of defense against a corrupt and dangerous political system and the only people trying to muzzle it are those who are part of that deplorable system.

But for the Internet, a corrupt, dishonest, war mongering megalomaniac would be President of the United States. With the open support of the MSM Clinton came close. The Internet literally saved our country.

The Democrat party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated a corrupt, dishonest, war-mongering, incompetent and unstable candidate for President.

The Republican party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated an unproven, untested loud-mouthed egotistical real estate magnate and entertainer for President.

In the end I voted for Trump because in the overall scheme of things an unproven success is a better risk than a proven failure. Damn, what a fucking choice.

If we had a free, unbiased and aggressive press I would never had to deal with such a pathetic and laughable choice.

There is one thought I want all you to take to bed with you tonight. Many of you, if not most of you, are more qualified for office than those who presently hold those positions, including the office President. If you had the press behind you, you just might be called Mister or Madam President. No joke.

 

[LoneLaugher]

If you seek thruth and you have a choice between watching CNN or FOX, which would you choose?

The Guardian.

Tough question?

In reality, I'd check out all three, look for more, and then ... find some random blogger telling me what I want to hear and go with that.

That's nice. But you still haven't answered the question.

 

[Moonglow]

Libertarians, centrists, independents, conservatives - none of them seem to be trying to interfere or infringe or anyone else's rights. That seems to be the domain of the leftists. Whining, crying (we have the pictures), rioting, looting, assaulting (we have the pictures), throwing temper tantrums to get others to give into them is what we have here. Enough of them already. We need some new solutions that are less stagnant and stale and corrupt.

Damn if the Aryans ain't getting busted for meth...

Maybe you should think about laying off the meth because most of your posts seem to only make sense to you. *shrugs* Oh well, your problem, not mine.

Maybe you could learn a different umbrella word to describe a minority you think is a majority..

 

[LoneLaugher]

I'm old enough (78) to remember when this country had a legitimate free press. I remember something called “investigative reporting” whereby news agencies vigorously and fearlessly sought the truth. All of that is gone, replaced by an agenda-driven press which withholds the truth and in many cases simply lies to the country.

I have always maintained that there is not a single problem in this country that would not be solved if we had an honest, aggressive, and diligent press. If we had that, everything else that is worthwhile and fair would follow. Joseph Pulitzer understood the awesome power of the press:

"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy. Get these things out in the open, describe them, attack them, ridicule them in the press, and sooner or later public opinion will sweep them away. Publicity may not be the only thing that is needed, but it is the one thing without which all other agencies will fail."

“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mold the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.”

― Joseph Pulitzer

Pulitzer was right; as the press goes, so goes the country. Unfortunately, when the press withholds or distorts the news in favor of a personal political agenda they become an enemy more dangerous by far than any foreign threat could ever be. The greatest threat to our country's security is not Russia or China but the unholy alliance between the MSM and the Soros-backed Democratic Party.

In the final analysis, it doesn't matter who holds the office of President or Senator or Congressperson. The only thing that matters is who is standing over their shoulder making sure they perform their sworn duties. Every politician lives and dies by public opinion. They spend fortunes to convince the masses why they should be elected/reelected. These politicians fear the truth, but if there is no one seeking the truth they have no fear. Their allegiance is not to their constituents but to their own ambitions. They sell out to the highest bidder and they do so with impunity knowing their misconduct is protected from public scrutiny.

Hillary's personal campaign of tyranny came to an end because Americans learned the truth about her. They caught her in lie after lie after lie. They discovered her role in the senseless death and destruction in the Middle East. They heard the war monger laugh after she proclaimed, “We came, we saw he died.” They became aware of her plans for open borders, an open invitation for criminals and terrorists to enter our country. The truth defeated Hillary Clinton and the truth came from the Internet, not the MSM. The Democrats want to silence the Internet because they cannot control it. The Internet is our last line of defense against a corrupt and dangerous political system and the only people trying to muzzle it are those who are part of that deplorable system.

But for the Internet, a corrupt, dishonest, war mongering megalomaniac would be President of the United States. With the open support of the MSM Clinton came close. The Internet literally saved our country.

The Democrat party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated a corrupt, dishonest, war-mongering, incompetent and unstable candidate for President.

The Republican party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated an unproven, untested loud-mouthed egotistical real estate magnate and entertainer for President.

In the end I voted for Trump because in the overall scheme of things an unproven success is a better risk than a proven failure. Damn, what a fucking choice.

If we had a free, unbiased and aggressive press I would never had to deal with such a pathetic and laughable choice.

There is one thought I want all you to take to bed with you tonight. Many of you, if not most of you, are more qualified for office than those who presently hold those positions, including the office President. If you had the press behind you, you just might be called Mister or Madam President. No joke.

You were a Glenn Beck devotee. Weren't you?

 

[ChrisL]

Libertarians, centrists, independents, conservatives - none of them seem to be trying to interfere or infringe or anyone else's rights. That seems to be the domain of the leftists. Whining, crying (we have the pictures), rioting, looting, assaulting (we have the pictures), throwing temper tantrums to get others to give into them is what we have here. Enough of them already. We need some new solutions that are less stagnant and stale and corrupt.

Damn if the Aryans ain't getting busted for meth...

Maybe you should think about laying off the meth because most of your posts seem to only make sense to you. *shrugs* Oh well, your problem, not mine.

Maybe you could learn a different umbrella word to describe a minority you think is a majority..

Nonsense. You are more cartoon than person.

 

[Moonglow]

Libertarians, centrists, independents, conservatives - none of them seem to be trying to interfere or infringe or anyone else's rights. That seems to be the domain of the leftists. Whining, crying (we have the pictures), rioting, looting, assaulting (we have the pictures), throwing temper tantrums to get others to give into them is what we have here. Enough of them already. We need some new solutions that are less stagnant and stale and corrupt.

Damn if the Aryans ain't getting busted for meth...

Maybe you should think about laying off the meth because most of your posts seem to only make sense to you. *shrugs* Oh well, your problem, not mine.

Maybe you could learn a different umbrella word to describe a minority you think is a majority..

Nonsense. You are more cartoon than person.

You have a hard time being honest and that comes from ignorance. Just stop with the afront.It really gets old..

 

[dblack]

If you seek thruth and you have a choice between watching CNN or FOX, which would you choose?

The Guardian.

Tough question?

In reality, I'd check out all three, look for more, and then ... find some random blogger telling me what I want to hear and go with that.

That's nice. But you still haven't answered the question.

Well, I assumed it was rhetorical. I'd never be content with such a choice in real life. If those were, somehow, the ONLY sources of information, I'd probably not bother with the news at all.

 

[MarathonMike]

I'm old enough (78) to remember when this country had a legitimate free press. I remember something called “investigative reporting” whereby news agencies vigorously and fearlessly sought the truth. All of that is gone, replaced by an agenda-driven press which withholds the truth and in many cases simply lies to the country.

I have always maintained that there is not a single problem in this country that would not be solved if we had an honest, aggressive, and diligent press. If we had that, everything else that is worthwhile and fair would follow. Joseph Pulitzer understood the awesome power of the press:

"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy. Get these things out in the open, describe them, attack them, ridicule them in the press, and sooner or later public opinion will sweep them away. Publicity may not be the only thing that is needed, but it is the one thing without which all other agencies will fail."

“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mold the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.”

― Joseph Pulitzer

Pulitzer was right; as the press goes, so goes the country. Unfortunately, when the press withholds or distorts the news in favor of a personal political agenda they become an enemy more dangerous by far than any foreign threat could ever be. The greatest threat to our country's security is not Russia or China but the unholy alliance between the MSM and the Soros-backed Democratic Party.

In the final analysis, it doesn't matter who holds the office of President or Senator or Congressperson. The only thing that matters is who is standing over their shoulder making sure they perform their sworn duties. Every politician lives and dies by public opinion. They spend fortunes to convince the masses why they should be elected/reelected. These politicians fear the truth, but if there is no one seeking the truth they have no fear. Their allegiance is not to their constituents but to their own ambitions. They sell out to the highest bidder and they do so with impunity knowing their misconduct is protected from public scrutiny.

Hillary's personal campaign of tyranny came to an end because Americans learned the truth about her. They caught her in lie after lie after lie. They discovered her role in the senseless death and destruction in the Middle East. They heard the war monger laugh after she proclaimed, “We came, we saw he died.” They became aware of her plans for open borders, an open invitation for criminals and terrorists to enter our country. The truth defeated Hillary Clinton and the truth came from the Internet, not the MSM. The Democrats want to silence the Internet because they cannot control it. The Internet is our last line of defense against a corrupt and dangerous political system and the only people trying to muzzle it are those who are part of that deplorable system.

But for the Internet, a corrupt, dishonest, war mongering megalomaniac would be President of the United States. With the open support of the MSM Clinton came close. The Internet literally saved our country.

The Democrat party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated a corrupt, dishonest, war-mongering, incompetent and unstable candidate for President.

The Republican party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated an unproven, untested loud-mouthed egotistical real estate magnate and entertainer for President.

In the end I voted for Trump because in the overall scheme of things an unproven success is a better risk than a proven failure. Damn, what a fucking choice.

If we had a free, unbiased and aggressive press I would never had to deal with such a pathetic and laughable choice.

There is one thought I want all you to take to bed with you tonight. Many of you, if not most of you, are more qualified for office than those who presently hold those positions, including the office President. If you had the press behind you, you just might be called Mister or Madam President. No joke.

Well said. I wonder what Joseph Pulitzer would say about the state of our printed and televised Media today? The leading newspapers WAPO and NYT have deteriorated drastically under Liberal ownership and now operate like an attack force for the Democratic Party. And the once legitimate world news source CNN is a propaganda tool for the 'Resistance Movement' trying to take down the President.

I was surfing channels this morning and happened to catch CNN's title for their Sunday morning 'News' show. The title was PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FANTASYLAND. There is your unbiased free press at work.

 

[OldLady]

Let's first define "major media" fairly specifically: ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CNN, MSNBC, New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times.

From what I've seen here on several threads, it appears we don't expect our major media to provide a comprehensive, objective look at the news any more. Lefties defend CNN and MSBNC's bias by attacking FOX. Righties do the opposite. Neither side appears to claim at this point that their favored sources are unbiased.

Me, I'd like to see a comprehensive look at the news, and I'll draw my own conclusions and seek out my own details.
.

“It’s a newspaper’s duty to print news and raise hell”

Who said that, Hearst?

Wilbur F. Storey

I just Googled him. Sounds like a real Limbaugh. Thanks!

 

[Moonglow]

I'm old enough (78) to remember when this country had a legitimate free press. I remember something called “investigative reporting” whereby news agencies vigorously and fearlessly sought the truth. All of that is gone, replaced by an agenda-driven press which withholds the truth and in many cases simply lies to the country.

I have always maintained that there is not a single problem in this country that would not be solved if we had an honest, aggressive, and diligent press. If we had that, everything else that is worthwhile and fair would follow. Joseph Pulitzer understood the awesome power of the press:

"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy. Get these things out in the open, describe them, attack them, ridicule them in the press, and sooner or later public opinion will sweep them away. Publicity may not be the only thing that is needed, but it is the one thing without which all other agencies will fail."

“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mold the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.”

― Joseph Pulitzer

Pulitzer was right; as the press goes, so goes the country. Unfortunately, when the press withholds or distorts the news in favor of a personal political agenda they become an enemy more dangerous by far than any foreign threat could ever be. The greatest threat to our country's security is not Russia or China but the unholy alliance between the MSM and the Soros-backed Democratic Party.

In the final analysis, it doesn't matter who holds the office of President or Senator or Congressperson. The only thing that matters is who is standing over their shoulder making sure they perform their sworn duties. Every politician lives and dies by public opinion. They spend fortunes to convince the masses why they should be elected/reelected. These politicians fear the truth, but if there is no one seeking the truth they have no fear. Their allegiance is not to their constituents but to their own ambitions. They sell out to the highest bidder and they do so with impunity knowing their misconduct is protected from public scrutiny.

Hillary's personal campaign of tyranny came to an end because Americans learned the truth about her. They caught her in lie after lie after lie. They discovered her role in the senseless death and destruction in the Middle East. They heard the war monger laugh after she proclaimed, “We came, we saw he died.” They became aware of her plans for open borders, an open invitation for criminals and terrorists to enter our country. The truth defeated Hillary Clinton and the truth came from the Internet, not the MSM. The Democrats want to silence the Internet because they cannot control it. The Internet is our last line of defense against a corrupt and dangerous political system and the only people trying to muzzle it are those who are part of that deplorable system.

But for the Internet, a corrupt, dishonest, war mongering megalomaniac would be President of the United States. With the open support of the MSM Clinton came close. The Internet literally saved our country.

The Democrat party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated a corrupt, dishonest, war-mongering, incompetent and unstable candidate for President.

The Republican party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated an unproven, untested loud-mouthed egotistical real estate magnate and entertainer for President.

In the end I voted for Trump because in the overall scheme of things an unproven success is a better risk than a proven failure. Damn, what a fucking choice.

If we had a free, unbiased and aggressive press I would never had to deal with such a pathetic and laughable choice.

There is one thought I want all you to take to bed with you tonight. Many of you, if not most of you, are more qualified for office than those who presently hold those positions, including the office President. If you had the press behind you, you just might be called Mister or Madam President. No joke.

Well said. I wonder what Joseph Pulitzer would say about the state of our printed and televised Media today? The leading newspapers WAPO and NYT have deteriorated drastically under Liberal ownership and now operate like an attack force for the Democratic Party. And the once legitimate world news source CNN is a propaganda tool for the 'Resistance Movement' trying to take down the President.

I was surfing channels this morning and happened to catch CNN's title for their Sunday morning 'News' show. The title was PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FANTASYLAND. There is your unbiased free press at work.

That's what happens when corporations become huge and buy out the competition and then the govt and the corporation work together to mold society...It's called fascism....Thanks for making corporations individuals republicans......

 

[The Professor]

I'm old enough (78) to remember when this country had a legitimate free press. I remember something called “investigative reporting” whereby news agencies vigorously and fearlessly sought the truth. All of that is gone, replaced by an agenda-driven press which withholds the truth and in many cases simply lies to the country.

I have always maintained that there is not a single problem in this country that would not be solved if we had an honest, aggressive, and diligent press. If we had that, everything else that is worthwhile and fair would follow. Joseph Pulitzer understood the awesome power of the press:

"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy. Get these things out in the open, describe them, attack them, ridicule them in the press, and sooner or later public opinion will sweep them away. Publicity may not be the only thing that is needed, but it is the one thing without which all other agencies will fail."

“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mold the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.”

― Joseph Pulitzer

Pulitzer was right; as the press goes, so goes the country. Unfortunately, when the press withholds or distorts the news in favor of a personal political agenda they become an enemy more dangerous by far than any foreign threat could ever be. The greatest threat to our country's security is not Russia or China but the unholy alliance between the MSM and the Soros-backed Democratic Party.

In the final analysis, it doesn't matter who holds the office of President or Senator or Congressperson. The only thing that matters is who is standing over their shoulder making sure they perform their sworn duties. Every politician lives and dies by public opinion. They spend fortunes to convince the masses why they should be elected/reelected. These politicians fear the truth, but if there is no one seeking the truth they have no fear. Their allegiance is not to their constituents but to their own ambitions. They sell out to the highest bidder and they do so with impunity knowing their misconduct is protected from public scrutiny.

Hillary's personal campaign of tyranny came to an end because Americans learned the truth about her. They caught her in lie after lie after lie. They discovered her role in the senseless death and destruction in the Middle East. They heard the war monger laugh after she proclaimed, “We came, we saw he died.” They became aware of her plans for open borders, an open invitation for criminals and terrorists to enter our country. The truth defeated Hillary Clinton and the truth came from the Internet, not the MSM. The Democrats want to silence the Internet because they cannot control it. The Internet is our last line of defense against a corrupt and dangerous political system and the only people trying to muzzle it are those who are part of that deplorable system.

But for the Internet, a corrupt, dishonest, war mongering megalomaniac would be President of the United States. With the open support of the MSM Clinton came close. The Internet literally saved our country.

The Democrat party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated a corrupt, dishonest, war-mongering, incompetent and unstable candidate for President.

The Republican party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated an unproven, untested loud-mouthed egotistical real estate magnate and entertainer for President.

In the end I voted for Trump because in the overall scheme of things an unproven success is a better risk than a proven failure. Damn, what a fucking choice.

If we had a free, unbiased and aggressive press I would never had to deal with such a pathetic and laughable choice.

There is one thought I want all you to take to bed with you tonight. Many of you, if not most of you, are more qualified for office than those who presently hold those positions, including the office President. If you had the press behind you, you just might be called Mister or Madam President. No joke.

You were a Glenn Beck devotee. Weren't you?

I was never a devoted fan. I merely listened to him back for a brief period in the 1990s. My primary news source then and now is the Drudge Report. Perhaps you remember that in October of 2016 you claimed that Beck was my hero. I responded to your unfounded claim, and I did so with what I consider adequate specificity. You didn't get the message then; perhaps you'll get it now. Here is what I said back then:

“I don't know where you got the silly idea that Glenn Beck is my hero. He is not now, nor has he ever been, my hero so your assumption is without basis. Of course, it could be that your idea of a hero is not the same as mine.

“I have previously informed those on this site that years ago I watched Glenn Beck's show. At that time he was reporting news that you couldn't get on the MSM. It was Glenn Beck who single handedly caused the fall of socialist and racists Van Jones (Obama's Green-Jobs Czar) and forced him to resign. The MSM didn't want to go near the story and when they did mention his name it was only to announce his resignation (no reason was given). Glenn Beck was also the first one to openly discussing the dangers of the Arab Brotherhood and Islamic terrorists. Our country would be in better shape today if everyone had listened to his revelations and heeded his warning.

“Way back then Beck's reporting was bold, accurate and praiseworthy. What made him special was that he proved everything he said when he said it. I didn't think Van Jones was a racist socialist because Glenn Beck said so. I knew he was a racist socialist because Glenn Beck showed videos of what Van Jones said and produced copies of what he had written. I didn't think the goal of the Arab Brotherhood was to establish a global caliphate because Glenn Beck said so. I believed it because Beck provided video and documentary evidence which proved it conclusively. I stopped watching Beck a long time ago because he abandoned his format and became far less of a newsman and more of a sensationalist. He began spewing unsupported opinions that fell far short of being news. Then he made bold promises of forthcoming world-changing revelations that never materialized and that caused him to lose the credibility he once had.

“You asked me what I thought about Glenn Becks opinion of Trump. I am slightly offended by your question because you seem to accuse me of giving credence to someone's unsupported opinion. For your enlightenment, Glenn Beck's opinion means nothing to me. I don't believe something to be true just because a well-known personality said it. I insist on evidence. When I was a child I believed what adults said. Hell, I believed in Santa Clause because my parents said he was real. When I become an adult I realized that people exaggerate and lie and, sadly, far too many people express strong opinions on subjects they know little or nothing about. I may not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier but I'm certainly not the dimmest. I have an MBA and a JD (Juris Doctorate) and can think for myself. I am more than capable of evaluating what people say and arrive at my own conclusions.

“In closing, I will say that way back in the 1990s I watched Glenn Beck's show but I stopped watching years years ago when his program stopped being a reliable source of news. However, I will add that anyone who denies that Beck was once worthy of admiration is a damn fool. I don't know why so many hate him and I don't care. I believe I have judged him fairly over the years and that is the end of the matter.”

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I have a question for you: Is your life so empty and meaningless that you have to focus on my listening to Beck back in the 1990s? Get a life, dude. I have always maintained that I am not the brightest bulb in the chandelier; however, you have the intellectual luminosity of single flickering birthday candle.

Let go of your obsession with my listening to Beck in the 1990s. Do it even if it means getting therapy.

In addition, please learn how to say something relevant to a discussion. Only an ignorant fool would see a connection to my post and the fact that I listened to Beck for a short period of my life decades ago. This is the third time I've explained why I listened to Beck a long time ago but stopped listening when he was no longer a reliable source of news. If you still don't get it then it is obvious you have serious mental issues. Or perhaps you're just plain stupid.

Now, you can keep on with your Beck nonsense and every time you do,I will give you the same response.

 

[ChrisL]

I EXPECT nothing but the usual BS from the media. They have shown us that we cannot trust them to report the news.

 

[LoneLaugher]

If you seek thruth and you have a choice between watching CNN or FOX, which would you choose?

The Guardian.

Tough question?

In reality, I'd check out all three, look for more, and then ... find some random blogger telling me what I want to hear and go with that.

That's nice. But you still haven't answered the question.

Well, I assumed it was rhetorical. I'd never be content with such a choice in real life. If those were, somehow, the ONLY sources of information, I'd probably not bother with the news at all.

That's nice. Humor me.

 

[LoneLaugher]

I'm old enough (78) to remember when this country had a legitimate free press. I remember something called “investigative reporting” whereby news agencies vigorously and fearlessly sought the truth. All of that is gone, replaced by an agenda-driven press which withholds the truth and in many cases simply lies to the country.

I have always maintained that there is not a single problem in this country that would not be solved if we had an honest, aggressive, and diligent press. If we had that, everything else that is worthwhile and fair would follow. Joseph Pulitzer understood the awesome power of the press:

"There is not a crime, there is not a dodge, there is not a trick, there is not a swindle, there is not a vice which does not live by secrecy. Get these things out in the open, describe them, attack them, ridicule them in the press, and sooner or later public opinion will sweep them away. Publicity may not be the only thing that is needed, but it is the one thing without which all other agencies will fail."

“Our Republic and its press will rise or fall together," Pulitzer wrote. "An able, disinterested, public-spirited press, with trained intelligence to know the right and courage to do it, can preserve that public virtue without which popular government is a sham and a mockery. A cynical, mercenary, demagogic press will produce in time a people as base as itself. The power to mold the future of the Republic will be in the hands of the journalists of future generations.”

― Joseph Pulitzer

Pulitzer was right; as the press goes, so goes the country. Unfortunately, when the press withholds or distorts the news in favor of a personal political agenda they become an enemy more dangerous by far than any foreign threat could ever be. The greatest threat to our country's security is not Russia or China but the unholy alliance between the MSM and the Soros-backed Democratic Party.

In the final analysis, it doesn't matter who holds the office of President or Senator or Congressperson. The only thing that matters is who is standing over their shoulder making sure they perform their sworn duties. Every politician lives and dies by public opinion. They spend fortunes to convince the masses why they should be elected/reelected. These politicians fear the truth, but if there is no one seeking the truth they have no fear. Their allegiance is not to their constituents but to their own ambitions. They sell out to the highest bidder and they do so with impunity knowing their misconduct is protected from public scrutiny.

Hillary's personal campaign of tyranny came to an end because Americans learned the truth about her. They caught her in lie after lie after lie. They discovered her role in the senseless death and destruction in the Middle East. They heard the war monger laugh after she proclaimed, “We came, we saw he died.” They became aware of her plans for open borders, an open invitation for criminals and terrorists to enter our country. The truth defeated Hillary Clinton and the truth came from the Internet, not the MSM. The Democrats want to silence the Internet because they cannot control it. The Internet is our last line of defense against a corrupt and dangerous political system and the only people trying to muzzle it are those who are part of that deplorable system.

But for the Internet, a corrupt, dishonest, war mongering megalomaniac would be President of the United States. With the open support of the MSM Clinton came close. The Internet literally saved our country.

The Democrat party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated a corrupt, dishonest, war-mongering, incompetent and unstable candidate for President.

The Republican party that I knew and respected died some time. I don't know the exact date but it was even before they nominated an unproven, untested loud-mouthed egotistical real estate magnate and entertainer for President.

In the end I voted for Trump because in the overall scheme of things an unproven success is a better risk than a proven failure. Damn, what a fucking choice.

If we had a free, unbiased and aggressive press I would never had to deal with such a pathetic and laughable choice.

There is one thought I want all you to take to bed with you tonight. Many of you, if not most of you, are more qualified for office than those who presently hold those positions, including the office President. If you had the press behind you, you just might be called Mister or Madam President. No joke.

You were a Glenn Beck devotee. Weren't you?

I was never a devoted fan. I merely listened to him back for a brief period in the 1990s. My primary news source then and now is the Drudge Report. Perhaps you remember that in October of 2016 you claimed that Beck was my hero. I responded to your unfounded claim, and I did so with what I consider adequate specificity. You didn't get the message then; perhaps you'll get it now. Here is what I said back then:

“I don't know where you got the silly idea that Glenn Beck is my hero. He is not now, nor has he ever been, my hero so your assumption is without basis. Of course, it could be that your idea of a hero is not the same as mine.

“I have previously informed those on this site that years ago I watched Glenn Beck's show. At that time he was reporting news that you couldn't get on the MSM. It was Glenn Beck who single handedly caused the fall of socialist and racists Van Jones (Obama's Green-Jobs Czar) and forced him to resign. The MSM didn't want to go near the story and when they did mention his name it was only to announce his resignation (no reason was given). Glenn Beck was also the first one to openly discussing the dangers of the Arab Brotherhood and Islamic terrorists. Our country would be in better shape today if everyone had listened to his revelations and heeded his warning.

“Way back then Beck's reporting was bold, accurate and praiseworthy. What made him special was that he proved everything he said when he said it. I didn't think Van Jones was a racist socialist because Glenn Beck said so. I knew he was a racist socialist because Glenn Beck showed videos of what Van Jones said and produced copies of what he had written. I didn't think the goal of the Arab Brotherhood was to establish a global caliphate because Glenn Beck said so. I believed it because Beck provided video and documentary evidence which proved it conclusively. I stopped watching Beck a long time ago because he abandoned his format and became far less of a newsman and more of a sensationalist. He began spewing unsupported opinions that fell far short of being news. Then he made bold promises of forthcoming world-changing revelations that never materialized and that caused him to lose the credibility he once had.

“You asked me what I thought about Glenn Becks opinion of Trump. I am slightly offended by your question because you seem to accuse me of giving credence to someone's unsupported opinion. For your enlightenment, Glenn Beck's opinion means nothing to me. I don't believe something to be true just because a well-known personality said it. I insist on evidence. When I was a child I believed what adults said. Hell, I believed in Santa Clause because my parents said he was real. When I become an adult I realized that people exaggerate and lie and, sadly, far too many people express strong opinions on subjects they know little or nothing about. I may not be the brightest bulb in the chandelier but I'm certainly not the dimmest. I have an MBA and a JD (Juris Doctorate) and can think for myself. I am more than capable of evaluating what people say and arrive at my own conclusions.

“In closing, I will say that way back in the 1990s I watched Glenn Beck's show but I stopped watching years years ago when his program stopped being a reliable source of news. However, I will add that anyone who denies that Beck was once worthy of admiration is a damn fool. I don't know why so many hate him and I don't care. I believe I have judged him fairly over the years and that is the end of the matter.”

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I have a question for you: Is your life so empty and meaningless that you have to focus on my listening to Beck back in the 1990s? Get a life, dude. I have always maintained that I am not the brightest bulb in the chandelier; however, you have the intellectual luminosity of single flickering birthday candle.

Let go of your obsession with my listening to Beck in the 1990s. Do it even if it means getting therapy.

In addition, please learn how to say something relevant to a discussion. Only an ignorant fool would see a connection to my post and the fact that I listened to Beck for a short period of my life decades ago. This is the third time I've explained why I listened to Beck a long time ago but stopped listening when he was no longer a reliable source of news. If you still don't get it then it is obvious you have serious mental issues. Or perhaps you're just plain stupid.

Now, you can keep on with your Beck nonsense and every time you do,I will give you the same response.

If I cared enough, I'd go back and find the posts that informed me of your devotion to Beck. I do recall your anticipation prior to one of his big reveals regarding Obama. It fell flat. You were dejected. But you never admitted to being a dupe who was duped. And it was well beyond the 1990's. Why lie?

That is why I bring it up.

 

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I couldn't help it. Too much fun.

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[LoneLaugher]

Post 35 is a winner. Beck was on Fox between 2009 and 2011. Not the 1990's. Who's a liar?

Glenn Beck: Government has until Monday to come clean on Boston bombing.