Honesty and politics mix like water and oil. Politics is corrupt. Politicians lie. Egos, greed, self-service, power, influence, and favoritism RULE government and politics. So, what is so surprising when we hear of such conduct by those involved with or connected to politics? Hasn't this become the norm? Is this not daily headlines?
This thread topic is specific because IRS chief told us these emails were destroyed.
Your statement "daily headlines".. that is my point!
Where are the "daily headlines" about this administration penchant for lying especially when this administration brags about being the most
transparent?
The MSM reluctancy to make any headlines detrimental to Obama is documented!
Please show where ABC,CBS,NBC and major papers have put these stories on lead or front pages?
They won't because they donated to Obama and want their investment protected.
In one way or another, in some form, yes, we do hear about government cover-ups, favoritism, corruption, wasteful spending of tax dollars, senseless deadly costly wars, illegal immigration, the injustices in our judicial system, and other headlines daily. Yes, many news media report these disgraceful acts. I read about them on many different web sites, in many different news media, and in newspapers and on TV. The public hears about this activity daily. FYI - ABC, CBS, and NBC are NOT the only sources of news and reports on government activity.
Then obviously you know the difference between a LIP and a HIP?
And of course being as knowledgeable as you are you are aware of the MSM bias as shown by many sources as reporting more favorable towards Democrats/Obama and reporting more negative stories about the GOP/Bush etc.?
Here for one in case you are really a LIP trying to be a HIP....
According to Pew, “42% of the character narrative” about Obama was positive on mainstream networks such as ABC, NBC, and CBS while 58% was negative. On the other hand, only 29 percent of the narrative on Governor Romney was positive while 71 percent was negative.
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The Master Narratives by Sector Pew Research Center s Journalism Project
And it was even worse on the "liberal talk shows"...
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Of the 20 major media outlets studied, 18 scored left of center, with CBS' "Evening News," The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times ranking second, third and fourth most liberal behind the news pages of The Wall Street Journal.
Only Fox News' "Special Report With Brit Hume" and The Washington Times scored right of the average U.S. voter.
The fourth most centrist outlet was "Special Report With Brit Hume" on Fox News, which often is cited by liberals as an egregious example of a right-wing outlet.
While this news program proved to be right of center, the study found ABC's "World News Tonight" and NBC's "Nightly News" to be left of center. All three outlets were approximately equidistant from the center, the report found.
"If viewers spent an equal amount of time watching Fox's 'Special Report' as ABC's 'World News' and NBC's 'Nightly News,' then they would receive a nearly perfectly balanced version of the news," said Milyo, an associate professor of economics and public affairs at the University of Missouri at Columbia
Media bias is real finds UCLA political scientist UCLA
Now for you being in reality a "LIP" fawning "HIP" status... in summary.
This study shows 18 of 20 major media outlets were LEFT of center.
So being the faux "HIP" person you are do you understand now WHY the perception of most people in this country (obviously not you though!)
consider the MSM as biased towards Obama, etc.
Very cute. Funny. Ridiculous. Pathetic. I am NOT a faux HIP, nor anything even close. The Main Stream Media is biased, has been biased, and will remain biased. That's old news. Anyone that keeps up with news, knows that bias is everywhere, all across networks and various news media. I do NOT accept what I hear as gospel, truth, or fact. I weight everything against common sense and simple logic. I separate the wheat from the chaff, discard the garbage, and go from there. Main Street America is where one can find the truth, the facts, and the reality of what is going on. No one should ever rely on the news media as being the last word, the absolute, nor the actual situation and circumstance that we're all under. Again, you are assuming way too much. It's also obvious that you don't know me, or anything about me. Your judgment is way off base.Try something besides personal attacks, there's absolutely no call for it. Try discussing issues in a civil and adult manner, if you can. Personal attacks are childish and prove absolutely nothing.
I do apologize if you were offended and the ONLY reason I had to make the "faux HIP" comment are your two comments:
"The public hears about this activity daily. FYI - ABC, CBS, and NBC are NOT the only sources of news and reports on government activity."
I took it as your allusion I received only my news from ABC,CBS,NBC because the majority of LIP do receive their news from the 30 second/22 minute broadcasts and I perceived you as considering yourself above that crowd.
The other reason I took you as a "Faux HIP" was your disdain for ..."
I'm in no way a "Fox news bot".
Fox news is by far more FAIR and BALANCED then ANY of the MSM and definitely the liberally oriented cable shows!
Obviously your biased opinion about FOX therefore means you think THEY are biased more so then the rest of the MSM.
As a result, I still consider you a HIP wannabe and definitely in the category of what Gruber called the "Stupidity of American voter "for
lapping up the MSMs adoration and LACK of objectivity regarding Obama and his "transformation" efforts!
I am absolutely confident in making this statement about you!
You believed the phony number when Obama said :
“I don’t have to explain to you that nearly 46 million Americans don’t have health insurance coverage today. In the wealthiest nation on Earth, 46 million of our fellow citizens have no coverage.”
You obviously can't figure out why that is once again the largest LIE ever told to Americans.
A lie that EVEN Obama AFTER getting ACA passed admitted was in error by 20% ...i.e. he admitted after ACA that 10 million were not legal citizens!
YOU and other LIPs never seemed to realize that 14 million of the remaining 36 million were ELIGIBLE for Medicaid/SCHIP BEFORE ACA so why were they counted? To pump the number! Even the Census admits these 14 million should NOT have been included in the category of
46 million "uninsured"! Finally LIPs like you believing that 46 million number NEVER ONCE considered that 18 million people under age 34 that make over $50,000 a year refused their employers' health plans didn't WANT insurance ...YET LIPs like you sucked up that number and
phonily believed they should be insured! WHY? When subtracting the 42 million that were counted bogusly that leaves less then 4 million!
4 Million and that number was exaggerated to 46 million to destroy our health system and you like Gruber's "stupidity of American Voter" never questioned!
NOW you understand why I have disdain for faux HIPs like YOU???