Comments on: The media scourge

By: Ymarsakar

Ymarsakar — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 22:40:27 +0000

She reads Time and Newsweek, and she watches the news daily on ABC, NBC and / or CBS, as well as checking in with CNN and MSNBC.

That is being misinformed, Book. Not exactly better than “uninformed”, now is it.

By: MrBob

MrBob — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:19:43 +0000

Ellie2,
your “what is truth” argument if it is one is a straw man. Truth was standing right in front of Pilate and he could not see it.
There is truth, and there are lies. There is a right and there is a wrong. What they are doing to Palin is wrong and it is evil.
I hope she knocks it out of the park tonight.

By: suek

suek — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:47:05 +0000

>>us magazine is NOT a mainstream news source. >>

Please supply us with a list of “approved” mainstream news sources so we know who we may reference with your approval.

>>also, no where did i see any mention to some assertion that todd palin is the father of his daughter’s child.>>

So what? You just said you only consider certain sources. Obviously it was mentioned in a source that you’re unfamiliar with.

>>are you just making stuff up?>>

Please indicate where I made any reference to this.

By: dagon

dagon — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:26:03 +0000

suek,

us magazine is NOT a mainstream news source. it’s the national enquirer with glossier pages. also, no where did i see any mention to some assertion that todd palin is the father of his daughter’s child.

are you just making stuff up?

peace

By: suek

suek — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 15:11:50 +0000

MM has two articles today that are especially relevant. The first one addresses the topic of “show me ONE credible media source that is floating this.”, the second one is just a very thoughtful article on the western method for keeping females in line. A long time ago, my husband brought home a fairly thin book titled “How to live with an S.O.B. Withough Becoming One of Them”, and was primarily concerned with working with a boss – or people – that constantly made you feel bad about yourself – and how that happened. It’s about how people “put you in your place”. It was not geared to the male/female relationship particularly, but it still applied. MM’s article takes some of the principles and puts them into media context. Very interesting – and visible in this particular case.

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/02/pds-alert-us-magazines-partisan-hit-job/

http://michellemalkin.com/2008/09/03/the-four-stages-of-conservative-female-abuse/

I think that the reason this is such an eye-opener for many is because it’s usually a subtle sort of below consciousness level kind of thing. This has been full-blown, hard, fast and ‘in your face’. You just can’t miss it or dismiss it. It’s _there_.

By: Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian

Thoughts Of A Conservative Christian — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:59:00 +0000

[...] They regard the public as fools to be manipulated, and know that with the MSM megaphone, they can sell practically anything. They turned Ken Starr from a vigorous prosecutor into a sex-obsessed fanatic, didn’t they? [...]

By: dg

dg — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:36:16 +0000

Dagon, Bookworm, although obviously intelligent and articulate, does this a lot. But she cannot help herself. It’s her weakness, her indulgence. She just loves the liberal straw man.

By: gpc31

gpc31 — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:06:26 +0000

Dagon,

I really don’t have time to debate with you but when it comes to the broader topic of msm bias, let’s try to be clear: “bias” is not synonymous with your formulation of simply making things up (your challenge to specify “what has the msm made up”).

If you want to examine source evidence for msm bias, I suggest you go to:
http://engram-backtalk.blogspot.com/

And click anyone of the following labels on left side panel: “media bias”, “eerie code of silence”, “economy”, “Al Qaeda in Iraq”, etc.

I’m a bayesian and not a rhetorician when it comes to evidence. Good luck making up your own mind.

By: Helen Losse

Helen Losse — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:10:17 +0000

A parent can do only so much. After that, kids make their own choices. Palin’s daughter is 17. And while it is sad that she is pregnant so young, it is not the end of the world. I would be more concerned about Palin’s own infant. I can’t imagine how Palin can go through the stress of a campaign and still breast feed that baby. But then, breast-feeding isn’t for everyone either.

And time will tell if choosing her was brilliant or foolish. By that I mean, if McCain/Palin wins or if too much baggage comes forth.

And yes, we never heard of her until McCain picked her. And yes, sadly, it’s the Republicans turn for some “character assassination,” because they started it. But Obama is right: Keep the kids out of politics. Chances are, he’s right about a lot of things.

By: dagon

dagon — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 02:04:55 +0000

gpc,

well i certainly hope she doesn’t believe you. and what has the msm made up? be explicit. bet you can’t.

peace