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Politics : Just the Facts, Ma'am: A Compendium of Liberal Fiction

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To: Selectric II who wrote (8112)5/28/2004 7:16:01 PM
From: mph  Read Replies (2) of 90947
 
I was having much the same conversation with Orca today.

He can't seem to grasp the difference between people touted as newscasters and those who are pundits or op/ed types.

I entirely agree that it's fraudulent for people to claim to be objective
reporters when they're really editorializing, and that's true whether they are on the
left, right, or some other direction.

The readers/viewers/listeners simply have to be smart
about how they evaluate the source of the data.

I rather like this site and the spin city site
linked there:

lyinginponds.com

Alas, there are so many people around SI entrenched in
their own POV such that they are no longer capable of critical assessment. Any source
with which they agree is unbiased, fair and neutral
whereas any source with which they disagree is
evil, dishonest and biased.

It would be funny if it were not such a sad commentary.
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