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To: Orcastraiter who wrote (8903)	6/14/2004 1:01:32 PM
From: miraje	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

I see a tendency for the liberal contributors in this forum to be more eloquent and crafty with their words. That is literally one of the funniest statements that I've ever encountered on SI. Proof indeed that not all liberals are totally devoid of a sense of humor, however inadvertent...

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (8903)	6/14/2004 1:24:55 PM
From: Selectric II	Respond to of 90947

There are lots of reasons, but you haven't come up with any of them other than the reported fact that women journalists tend to be liberal. Some quick thoughts, as I have things to do: It's been argued that liberals have a need to influence and control others and effect change (e.g. bigger government, more regulation), and the media is seen as a power medium (and glamorous, too) through which they can do that. And, they don't even have to be elected!! One important factor is that the pay often sucks, except for the relatively few who make it to the top. People who are motivated more by the power and less motivated by financial success are drawn into the applicant pool to begin with. It's a similar story for teachers and professors, who are also overwhelmingly liberal. In school, would-be journalists tend to study liberal arts almost exclusively -- in my college days, things like English, sociology, philosophy, etc., including the relatively new field of journalism itself. Unlike scientific inquiry, few of these studies do a very good job of teaching students critical analysis of facts or logic, or give a substantive discipline. They learn to influence and communicate, but not to think. Things tend to be seen as subject to interpretation or argument, instead of a scientific inquiry. When I was in college, I thought about becoming a journalist like my father had been decades earlier, and the main advice he gave me was to study something substantive and apply it to journalism later. After I did that, I wasn't so interested in becoming a journalist. Btw, to refute your assertions about name calling and eloquence, I direct your attention to the Bush hate threads -- take your pick -- and review what the most "eloquent" lefties say about Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, et al. That one's a slam dunk.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (8903)	6/14/2004 4:08:44 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 90947

If these boards are any reflection of the writing capability of conservatives, then maybe the conservative mind is not capable of journalism? I often see posts here on SI from the conservative ilk that are one or two lines, and usually include some name calling, for example: "What a moronic post...You should go and pound some sand." Finally! Something we agree on. That post should more properly read: "What a moronic post...Go pound sand." The word "and" is unnecessary. Omitting "You should" and "some" from "You should go pound some sand" makes the sentence more direct and forceful. It transforms the sentence into a forceful statement. I see a tendency for the liberal contributors in this forum to be more eloquent and crafty with their words. Taking care with paragraph and sentence structure. Making sure that spelling is correct. The conservative lot would rather reply with posts that can be likened to the above example, rather than attempt an honest reply. I'd say that only about 7 to 10% of the conservative posts here on this board are well thought out and presented in an intelligent manner. That seems to be in align with the reported percentage of conservative reporters. This brings to mind your post some time back to the effect that conservatives are bad drivers. Keep up the good work Orca. You're entertaining.

To: Orcastraiter who wrote (8903)	6/16/2004 3:21:04 AM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 90947

Conservatives are concise, that does not fill a rag, to wit: That means that there are either a lot of unemployed conservative women journalists, or that women journalists tend to be liberal. If one third of Americans are conservative, then how come they are not entering the field of journalism? No, the author said women tend to be more liberal, liberal management, carrying the torch of diversity, wrongheadededly thought "gender and race" rather than DIVERSITY OF THOUGHT. Proving the myopic thinking of the biased, leftist rag merchants. You hire more women, you hire more liberals. And when myopic liberals are doing the hiring, well....you get a biased media. Expect in the mind of the liberals. These egocentric liberal minds cannot grasp the notion of alternative thought. That's why they explain away conservatives as evil, or as did, inferior. Simple really.