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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (39861)	9/7/2005 12:56:22 PM
From: mph	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 90947

My point is that a person has to be discerning and recognize the agendas of media types, whether commentators of the Limbaugh or Coulter ilk or "journalists" like Russert, Blitzer, etc. In today's world, journalists operate more like commentators or editorializers. Sometimes the slant is subtle, other times not so subtle. Caveat emptor has to be the watchword for any consumer of so-called "news." I wouldn't expect Coulter or Limbaugh to be any more balanced and objective than I would expect Dowd or Klugman to be balanced and objective. But any reader or listener of those folks should know their biases going in. If they don't, they'll be sucked in. Your post prompted my response since you seemed to equate "brains" with folks like Russert, Blitzer, etc. I agree that they're smart, but not for the reasons you suggest. They're not playing to a "smart" audience and that's the telling point, imo. In sum, I don't think anyone should take at face value what they hear from any media source, particularly if they don't appreciate the agenda that is being serviced.