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To: pz who wrote (123608)	8/25/2009 12:42:30 PM
From: Think4Yourself	7 Recommendations Respond to of 206223

I agree completely but they ONLY show the their side, so what's the difference? They are just as narrow minded and biased as the other media, just with a different narrow mindedness. I suppose people with a lot of free time could watch both and possibly come away with a fair and balanced viewpoint. They would at least have a lot more facts! Most often it seems that it's mindless sheeple on each side watching only that side and condemning the other as being biased. Not sure where your "state" run media comment came from. Are implying that this is cold war Russia or something where the government censors the media (other than certain time sensitive military issues, which they do)?

To: pz who wrote (123608)	8/25/2009 6:06:46 PM
From: SuperChief	Respond to of 206223

Since FOX News was brought up, here is an interesting interview with Seth MacFarlane (The Family Guy) at: (Last year he renewed with Fox for a reported $100 million, making him the highest-paid writer-producer in television.) playboy.com PLAYBOY: Rupert Murdoch, who owns Fox, the network that broadcasts Family Guy, is a big supporter of conservative causes. Is it difficult knowing you’re putting money in Murdoch’s pocket? MacFARLANE: There are things I don’t like about Fox, most notably Fox News, but Murdoch is clearly a shrewd businessman first and a conservative second. If a show like Family Guy, with a very liberal slant, is making money for him, he’ll let it be. He seems to be taking global warming seriously. He seems to be much more of a critical thinker than the guys he employs on Fox News. If Sean Hannity could think as critically as Rupert, I might like him. PLAYBOY: Your success helps pay for Hannity’s and Bill O’Reilly’s salaries. MacFARLANE: Hannity’s salary? Shit. [laughs] I guess if some of it could go toward hiring a dermatologist for O’Reilly and a dietician for Hannity, I’d feel a little better about it. PLAYBOY: Have you been invited on Fox News? MacFARLANE: I haven’t, and I would do it in a second. I love arguing with people I disagree with. Those guys are fundamentally wrong about so much, but they’re also superb debaters. Maybe I’d get my ass kicked, but it would still be a rush. Speaking of Rush, we’re writing a Family Guy episode for Rush Limbaugh. In 2007 he came on to do our Star Wars episode and was, amazingly, a very pleasant guy. It’s going to surprise our audience. It seems like exactly the kind of thing we shouldn’t be doing, and that’s the reason to do it.