View Full Version : the REAL news behind the news re Palin's TV audience
bem401
09-10-2008, 06:01 AM
Surveys don't prove anything. I'm sure that a good number of Americans believe the media has a liberal bias because conservative commentators and politicians are always railing against the "liberal media". The only accurate way to determine how biased a news network or newpaper is, is to go through the stories reported and track how many are biased towards liberals or conservatives or are neutral.
Which is exactly what the conservatives do when railing against the liberal media.
During the impeachment trial, the media was way more conservative than Americans in general. There were newspapers all over the country calling for President Clinton to step down, while the American people were overwhelmingly against it.
The commander-in-chief was accused of perjury in a sexual harassment case. It had to be covered. And the underlying act was kind of inexcusable. Not saying the act should have cost him his job, but when a man gets caught red-handed cheating on his wife and lying about it, he has to take his lumps.
Another big reason it got so much attention is because sex sells ( people here shouldn't need me to point that out) and Clinton was a rock star.
flickad
09-10-2008, 08:36 AM
I heard something similar the other day and I'll paraphrase it...
'If you're 25 and aren't liberal, you have no heart. If you're 45 and aren't conservative you have no brain". Or something to that effect.
Actually, I tend to think that's wittily-phrased bullshit, though I've noticed conservative types tend to think it has a ring to it and enjoy parroting it. As I see it, people generally vote in their own interests. It just so happens that the interests of many twenty-five-year-olds are with parties leaning left of centre (given that most people in that generation are employees as opposed to employers, for a start, or tertiary students) whereas those over forty (who are apt to be earning in comparatively higher tax brackets and possibly own businesses and/or real estate) are more likely to have their interests protected by conservative parties. Intelligence has little to do with the fact that many tend to veer increasingly to the right as they age. A shift in class interests is far more to the point.
Re: Fox News. As an Australian, I'd like to declare my dis-ownership of Rupert Murdoch. Pah.
Zia_Abq
09-11-2008, 11:50 AM
Does anyone know if watching things on the net such as Palin’s upcoming interview would count in viewer number totals?
If possible don’t want to contribute to ANTHING that would show support for the GOP but I of course do want to stay informed.
bem401
09-11-2008, 12:03 PM
Does anyone know if watching things on the net such as Palin’s upcoming interview would count in viewer number totals?
If possible don’t want to contribute to ANTHING that would show support for the GOP but I of course do want to stay informed.
Don't worry, you're helping the GOP out enough already.
francescadubois
09-11-2008, 12:21 PM
Actually, I tend to think that's wittily-phrased bullshit, though I've noticed conservative types tend to think it has a ring to it and enjoy parroting it. As I see it, people generally vote in their own interests. It just so happens that the interests of many twenty-five-year-olds are with parties leaning left of centre (given that most people in that generation are employees as opposed to employers, for a start, or tertiary students) whereas those over forty (who are apt to be earning in comparatively higher tax brackets and possibly own businesses and/or real estate) are more likely to have their interests protected by conservative parties. Intelligence has little to do with the fact that many tend to veer increasingly to the right as they age. A shift in class interests is far more to the point.
Re: Fox News. As an Australian, I'd like to declare my dis-ownership of Rupert Murdoch. Pah.
Excellent point!!