At what point did I say that McCain was my candidate. I can't stand his liberal bend on many of the issues I find important.

Thank you for finally admitting that the media is on YOUR side.

Cha ching!

Yes, it shows weakness and an inability to talk to all people.


Look forward to you response.

That study has been debunked so many times.
http://www.brendan-nyhan.com/blog/20...oblems_wi.html
http://itre.cis.upenn.edu/%7Emyl/lan...es/001169.html
http://mediamatters.org/items/200512220003
http://media.eriposte.com/2-9.htm

Those are not little stories. Do you think selling US Nuclear secrets to Pakistan is a little story?

No it doesn't. These candidates know how much Fox distorts things. No intelligent person in their right mind would go on Fox.

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“I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.” - Stephen Roberts.

Really, we no longer have to hide from our roots or successes. Since socialism is the modern identity of America (and soon, the world), why shouldn't the media be onboard with helping finish the work we started long ago? Even those of you who think you're still "conservative" have tolerated the shift to social collectivism and government redistribution of wealth with little more than an obligatory whimper.

Yeah, that's the easiest way to win an argument.

I still don't feel like finding some form of hard facts against this, simply because it's done in a way that few people could criticize correctly. However, you're such an easy target, that I feel like firing off a few rounds with my eyes closed.

Let's take something that's common knowledge and apply it to what the film said. Let's start by paraphrasing the film: corporations subsidize the media and the media doesn't want to (*)(*)(*)(*) off it's sponsors. I thought this was particularly delightful because I am republican, and that means that even if I'm wrong and you're right on this issue, I still win because I have the power. So I'm going to take a second to laugh: hahahaha. Now, I'm going to make some assumption: people who own corporations must have an extreme amount of money to do this. I think that's a safe assumption, tell me if I'm wrong. Now I'm going to preform magic as I flush your entire argument down the toilet. Ready for it? Here it is: the richest men in America are democrats. Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, two of the richest men in the world, they're both in America and they're both democrats. I suppose I don't have an argument, but if the two richest people in the democratic party don't try to influence the media, then it's their own fault. They have the money, they have the power, why aren't they fixing this outrageous problem!? oh, it's not real, I forgot.

Don't forget all the Hollywood players (actors, producers, studio heads, record label heads, directors, etc.) who are among the wealthiest in the country and all of them probably 90% liberal. Powerhouses like Speilberg, Oprah, David Geffen, and so many others who have the power to influence the media through tv, music, movies, etc.

Most people are not avid newshounds and get their news and perspectives from pop culture in the form of Hollywood and it's image of the world.

There is much truth to this. I might modify it a bit by replacing the word "socialism" with "statism."

Statism is the true religion of the secular west. Like religion in general it is based on faith in something unseen, in this case the efficacy and virtue of government when it tries to fill complex human needs. Unlike most other religions - which while lacking evidence to prove their faith at least do obviously contradict evidence disproving it - there is ample evidence disproving the efficacy and virtue of government in meeting complex human needs, but it is deliberately ignored or denied by the faithful. And those faithful have both "D" and "R" after their names.

"Socialism," "Statism," "Communism," or whatever one wishes to call it.............is the only possible salvation we can count on. We have evolved as far as we could in tolerating individual liberties as our first priority. Nowadays, there are far too many people around with far too many opinions for us to simply throw our well-being out to the whims of the masses. Proper leadership with central planning is the only rational answer to today's problems.

Actually, as we've already agreed, the transition of America away from the notions of individualism and into the modern world of collective administration of our needs is nearly complete. I only hope we can speed up the process by voting more "liberals" and Democrats into power before the problems of healthcare and global warming become too great for us to counteract.