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Subject: MEDIA BIAS...again: Iraq news on soldiers and who they will vote for President -
MORE BIAS FROM ABC...it never fails to amaze me. We all see it in the local news...it is rare to see an unbiased report!BB
From a friend in Texas: My niece, Katelyn, stationed at Baluud , Iraq was assigned, with others of her detachment, to be escort/guard/watcher for Martha Raddatz of ABC News as she covered John McCain's recent trip to Iraq . Katelyn and her Captain stood directly behind Raddatz as she queried GI's walking past. They kept count of the GI's and you should remember these numbers. She asked 60 GI's who they planned to vote for in November. 54 said John McCain, 4 for Obama and 2 for Hillary. Katelyn called home and told her Mom and Dad to watch ABC news the next night because she was standing directly behind Raddatz and maybe they'd see her on TV. Mom and Dad of course, called and emailed all the kinfolk to watch the newscast and maybe see Katelyn.
Well, of course, we all watched and what we saw wasn't a glimpse of Katelyn, but got a hell' uva view of skewed news. After a dissertation on McCain's trip and speech, ABC showed 5 GI's being asked by Raddatz how they were going to vote in November; 3 for Obama and 2 for Clinton . No mention of the 54 for McCain.
My response:
This "article" is from a Right-wing website who's sole purpose is to bash the Left.
http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2008/06/how-the-media-twists-the-news/
Notice how the only source is "a friend in Texas"? Why is this nameless friend any more credible source than the Evening News. I am not saying that the news is credible either, just that in order to be valid a source needs to be identified as more than "a friend in Texas". I suppose if you are pre-disposed to believe that the Democrats are Evil and Republicans are Good, then a nameless, unverifiable source is good enough for you. I however tend to make my decisions based on fact...and this just doesn't pass the test.
::sigh::
I wish people would base thier politcal positions on something more than innuendo and tales in the dark from nameless, faceless friends.
Subject: MEDIA BIAS...again: Iraq news on soldiers and who they will vote for President -
MORE BIAS FROM ABC...it never fails to amaze me. We all see it in the local news...it is rare to see an unbiased report!BB
From a friend in Texas: My niece, Katelyn, stationed at Baluud , Iraq was assigned, with others of her detachment, to be escort/guard/watcher for Martha Raddatz of ABC News as she covered John McCain's recent trip to Iraq . Katelyn and her Captain stood directly behind Raddatz as she queried GI's walking past. They kept count of the GI's and you should remember these numbers. She asked 60 GI's who they planned to vote for in November. 54 said John McCain, 4 for Obama and 2 for Hillary. Katelyn called home and told her Mom and Dad to watch ABC news the next night because she was standing directly behind Raddatz and maybe they'd see her on TV. Mom and Dad of course, called and emailed all the kinfolk to watch the newscast and maybe see Katelyn.
Well, of course, we all watched and what we saw wasn't a glimpse of Katelyn, but got a hell' uva view of skewed news. After a dissertation on McCain's trip and speech, ABC showed 5 GI's being asked by Raddatz how they were going to vote in November; 3 for Obama and 2 for Clinton . No mention of the 54 for McCain.
My response:
This "article" is from a Right-wing website who's sole purpose is to bash the Left.
http://www.americanconservativedaily.com/2008/06/how-the-media-twists-the-news/
Notice how the only source is "a friend in Texas"? Why is this nameless friend any more credible source than the Evening News. I am not saying that the news is credible either, just that in order to be valid a source needs to be identified as more than "a friend in Texas". I suppose if you are pre-disposed to believe that the Democrats are Evil and Republicans are Good, then a nameless, unverifiable source is good enough for you. I however tend to make my decisions based on fact...and this just doesn't pass the test.
::sigh::
I wish people would base thier politcal positions on something more than innuendo and tales in the dark from nameless, faceless friends.
posted by onthestick at 6/11/2008 02:31:00 PM
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