Do you believe there is a leftist bias

[Guest Vern Gagne]

Economic Left/Right:5.38

Authoritarian/Libertarian. 1.18

[Guest Olympic Slam]

Here's what I got:

Economic Left/Right: 5.25

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -0.72

 

Makes sense as I'm a total Adam Smith, free-market nut

[Guest Mad Dog]

Economic Left/Right: 2.00

Authoritarian/Libertarian: 1.38

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

From another thread.

 

0.50 Economic Right

-0.10 Lib.

 

That's about as moderate as you get. Didn't think I was that wishy-washy...

[Guest Spicy McHaggis]

Economic Left/Right: 4.88

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.33

 

5 clicks right, 1 click down.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

I think I majorly fucked mine up by using the "strongly" catergory too much. Oh well, we all knew where i was going anyway

[Guest Vern Gagne]

From another thread.

 

0.50 Economic Right

-0.10 Lib.

 

That's about as moderate as you get. Didn't think I was that wishy-washy...

What a wimp

 

Don't be too upset that I called a snowperson a snowman.

[Guest Some Guy]

Economic Left/Right: 6.75

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.64

 

Closest to Milton Friedman. A boring but very good Economist.

[Guest Dangerous A]

Economic Left/Right: 0.62

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -1.85

 

 

I'm one click right, two clicks down. Very middle of the road. It's my very devil's advocate nature because whenever I hear arguments from the right or left, I insticntively think of the counter point. It's helped and haunted me.

[Guest DrTom]

Economic Left/Right: 3.00

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.82

 

Same quadrant as Milton Friedman.

[Guest LooseCannon]

This time around I scored.

 

Economic Left/Right: -0.81

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -4.51

[Guest kkktookmybabyaway]

"What a wimp"

 

I may be a p*ssy, but when the next election comes around all the news networks will be fighting over each other to get me in their "focus" groups during each presidential debate.

 

 

There will probably be free snacks, too...

[Guest Jobber of the Week]

This stuff is typically spun so that you wind up thinking you're what the author wants you to think but whatever.

 

Economic Left/Right: -1.75

Authoritarian/Libertarian: -2.77

[Guest JMA]

What is the real differance between "strongly agreeing/disagreeing" and just "agreeing/disagreeing"? I ask you, DrTom, seeing as how I consider you to be intelligent.

[cawthon777 0]

Most bias is suppressed by publishers/station managers.

That's garbage. If anything, they add their own spin on the story.

 

Take for instance the rumor of a military draft. This had to have been covered on every news channel out there - aside from Fox News. Know why? Because there is no military draft and there are no plans for one to be made. I'm the only peson at my entire university that isn't somewhat uneasy about the draft - basically because I know there isn't one.

 

There is a reason why the military likes Fox News. Sure, I'll buy into the fact that Fox is a tad on the conservative side but they are a lot more moderate than any other channel out there. From watching Fox, I get the impression it's not that they are right or left - it's that they are pro-America and don't put up with the flawed anti-American rhetoric that is often presented by the liberals, communists, socialists, etc that are so often featured on CNN and the other channels.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Most bias is suppressed by publishers/station managers.

That's garbage. If anything, they add their own spin on the story.

 

Take for instance the rumor of a military draft. This had to have been covered on every news channel out there - aside from Fox News. Know why? Because there is no military draft and there are no plans for one to be made. I'm the only peson at my entire university that isn't somewhat uneasy about the draft - basically because I know there isn't one.

 

There is a reason why the military likes Fox News. Sure, I'll buy into the fact that Fox is a tad on the conservative side but they are a lot more moderate than any other channel out there. From watching Fox, I get the impression it's not that they are right or left - it's that they are pro-America and don't put up with the flawed anti-American rhetoric that is often presented by the liberals, communists, socialists, etc that are so often featured on CNN and the other channels.

Bullshit.

 

First, find me an article where the stations were harping on the draft for a significant amount of time, because that 'rumor' was shot up as soon as it was thunked up.

 

Second, who the fuck do you think you're fooling by saying Faux News is even remotely moderate? Faux is at least as conservative as CNN/MSNBC are liberal, if not more.

[cawthon777 0]

Second, who the fuck do you think you're fooling by saying Faux News is even remotely moderate? Faux is at least as conservative as CNN/MSNBC are liberal, if not more.

Who the fuck do I think I am? Wow, what language.

 

Well for one, they employ plenty of liberals and each and every political story involves a dual interview with a member of each side of the fence.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Plenty of liberals?

 

Like who, Hannity? O'Reilly?

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

You know, so much talk of spin, I thought I'd post this:

 

"I'm spinning around

Move out of my way

I know you're feeling me because you like it like this

I'm breaking it down

I'm not the same

I know you're feeling me because you like it like this."

 

Yes, Kylie's "Spinning Around" should be the new theme song of any news program where there isn't just straight reporting going on.

 

I'm sorry, I had to do it. (ducks tomatoes) But it works when you think about it!! (ducks boots and flower pots)

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

God damn you

[cawthon777 0]

Plenty of liberals?

 

Like who, Hannity? O'Reilly?

In addition to Brit Hume, Geraldo Rivera, Mara Liasson, Mort Kondracke, and Juan Williams. And those are just the obvious ones.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

God damn you

 

I was listening to it and reading this thread and the O'Reilly one, and it came to me like a divine revelation: "THE CHORUS IS PERFECT FOR THIS THREAD!"

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA!!!!!

 

Did you just... hahahaha.... call Hannity a liberal?

 

Wow, get off my thread.

[cawthon777 0]

BAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA!!!!!

 

Did you just... hahahaha.... call Hannity a liberal?

 

Wow, get off my thread.

I never mentioned his name. Although Colmes would be a better pick.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

"In addition to..."

 

Implies that, hmm, perhaps you think he is.

 

If so, I have nothing further to say to you.

[cawthon777 0]

I'm perfectly aware of Sean Hannity's political stand. I bought his book. The fact that you included him as a liberal knowing full well what he was as simply a trick for me to fall into since I didn't spend much time reading your response was cute. They teach you that in socialist school?

 

Okay, so I proved that Fox employes plenty of liberals. Any other brain busters for me?

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

Hahahaha.

 

Funny, sarcasm is seen as a trick now.

 

It's only a "trick" to the ignorant.

 

You haven't proven a damned thing, you've simply stated your personal opinion that someone not as conservative as you is considered a 'liberal'.

[cawthon777 0]

I don't recall mentioning me at all. The conversation was on the validity of Fox being moderate. I've shown that. At least I assume I have since you haven't come up with any other arguments for me to shoot down.

[Guest Tyler McClelland]

You haven't shown the validity of Fox being moderate because quite frankly, you're just throwing random "liberals", and I use that term loosely, out there.

 

I'm not even gonna bother arguing with your absurdity, though, because even conservatives admit that Faux isn't remotely moderate.

[Guest Kotzenjunge]

I just now made the Faux = Fox connection.

 

(credibility is flushed down the toilet due to excessive stupidity)