General Discussion

BainsBane

(57,757 posts)

1. Truth be told, cable "news" is awful

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Wed Jul 9, 2014, 04:23 PM

Jul 2014

It's entertainment. I pulled the plug on my cable over a month ago and have no regrets. I hadn't watched cable news in ages anyway.

Cannot edit, recommend, or reply in locked discussions

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

86 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 OP

Truth be told, cable "news" is awful BainsBane Jul 2014 #1

Is this an online poll? nt DURHAM D Jul 2014 #2

Not sure right off the bat. Here are additional links: ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #7

is this another Dems are just as bad as Reps speil? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #3

That's not what I said. I was talking about a cable news network... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #9

and why did you care enuff to post it here exactly? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #13

Because that news network has been found to lie... a lot. What the hell ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #15

says you.... VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #17

Where are you coming up with this shit? I didn't say on word about Rachel Maddow, ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #19

where does she work again? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #23

MSNBC. And what is your point? What are you trying to do here? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #24

and what was your point again? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #27

That's it's been shown to lie about 46% of the time. So? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #28

and it happened why? VanillaRhapsody Jul 2014 #35

Which I said in my OP... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #40

+ 1�. dhill926 Jul 2014 #38

"In this case, it�s about the network that aired the content, not the person who said it." arcane1 Jul 2014 #22

You are really making some incredible leaps with this. Raine1967 Jul 2014 #31

Your posts make you seem like one of the least intellectually honest people Cal Carpenter Jul 2014 #53

Bravo HangOnKids Jul 2014 #73

Thanks for posting the link. deutsey Jul 2014 #47

And where, please, does this information come from? sadoldgirl Jul 2014 #4

Follow the DU link in my OP, please. It's all there... I found my way all the way ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #10

Politifact- and we know how accurate they are Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #20

Link please? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #25

I followed the link. It first went to Addicting Info, then to Punditfact, then to Politifact Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #26

The poll wasn't done by Politifact. It was done at Fairleigh Dickinson University. Link to the ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #33

here Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #39

The poll though... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #43

dated Nov. 2011 Beaverhausen Jul 2014 #62

So? And your point is....? :shrug: The rest of the links and references, including the DU post this ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #69

where is this poll from EC Jul 2014 #5

I'ts in the DU link in my OP. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #11

here it seems Go Vols Jul 2014 #12

i don't get my news from them Ichingcarpenter Jul 2014 #6

What's the percentage when Joe Scarborough is taken out of the equation? scheming daemons Jul 2014 #8

I wondered the same thing, lol. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #14

I wish they would compare Rachel/Lawrence/Chris to Hannity/Oreilly/who else not sure randys1 Jul 2014 #41

Add Ed Schultz to that list. jwirr Jul 2014 #55

Beat me to it. nt kelliekat44 Jul 2014 #85

Online poll. Meaningless. nt onehandle Jul 2014 #16

Okay, I will believe it, if sadoldgirl Jul 2014 #18

I've tracked down the pollster's website: ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #21

Looks like they did better EC Jul 2014 #29

It's why I turned it off years ago LittleBlue Jul 2014 #30

Your's is the most logical approach, I think. Fact is, we can't trust ANYONE. AT. ALL. But, ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #51

'LIES?' elleng Jul 2014 #32

Doubt it. conservaphobe Jul 2014 #34

No it isn't. It's the result of a poll conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University. nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #37

Well, I think Moron--er, Morning Joe takes care of about 40-45% of that. Arkana Jul 2014 #36

Poll? what does this have to do with a poll? randys1 Jul 2014 #42

Huh, could this be when they let the Republican side have their say? herding cats Jul 2014 #44

Perhaps. It does go to show though that the relatively few rightwingfucks on MSNBC can produce ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #54

Where are the footnotes on these studies? oldandhappy Jul 2014 #45

No. For one, what is the basis of this? DirkGently Jul 2014 #46

First, didn't link to politifact, I linked to another DU thread. Second, I linked an image ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #49

From what part of any of that do you conclude DirkGently Jul 2014 #82

Alright, I checked the reference to the publicmind,and sadoldgirl Jul 2014 #48

I guess we can throw AddictingInfo.com out with the trash, then. My comments in my ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #50

Pay attention: They included 'lies' from RW guests. blm Jul 2014 #52

If it did, would that be a crime for which I am never to be forgiven? Do you have a stake you ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #57

You'd like to think so. But, scrutiny agrees with me. blm Jul 2014 #60

It's right there in my OP, LOL! ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #70

Only to you - perhaps you could reword so it is FAR LESS AWKWARD blm Jul 2014 #76

One of those "LEARN ENGLISH!" or go away type things, eh? Gotchhhhaaaaa! nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #78

Is all of my writing/grammar awkward? ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #80

I don't know which Occupy protests they were covering Kelvin Mace Jul 2014 #56

I haven't had time to look it over as I'm waiting for a friend to pick me up for some ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #58

That's how I saw it, too. blm Jul 2014 #64

This is massively misleading... Jeff In Milwaukee Jul 2014 #59

Did I not basically in the paragraph under the image in my OP? nt ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #63

MSNBC's status is no more deserved than FOX's? blm Jul 2014 #65

"unless the reasoning is that all the lying takes place with the righties on that network and... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #67

That doesn't exculp - - well, perhaps in your own mind. blm Jul 2014 #75

It's right there in my OP! LOL!!!!!! ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #79

MSNBC has shows hosted by Republicans. It's not just guests. Also, they pick the guests. Bluenorthwest Jul 2014 #71

What is a pundit's task??? Skidmore Jul 2014 #61

I'd bet the bulk of MSNBC's "lies" were about Democrats/liberals. Gidney N Cloyd Jul 2014 #66

If we could get rid of Morning Joe elias49 Jul 2014 #68

You're quite mistaken--and misled dpibel Jul 2014 #72

And Mis-Led Even Further, Sir, By Whose Statements Are Checked The Magistrate Jul 2014 #83

DING! DING! DING! No, you shouldn't have wasted your long-realized 1000th post on my OP.... ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #84

Fuck are you doing watching TV news anyway? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #74

IKR??? LOL! I fully admit it, I'm addicted. Even made a big deal on here that I had stopped ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #77

Randomly lying about 50% of the time rock Jul 2014 #81

Deleting the OP. Tired of the abuse. Thanks for the beating! I love you too! OP within: ChisolmTrailDem Jul 2014 #86