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sabrina 1

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310. I alerted on no one, this third party routine falsely accusing people when nothing could be further

Sun Jul 20, 2014, 12:08 AM

Jul 2014

from the truth. I have not alerted on a single post in more than a year, airc, but perhaps I should have.

Apparently others feel differently than I do, and alerted to try to maintain some kind of community standards and apparently several juries agreed.

Do not speak for me. You are willing to accuse someone of something without a shred of evidence. Amazing.

This is for those reading to correct your false statement,

I alerted on no one have only alerted about four times in over eight years on DU. Shameful behavior. If I did have an 'itchy finger' I would have alerted on many of your posts long ago. But I prefer that others make their own judgements and they have.

You are free to ask the admins who alerted on the posts you just falsely accused me of doing. I believe they will verify MY statement that it was certainly not I, and I have no idea who did.

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The Western Corporate Media Cannot Be Trusted. [View all] sabrina 1 Jul 2014 OP

!!! Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #1

I don't get it. Western media can't be trusted...and yes I agree to some point maddezmom Jul 2014 #4

Which does more damage to the American People our corporate media or RT? Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #10

Sorry, do not agree.... maddezmom Jul 2014 #13

If your friend or family member lies to you, you will be hurt far more deeply than Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #25

Like I said we disagree maddezmom Jul 2014 #57

Do you disagree, with my statement that family and friend lies will hurt you far more than Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #62

I never have felt the MSM were my family....they are all in the business to sell a product. maddezmom Jul 2014 #65

I agree with you, they are all in the business of selling a product but to most Americans Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #74

RT has an audience that buys into anything they say as long as no one in the Western media maddezmom Jul 2014 #75

What does YMMV mean? n/t Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #80

your mileage may vary hfojvt Jul 2014 #83

Thank you, hfojvt. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #84

That takes us back to my previous post #25 Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #85

abso friggin lutely! alp227 Jul 2014 #248

RT has an audience that is skeptical of everything so they watch everything they can to get as many sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #95

I share your deep concern. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #179

Sabrina, RT News is just as skewed as U.S. News Media. 2banon Jul 2014 #196

I think it is to be expected that all state sponsored media will be biased. That doesn't mean sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #200

I'll say it again, their reaction seems to me to be somewhat pathological, it is certainly 2banon Jul 2014 #204

I agree. And the only way to combat that is to NEVER be intimidated by it imho. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #206

Not intimidated, just bewildered and frustrated. 2banon Jul 2014 #208

And I disagree on that point. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #263

I think this is a case of apples and oranges. deafskeptic Jul 2014 #255

Back in the day, the American Press used to have some measure of credibility and trust with the Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #266

Yes I disagree Shivering Jemmy Jul 2014 #276

Then tell that to all the women or men whose spouses have betrayed or lied to them about an affair Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #279

I like your analogy, Uncle Joe. That's why I'm harder on Democrats. RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #90

Your post is screaming for a theme song, RufuTFirefly. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #96

Thanks for the audio-visual accompaniment, Uncle Joe! RufusTFirefly Jul 2014 #98

Yep. I'm old enough to see the diff. Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #297

PLUS ONE! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #180

Damn straight! /nt markpkessinger Jul 2014 #311

Have you read Greenwald's book No Place to Hide. JDPriestly Jul 2014 #261

I haven't read it yet, JD, but thanks for the reminder, it is on my list of books to buy. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #358

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #175

PLUS ONE! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #178

RT pimps for the Russian government and Putin.. US media pimps for Kochs and corps.. everyone Cha Jul 2014 #272

RT; is more effective because of the U.S. Corporate Media, both here and abroad. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #275

RT has "influence" with the Russians and anyone else who gets sucked in.. and I heard that Cha Jul 2014 #277

I'm not making a particular judgement about RT but people are less apt to get sucked into a foreign Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #280

i heard that from my chosen corp media authority tiny elvis Jul 2014 #289

Are they? sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #15

According to some here, yes. maddezmom Jul 2014 #59

Who the fuck is defending RT? Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #17

Since it keeps being referred to, RT I mean, one thing I've never seen on RT is Dick Cheney, liar sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #52

Well said. tea and oranges Jul 2014 #88

True, western media are bringing the warhawk talking heads back cprise Jul 2014 #222

The OP is one of the most vocal defenders of RT on DU...nt SidDithers Jul 2014 #110

I'm sure you'll get back to us on the stats behind that one, Sid... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #120

What he means is that I dare to watch 'unapproved of' sources and worse, dare not to be intimidated sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #133

+1000 LiberalLovinLug Jul 2014 #207

Thank you for your post, LLL, there are few greater evils than censorship and we were subjected to sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #209

+1,000 malaise Jul 2014 #378

... sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #127

The OP loves RT. (nt) jeff47 Jul 2014 #119

That's what SidDithers said. Octafish Jul 2014 #258

He'd also say the sun rises in the East. jeff47 Jul 2014 #282

Here you go. You should read the whole thread. It's loads of laughs & unsubstantiated claims. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #129

There's nothing at your link by sabrina 1 to be ashamed of. Octafish Jul 2014 #259

Thank you Uncle Joe, I am proud of every post I've made online, so I laugh when this particular sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #309

Uncle Joe? Octafish Jul 2014 #341

Now I am honored by you, Octafish. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #346

Lol, Octafish, I am so sorry, I was reading Uncle Joe's comments when I read yours, it was a 'slip sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #350

EXACTLY! ON POINT! 2banon Jul 2014 #150

B-I-N-G-O! mazzarro Jul 2014 #176

I Don't Trust RT Either AndyTiedye Jul 2014 #66

One thing I have never seen on RT, and I do watch it among dozens of other media, is Dick Cheney sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #67

But have you seen Alex Jones? maddezmom Jul 2014 #72

No, the last time I saw Alex Jones was about ten years ago and airc, he was screaming about Bush sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #93

Yeah I saw a guy with an infowars.com license plate frame on the highway the other day 47of74 Jul 2014 #192

Quit it maddezmom, or you'll have 50 gajillion US households after you. And Latin America too. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #116

It is not either/or. One has to seek roody Jul 2014 #226

I avoid MSM, RT and BBC! Stainless Jul 2014 #260

One would think the corporate media would know that by now and I believe they do, Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #5

They're resigned to 'sink or swim" model of bidness. Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #298

That's right Eleanors, it's all about "show me the money" now. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #300

Have a good night! Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #303

Does that mean you trust the Corporate Media? sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #16

I will give you cute. I hope that's what you are going for. Much easier than trying rhett o rick Jul 2014 #22

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #104

But...but.... zappaman Jul 2014 #91

Shhhh! Maybe no one will notice that grand declaration. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #102

More than that now as they will be seen in Latin America's largest nations not to mention their sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #103

Since when the hell does "Latin America" count as "US households"? You're priceless. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #105

Thanks, lots of people have told me I am priceless! sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #108

Intellectually dishonest, but "priceless", nonetheless. You're a perfect fit for RT. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #115

Thanks! I seem to have a regular fan club. I don't sign autographs though, without a fee sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #122

Not so much a "fan club" as a truth squad. Still waiting on links for some of your more... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #128

I don't know, you don't seem to be able to 'dismiss' them! You seem to remember things from sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #136

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #155

I can't feel 'dismissed' if you just won't do it! Lol! sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #215

That Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #231

And with the itchiest alert finger to boot! Number23 Jul 2014 #295

I alerted on no one, this third party routine falsely accusing people when nothing could be further sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #310

Holy shit. Number23 Jul 2014 #337

You made a false statement about me, holy shit indeed. Go to the Admins sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #339

I don't care enough to go to the Admins. And the fact that you do so TERRIBLY deeply Number23 Jul 2014 #340

I demand satisfaction, sir!!... SidDithers Jul 2014 #343

Hey, Sid, thanks for kicking my thread, again! sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #353

I'm happy to give this foolish push poll more exposure...nt SidDithers Jul 2014 #354

Over 300 got 'pushed' so far. It's an easy question for most, sorry to have created sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #355

It's still a push poll... SidDithers Jul 2014 #356

If s/he's so "flattered" by all the folks who point out how absurd all of this is Number23 Jul 2014 #362

Omidyar's billions are different too, I guess... SidDithers Jul 2014 #366

Ah, those pesky roving "principles" that some love to claim so loudly that they have Number23 Jul 2014 #367

I'm satisfied that people know your statement was completely false now. That's all I wanted to sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #351

Wait... you're talking about credibility?? YOU? You, are seriously talking about... Number23 Jul 2014 #361

After being exposed so thoroughly making a totally false statement sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #365

My fave was the time she used veteranstoday, an anti-Semitic hate site according to the SPLC... SidDithers Jul 2014 #368

Like I said, tip of the iceberg Sid Number23 Jul 2014 #369

I find it interesting that you and your "reality based community" (I guess calling it a community is rhett o rick Jul 2014 #195

We always have to have an enemy. As Rove said 'we are an empire now' and empires sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #210

I think that someday the "war" will be fought via the internet. rhett o rick Jul 2014 #216

During the buildup of our empire we had wars to acquire resources and wealth from other nations rhett o rick Jul 2014 #228

Very well said. Re the ME, we are being distracted, again, from that failure which is rapidly sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #234

. stonecutter357 Jul 2014 #375

wtf are you jabbering about? you think there's hatred of Russians? That's like saying KittyWampus Jul 2014 #372

Just the usual blather. zappaman Jul 2014 #374

A healthy skepticism is good and understandable. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #2

Hell no, I don't trust them. Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #3

Nope - and don't trust RT either. TBF Jul 2014 #6

I believe all large corporate media outlets have been co-opted by the elite. stillwaiting Jul 2014 #9

Agree - and that's on a global level. TBF Jul 2014 #11

+1 Union Scribe Jul 2014 #44

That's how I feel. LuvNewcastle Jul 2014 #71

Me too. Nice post, LuvNewcastle. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #183

Never LittleBlue Jul 2014 #7

I don't trust them, I don't trust RT, both are filled with propaganda. But once in a while the Autumn Jul 2014 #8

^^^this^^^ I read and watch them all and after everything is thrown Purveyor Jul 2014 #82

Always good to keep in mind the lies we've been told. DirkGently Jul 2014 #12

I try to properly skeptical of everything. BlueCheese Jul 2014 #14

Well, I wasn't referring to foreign media, I was asking if people here trust the corporate media. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #18

Well, I guess it depends on what they're reporting about. BlueCheese Jul 2014 #21

Thank you for your response. I saw Dick Cheney on the corporate media calling our sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #41

I think we mostly agree. I do think they need to challenge the government a lot more. BlueCheese Jul 2014 #55

Perhaps they are afraid. They probably saw what happened to those reporters, Dan Rather eg, sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #58

A lot of them value their status as insiders. BlueCheese Jul 2014 #64

No problem, thanks for the rational discussion, we need more of it on DU. I agree that some sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #217

Except that you are, indirectly, referring to foreign media. Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #256

Yes, I directly referred to Al Jazeera. Are you disputing the OP, that Al Jazeera was not only sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #291

I'm sorry, but "liberals" aren't citing RT as a valid news source Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #299

Liberals are working for RT and appearing frequently on their programs. Too bad Liberals are sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #312

Dupes, and useful idiots Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #319

I don't care who needs a talking head or who doesn't, that's their business, not mine. This sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #321

I'm sorry, but have you noticed where you are? Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #323

Do you actually think I don't know where I am? sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #326

My problem with it? Timing and context Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #328

You are imagining things. RT is not mentioned in this OP at all. People seem to be obsessed with RT sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #331

it's all too clear what it's about; as I said, you're pretty transparent. Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #332

I am always transparent, is there a problem with that? Thank you, transparency is a good thing imo. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #334

I don't particularly want a war with Russia, no. If you assume I'm "for" one... Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #335

If you think there are no plans for a war with Russia, you haven't been paying attention over sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #336

The hounds can smell the blood and the money. JEB Jul 2014 #371

Yes, they can. Too bad they have support, now apparently from some claiming to be on the Left. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #373

This entire thread isn't about that as many of my posts upstream point out, our corporate media has Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #327

Dan Rather. Jackpine Radical Jul 2014 #19

Yep. hunter Jul 2014 #70

Truth Denis 11 Jul 2014 #308

So you do trust the corporate media? rhett o rick Jul 2014 #27

I trust them on some things and not others. BlueCheese Jul 2014 #29

Heck, the corporate media were the biggest cheerleaders for the war. BillZBubb Jul 2014 #32

When the US shot down that airliner, the corporate media lined up to BillZBubb Jul 2014 #28

Fox is an exception, of course. BlueCheese Jul 2014 #30

I remember it also gwheezie Jul 2014 #78

So? BillZBubb Jul 2014 #130

I'd rather not get into an argument about this. It's not really important enough. eom BlueCheese Jul 2014 #152

Down with the corporate media! NuclearDem Jul 2014 #20

Of course I don't trust the US corporate media. Crunchy Frog Jul 2014 #23

Lots of people believed the Curveball stories too. I was even wondering considering it sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #46

Post removed Post removed Jul 2014 #24

This is actually a continuation of a previously locked thread. Coventina Jul 2014 #36

Link, please? I saw no locked thread on this topic. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #315

It's 34 now and why would we be lying about not trusting the corporate media? Uncle Joe Jul 2014 #38

Check your own broad brush first, maybe? DirkGently Jul 2014 #39

PUSH PUSH PUSH that stupid poll MohRokTah Jul 2014 #26

I bet that's worth snark points in the BOG. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #31

I've never been to the BOG. eom MohRokTah Jul 2014 #33

Doesn't matter Bobbie Jo Jul 2014 #186

Huh, I agree it is a push poll and I don't post in the BOG maddezmom Jul 2014 #60

how are your pro-Rus-Si-A "freedom fighters" looking now? snooper2 Jul 2014 #81

Your attempts at trying to smear me are really low. Go pick on someone else. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #131

Worst case I've ever seen. joshcryer Jul 2014 #34

Yep, I've been push polled, and this one was done poorly. eom MohRokTah Jul 2014 #35

Thanks for your contribution. Of course I am 'pushing' a poll I put up as I am curious to see sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #48

No, you put up a push poll. eom MohRokTah Jul 2014 #54

If you don't like, don't respond. That's what I do when I see polls I feel are 'pushing' something. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #63

No, you posted a push poll. eom MohRokTah Jul 2014 #77

I get the feeling someone doesn't know zappaman Jul 2014 #87

Then post your own. I posted a poll, period. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #97

No, you posted a push poll. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #99

You are free to be as wrong as you want to be. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #100

No, you posted a push poll. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #101

Lol! You seem peeved. I asked a simple question, that's all. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #106

No, you posted a push poll. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #112

I didn't say you were. Did you know that you are repeating yourself? sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #114

You seem to assume so. NuclearDem Jul 2014 #121

Asking a simple question re the Corporate Media on DU is a push poll? How so? sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #123

I think they are trying to explain you posted a push poll snooper2 Jul 2014 #181

I get that, but they haven't explained why asking a question is pushing something, they sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #219

Don't waste your time harun Jul 2014 #243

True, thanks for the advice. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #313

You mad bro? harun Jul 2014 #237

that is soooo 2009 LOL, there are newer memes out there snooper2 Jul 2014 #254

Remember when Kooch used to win those things in a landslide? DU. The only place in America.... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #109

well JI7 Jul 2014 #148

That's exactly what I was talking about. It's cognitive dissonance, or willful intellectual... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #158

I assume your answer to the poll would be 'yes' then? sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #191

So who gives a shit? MattSh Jul 2014 #170

maybe the moon landing was fake also JI7 Jul 2014 #37

Now there's another intelligent addition to the discussion. nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #40

how can we trust the media ? remember, it was the cold war and we wanted to beat the soviets JI7 Jul 2014 #42

I am confused. Do you agree with the OP or not? nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #47

western media reported the moon landing , the OP is about western media JI7 Jul 2014 #49

So you agree with the OP that the corporate media can't be trusted. Thanks for rhett o rick Jul 2014 #50

we saw what they did to Michael Hastings JI7 Jul 2014 #51

No, that was real, we did not have a totally corporate owned media back then, we still had the sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #213

Most media cannot be trusted malaise Jul 2014 #43

FINALLY! It took 43 posts until somebody got it......... socialist_n_TN Jul 2014 #73

Socialists of the world unite malaise Jul 2014 #76

... Enthusiast Jul 2014 #185

It's all there for us to read and understand malaise Jul 2014 #190

Thank you, malaise. Enthusiast Jul 2014 #250

There seems to be a pathological resistance in understanding this, Tn. 2banon Jul 2014 #198

Nailed it. ctsnowman Jul 2014 #189

Yup! I'm in this camp. Corporate media is designed to give their desired impression, hue Jul 2014 #220

As a good friend likes to say malaise Jul 2014 #224

Could you please edit out your link? alp227 Jul 2014 #265

Yep, I wish more DUers realized that and didn't believe the misinformation Rex Jul 2014 #267

As you can see from the snark from the "reality based community" that they apparently don't agree. rhett o rick Jul 2014 #45

Nope, but I don't trust RT or Alex Jones types either maddezmom Jul 2014 #61

As I do. And I object at the same few people here that try to lock and hide OP's that rhett o rick Jul 2014 #132

Imagine you can trust corporations more then the governments they are buying. Hilarious indeed. malaise Jul 2014 #187

Greenwald.... obxhead Jul 2014 #53

The Oligarchs, Corporations And Banks Own And Control The Politicians That Own And Control Us cantbeserious Jul 2014 #56

Of Course the Media Can be Trusted� AndyTiedye Jul 2014 #68

I miss Brezhnev too. Throd Jul 2014 #69

I don't Flatpicker Jul 2014 #79

wyldwolf, you are such a rebel. Spitfire of ATJ Jul 2014 #86

They can be trusted sabrina, to be complicit. They're great at it too. K&R Jefferson23 Jul 2014 #89

I Don't Trust RT Either stonecutter357 Jul 2014 #92

Don't trust Al Jazeera either. totodeinhere Jul 2014 #94

Keep trying, sabrina... SidDithers Jul 2014 #107

My old friend Sid. Thanks for stopping by. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #111

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Aw, he's just looking out for our best interests. I keep trying to reassure him that sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #169

When I see the RT defenders speaking with just1voice... SidDithers Jul 2014 #201

Correc tion, you mean when you see Americans who live in a democracy opposing censorship sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #232

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #113

Have we met? Welcome to DU btw, for a first post, you sure got in all the talking points. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #117

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #142

And how would someone with, now 3 posts, 'know' all these fringe talking points that occasionally sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #146

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 2014 #174

Quite an expert about DU, for someone who's been a member < 1 day. MattSh Jul 2014 #171

Reminded me of pretzel warrior. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #223

Sad, but true. It's a malady, and most sufferers present with absolutely no sense of irony. Tarheel_Dem Jul 2014 #164

I didn't see the hidden post, but I am judging from your response that it sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #205

I think it was pretzel warrior. hrmjustin Jul 2014 #247

Definitely sounded familiar whoever it was. That is probably a good guess. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #314

Here is a trick Half-Century Man Jul 2014 #118

I do gather news from various sources around the world and believe we are capable of filtering out sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #167

Are you kidding? wundermaus Jul 2014 #124

Thanks, that is very good advice which I mostly follow. I don't watch the Corporate Media sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #126

That's good advice but how do you vote? nm rhett o rick Jul 2014 #134

I'm a registered voter. wundermaus Jul 2014 #269

Wow, what a fucked up thread! whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #125

It's fun though, isn't it? Revealing too although that was not the intention. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #137

Carry on Sabrina whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #141

many things are fucked up, but i knew Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11 back then, and i know Obama JI7 Jul 2014 #138

Actually� the thread's pretty good... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #140

Thanks MMsMom, I'm thoroughly enjoying it myself. Far more than I had expected. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #149

Well, there's a lot of other things going on than what can be seen on the surface. jeff47 Jul 2014 #143

As she detailed in the OP her mistrust of the MSM whatchamacallit Jul 2014 #145

The problem is she doesn't distrust all media. jeff47 Jul 2014 #212

I have asked you this before, politely. Do NOT speak for me. I do not know you and you certainly sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #318

I'm not. I'm recounting your posting history. jeff47 Jul 2014 #344

So there are none, as I already knew. Making false statements about others only loses credibility sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #347

Did I give you permission to speak for me? You don't, making stuff up, putting thoughts in people's sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #197

Yeah, it's such a pain in the ass when one's history catches up with them. jeff47 Jul 2014 #211

Another personal attack is all you have? I am proud of all my comments on DU, wouldn't change one sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #214

+1... SidDithers Jul 2014 #203

So true... MattSh Jul 2014 #172

I remembered most of those things, sabrina 1... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #135

Good post, thank you. Keiser used to post here, but I guess as DU began to change, he doesn't bother sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #151

can Rachel Maddow be Trusted ? how about the BBC ? JI7 Jul 2014 #139

The BBC is state sponsored and was coopted during the Blair era after they published sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #144

it absolutely cannot be trusted or respected samsingh Jul 2014 #147

Why do you love Putin? MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #153

I don't know, I can't help it, I loved Saddam too and I love Assad and ... sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #157

Hey, me too! MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #159

Wow, that's creepy, stalking DUers on Twitter now? This place is beginning to scare me. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #162

You're right. MannyGoldstein Jul 2014 #163

And people are in a panic 'cause I got a gun. Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #301

Yeah! Have you no shame? Enthusiast Jul 2014 #188

Looks like a washout vote, no doubt the usual suspects will... Rex Jul 2014 #154

There really are so few reporters anymore. gvstn Jul 2014 #156

What a tool he is. I read he was originally a 'reporter' on a Christian network. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #161

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Great post, PP. I couldn't agree more. A democracy cannot survive without a free press and we sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #165

Redemption Octafish Jul 2014 #218

Agree On All Points n/t LarryNM Jul 2014 #285

"They don't believe in democracy. They believe in making people STUPID. " bvar22 Jul 2014 #239

Demise of the "Fairness Doctrine"....Opened the door.... KoKo Jul 2014 #273

This message was self-deleted by its author Corruption Inc Jul 2014 #166

Other. I don't totally trust ANY media. LeftishBrit Jul 2014 #173

K&R! This post should have hundreds of recommendations! Enthusiast Jul 2014 #177

I like this poll, apropos of the recent polls on the same topic. Quantess Jul 2014 #182

Mass Media ignoring 'RFK Believed in Conspiracy' shows corrupt nature of America's Press Octafish Jul 2014 #184

And yet, people keep sucking it in like it's a lifeline to what's happening in the world. gtar100 Jul 2014 #193

Sometimes yes, sometimes no etherealtruth Jul 2014 #194

I trust them to promote endless distraction from real issues. JEB Jul 2014 #199

Wow, meta-trolling is support of RT... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #202

�"could you be any more obvious?"... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #225

I know what is going on with this thread... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #227

Already understand communication 101, doc MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #241

RT stands for Russia Times... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #245

I find everything you've explained... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #251

Well, you're right on one thing... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #271

I hope you realize that your argument is spurious MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #274

What is going on this thread has been going on since I first discovered DU in 2004. Criticism of sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #324

A long diatribe for your agenda... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #342

My agenda is Liberal. Thank you for noting that. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #348

RT is NOT liberal. n/t Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #352

Censorship is not Liberal. The Corporate Media is not Liberal. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #357

You meant to say in support of a free and open press and access to all sources of information. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #235

So you're opposed to RT... Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #236

I oppose censorship of all sources of information, books, media and speech. I don't care how sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #240

So you're not going to link to RT anymore? Dr Hobbitstein Jul 2014 #246

... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #268

I know, MMM, I read that post with a sense of awe. That anyone on a Dem forum at least, sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #320

Sorry, sabrina 1... MrMickeysMom Jul 2014 #270

Your memory is kind of faulty Spider Jerusalem Jul 2014 #221

Yet Blair still retaliated for fiecely questioning his judgement on Iraq cprise Jul 2014 #229

Thank you, it's difficult to remember details of all the assaults on the press during that time. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #242

The BBC has never been the same since the Blair government's sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #230

You mean to tell me Rupert Murdoch Billy Budd Jul 2014 #233

Thanks for that link. Who would have thought that the CIA would sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #238

Corporate media is little more than propaganda emsimon33 Jul 2014 #244

I remember the media fail during the Bush V Gore recount & how they were reporting on it like it was jillan Jul 2014 #249

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom... Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #252

Good quote, thank you. Thomas Jefferson expressed similar sentiments, despite being the sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #253

Here's another from Tom. Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #257

Damn "lib'rul" Media !!! blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #262

I don't trust any corporate or state-owned media. Chan790 Jul 2014 #264

All or nothing is how babies see things. aquart Jul 2014 #278

Thanks for the advice, who would have thought I had no adult awareness of complexity. I just asked sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #281

Thanks for the laugh. aquart Jul 2014 #304

Amen. Number23 Jul 2014 #338

Wait. Weren't you all "Rah Rah" about the western media taking down Ghadafi? mainer Jul 2014 #283

Wrong, I totally opposed the invasion of Libya by NATO. sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #292

Then I apologize. I too was firmly against our Libya intervention mainer Jul 2014 #293

One of the reasons I don't get into a lot of this stuff, is because I got rid of the M$M a long time Rex Jul 2014 #284

So what's the alternative? Blogsites, which are OH so accurate? mainer Jul 2014 #286

The internet yes it is so scarrrryyy that people snark about blogs and twitter. Rex Jul 2014 #287

I'd take the MSM over blogsites and internet rumors mainer Jul 2014 #290

Yes take the word of 6 conglomerates over the free voice of the WWW. Rex Jul 2014 #305

The MSM takes a lot of stuff from the internet nowadays CJCRANE Jul 2014 #325

MEDIA CONTROL Billy Budd Jul 2014 #288

Don't forget Pierre Omidyar...nt SidDithers Jul 2014 #296

But but but...yep Rex Jul 2014 #306

Push-poll. In fact, I pushed out a butt-splattering Eleanors38 Jul 2014 #294

do you think Sandy Hook didn't actually happen either because it was reported on the media JI7 Jul 2014 #302

I don't think Sabrina was saying that the corporate media NEVER reports events truthfully. . . markpkessinger Jul 2014 #316

and that has been the case with this plane being shot down, it's mostly the Sandy Hook was false JI7 Jul 2014 #317

Thank you markpkessinger. You are exactly correct. I was under the impression that Liberals didn't sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #322

I think the OP explains exactly what I don't believe. Do you NOT believe that the Corporate Media sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #329

i know the media sucks, but i was able to see through all of that , just as i am with RT JI7 Jul 2014 #330

RT will not lead this country into another disastrous war. THE MSM HAS and is dangerously on sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #333

. stonecutter357 Jul 2014 #376

Wow, look at the usual suspects freakout at the truth! Rex Jul 2014 #307

Some media must be trustworthy enough treestar Jul 2014 #345

On some things all media is trustworthy such as reporting disasters if the have no political sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #349

The M$M and RT are just different sides of the same coin. Rex Jul 2014 #360

Western Corporate Media = M$M. State Run Media = RT. Rex Jul 2014 #359

Much of the Western Corporate Media is also state supported. Al Jazeera is entirely funded by sabrina 1 Jul 2014 #364

Very true. Taking news from just one source is always a bad idea. Rex Jul 2014 #370

DURec leftstreet Jul 2014 #363

they shouldn't be called media samsingh Jul 2014 #377

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1017205001 stonecutter357 Jul 2014 #379