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Hissyspit

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9. Not, it's not another issue, and no the OP is not wrongheaded.

Reply to stevenleser (Reply #8)

Sun Sep 7, 2014, 03:05 PM

Sep 2014

You are arguing for the fairness bias, which is a false objectivity, whether you know it or not, and seem to be arguing against challenging the status quo and dominant narrative, also forms of bias.

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Media Should Be Challenging Arguments For War, Not Baying For Blood [View all] Hissyspit Sep 2014 OP

The GOP seems to believe that if Obama goes in before November it will hurt Dems KurtNYC Sep 2014 #1

I've noticed there is some pushback, but I suspect it's only BMOO librechik Sep 2014 #2

I would expect no less from the Corporate Media, the propaganda arm of the MIC. sabrina 1 Sep 2014 #3

2 toons n2doc Sep 2014 #4

Primary question: what's the mission. He'll, we all know it's really the oil. grahamhgreen Sep 2014 #5

Media should provide the facts as they exist, not invent ones to support your desired ends. stevenleser Sep 2014 #6

Well, let them pay for it. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #7

That is another issue. Your OP was about media coverage and it was wrongheaded. nt stevenleser Sep 2014 #8

Not, it's not another issue, and no the OP is not wrongheaded. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #9

You argued for media reporting other than the facts, then changed the subject to funding of stevenleser Sep 2014 #10

I wouldn't go that far. There are some fairly fanatically anti-US DUers. N.T. Donald Ian Rankin Sep 2014 #11

war = ratings. that's all our media is concerned about. spanone Sep 2014 #12