whatever said:
Kasz216 said:
whatever said:
Kasz216 said:
Squilliam said:
Kasz216 said:
Also... there is a very simple reason why Fox News is the most trusted cable news source in the country.
1) Every other Cable News network leans Leftwing at least some... and are going even more that way for ratings. The only real exception when it comes to Newscasters everyone likes is Anderson Cooper... and he doesn't get the ratings people want him to. He's one of Republican's favorite newscasters and I mean... he's gay.
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All cable news broadcasters are right wing by the standards of most other western nations.
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People keep saying that... but it's not really true. The US is actually pretty left wing in a lot of areas other people countries aren't. Since other countries don't view those areas as "as important" america gets labeled rightwing. It's pure bias based soley on what someone thinks is important. It's like a friend of mine who thinks he's a liberal democrat when he's anti gay, thinks world war 3 will be with the middle east and believes in another of what i'd call crackpot far rightwing positions. The difference is... he's for a few minor leftwing things he finds VERY important, like the legalization of Marijuana. The few issues he cares about greatly trumps the many other issues.
Really i'd say MSNBC greatly trumps any "left wing" British newscasters i've seen. Though I haven't seen many newscasts outside of them.
Regardless, not really important to the topic at hand... since it's a poll of americans. Not the world.
I mean, the numbers tell you alot. They are percentage based afterall... you had to pick one of the three.
49 39 12 = 100.
49% For Fox News and 51% split between the two left wing stations. I mean, what other conclusion is there to draw?
Asking which news station you trust the most is kinda like asking which Drug Dealer you trust the most.
The one who's agenda is most clearly known.
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The survey wasn't a "pick one of three", it also included NBC, CBS, and ABC (35%, 32%, and 31%). So your math, while conveniently adding up to 100, doesn't mean anything.
CNN is definitely as center as it gets. I mean, they gave Glenn Beck and Lou Dobbs their starts. Fox is way right and MSNBC is way left.
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You do realize the fact that this isn't the case just proves my point even moreso?
I thought the NBC, CBS and ABC polling were in a different question.
The fact that it isn't a 100% gain actually suggests an even more leftwing bent to the media for the numbers to shake out as they do.
Or at the very least that's how a large portion of the population sees it.
That Fox News can be seen as the most trusted can only be explained by a lack of rightwing and central media otherwise.
There really isn't any other way to look at it. I mean, what other alternative could you give?
CNN only looks "as center as you can get" because it's between a leftwing and rightwing station with no one else there.
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That people are batshit insane! Perception and reality are not the same thing.
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So your opinion is that aproximitly 50% of the country is batshit insane.
This is seriously the arguement you are going with.
Also... perception actually more or less is reality when you talk about trusting your newsource.
All of the major News stations report the same news, they all just have different opinions on what said news will cause. More people then any other trust Fox new's opinions on those outcomes.
That makes it the truth.
50% of a country can't be "Batshit Insane"
I guess you were never taught the "Poison Well" parable as a kid?
