Is Obama a Socialist?

[Lion]

That's rich. Obama and his administration are the one's who overreacted!

Yep....as I said, fools

[steelish]

Yep....as I said, fools

I quite agree. Instead of watching the entire speech and realizing she was telling the story of her "Aha" moment, they reacted to a single portion of it.

Even listening to Obama's entire speech to the Hampton grads doesn't explain what he said! He's telling them that there is TOO MUCH INFORMATION out there. That there's too much to process. That there are liars out there. (Well, duh) He's practically implying that they're too stupid to process the information themselves and come to their own conclusion.

Whether you agree with him or not is moot. The point being, in America you can believe what you want, whether you're right or wrong and it's your right to listen to whatever source of information you want to, whether it's your XBox (what a joke) or your iPod or a newspaper...and for a President to tell young adults that this is wrong is ridiculous.

[chuck]

it's your right to listen to whatever source of information you want to, whether it's your XBox (what a joke) or your iPod or a newspaper...

~sigh~ a newspaper (also... "what a joke").

[steelish]

~sigh~ a newspaper (also... "what a joke").

I agree as most newspapers (and news channels) nowadays are very biased and it's difficult to find news sources that report things from an unobjective standpoint.

[chuck]

I agree as most newspapers (and news channels) nowadays are very biased and it's difficult to find news sources that report things from an unobjective standpoint.

Objective or not, it would help if they reported and asked questions about topics I think are important. All forms of media will have a bias... it's unavoidable. It's when they exclude information and distort other views that it changes from being a news outlet to a propaganda outlet.

[TantricSoul]

... It's when they exclude information and distort other views that it changes from being a news outlet to a propaganda outlet.

I completely agree with you here chuck, so called "card-stacking" is rampant in today's media no matter which direction one turns.

[DuncanONeil]

I agree as most newspapers (and news channels) nowadays are very biased and it's difficult to find news sources that report things from an unobjective standpoint.

Anyone wonder if they are being paid by the DNC?

[Lion]

Anyone wonder if they are being paid by the DNC?

Ever wonder if Fox is being paid by the RNC? As right wing as they are, I highly doubt that

[steelish]

Ever wonder if Fox is being paid by the RNC? As right wing as they are, I highly doubt that

You're right, they're not. However, NBC is owned by General Electric - a company that heavily funds the Democratic party. (Gee, imagine that.) ABC is owned by the Walt Disney Company - I'm sure poor Walt is turning over in his grave right now. He was heavily anti-Communist and against many of the policies the current administration is backing and ABC is reporting on as "good". CBS is owned by Sumner Redstone - a Democratic supporter.

Fox is owned by Rupert Murdoch - an Australian-born American who has many British holdings. He has (big shock) Conservative leanings. The real difference here though, is that the Fox news programs encourage people to investigate what is being reported. ABC, CBS and NBC do not do that.

[DuncanONeil]

Ever wonder if Fox is being paid by the RNC? As right wing as they are, I highly doubt that

No I do not! But then again I do not see the totality of Fox operating in a manner anywhere near the manner of the likes of the people I mentioned.

"Fox's 1.3 million prime-time viewers: 52 percent are conservative, 30 percent moderate and 13 percent liberal. ... The liberals' media favorites are slightly less lopsided. "NewsHour's" audience is 22 percent conservative, 44 percent moderate and 27 percent liberal. NPR's audience is 31 percent conservative, 33 percent moderate and 30 percent liberal." (Robert J. Samuelson June 28, 2004 Newsweek). These numbers provide evidence that one side of the political spectrum is less biased that the other. The numbers show that conservatives are more inclined to listen to both sides of an issue while liberals are not so inclined.

[DuncanONeil]

It fits in again, perhaps more appropriately;
"In America the "ruling" class wears on its sleeve the view that the rest of Americans are racist,greedy, and above all stupid. ... The rulers want the ruled to shut up and obey." (Angelo M Codevilla Professor emeritus of International Relations at Boston U.)

I quite agree. Instead of watching the entire speech and realizing she was telling the story of her "Aha" moment, they reacted to a single portion of it.

Even listening to Obama's entire speech to the Hampton grads doesn't explain what he said! He's telling them that there is TOO MUCH INFORMATION out there. That there's too much to process. That there are liars out there. (Well, duh) He's practically implying that they're too stupid to process the information themselves and come to their own conclusion.

Whether you agree with him or not is moot. The point being, in America you can believe what you want, whether you're right or wrong and it's your right to listen to whatever source of information you want to, whether it's your XBox (what a joke) or your iPod or a newspaper...and for a President to tell young adults that this is wrong is ridiculous.

[leo9]

"In America the "ruling" class wears on its sleeve the view that the rest of Americans are racist,greedy, and above all stupid. " (Angelo M Codevilla Professor emeritus of International Relations at Boston U.)

Amazing. What could possibly give them such a totally groundless and unsupported impression? Don't they watch the news?

[DuncanONeil]

Amazing. What could possibly give them such a totally groundless and unsupported impression? Don't they watch the news?

Sometimes it is hard to tell, without being able to see expressions and hear tones of voice, if you are serious or not.
If not could you include a (tic) with your comments?