The Myth of the "Liberal Media"

The right-wing noise machine on talk radio and television would like everyone to believe the mainstream media is run by those “awful, America-hating liberals” and that every story is reported from the liberal perspective. The facts are quite different.

In 2007 The Center for American Progress and Free Press released a report titled “The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio”. One of the key findings showed 91% of weekday talk radio programming is conservative.

Outside of perhaps two or three hosts on MSNBC few progressive commentators are household names while the list of nationally known conservatives seems endless. What’s more, there is no progressive equivalent of Fox News.  Fox News, or as some have dis-affectionately dubbed it "Faux Noise", has become an outright propaganda machine for the Republican Party. Unfortunately, it is also the most viewed cable news network today.

The majority of Americans held a progressive point of view until shortly after the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine in the late 1980’s, during the administration of George Bush (#41). Since then conservative ideologists pounced on the opportunity that afforded them to unfairly promote their doctrine.  Aided by the overflowing bank accounts of there supporters they have flourished on the broadcast media, and in much of the printed media, almost without opposition. The lack of opposing views has allowed conservatism to take root and grow dramatically.

The mainstream media is slanted heavily against anyone considered to be the opposition by Republican Party elite and their supporters, This disallows many from hearing the truth in the news they receive. It is, therefore, up to each concerned citizen to help the truth be heard in our daily conversations, regardless of where that truth may fall.

Anti-Corruption Act Needs You

We need to make the Anti-Corruption Act a reality, but can't do it without citizens joining together.  You can help by telling your members of Congress.

Repugnants Self-Dillusioned

Repugnants are such self-serving frauds:
* Talking brave but bowing to paranoia;
* Talking patriotism, but promoting legislation that hurts our economy;
* Blaming their faults and failures on someone else;
* Talking sooooo intelligent, but seldom objectively considering the facts;
* Always claiming to help small business, but the only benefit small business gets from their policies is what dribbles down from mega-buck corporations for whom those policies were actually written;
* Talking Christian, but rarely, if ever, actually caring about 'the poor, the infirmed, the aged', or caring for the orphans and widowed. Absolutely NEVER 'loving their neighbors', much less 'loving their enemies';
* Demanding a strong and large military - so they can find a war and make billions for their industrial contributors;
* Talk about caring for and including all citizens, but do their utmost through deceit and manipulation to disenfranchise those who offer nothing to the Repugnant Party.

Do you support continued growth instead of going backwards?  Then go ahead and link to this, and send it out to others who want a future instead of returning to the past.

Was Biden Rude?

Short answer, NO.  I think we've all smirked or openly laughed at someone when their comments were ludicrous.  Ryan's comments were predominantly misleading or false.  Some half truths, but more than two-thirds of Ryan's comments in the debate (69%) were blatantly false according to various fact finding organizations.

Review of Pres Debate #1

The problem with getting your information and making a decision based solely on a debate is that either or both candidates can lie through their teeth, and you don't know it.  To be informed you really must look to their previous statements and records to ascertain the truth.

Both did well tonight.  Obama gave specifics and facts, a couple of which he did stretch a little.  Romney sounded good and held his own with generalized statements and accusations, which, according to several fact checking research organizations, went against his previous public statements, and against his written proposals.

First Presidential Debate Live: 9-10:30pm

The first Presidential debate will be streaming live on this blog starting at 9:00pm.  Get your soda and sandwiches prepared, and chase the dog out of your comfy chair.  Then come back to watch it with us.

Each Did More Than 5

Recently several of us reviewed U.S. legislation over the last half-century.  I admit I am a Democrat, but it was shocking even to me to learn that each of these men, both confronted with intense obstruction by the Republican party, produced more positive results in their INDIVIDUAL administrations "For the People" than the previous 5 Republican presidents COMBINED!  It was reassuring to learn that, if I truly care about my fellow citizens and my country, I am in the correct party.