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tater 08-29-10 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman (Post 1480278)
And newscorp is the worlds 3rd largest eyeball grabber, though with its news supply and partnership deals the two larger media groups get lots of their news from murdoch. which is why theliberal "mainstream media" conspircy is as nuts as the old wacko one about the zionists running the media.

This is a US story, we're only concerned with US eyeballs and US media.

Fox News is under 10% of news-viewership, and that's ALL shows on fox news vs just the "nightly news" on networks, not Fox's actual news.

So news viewership at fox vs the networks is noise, sorry.

Newspapers are down across the board, and none with major readership are really conservative (the WSJ being the largest circulation with anything like a conservative slant).

There are no US newsmagazines that are conservative at all (no one reads them anymore anyway, 'cept in waiting rooms).

The Third Man 08-29-10 11:44 AM

Something to keep in mind.

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A while back, “journalist” Eric Alterman wrote a book entitled “What Liberal Media?” The book was an attempt to dispel the “myth” that the mainstream media leans left by a wide margin. Alterman was the member of Journolist who referred to Republicans as “f—ing NASCAR retards.”
On the other side, the left had a tizzy when it was learned Fox News/Rupert Murdoch had given $1 million to the Republican Governor’s Association. This prompted the head of the Democratic Governor’s Association to call for Fox News to air a disclaimer every time they did a report on a gubernatorial election.
Hey, I’d agree, provided that ABC, NBC and CBS do the same whenever they air any political story:
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Senior executives, on-air personalities, producers, reporters, editors, writers and other self-identifying employees of ABC, CBS and NBC contributed more than $1 million to Democratic candidates and campaign committees in 2008, according to an analysis by The Examiner of data compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics.

The Democratic total of $1,020,816 was given by 1,160 employees of the three major broadcast television networks, with an average contribution of $880.

By contrast, only 193 of the employees contributed to Republican candidates and campaign committees, for a total of $142,863. The average Republican contribution was $744.

Eighty-eight percent of employees (who identified their employer) of the three networks who donated to candidates gave to Democrats.

Something to keep in mind. Yeah you said that already.

Zachstar 08-29-10 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by tater (Post 1480206)
1 t-shirt in 300,000+ people? How about a statistical analysis, instead. We'd need a decent number of random pictures (the news will of course try and use as many as they can find), then do a count of what % are racist. Though I am a little at a loss how an anti-slavery shirt is racist.

Stating something as a known fact that is entirely unsubstantiated often doesn't make it true.

I'm unwilling to make a statement one way or another about racism in such groups without pretty convincing statistics. I know I saw none driving down the street by a tea party thing here in town (it was right in front of my dentist's office, and I had to drive by about a mile of it after my appointment).

BTW, apply the same scrutiny to other rallies, say "million man march," or anti-war rallies.

Actually its 87 thousand from CBS

tater 08-29-10 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Zachstar (Post 1480292)
Actually its 87 thousand from CBS

And NBC said 300k.

The park service could tell us, but when it became clear the "million man march" numbers were grossly exaggerated, the park service stopped publishing their numbers.

Tribesman 08-29-10 11:53 AM

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This is a US story, we're only concerned with US eyeballs and US media.
And???????
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Fox News is under 10% of news-viewership
You mean that the hundreds of local broadcasters who get their news segments to broadcast from Fox are not getting Fox news:doh:

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Newspapers are down across the board, and none with major readership are really conservative (the WSJ being the largest circulation with anything like a conservative slant).
Thats Newscorp isn't it, so the same news media empire as fox, can you run through all the "liberal" media national broadcasters who have deals with that group?

Your measure of mainstream media is way off as you are taking one group, limiting the measure of that group to one tiny portion of one small segment of one bloody big circle in the middle of a huge venn diagram and saying "oooooo look isn't that dot small"

Ducimus 08-29-10 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve (Post 1480281)
Then why use them, if they offend others? Just because you can?

Because I don't appreciate being told what to do by someone who isn't my boss, immediate supervisor, etc. When there are kids around, or if its a family enviorment, Sure, i watch my language. But when it's just a bunch of guys talking amongst themselves? Not really. In any event, its not like i drop profanity every time i post. Once in awhile, yeah, but not very often, and if neal wants (or you want neal to) to boot me from subsim (again) for using profanity once in awhile, that's yours or his porogotive, but im not going to sit here like a welp with my tail between my legs simply because you don't like my choice of words. I will not be scared or intimidated into doing anything. Truth be told, my profanity level has decreased through the years. 15 years every other word I uttered would be words you seem to get up all in arms over.

The thing is, ive seen in just about every sub forum that you seem to be the profanity monitor. Someone slips so much as "****", which is censored, you then proceed to have a cow. EVERY TIME. And every time i think, "Lighten up for christ sakes!". Seriously man, if a small amount of profanity ruin your day, you must walk through life gritting your teeth.

tater 08-29-10 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman (Post 1480295)
You mean that the hundreds of local broadcasters who get their news segments to broadcast from Fox are not getting Fox news:doh:

The ratings are for national, nightly news. They list the viewerships. Fox is noise. Local stations? You have been to the US, I believe, from other posts. You know then that the local news is ABC, CBS, and NBC, with some markets having Fox.

Our "Fox" local news is actually CBS. There is no Fox in NM at all. None. That is typical, in fact. A few big cities likely have local Fox news.

So all the local news is still the same national outlets (local stories done locally, and ll national/international stuff identical to the national news reports.

Fox News is noise. Really.

Tribesman 08-29-10 12:05 PM

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Our "Fox" local news is actually CBS. There is no Fox in NM at all. None. That is typical, in fact. A few big cities likely have local Fox news.
Oh dear, a quick look at fox news says 13 local broadcasters in New Mexico have its news programs one also has its business news program and another does one of its talking heads offers.

Sailor Steve 08-29-10 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus (Post 1480296)
Because I don't appreciate being told what to do by someone who isn't my boss, immediate supervisor, etc.

That explains your reaction to me, which is more than fair, but it doesn't explain the use in the first place.

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When there are kids around, or if its a family enviorment, Sure, i watch my language. But when it's just a bunch of guys talking amongst themselves?
But there are kids here. Which is not the reason for my reaction. More on that later.

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that's yours or his porogotive, but im not going to sit here like a welp with my tail between my legs simply because you don't like my choice of words.
Not my prerogative at all. I have no authority or power to do anything but whine.

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I will not be scared or intimidated into doing anything. Truth be told, my profanity level has decreased through the years. 15 years every other word I uttered would be words you seem to get up all in arms over.
Nor should you be intimidated. For me it's a matter of respect is all. Well, maybe a little more than that. More on that later.

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The thing is, ive seen in just about every sub forum that you seem to be the profanity monitor. Someone slips so much as "****", which is censored, you then proceed to have a cow.
Very true. On the other hand people use useless language just because it's there. On the one hand they defend it by saying it doesn't mean anything, but on the other why say things that don't mean anything? As I see it it serves no purpose at all, so when I smash my thumb with a hammer, sure; but just to throw it out there? Useless.

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EVERY TIME. And every time i think, "Lighten up for christ sakes!".
And to me that's the worst. If you believe in Christ, that's offensive. If you don't, why offend? Just because you can? (wait, I used that one already).

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Seriously man, if a small amount of profanity ruin your day, you must walk through life gritting your teeth.
I do walk through life gritting my teeth. Not mainly because of that (though it's part of it), but because of the rules. I don't believe in racial or national characteristics, but I have a friend who insists that they are real, and that my German ancestry makes me more "law-and-order" than most other people. So yes, seeing the rules broken makes me grind my teeth and pull my hair more than just about anything else.

Obsessive-compulsive? Somewhat.

Better-than-thou? No, I avoid that one like a plague, but sometimes it slips in and then slips out of its own accord.

Closet Nazi? (oh no, what's-his-name's law strikes again!) Quite possibly, in that I hate disorder more than almost anything.

So I try to control it, but when something annoys me I have to say something. If that offends you, I apologize. My only choices however, are to say something, develop an ulcer, or go away. The last one isn't going to happen, the second one I avoid at all costs, so the easiest thing is to criticize.

So there.

The Third Man 08-29-10 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Zachstar (Post 1480061)


The other side?

http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/ass...o-custom_2.jpg

Remember........

A member of the New Black Panther Party was captured on video as he stood outside a polling place in Philadelphia on election day 2008 with a nightstick. The Bush Justice Department filed a civil case against the man, another New Black Panther Party member and the national party with voter intimidation. Once Obama took office, the Justice Department decided there wasn't enough evidence to merit the case against the other Black Panther and the national party, but obtained an injunction against the man carrying the nightstick.

yubba 08-29-10 12:28 PM

I think he made it to page 8 of the Orlando Setaturdonfire.

Aramike 08-29-10 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Zachstar (Post 1480292)
Actually its 87 thousand from CBS

Okay, fine - 1 tshirt in 87,000 ... that was against racism.

Please reconcile.

Bubblehead1980 08-29-10 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribesman (Post 1480101)
unfortunately I think he is, he thinks people like Beck and Palin are something more than just a joke:doh:

I dislike Palin but she rather popular and despite her being a bit of a dumb hick, she's a force to be reckoned with and will continue to be one, whether you, me, or anyone else likes it or not. Just saying...

Bubblehead1980 08-29-10 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Zachstar (Post 1480061)
There was very few of color in that rally. You honestly believe anyone of color would be even remotely conformable IN the crowd after the events at the Mosque rally where a non Muslim was nearly pounded on?

Whitestock was a funny name I heard earlier today.

And don't try the ole projection tactic. Racism in Tea party rallies is well documented.

But if you want a more recent reminder of some of the people in these rallies.

http://cache.gawkerassets.com/assets...x_shirtguy.jpg



So what if there were very few people of color in that rally? An event is not racist just because it does not attract a large number of minorities.Asserting someone or something is racist just because does not attract minorities in mass is racist in itself.

Most white people would not feel comfortable at a Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton rally and even though those two are clearly racist people, the even itself is not racist just because white people do not attend in mass.

No projection here, the term whitestock is racist.Imagine if someone called a large gathering of black people "blackstock" or something more creative like "watermelon-a-palooza" which hopefully they would never but just using that as an example, that would be racist.However, it seems you think only white people can be racist and thus white people are fair game for racial insults.I agree the term "whitestock" is funny but decided to point it out since you often pull the race card.

As far as the picture goes, well the shirt was in bad taste and he should not have but not racist really because it's true.All movements attract nuts.The far Left anti-war protesters attack ignorant people who don't understand things, all they know is they hate war.However, that guy is not the majority of the Tea Party movement.Left wing media would love everyone to believe that but it's simply not the case.Having said that, that guy is pretty disgusting.

The Third Man 08-29-10 04:55 PM

There were very few people of color other than black, at the MLK speech.


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