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[layla]

John Scalzi wins!

And Fox News fails. At everything. As usual. Even Wikipedia knows that "baby mama" is slang for an unmarried mother, a.k.a. some woman you knocked up. And I'll believe there's no racial bias here when, and only when, Faux News calls Cindy McCain "McCain's piece of tail" or something equally crass.

Edit: BWAHAHAHAHA. Google wins too! Guess what you get when you type "faux news" into their search box? That's right, second hit down.

Comments

[pamola.livejournal.com]

So between this and Bob Edwards Weekend (http://www.pri.org/bob-edwards-weekend.html) article on the Big Sort, I am worried for the coming campaign. Having to sit through Jesse Helms campaign vs. Harvey Gant (successful black politician) where Jesse refused to debate the man. I think we will see lots of people put there racism on their sleeve and not even realize it.

But then where is the neutrality of Journalism. How can we have a national news organization that claims to be fair and honest, but but forth a conservative view point.

[laylalawlor.livejournal.com]

I'm kinda afraid to ask about the Bob Edwards thing? For the most part, I'm really just trying to ignore most of the election coverage because all it does is tick me off. I already know who I'm voting for (which should come as a tremendous shock to no one) and I doubt if there's anything that could come out before November that could change my mind, and the amount of idiocy and ugliness flying around is already stupendous. I'm afraid to think what it's going to be like by the time the campaign season is over. I just hope it doesn't prove to be too horribly devisive for middle-of-the-road people. (The ones entrenched on the ends of the political spectrum will probably never change.)

[pamola.livejournal.com]

Bob Edwards piece is really about how we have polarized as country. Generally it has become okay to only mix with people who hold your beliefs. With the churchs taking on a more social role, clubs like the Lions etc have fallen out of favor(aside: the boy and a friend went to the Lions club to ask for funding for our 4H robotics club. Average age around 60. But he was amused by their pep song and the lone woman member, who has the title Tail Twister). As a result Americans are losing the community forums where people of differing views could meet and discuss things in a neutral forum. The Bob Edwards piece is not about the election, but the polarizing of the country.

I have problems with people who haven't been outside their cosy enclaves in the Northeast and Left coast. Obama at least understands midwestern values, if he could not win there against Clinton. With various Jesse Helms campaigns, I've watch a number of under handed tricks. I went to grad school in Chapel Hill, everyone I knew was voting against Helms, but still he won in the non-metropolitan counties.

[laylalawlor.livejournal.com]

Oh, and on the "fair and balanced" thing -- it cracks me up so much. I don't think I'd mind Fox News so much if they'd just cop to having a particular slant and have done with it. Let's face it -- humans are human, and utterly "unbiased" news is mostly a misnomer anyway. I think I'm considerably more freaked out by the fact that they think they're reporting honestly and overtly trying to sell it that way.