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"Shhhh! I'm Listening to Reason!" wrote:
On Jul 30, 6:51*pm, MiNe 109 wrote:
*ScottW wrote:
On Jul 30, 3:30*pm, MiNe 109 * wrote:
Yes, I think he was contrasting the relatively credible NYT to the
slaverings of Right Blogistan.
http://www.rasmussenreports.com/publ.../election_2008...
esidential_election/belief_growing_that_reporters_are_trying_to_help_o bama
_*win
"A Rasmussen Reports survey earlier this year found that just 24% of
American voters have a favorable opinion of the New York Times. The
paperšs ratings divided sharply along partisan and ideological lines,
with liberals far more supportive of the paper than conservatives."
Are they implying that only 24% of America is liberal enough to have a
favorable opinion of the NYTs?
That would assume no conservatives have a favorable opinion, so no. Is
that a trick math question or something?
Many liberals have unfavorable views of the NYT, especially of the op-ed
page.
This is a result of the "echo-chamber".
If you look at it, "unbiased" information in a "black-or-white" world
would leave 50% unhappy no matter what. If an article came out that
was not favorable to McCain, 50% would 'think' it was pro-Obama. The
reverse would be true regarding an unfavorable report on Obama.
And if everyone hates it, it's pure gold.
Since 2pid is the only one on RAO who isn't bright enough to see
shades of gray, it follows that he would look at a poll like this as
evidence of a dastardly liberal media.
As it turns out, 2pid is simply swallowing whole a load of "liberal
media" propaganda crap that not even William Kristol buys, and he was
one of the early main planters of that load.
An interesting read:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20030224/alterman2
Later released in book form.
Let 2pid wallow in his Pit of Ignorance.
Should he seek more enlightenment, here's his fave, MediaMatters,
tracking the latest anti-Obama faux outrage:
http://mediamatters.org/items/200807300011
Stephen