Less political knowledge so they can't see it
6% (278 votes)
The media support their viewpoints so it doesn't bother them
91% (4382 votes)
Conservatives are more paranoid about bias
2% (112 votes)
Other (leave comment)
1% (56 votes)
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My vote is....
June 8, 2008 - 22:26 ET by timotheThey are not more likely to view the media as being fair. Liberals will accept nothing less than total capitulation. So even though the media is biased strongly to the left by the vast majority of media outlets, most liberals actually see the media as corporate-owned right wing conspiracy. I'm not kidding.
I coudn't have said it
June 8, 2008 - 23:28 ET by jdhawkI coudn't have said it better myself, t.
nor I - and that is saying
June 9, 2008 - 15:26 ET by TruthMongernor I - and that is saying something for TM's massive ego...
You are spot on.
June 9, 2008 - 00:10 ET by DEVILDOCMOMI have heard that exact comment before on the radio and it still floors me. I then hear my views described as being extremely right wing and very conservative. WOW.
Well this poll gave me my
June 8, 2008 - 22:30 ET by bigtimerWell this poll gave me my chuckle for the evening...after-all the msm and the dem party have been working hand in hand for decades now...of course the progressives as they like to be called now, agree with them.
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Wilson
Progressives
June 9, 2008 - 10:45 ET by HawgdrvrIsn't that the name all Left leaning socialists like to be called? I bet it you look at all the propoganda the Commie Pinkos have put out over the years, the word Progressive would show up numerous times. Yeah, the Dem Party as represented by the Hillary and B Hussein variety are truly Progrssives, in the worst sense of the word. I don't like McCain, but is there any other choice?
It echos their views
June 8, 2008 - 22:38 ET by ArcherBEveryone sees themselves as middle of the road, even the far left. When the press echos what the far left believes, and the far left thinks they are center and fair, they will see the press the same way.
"To send men to the firing squad, judicial proof is unnecessary." Ernesto "Che" Guevara
Should've had the choice
June 8, 2008 - 23:09 ET by motherbeltShould've had the choice "That was a rhetorical question, right?"
Indeed, mb
June 9, 2008 - 10:09 ET by Cape Conservativethis one falls into the "no-brainer" category ;-)
I think it is the inability to be Objective...Liberal blindness
June 8, 2008 - 23:23 ET by JayTeeI have a H.S. buddy, reunited after years and years....Academic Professor, MS, PHD's, and History was his 1st Degree.
No Kids.
Still holds down multiple Jobs, Degree in urban Planning, works for City Govt., and Professorship...Confronted with New Busters Articles about Media Bias...he sent me a BINDER, literally a Notebook of Web Blog Info...Saying the Conservertives are complaining about Nothing. This Obama thing may strectch his Delusions, but I don't talk to him anymore...too far Left for me.
In the notebook, was Information where News Busters had been SUED, and Paid 3 Million $$ to settle a Law suit about NB's published article that was false ......back in 2003 I think.
The Guy is an Elite-est, and has no Input buffer, and you can't Argue with the Guy, he has his facts, and YOUR facts are wrong....before you start the Discussion.
And if you have PROOF....he Pulls an AL GORE and changes the Subject and will Not Answer the Question.
Bias, has it's own Illusions.
The Republican Revolution will not be Televised
It can be somewhat
June 9, 2008 - 00:23 ET by ThatDudeIt can be somewhat difficult to see opinions you agree with as being biased. To you it's just logical and makes sense to be put forward in such a manner. The fact that I'm right-leaning somewhat makes me question if that has caused me to miss fox news's bias. Then again, I recognize the obvious and intended bias from talk radio. In the end, I really take all news with a pinch of salt and do the real research if I'm interested enough.
The liberal talking points are par for the course in the msm. Liberals quite simply do not recognize the bias because nearly all in the media either shoot par or over. In turn, they act angrily towards those who are capable of shooting under par, i.e. Fox. How dare conservatives ruin the political grade curve!
Thought process
June 9, 2008 - 00:44 ET by justmeI know some liberals, and they are caring people. The problem is that liberals get about as far as the emotional pull of the need that they see. They don't go through the exercise of taking their ideas to their logical conclusions. I think this is why they also think Republicans (I'm not one--I'm a conservative with some libertarian leanings (fiscal coservative, small gov conservative, socially hands-off in some areas but definitely not to the point of anarchy and not when a person's social actions are putting others in danger)) are heartless. I think that to let go of the emotional aspect long enough to see if the idea is a good one is viewed as being heartless.
So, it's a thought process problem. The media frequently shares this problem and also plays off it.
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June 9, 2008 - 02:49 ET by MindwerkzBest man at my wedding is a dyed in the wool flaming (both kinds) liberal. I point out bias and he agrees most of the time, however his view is that he dosent care. The funny thing is he admits he would be furious if it was the other way around or even just neutral. The problem of course being that I am angry that its slanted and want it balanced, he would be upset if it was anything but liberal and sees no problem with that. Most likely wouldnt be friends if we didnt grow up together :D
OTHER: Because liberals are
June 9, 2008 - 04:31 ET by marvlOTHER: Because liberals are fundamentally just thumb-sucking morons.
Right on, Marvl
June 9, 2008 - 18:18 ET by sentforth5You have crystallized my thoughts exactly.
A and B
June 9, 2008 - 06:22 ET by Joe C.Paranoid? If you would have said "sensitive," I might have said all of the above. By definition, conservatives are "evidence-based."
"A man who won't believe in God will believe in anything." G.K. Chesterton
I voted A
June 9, 2008 - 07:17 ET by OldSailor88All liberals see and want to believe in is what the MSM feeds them. Therefore, they are uninformed. When I make political points to my lib friends, and I see a light go on where there was none before, I claim a small victory. Then my lib friends shake their head vigorously, grab a cup of kool-aid, and sit down in front of Brian Williams for re-indoctrination. It stuns me how people who claim to be so enlightened about all things politics can be so blindly ignorant about what their enlightened lifestyle would bring.
Noli habere bovis, vir!
does this ever happen
June 9, 2008 - 08:18 ET by theduck6when debating a point with a lib you paint them into a corner and they invariably resort to BUSH SUCKS!!! When asked for expansion they just froth and spit, BUSH SUCKS!!!. When you point out all the prominent lefties who were of the same accord before the war you just get ,"gaaak, spittle, fume! BUSH SUCKS!!!
All the time, they say "Bush
June 9, 2008 - 10:28 ET by general companyAll the time, they say "Bush lied" and I say "about what", then start pointing out all of the Dems who were in full agreement. I work with many liberals (about half and half), we have open conversations and even pick on each other about our views. I find it fun, and have changed a few views along the way too. We have a gentlemens agreement to keep it civil, and between the net and news papers it gets quite stimulating.
"Television is a freak show" Bernie Goldberg
they don't see the MSM as biased
June 9, 2008 - 07:27 ET by theduck6because bias is a relative thing. If you lean far left and the media is slightly to the right of you then they appear to be right leaning even when they appear to be far left to someone on the right side of the spectrum.
Any way you look at it one is biased when you ignore party affliliation when the perp is a democrat or ignore the multiple gaffes of your favorite son and pounce on every perceived slip by their opponent. That is universal .
Libs too often rely on emotion
June 9, 2008 - 09:41 ET by ur-conThey lack the ability to distinguish between reporting and opinion. Most major media today cloak opinion as reporting. Articles include inuendo, suggestion and outright statements of bias. Libs eat this up because it supports their viewpoints and since it comes from the traditional sources it is accepted as 'news'. This has degraded to the point where the Olbermanns and Stewarts are seen by the left as news reporters when in fact they are commentators (at best) and comedians. This also explains why they despise Fox News. Fox News actually has some conservative commentary and opinion. They can't accept that. Conversely, other news media contain little or no conservative viewpoints. Any that trickles in is squashed.
I may be reaching but most conservatives see Limbaugh, Hannity and the like as commentators and do not confuse opinion with news.
To those who say
June 9, 2008 - 10:27 ET by mattmTo those who say conservatives are more paranoid about bias: the facts are (and I know how you hate facts) that 90% of people in the media are liberals who consistently vote democrat. Many prominent media personalities have been on the payroll of democrat politicians in the past. Any honest person would have to admit that the media leans left. So, if conservatives are paranoid about it, it's for good reason.
I wonder how the Left would feel if Karl Rove hosted Meet The Press and if Andy Card hosted the Today Show...
Know it and don't care
June 9, 2008 - 12:14 ET by ChuckM from PAI think the main stream media know they are not presenting an unbias reporting of the news and don't care. If you listen to some, they act as if they are proud of their liberal views.
Other
June 9, 2008 - 14:54 ET by okiehawk44The media creates the liberal agenda thus there is no reason for liberals not to fully support the media.
Liberals see or hear something in the media and instantly adopt that position. It's amazing to observe. Scary but amazing!
The education establishment adds a layer or two of gravitas to what media started and voila -- a liberal absolute.
beware
June 9, 2008 - 15:10 ET by mbuelBeware the industrial-media complex. What we have today is a development of McCarthy not being able to do a complete job of chasing the communists out of government. They left the government and went into the universities and education systems. There they indoctrinated future generations and helped kickstart the "radical" 60's. From there they went into other fields like the media.
Today the liberals are using money to take over corporations through stock ownership. Thus you end up with large conglomerates controlling all the view points on the air waves.
I voted Other
June 9, 2008 - 15:06 ET by mbuelThe reason why is simple. Most "progressive" liberals don't think there _should_ be any media coverage of the other side of the debate. Look at the gore-bull warming debacle. We have a planet green channel now informing viewers of what they need to do to save the planet!
Look at the liberal response to the moderately conservative Fox News. They hate it because it provides an alternate point of view.
I've not seen any evidence they think so
June 9, 2008 - 18:07 ET by GrannyGrump42Most Lefties I talk to thing the MSM is shilling for Republicans, because they're so far out to the far left that moderate Leftieism looks right-wing to them.
No. 2 item
June 9, 2008 - 18:10 ET by kevcadCould there be any doubt about it? This has been happening ever since the 60's and the subsequent liberal decay of our society.
Start each day with a smile, then get it over with. - W.C. Fields
I think it has more to do
June 10, 2008 - 02:13 ET by justmewith the education system. A recent HS graduate at our church who is in the top 20 students of a school with an excess of 2000 reported on the info sheet that he wants to move to Europe because gas is too expensive here. Students are absolutely NOT taught to examine what they are taught. They won't be taught that. If they are, then they will question the emotional feel-good idea that everyone is right, just live and let live. They would throw off tolerance in the form of accepting all views as of equal worth (save Christian and sometimes religious in general ones) wholesale. They would see the danger of each form of government and realize that our governmental system is sheer genious, but that it is under assualt. For 12 years, they are taught to simply believe what they are taught... and the appeal is ultimately emotional.
Why Are Liberals More Likely to Think Media Are Fair?
June 9, 2008 - 18:34 ET by ReaganistaWhen a segment of society (i.e. the Left) is content to avoid playing by the rules as an integral part of their basic, collective ideology, anything that can be rationalized is "fair" in their eyes. The mainstream media is the mouth piece for the Left, so it is not surprising that the views of both are in lock-step with each other.
Too Dumb To Realize There Are Other Points of View
June 9, 2008 - 22:19 ET by bias-fighterand too ignorant to know why there's and the one expressed in the media is wrong.
It's like the documentary Indoctrinate U, the media programs the sheep and the sheep don't even know they're being programed. They truly think there's only one way, their way, the right way.