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Date Posted: 08:31:53 02/18/09 Wed
Author: scooter
Subject: Oops, use this link instead

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2009/02/15/2009-02-15_naysayers_in_media_and_partisans_in_both-2.html

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[> Interesting - there is a lot there I agree with - but it brings up a point that is MAJOR to me -- Jeannine, 09:36:24 02/18/09 Wed [1]

The media is now so biased - one way or the other - that there is no one that you can trust. No matter which way your politics tend to lean, there is absolutely no unbiased reporting anymore.

This is really a tragedy. There are very few places that you can go to, very few people that you can listen to for just the straight facts. All you can do is apply your personal "filters" to what you see and what you hear and decide for yourself.

Back to the article, I strongly agree with the author about Ms Pelosi. She is going to do more harm than good to the President. The impression I get from her is that she is using the current crisis as an opportunity to get her agenda out there.

Scooter, I don't know if you read the WSJ article I posted below - but I am curious about how you feel regarding the gloom and doom language being used about the current fiscal crisis.


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[> [> Re: Interesting - there is a lot there I agree with - but it brings up a point that is MAJOR to me -- scooter, 10:18:18 02/18/09 Wed [1]

Yes, I read the WSJ article. In general, I don't feel as negatively as you about the media. There is definitely bias, but to me it usually seems very obvious, and therefore easy to ignore. I think if you read a variety of news sources, you can get a fairly accurate picture. And there are good journalists out there. Re Nancy Pelosi: surprise, I usually like her, but she is sometimes guilty of overreaching. On the other hand, I think John Boehner is a huge drama queen as well. And of course, Pelosi is one of the right's favorite punching bags. As for the gloom and doom language, since it is so widespread, and is backed up by both the published numbers, and my own experiences (friends who have lost jobs and the state of my own IRA account), I believe it is justified. As for the rush to act--I'm not totally comfortable with it; but I'm not knowlegable enough to say whether or not it is warranted. And just to repeat, I am by no means an expert on financial matters or the economy, and I'm trying to figure things out just like everyone else.


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