[Vision2020] Say What?

[Joe Campbell]

The same would be true of people, right? There's not much use of a  
term if it applies equally to everything; that was my point.

I'm not sure what you mean by drawing lines in the sand. I'm just  
disagreeing with you.

Joe Campbell

On Jun 13, 2009, at 5:10 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> All news programs show bias.
>
> That's the sum of my arguments.  I'm not saying anything about all  
> of them showing the same amount of bias.  It's simply advice.  When  
> a talking head on TV or on YouTube is telling you something,  
> immediately wonder what the bias is.  That's it.
>
> You know, we'd all get along better around here if we'd stop drawing  
> so many damn lines in the sand.
>
> Paul
>
> Joe Campbell wrote:
>> Paul,
>>
>> This is too strong of a statement --it sounds like a like  
>> Soyomayor's view, in fact, which is also too strong.
>>
>> Certainly we should be on our guard whenever we get information.  
>> Certainly everyone has a bias but to compare this to the bias that  
>> Fox has is incorrect. To say otherwise renders 'bias' a useless  
>> term since it applies equally to everyone.
>>
>> Joe Campbell
>>
>> On Jun 13, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com>  
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm not trying to counter the opinion that Fox's coverage is  
>>> biased.  I'm simply saying that all coverage is biased, and  
>>> suggesting that people keep this in mind when watching a news  
>>> program.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> Joe Campbell wrote:
>>>> Paul,
>>>>
>>>> That is absurd. Granted news is as much entertainment as  
>>>> information these says but Fox is the worst by a wide margin.
>>>>
>>>> Joe Campbell
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 13, 2009, at 1:04 PM, Paul Rumelhart  
>>>> <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> *All* news shows create an alternate reality.
>>>>>
>>>>> Some are perhaps more blatant about it than others.
>>>>>
>>>>> Don't take anything at face value.
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul
>>>>>
>>>>> Tom Hansen wrote:
>>>>>> "What Fox did is not just create a venue for alternative  
>>>>>> opinion. It
>>>>>> created an alternate reality."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -- Fox news analyst Charles Krauthammer
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Seeya round town, Moscow.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Tom Hansen
>>>>>> Moscow, Idaho
>>>>>> ny news station.
>>>>>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects  
>>>>>> it to change
>>>>>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - Unknown
>>>>>>
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