Smiling JOe
SoWal Expert
I listen to a very wide mix, and I try to remember that most, have an agenda of their own. I do listen to NPR and while I think there are some shows on there which have liberal hosts, most seem to leave that at the door before they go on air. There is some good quality on there, and much of the "news" reports on there seem fairly neutral. I can listen to only so much NPR because they loop it too much.
There are a few pseudo-conservative talk shows to which I also listen, but I usually do so to try and get a different perspective. Bless the poor child who listens to only one source, and takes it for the truth. It is so easy for these guys to cut and paste clips, and they could make Mother Theresa look like she was stealing from the church, if they wanted to do so. Keep an open mind, and know that the truth is often boring, and embellished so that it can make the "news." Don't get me wrong -- there is plenty of non-boring political crap which is newsworthy, and it needs no embellishment.
Like Tootsie, most days, I would rather sit on the beach and contemplate the clouds in the sky than to try and analyze the "news" broadcasters or the news. So much of the crap they report doesn't physically effect us, and we should keep in focus, the things which do.
There are a few pseudo-conservative talk shows to which I also listen, but I usually do so to try and get a different perspective. Bless the poor child who listens to only one source, and takes it for the truth. It is so easy for these guys to cut and paste clips, and they could make Mother Theresa look like she was stealing from the church, if they wanted to do so. Keep an open mind, and know that the truth is often boring, and embellished so that it can make the "news." Don't get me wrong -- there is plenty of non-boring political crap which is newsworthy, and it needs no embellishment.
Like Tootsie, most days, I would rather sit on the beach and contemplate the clouds in the sky than to try and analyze the "news" broadcasters or the news. So much of the crap they report doesn't physically effect us, and we should keep in focus, the things which do.
Alphacrab!

