Do ya think Chris Wallace likes Obamacare?

[ksoze]

Fox News Sunday has a parade of republicans this morning passing through as he tees up soft balls representing every right wing talking point available. The few token Dems on so far are challenged vigorously by Wallace and hit with talking point after talking point, including quotes and stats admittedly authored by the insurance companies. Nothing new here as far as slant, but the agenda is crystal clear so far.

This will do nothing in the end - Fox new viewers were poisoned long ago on this issue and this will simply reinforce what they hear from their party to date.

[Scuba]

1. Fox New's "liberals" are all actually conservatives playing the role of patsy.

[Alkene]

2. Uhh, it's not news; Fox News Sunday is just the title of a t.v. show.

It's just entertainment for conservatives, designed to guide the viewer from one commercial break to the next, you know, like all the other t.v. shows. The characters up on the screen are just actors, and have no connection to journalism as a profession.

For my part, I get more insight into current events by watching reruns of Route 66 than Fox News Sunday.

[I hope that didn't come out sounding condescending.]

[LWolf]

3. I have no idea what Chris Wallace thinks about anything.

I don't CARE what Chris Wallace thinks about anything.

If you hadn't mentioned "Fox News Sunday" I wouldn't know who he is.

You see, I've never watched "Fox News" of any kind.

As a matter of fact, I haven't watched ANY tv news since I got divorced in 2000 and didn't have to anymore. The only radio news or talk I've listened to in the last 40 years has been: NPR on long road trips and for a few minutes when the radio alarm goes off; Guy James when he was broadcasting at a time I wasn't at work, just to support his efforts; local community radio when I could get their signal, to support them.

Since the birth of ipods and mp3 players and pandora and spotify and youtube, I don't listen to any music on the radio, either. I don't miss the annoying dj/hosts who think they are entertaining, or the constant interruptions with ads and "news."

I do read newspapers, in print and online. I do pay attention to actual events around the state, nation, and world. Somehow I manage to do that without any talking media heads pushing propaganda at me.

[ksoze]

4. Good for you, but...

It can be frustrating yet helpful to see where what the majority of your fellow voters watch and form their opinions based on. Hard to find a battle without knowing the enemy. I do not get my news source from one segment alone, but do generally veer towards left leaning sources. I would also say newspapers do not necessarily differ from the other MSM sources today - being in print form does not equate to unbiased or which way they lean. Those sources also can push an agenda as much as a talking head - it is sometimes just shielded by the veil of what was traditional journalism.

[LWolf]

5. You are correct about print sources,

since most are owned by just a few at the top in the U.S..

That's why I generally look outside the U.S. for my sources. It's also my standard response to those who are repeating what they hear on the "news:" you have to look beyond what passes for "news" in the U.S..