Oped idiocy.

[WARPIG]

Don't be afraid to let your opinions of some of the most damaging media outlets find a voice in here. Consider this a source for ranting about the most harmful of media sources, personalities, and stories.

Don't take this as a political party bashing opportunity or any thing of that nature. Rules still apply.









Just watched Bill Oreilly bully a couple of college girls about some liberal idiot college professor's cospiracy for idiot's book that he is making mandatory reading for his students. (cool racket, make your student buy your politally biased drivel) Basically they came on the program to talk about how stupid of a move it was to mandate his own political and financial agenda to his students) One student was currently enrolled in his class and was pointing out how the media hype was a bit out of context and how the required reading did not include the essay that THAT particular professor had authored. Bill bullied the **** out of her anyway because she didn't drop the class and pitch a fit like a good republican should.

I lean very republican most of the time and I have to say that Bill OReilly is a bonefied asshat.

[ZaakM433]

to say that Bill OReilly is a bonefied asshat.

Thats how he makes his living. There isnt room for 'reasonable' people in the news industry anymore. On either side, and especially not on that type of show.

[ArmedPacifist]

I've noticed that most of the time when he conducts his interview he does little or NO prep research beforehand.

[Miles.]

I agree, WARPIG. Bill O'Reilly is an embarrasment to all Americans. I especially dislike his fascist tendencies.

[idf_laxer_09]

I agree, WARPIG. Bill O'Reilly is an embarrasment to all Americans. I especially dislike his fascist tendencies.

I'd almost go so far as calling him a Nazi.... and i don't mess around calling everyother person a Nazi


well depending if your anyother country in middle east besides the Jewish one than maybe everyother person but on a whole in the western civilization its not a term to throw around lightly.

[WARPIG]

He has a keen abilty to take a real story, real support for some controversial issue, and piss all over it.

Sean Hannity is fine example of loony conservative bully.

[Hunterhr]

(cool racket, make your student buy your politally biased drivel)

Sounds like my Mass Comm. professor. Every lecture ends up being about Katrina or 9/11. Oh and his lectures suck.

His book, which is full of all sorts of ranting and raving about the first amendment, is required for the course. The punch line? For all hsi screaming and yelling about the 1st Amendment, he non-chalantly dismisses the 2nd as unnecessary. Guess he thinks we should choose which amendments should be followed.

Unfortunately it's a required course for my major.

[WARPIG]

Yep.. Sean Hannity has a (D) Governor that is trying to speak about the NK issue from a bipartisan viewpoint. Hannity trying to bait him into flaming his own party. Governor Richardson was trying to pay the current administration a compliment and Sean kept up with the bash the Democrats bull****. He had the opportunity to let the guy speak for Republicans on the matter but instead had to run his suckhole and make an ass of himself.

Really sticking it too those liberals.

[Danik]

He is a funny guy, but he talks sh-t only when he can, find the episode in which he hosts Camron and Dame Dash, and you will find him sitting there not saying a word, even though Dash is saying raping about drugs and violence is in spirits with capitalism and a model for all mankind.

[2Sheds_Jackson]

I agree, WARPIG. Bill O'Reilly is an embarrasment to all Americans. I especially dislike his fascist tendencies.

Naw, I'd say O'Reilly is more of a Ractionazi or perhaps a Faux-Militant Moderacist or a Talibanistc Recactionista. We mustn't go throwing the word "fascist" around willy nilly like that. It's important we get it right. It's what's important.

Yes yes, he instinctively believes in the overriding "rightness" of his ideals, but he has never endorsed the use of collective violence as a means to attain his domestic goals.

So, again, not a fascist, but a Neo-grognardian-islamophobe, Postmodern Christocentric Authoritariocrat or Quasi-Progressive Neo-Luddite. Just want to get things right. And thank you for letting me use your post as a basis for my huge pile of nonsense. :)

Listen, I don't know what you guys expect from these commentators. They are after all, entertainment. We don't watch them to get bored. The introduce real issues, with real facts, and they sex it up by trying to get their guests to yell, or pop a vein or something. You just have to set your Hyperbole Filter on "high" and make the best of it. It's like the Daily Show without the ridiculous pretense of it not being "real" or "political", and fewer references to genitals. I'm much more upset about having to use the same filter, on the same setting, when I watch the actual news.

[Saranof]

from what I see of american "newscasting" or whatever you might call it, it seems like a lot of it is more towards entertainment than actual journalism.

*edit* 2sheds just wrote what I though. I hate when I can't be arsed to read everything..

[WARPIG]

Naw, I'd say O'Reilly is more of a Ractionazi or perhaps a Faux-Militant Moderacist or a Talibanistc Recactionista. We mustn't go throwing the word "fascist" around willy nilly like that. It's important we get it right. It's what's important.

Yes yes, he instinctively believes in the overriding "rightness" of his ideals, but he has never endorsed the use of collective violence as a means to attain his domestic goals.

So, again, not a fascist, but a Neo-grognardian-islamophobe, Postmodern Christocentric Authoritariocrat or Quasi-Progressive Neo-Luddite. Just want to get things right. And thank you for letting me use your post as a basis for my huge pile of nonsense. :)

Listen, I don't know what you guys expect from these commentators. They are after all, entertainment. We don't watch them to get bored. The introduce real issues, with real facts, and they sex it up by trying to get their guests to yell, or pop a vein or something. You just have to set your Hyperbole Filter on "high" and make the best of it. It's like the Daily Show without the ridiculous pretense of it not being "real" or "political", and fewer references to genitals. I'm much more upset about having to use the same filter, on the same setting, when I watch the actual news.


That is the key to the issue here. Like "Pro Wrestling" isn't an actual sport.. News commentary and much of the actual news isn't really .. news. But, bits of facts as the media agency sees it.

[XShipRider]

I hear Hannity on the way home every day. It's the same show everyday.
The Democrats... blah blah blah... Most important issue of our time...
blah blah blah... These are the most consequential times... blah blah...
My job is to let in all points of view ...

Oops! Gotta call BS on that last one. I've heard him numerous times
batter and bully a self-proclaimed liberal caller when the caller's intent
was to agree with him. From the minute he takes the call until about
two full minutes after he's hung up (mid-sentence) on the caller he rants
about liberals and the consequential times. I've heard it so many times
on the way home I've often confused todays' show with yesterday's
(Groundhog Day?).

If you're wondering why I don't listen to the other fine selections on
the dial...

I can't stand the local music stations since they're mostly commercials.

The sports line is out because their interviews stink. Here's a typical
example of an NFL pre-game interview (substitute MLB or NBA at will):

Announcer: "So what's the plan today?"
Player: "We've got to make some plays, score some points and take
advantage of opportunities."

Post game interview:

Announcer: "So what happened?"
Player: "We lost some opportunities, didn't put enough points on the board
and botched some key plays."

Duh.

[Azreal La Mort]

To me the only true source of journalism in America these days is the almanac, everything else has become "yellow journalism". The news media has become big buisness and all about ratings and money, look at CBS hyping Kate Koric so much and she sucks as a reporter(imho). Now granted Fox News is Right wing and Conservative a attempted balance against CNN, CBS. etc. I personally prefer to watch both sides and come to my own conclusions weither right or wrong instead of taking somebody elses view point as fact. Now i can't stand CNN (Communist News Network) and CBS (Communist Broadcast Station)..just my opinions. and i wont even get stated on Newspapers...:roll:

[2Sheds_Jackson]

The worst bullying I can remember hearing was on Larry King's radio show. He tried to go to prime time about the time Limbaugh struck it rich in the early '90s'. I'd try to alternate listening to them to get both sides. He was the most abusive and obnoxious ass I have ever heard. He would be nice as pie to anybody who agreed with him, but would literally name call and shout at people who disagreed. Needless to say, he's better off making out with Marlon Brando and not being challenged. At the time I remember being impressed with Limbaugh's courtesy and politeness even with callers who were completely loony and yelling at him.

I think hard news is doomed simply because of a post Watergate/Vietnam attitude change. They no longer try to report facts, they want to "make a difference". IMHO that's not their job.

[Gibby]

I gave up the cable news stations a long time ago. Its not news, just slanted commentary. I try to catch BBC world news. They seem fairly unbiased and report actual news. Not that Maddona is going to adopt some kid.

By far the worst is Hannity. Although I cant stand Larry King either. Not because I think he bullies people, I just cant stand his show, its pointless.

To be honest though. This place can resemble a Hannity radio show though. One person posts something about a democrat and its a pile on after that until it eventually disolves into name calling. It would be nice if this place had a more even number of people on each side so we could have debates instead of one side drowning out the other.

[Jobu]

Bill O'Reilly is all of the things everyone says about him. And here we are talking about him, giving him more exposure.

It's no wonder he has the top rated show. He gets a crapload of free publicity by acting the way he does.

[WARPIG]

I gave up the cable news stations a long time ago. Its not news, just slanted commentary. I try to catch BBC world news. They seem fairly unbiased and report actual news. Not that Maddona is going to adopt some kid.

By far the worst is Hannity. Although I cant stand Larry King either. Not because I think he bullies people, I just cant stand his show, its pointless.

To be honest though. This place can resemble a Hannity radio show though. One person posts something about a democrat and its a pile on after that until it eventually disolves into name calling. It would be nice if this place had a more even number of people on each side so we could have debates instead of one side drowning out the other.

I don't see it as a numbers game as much as an exercise in the bullying we have been talking about. Threads get derailed into anti-Bush or political pissing contests because so many members don't have the ability to post any reasonable arguments. Their agenda seems to take over even in unrelated conversations.

[nitrogen]

The mohammed cartoon row. ****, that made me angry at the big media outlets, like BBC, for blowing it up and making it a bigger thing than it was. They should have forseen that the muslim would be in outcry. But thats how they work, blowing up negative news that will make people get angry, and get ass much attention as possible.

[Will938]

I'm so sick of our political system, it isn't about doing whats best for the country or for enforcing the will of the people you represent; its about the character assassination of your opposition and doing whatever it takes to get those votes.

Any accusation that turns out to be a lie against someone running for office should be charged as slander.