This is an exchange that I am having with Kathy. This is in response to an article posted Let's face it John Stewart is the Rush Limbaugh, and faux news the talk radio of 2006. Students talk about what happened on The Daily Show.
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I have been extremely hard pressed to find political discussion on either side of the spectrum that does not use deceptive and manipulative techniques to bolster the arguement. Which to me discredits it more than anything. I found this article to be without much of this and was nice to see. The one question that I have is how your arguement seems to give minimal importance or attribution to the fact that the obvioius right wing show of Bill O'reily was the number one watched show on election night.
I think the answer to your question is that we are still a conservative country, with more older people watching the election than younger people. O'Riely may have had 3 million viewers, but CBS had 6 million viewers and there is no doubt that CBS is bias to the left. CBS finished third in the big three which all know lean left. Mark Helprin of ABC has said as much.
I don't think that the election was actually turned by John Stewart. I thought this was an interesting point of view I agreed with. The election turn on the fact that we did not aggressively pursue the War on Islamic Fascism and that the Republicans spent to much money and people want to have smaller government.
As to your second question in regards to a post titled Syrian officials said the U.S. midterm elections mark a "significant change," and they view it as an American vote "against the neo-conservative mentality of the current administration."
"I also share in their relief. Although I believe action needs to be taken to contain the threat which these countries pose, it is now hopefully going to be done in a much more productive and universally humane and just way.As to your second comment on how the Enemy thought. "Although I believe action needs to be taken to contain the threat which these countries pose, it is now hopefully going to be done in a much more productive and universally humane and just way."
These are nice platitudes but what is your alternative? Be specific how will you contain the threat? How will it be more productive? What do you mean by more universally human and just way? In this War THERE IS NO SECOND PLACE. This is an enemy that want to end the modern world as we know it. They want to convert you and treat you like a second class citizen or kill you. We are in World War IV.
Thanks for commenting and write again the purpose of this blog is to find the truth.
Andy
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