Portrait of the average American voter...

SMS wrote:
Ron Hunter wrote:

First, the debates are NOT run by the parties, but by TV networks, who
are solely responsible for choosing the parties represented.

True, but often the major parties set conditions under which they will
participate, and one of the conditions is that the minor parties are not
allowed to participate.

If so, then the network should just tell them to not show up as they are
running the debates, NOT the party.
Of course, that would demand 'journalistic integrity', which is in short
supply these days.

(Ron Hunter) wrote:

Of course, that would demand 'journalistic integrity', which is
in short supply these days.

I think journalists are no different to politicians. You have to study
their past (and their sponsors) before you can judge their present
position. That's why I tend to trust some (mainly BBC here in the UK)
correspondents whose work I've followed for a long time. I imagine every
nation has similar names whose historical works gives you good grounds
to trust their present work.

Andrew McP

Andrew MacPherson wrote:
(Ron Hunter) wrote:

Of course, that would demand 'journalistic integrity', which is
in short supply these days.

I think journalists are no different to politicians. You have to study
their past (and their sponsors) before you can judge their present
position. That's why I tend to trust some (mainly BBC here in the UK)
correspondents whose work I've followed for a long time. I imagine every
nation has similar names whose historical works gives you good grounds
to trust their present work.

Andrew McP


Well, we thought we did, then Dan Rather abandoned his objectivity, and
ethics, in order to pursue a personal vendetta. Pretty sad.

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:00:18 -0600, Ron Hunter
wrote:


Well, we thought we did, then Dan Rather abandoned his objectivity, and
ethics, in order to pursue a personal vendetta. Pretty sad.


Rather's ethics, on a bad day, exceed those
of anyone that ever appeared on Fox News --
on a good day.


rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com

Mark² (lowest even number here) wrote:
http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original

So where did you get that pic of GW Bush?

Ron Hunter wrote:
Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???


No, unhappy a whole new batch got IN. Better the devil you know than
the devil you don't.

I suppose if that were true Saddam would still be in power.

Raphael Bustin wrote:
On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 03:00:18 -0600, Ron Hunter
wrote:


Well, we thought we did, then Dan Rather abandoned his objectivity, and
ethics, in order to pursue a personal vendetta. Pretty sad.


Rather's ethics, on a bad day, exceed those
of anyone that ever appeared on Fox News --
on a good day.


rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com
Pure, unadulterated lies. Same as Rather put out.
If you evidence, of similar abuses by Fox news persons, by all means
trot it out. I am sure CBS, NBC, and ABC would love to see it.

Annika1980 wrote:
Mark² (lowest even number here) wrote:
http://www.pbase.com/markuson/image/69939652/original

So where did you get that pic of GW Bush?


George sure looks young in that picture. Must have been in his hairy
college days....

On Fri, 10 Nov 2006 07:56:48 -0600, Ron Hunter
wrote:


Pure, unadulterated lies. Same as Rather put out.
If you evidence, of similar abuses by Fox news persons, by all means
trot it out. I am sure CBS, NBC, and ABC would love to see it.


http://mediamatters.org/


rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com

On 10 Nov 2006 05:56:31 -0800, "Annika1980"
wrote:


Ron Hunter wrote:
Unhappy the crooks and sleazes got kicked out???


No, unhappy a whole new batch got IN. Better the devil you know than
the devil you don't.

I suppose if that were true Saddam would still be in power.


Good one, Brett.

This became obivous during this summer's conflagration
in Lebanon, where the US punditry was wringing their
hands and wishing for a "Sunni strongman" to counter
the evil, Shiite (Iranian-backed) Hezbolla.

There was such a "Sunni strongman," but he's just
been convicted and slated for execution.


rafe b
www.terrapinphoto.com