08-05-2003 07:45									#1
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That was the caption on CNN when one of Bush's advisors was speaking today. I consider it insulting, certainly not a caption they would have considered using during Clinton's administration. It's only because Bush is republican, and distictly shows the insulting nature of the bias of CNN and the left. Bush is kicking butt in the world and the ratings so the left is getting mean, attacking the way he speaks, which isn't great like Blair but so what? Isn't it about how he governs? Also they attack his intellegence, like the "Bush's Brain" caption on CNN, but he's doing a great job, and most Americans agree, (70%)which is what the left really doesn't like.

CNN is trash.

	08-05-2003 07:47									#2
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Which caption are you refering to?

	08-05-2003 07:47									#3
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quote: Originally posted by Lancer That was the caption on CNN when one of Bush's advisors was speaking today. I consider it insulting, certainly not a caption they would have considered using during Clinton's administration. It's only because Bush is republican, and distictly shows the insulting nature of the bias of CNN and the left. Bush is kicking butt in the world and the ratings so the left is getting mean, attacking the way he speaks, which isn't great like Blair but so what? Isn't it about how he governs? Also they attack his intellegence, like the "Bush's Brain" caption on CNN, but he's doing a great job, and most Americans agree, (70%)which is what the left really doesn't like. CNN is trash.

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	08-05-2003 07:57									#4
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I laugh at your opinions, and by doing so I discredit them.

	08-05-2003 08:07									#5
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loinburger, glad you're having fun.

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Always.

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quote: Originally posted by loinburger I laugh at your opinions, and by doing so I discredit them.

	08-05-2003 09:03									#9
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Oerdin, it was a permanent caption that CNN put under the video of one of Bush's advisors speaking. Also, instread of letting people listen to what the guy said, they explained that he was the 'brain behind the Bush administration'. Seems that the bias is now the news, not the news itself.

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I was expecting to see a photo of a peanut.

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Would be nice if we could post pictures here. *cough* *cough*

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WOW

AH posted in one of my threads.

Carter was the peanut guy.

	08-05-2003 09:15									#13
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quote: Originally posted by Lancer That was the caption on CNN when one of Bush's advisors was speaking today. I consider it insulting, certainly not a caption they would have considered using during Clinton's administration. It's only because Bush is republican, and distictly shows the insulting nature of the bias of CNN and the left. Bush is kicking butt in the world and the ratings so the left is getting mean, attacking the way he speaks, which isn't great like Blair but so what? Isn't it about how he governs? Also they attack his intellegence, like the "Bush's Brain" caption on CNN, but he's doing a great job, and most Americans agree, (70%)which is what the left really doesn't like. CNN is trash.

This wasn't even semi-original at all.

VERY poor troll. Lancer, I expected a LOT better form you.

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That better?

	08-05-2003 09:25									#15
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I don't understand...i don't think it's derogatory at all...they're saying he's the Brains behind something, so they put "Bush's Brain". It's not like they were interviewing a fried egg and saying "Bush's Brain...Bush's Brain on Politics...any questions"

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quote: Originally posted by Lancer Seems that the bias is now the news, not the news itself.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I swear Fox News must be written in the basement of the White House. I've never seen such slanted "reporting."

	08-05-2003 09:36									#17
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You'd have to be way out there on the right wing to see CNN as left wing.

Perhaps the real problem is the world as it is doesn't look or act anything like the far right imagines.

The CNN bashing is a shoot the messenger thing.

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Orange, Bush has his own brain.

Zkribbler, I don't agree. IMO the FOX news channel doesn't automaticly attack republicans and the policies of republicans, which is what we're used to from TV news. Since they don't lean left, they appear to left leaning people to lean right.

Also, what if they do lean right? (Not saying they do) If it's ok for CNN to lean, it's ok for FOX.

The perfect news would not work opinions in. A simple statement of the news would be best.

'Today president Bush ordered the military to liberate Iraq.'

Period. That's what he did. Not about how its an invasion by another name, blah blah blah.

'5000 people protested the decision in NY'

Period. Not how it reminds this commentator about Vietnam, etc...

That would be the best, pure news.

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quote: Originally posted by Lancer 'Today president Bush ordered the military to liberate Iraq.' ... That would be the best, pure news.

DING DING DING!

Be serious.

	08-05-2003 10:09									#20
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Sure, that's the spin. The NEWS is what he ACTUALLY SAID.

AH, we are opposite. I'm a republican, you're a democrat, I'm a christian, you're an athiest. I'm a babe magnet, and well, I guess that makes you gay. Hmmm.

Does the wife know?

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quote: Originally posted by Lancer Sure, that's the spin. The NEWS is what he ACTUALLY SAID. AH, we are opposite. I'm a republican, you're a democrat, I'm a christian, you're an athiest. I'm a babe magnet, and well, I guess that makes you gay. Hmmm. Does the wife know?

I'm a Christian too Lancer.

And I go to church every Sunday

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quote: Originally posted by Lancer 'Today president Bush ordered the military to liberate Iraq.'

I'm all for factual news but that isn't factual. The word liberate is not neutral.

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AH - you're a Christian? Would never have guessed.

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oh and on this one...

quote: Orange, Bush has his own brain

I know that...Bush's Brain is the guy CNN was talking about. That is what this thread is about, isn't it?

	08-05-2003 11:24									#26
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It's the word he used, that's the news. Someone elses opinion of whether its the right word might be news too, but certainly the newsperson shouldn't be spinning the stories, either way. Their job is to report the news. Then the people can think what they will about the word 'liberate', without having to listen to a bunch of blah. Blah is bad, blah isn't news.

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Orange, that guy has a name, doesn't he? I may be wrong, that guy's name might be 'Bush's Brain'. Man, would I feel like an idiot.

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quote: Originally posted by Lancer It's the word he used, that's the news.

Quite. So the factual reporting would be along the lines of

"US forces today invaded/attacked Iraq in what President Bush described as an operation to liberate the Iraqi people."

Liberate is a very value loaded term.

	08-05-2003 11:48									#29
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quote: Originally posted by Lancer {generic rant about the left and media bias}

So when FDR coined the expression "brain trust" and used that term colloquially to refer to his advisors, was that bias too? How about "think-tank" to describe groups like RAND Corporation, the Brookings Institute and the Hoover Institute?

You really need to look for more interesting material to work with.

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