I'm an independent, have been since 2001 when I believe this administration betrayed us, congress closed their eyes and it became more evident than ever that we really don't matter to anyone in political office.

What really bothers me is how both sides claim the other controls the media. The media in this country is out for itself and for profit. They are all HUGE corporations who have a responsibility to their shareholders to bring in the biggest profit possible. That is it, if they don't look out for their best interest they would be sued by their shareholders.

You may say that this reporter or that one is liberal but it really doesn't matter. "Reporter" in the sense of how we think is wrong, they are news readers. They don't get the news or investigate anything. Before the news hits the air lawyer vet most of it to make sure nothing bashes the company interest and they are not going to be sued.

GE is NBC- I don't think GE is a liberal company they are the largest military contractor in the world
CNN- Time Warner probably the largest media conglomerate in the world-
Fox - Newscorp- not liberal
ABC- Walt Disney-Not Liberal

Spend a little time and google media ownership it's pretty sad.
You can respond yelling at me but my faith in the media is gone.

This on is a little bit of a stretch, from "The Fountianhead".

Wynand is a man of exalted values, who panders to the debased standards of the crowd. Ultimately, the contradiction destroys him. When he defends Roark in The Banner, his thinking for the first time governs his paper’s policy. He writes brilliant editorials defending the lone geniuses who stood against the men of their times, great individuals who, though persecuted by their societies, were vindicated by posterity. For the first time, Wynand uses his paper to defend the noble ideals he treasures. But he miscalculates. Those to whom he panders cannot appreciate a noble ideal, and those who can appreciate a noble ideal have long since stopped taking Wynand seriously. The paper comes back unread. Wynand had thought he had power. He believed that his papers molded public opinion. Bitterly, he discovers that his papers never belonged to him, but to the crowd—and that public opinion dictated his policies, not vice versa. Wynand discovers belatedly that, in seeking power, a man delivers himself to the very individuals he seeks to rule. He learns that a ruler must placate those ruled, and that his life is then dominated by the values of his subjects. If a ruler attempts to follow his own conscience—if he decides to flout the wishes of the herd—then the herd turns on him, throwing off his “authority” and turning to another. Wynand discovers that a power-seeker has no power—and that his own life was based on a lie.   http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/The-Fountainhead.id-111,pageNum-49.html

My personal feeling is that there is a small family of Puppet Masters, whom choose to remain anonymous, that pull the strings and manipulate.

It doesn't matter who owns what it is the people who work for and run the media organizations that matter and verified reports have been released showing that over 70% of them support the democrat party. The media works in concert with democrats and it's so obvious that it's not even a question you have to think about.

Any theme the demoRATS push the media bandwagon gets behind like global warming, homeless people, health care etc,,,etc.

If you honestly believe the media is a conservative mouthpiece I don't know what channel you have been watching. When Al Gore ran for President NPR was so sync'd up with Gore that I wanted to strangle them for being so blatantly biased towards electing Gore.

Whatever Gore's theme was for the week NPR had multiple programs and interviews on the subject Gore was pushing, this shows that there was pre planning between Gore and NPR becuase it takes weeks sometimes to cover a story like they do and to line up the people they interview. Same goes for the alphabet media who were doing the same thing.

The media is controlled by the demoRAT party and there is no doubt about that, it is a fact to anyone with half a brain.

Another liberal troll, they are just so sneaky, they always fool me ..... not!

The Horror Wrote: What really bothers me is how both sides claim the other controls the media. The media in this country is out for itself and for profit. They are all HUGE corporations who have a responsibility to their shareholders to bring in the biggest profit possible. That is it, if they don't look out for their best interest they would be sued by their shareholders.


The Media is controlled by ratings. Democrats control the masses by prostituting Wealth and Choice, for "Something For Nothing Hand Outs". They Purchase Their Ranks, and Minipulate the Mob to the best of their limited ability. They are limited by their incompetence. They have to be able to sell a concept, first. "The End Justifies The Means". Don't let Truth or Reality stand in the way of Intent.

Fictionary Example:
Take a $100.00 aspirin at a hospital.
1) Argue that the price is inflated, criminal.  - No.
2) Argue instead that Government should fix the problem by providing $100.00 aspirins for Every American.

Take Unnecessary Costly Tests.
1) Find Rational Argument to Justify Necessity? - No.
2) Let The Administrators and Lawyers Dictate, based on Fear, Fantasy, "What If 'ism".
3) Control and Profit by mandate.
4)  Argue instead that Government should fix the problem by providing Unnecessary Costly Testing For Every
     American.

I'm not an investor, Yet I would bet that Unhappy Shareholders would sell their holdings rather than sue.

How do we get here? By Misrepresentation, By Intimidation, By Repression.


The Horror Wrote: You may say that this reporter or that one is liberal but it really doesn't matter. "Reporter" in the sense of how we think is wrong, they are news readers. They don't get the news or investigate anything. Before the news hits the air lawyer vet most of it to make sure nothing bashes the company interest and they are not going to be sued.


You have got some soul searching about Faith. Faith in the Media is an Oxymoron.  Anchors have to Look Good while reading the Prompters. Ratings, Ratings, Ratings, Find something and run with it till it is dead and buried. I wish they did not copy off of each other so much.

Liberals, they suck but they control the media.    COVER THIS.

Well, it looks like the secret is out!  Yes, the MAIN STREAM MEDIA is controlled by CONSERVATIVES.  Gosh, I was hoping we could keep this secret for a few more years but clever folks have undone us.  Whatever shall we do now?  Maybe if we asked that arch-conservative, George Soros, to help he would.