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Labors of Hercules Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:04 AM
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If you do this every day, it will really start to piss you off.
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 11:07 AM by Labors of Hercules
Check the political video headlines every day, at any hour of the day, on almost any internet news video portal (yahoo, google, msn etc...)

Compare the headlines and photos to see if you notice a bias toward representing one party over another. Not considering spin unless it is noticably negative or jeering, I usually get the same results:

Here's today's example:

Top ten video headlines from Yahoo News 3 minutes ago:

1. photo: giuliani - Ready To Lead
ABC News - 1 hour, 5 minutes ago

2. photo: mukasey - Senate vote confirms Mukasey as A.G.
AP - Fri Nov 9, 4:34 AM ET

3. photo: ron paul - This Week all week webcast: GOP Endorsement Showdown
ABC News - Thu Nov 8, 9:01 PM ET

4: photo: giuliani - Nightline Webcast: Giuliani, Aggressive as U.S. Attorney
ABC News - Thu Nov 8, 8:35 PM ET

5. photo: Ron Paul - Paul Squares Off with Chmn Bernanke
ABC News - Thu Nov 8, 8:32 PM ET

6. photo: John McCain - 'Who Is' John McCain?
ABC News - Thu Nov 8, 5:33 PM ET

7. photo: Bill Richardson - 'Totally Off Base' (NOTE: This is the first negative (jeering) video feed and it is also the first focused on a Democratic candidate. Just a fluke, perhaps?)...
FOX News - Thu Nov 8, 5:04 PM ET

8. photo: Giuliani - Giuliani's Talk with Jake Tapper
ABC News - Thu Nov 8, 5:04 PM ET

9. photo: Hillary Clinton - Hillary Clinton Loses Her Voice (Draw your own conclusion on this one)...
ABC News - Thu Nov 8, 3:05 PM ET

10. photo: Snearing * - Senate Democrats justify overriding Bush's veto
AP - Thu Nov 8, 3:04 PM ET


This is the case almost every single day. The positive play for Republicans outstrips that of Democrats 3 to 1!!! Take a second to do this on a daily basis and draw your own conclusions.
To the corporate television MSM I have only one thing to say: Go Fuck yourselves.

(edited to remove unintentional smiley. *grin*)
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Labors of Hercules Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:12 AM
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1. Interesting...
I guess I'm the only one who is completely fed up with this shit.

oh well.
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unpossibles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:19 AM
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2. I notice it too
sadly, it's one of several reasons we have so many apathetic and uninformed voters.
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:26 AM
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3. Cute smilie.
I just wanted an excuse to kick your thread.
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Labors of Hercules Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 11:30 AM
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4. Thanks! nt.
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