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Old 12-15-2014, 02:08 PM
 
Location: Old Bellevue, WA
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Can we all agree that it is ridiculous (and less credible) to post from sources that are
Far left Addicting Info

Or Far right Breitbart News Network
good luck with it. Can we all agree not to engage in logical fallacies, such as ad hominem? It ain't gonna happen.
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Old 12-15-2014, 02:09 PM
 
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So only mainstream media reports are to be considered legit? How dumb are you?
Not automatically, but websites like those are a waste of time to even click on. You read a badly slanted article then do some digging on your own and find out they left out key info or various tactics.

So, in fairness there are websites people link to like Thinkprogress or NaturalNews or EconomicCollapseblog that are a waste of time to even click on if you want to actually be informed.
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Old 12-15-2014, 02:13 PM
 
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good luck with it. Can we all agree not to engage in logical fallacies, such as ad hominem? It ain't gonna happen.
That's racist!
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Old 12-15-2014, 03:15 PM
 
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Can we all agree that it is ridiculous (and less credible) to post from sources that are
Far left Addicting Info

Or Far right Breitbart News Network
No. Many on the left don't like Breitbart because he exposed Bill Clinton and his lies, "I did NOT have sexual relations......"

Many on the left supported ole Bill, calling anyone names who spoke against him. (Just as they do today)

Please post YOUR list of "credible" news sources.
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Old 12-15-2014, 05:11 PM
 
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He didnt just say anything about breitbart he also said addictinginfo but of course you were getting Stevie wonder on with that part of the text.
I mentioned Breitbart because it is a NEWS source I use. I KNOW about THAT site. Never heard of, or care about the others.

But unlike the OP, I don't make demands on others WHERE they get their news. All I care about is whether or not a story is TRUE. It either is, or it's not. The site reporting it does not matter, and you don't have the right to decide for others, what they read.

My personal opinion? The MSM news sources are for AMATEURS. They focus solely on ratings. You HAVE TO go to other sources to get the REAL news affecting this country. For example, look how long it took the MSM to even begin to cover the Islamic crisis in Australia. There are reasons THE MSM IS SLOW TO COVER THESE EVENTS. often, THEY NEVER COVER THEM AT ALL!

The OP likely consifders The NY TIMES or WAPO legitimate. Most Conservatives won't bother reading their garbage. But I would NEVER tell anyone they CAN'T or shouldn't post a story they found while reading those Liberal sources.

A few of my favorite sites:
Drudgereport
The Blaze
Breitbart
Newsmax
CNS News
WND

Personally, I don't care about anyonbe's OPINION about my news sources, and I don't lecture others abpout theirs.
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Old 12-15-2014, 05:16 PM
 
Location: New Jersey
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The OP lost all crediability not in their post, but the title of the thread.

Next!
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Old 12-16-2014, 10:06 AM
 
Location: Richmond/Philadelphia/Brooklyn
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Breitbart IS a TRUE NEWS SITE. Live with it.

IF you can PROVE a story is NOT TRUE go ahead an prove it.

You just don't like being exposed to stories NOT COVERED by MSLSD, ABC, CNN etc
you do realize that MSN and Fox could BOTH be included in this, i'm only trying to reach an agreement here, not set up some kind of tantrum of lefties, or righties.
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Old 12-16-2014, 10:10 AM
 
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The propaganda is dished out at all the moonbat sites.

Leftists are so brainwashed they are blind to the BS.
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Old 12-16-2014, 10:13 AM
 
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We should rely 100% on the main news sources? That seems like a bad idea to me.

Didn't the National Enquirer break the news on John Edwards?
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Old 12-16-2014, 02:01 PM
 
Location: Calgary, AB
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There are dozens of biased sources. In fact, every news source has some bias. So who gets to decide which sources are wingnut sites?
Me.
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