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I enjoy watching the train wreak they call the 24 Hour News cycle on CNN, MSNBC and FOXNEWS. Being retired I have lots of time on my hands so I can flip between these stations and watch the anchors and pundits mix it up. Most of the reporting is incredibly biased. CNN and MSNBC is incredibly biased on the left and FOXNEWS on the right.
I want to reach across the screen and strangle the pundits. They live in their own reality not connected to the real world. I wonder if they really believe what they are saying?
But my biggest beef with news on television is the belief that so called experts are going to be right. Each so called expert is right as often as the Groundhog looking for his shadow on Ground Hog Day.
Political Pundits trying telling us who is going to win the election
Business Pundits telling us what the stock market is going to do
Economic Pundits telling us what the economy is going to do in the next few years
Weather Pundits telling us what the weather is going to be next week
90% of the time these pundits are wrong- wrong- wrong! Why do they keep putting them on?
(Why do I watch these channels? It's interesting!)
They have to fill 24 hours, and each station wants to be first, doesn't matter if the story is real or not. It's about ratings, which equals advertising revenue.
CNN doesn't have that many pundits that I know of. They used to have Glenn Beck and Lou Dobbs, but both moved to FOX. FOX has nothing but pundits during the prime time, which is why it is not a true news outlet, but rather a political opinion outlet. CNN tries to stick to news, but there are only so much going on each day, so they repeat stuff, and invite commentators to create political discussions between people from right and left.
I enjoy watching the train wreak they call the 24 Hour News cycle on CNN, MSNBC and FOXNEWS. Being retired I have lots of time on my hands so I can flip between these stations and watch the anchors and pundits mix it up. Most of the reporting is incredibly biased. CNN and MSNBC is incredibly biased on the left and FOXNEWS on the right.
I want to reach across the screen and strangle the pundits. They live in their own reality not connected to the real world. I wonder if they really believe what they are saying?
But my biggest beef with news on television is the belief that so called experts are going to be right. Each so called expert is right as often as the Groundhog looking for his shadow on Ground Hog Day.
Political Pundits trying telling us who is going to win the election
Business Pundits telling us what the stock market is going to do
Economic Pundits telling us what the economy is going to do in the next few years
Weather Pundits telling us what the weather is going to be next week
90% of the time these pundits are wrong- wrong- wrong! Why do they keep putting them on?
(Why do I watch these channels? It's interesting!)
I agree that both have their biases towards the major political views. I watch both and weigh which ones make more sense, look at other news sources from around the world, and try to get the best picture as possible.
If an individual makes a comment that Fox is so biased, he or she is simply saying, "they have a political agenda I do not like so I am going to say they are not real news" and the same goes for those that label CNN or other right leaning news sources.
To find out if you truly try to be fair, try this. When you listen to a channel and you closely looking to contradict what they are saying, then you have a close mind. If you truly listen and they use some critical thinking and do some analysis, then you are most likely open minded.
I am retired and I also spend a lot of time watching different channels and I can see the biases on all sources. However, I don't let it get to me because they are no different from any of us. When I read threads in these forums I can see the comments of people that claim to be fair and yet are labeling anything that goes against their views as wrong, stupid, biased, closed minded, etc. when in reality it is how they are also.
If you get emotional when you see the news sources, then your mind will most like close too.
I no longer watch any of these overpaid, corrupt media channels. I socialize with people & post on forums like these to get opinions of people who are like me. None of those experts on tv can come close to understanding my issues. Same reason i stopped watching SNL or any award shows. Media & celebrities are against an average, middle class American citizen. They are for the rich snobs or outsiders who want to break into our country & create chaos.
There are a few FAUX folks that are so BITTER- "The 5" out and one guy who spun off- on Sundays-- brrr- make your skin crawl--but after listening to some of the women on One-America-- they must suck on radishes or bitter orange before go on... not much what they say- but what they portray- I do not like Van Jones on the messy truth- either-
keep it impersonal news and facts please - let me have all the emotions
Don't really watch CNN or MSNBC unless I want to know what the other side is up to.
The only people I watch on Fox are Tucker Carlson and Hannity.
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