Have you seen WANE-TV's "political analysts" Marla Irving and Brian Stiers at work? (Go to the WANE site and find it under "featured videos").This is the same kind of "fair and balanced" commentary we've been seeing on network news and cable outlets. The moderator poses a question, and the Repbulican gives the Republican line, and the Democrat gives the Democrat line. There isn't an independent thought or truly objective observation to be heard. This isnt "political analysis." It's worthless crap. Marla predicts a big Souder win. Brian talks about what Hayhurst will do when he wins. Wow.
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Did you expect something else?
If they really wanted to get a fresh perspective on politics and hear something other the the Party line they should invite me to be on the show!
Mike Sylvester
It's also part of a slavish devotion to "balance" where they pick an arbitrary middle and then have commentary on "both sides." Artificial objectivity doesn't do anybody any good, particularly when "journalists" treat facts as merely matters of opinion.
It doesn't even represent the old POINT / COUNTERPOINT we used to see on 60 minutes, sadly.
You can't really debate if you never really take a "side", can you?
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B.G.
Bob, you ignorant slut.
Leo, you are a classic! Don't take that Bob!
LEO
ROFLMAO....at least a few remember that as well as the SNL parody...I love it!
(funny, I don't feel THAT ignorant...slutty? that's a different story...)
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B.G.