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Originally posted by kerry edwards
The point I was making was the the New Democrats, the ones inspired by the Democratic Leadership Council, are rarely, if ever, challenged in the media outlets by critics from the left. This is not the case in some European countries where the political spectrum of the media is broader.
I conclude from this, that despite what Mike claims, and comparatively speaking, the US media is skewed to the right.
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I agree with the first paragraph, above. Clinton was the most effective moderate Republican since Nixon. If he'd only kept his pecker in his pants...and not bequethed rich patron fugitives and felons with clemency, most of the USA would admire him, precisely because of his moderate-right political perspective. That is the direction this country is headed. Al Gore is certainly no left-winge, either. Had he not been so totally, offishly inept, he'd have won by a landslide.
The media, despite their personal political leanings, does a fairly good job of reflecting the political perspective of the market which they serve--the final arbiter of any successful product. News is a product....people buy the news that reflects their views. The vast rightwing conspiracy has been starving for a source that reflects their world views and has entered a love-affair with Fox, which MSNBC is desparately trying to court. The remainder of the old-timey news sources cling to their perspectives as though perspective is a virtue.
Honesty, not perspective, is a virtue.
Botnst