On 01/08/2006 07:24 AM, Ken Moffat wrote:
My problem is that many, if not most, right leaning people in the US do
believe what O'Reilly, Hannity, and the others of that ilk say. I have
relatives I visit now and then who at first did not know that I son't
lean to the right. When we first met we were watching Fox, and one told
me "Those guys, O'Reilly and Hannity really tell it like it is!" They
Which is really their way of saying, "they're telling me what I want to
hear".
were raised in an era of truthful news (they are in their 70's), of
Walter Cronkite, etc. and see Fox as News, not Entertainment. Indeed,
their entertainment value is high at times for certain people, and the
produce well, but as for truth, I agree with you that it's hard to find.
I try to explain to people that it's all about money and often has
little true news value, but most blow it off. Many still believe in this
President, too, which is confusing.
Sure, because its alot easier to think that your government is always
going to look out for your best interest, and that everything is going
to be alright, then to accept the fact that you're screwed and there's
little that you can do about it.
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