From: "Taz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I could go into this much deeper but I felt that this is not the proper > forum nor is it wanted here. My original statement was intended to be > somewhat neutral and noninflamatory. Governments in general throughout > history have not reflected the peoples wishes or ideas, but rather that of a > select few, and in most cases the rich and powerful. I do not feel the USA > is an exception to this and will be regarded in the history books as such. > Governments declare wars, people have to fight them and die. When it comes > to the media being your source for polls More bull. The media is not the source of the polls. Reputable, well established polling companies with excellent track records using proper scientific/statistical methodology do the polls. The results are reported. > and information, be very careful > what you believe. Probably before this, but since 911 the radio stations > have been given approved play lists. They don't necessarily have to follow > them, but I think there is a hidden threat of red tape and license problems > in the future for a radio station that doesn't. Not here, not in this country. The media is violently anti government control. > I can't prove the threat > issue, that is my opinion, Damn right you can't prove it, and your opinion is the nonsense. That's my opinion and I'm as entitled to it as you are to yours. > the play lists however is a fact. Damn right there are play lists. They are on commercial stations that play music, and they come from the owners and managers of the stations and networks. They exist because of and are geared to ratings. This is because ratings dictate what they can charge for commercial time. This, in turn, dictates their bottom line and whether they survive or not. Play lists are an anticipation by broadcasters of what the music listening public wants. It's therefore the listening public that ultimately dictates the play lists. It's the listening public voting. > Talk radio > proves nothing but what the moderator and the radio station chooses to > promote. All calls are screened for subject matter and many times may not > even be live, but have a lag for editing purposes. This is a naive view. While the moderator chooses what to promote, the radio station chooses the moderator. The choice of moderator is based upon, you guested it, ratings - and for the same reason play lists are generated. This is nowhere more evident than on talk radio where "hosts" come and go as their ratings grow or fall. Again, it's all about what they can charge for commercial time. Again, it's the listening public that ultimately dictates the who and what on talk radio. > As to polls it was my > impression that Bush's support has been steadily declining. No, it goes up and down depending primarily on whether he has just delivered a speach. It has averaged pretty steady for some months now. > I don't trust > that data either though. Every one of us is the target of a propaganda war. Nobody trusts the source when it brings discomforting enlightenment. When hearing truth, the first response of those out of touch with reality is to attack the messenger, be it the polling companies, the radio, the television or the newspapers. If you only listen to what you want to hear, those bits that tickle your ear, that's the only view you'll ever get - and you'll think it to be universal too... Regards, Bob... --------------------------------------------------- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin
