Liberal (entertainment) media bias

[Atomic Playboy]

Originally posted by: Duwelon
The reason I responded to him was because he made it sound like I wanted CC shut down over their political viewpoints.

You don't agree it's biased to the left where it constantly portrays liberals positively and conservatives negatively?

In your OP you specifically mention Comedy Central mocking Hillary Clinton. Now, I don't know what the latest conservative branding of Hillary is, but last I heard, she was still a liberal. So clearly, even if this alleged bias exists, it's, at best, a selective thing, occasionally lampooning liberals along with conservatives. And I say alleged bias because for all your objections, the sole examples you've provided of bias are in the OP, and they're contraditory. I happen to agree that Comedy Central seems to have a liberal bias, but I'm not doing your homework for you; the onus is on you, as the accuser, to provide evidence of your claim.

To anyone wondering why liberals are fine with bias on Comedy Central but complain about it on Fox News, I've bolded the distinction. Please consider this before you make the argument that all types of bias should be compared as though they were equal.

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

The problem with your posts is that each time you've responded to something i've written instead of presenting a real argument, you just resort to some flippant humor where you laugh like it's assumed that the joke has been made. You're no better than a racist KKK member who see's a black guy and tells the guy next to him that "he should be lynched amirite?", assuming the guy is as racist as he is.

At this point I just want you to keep posting. This is getting better and better.

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Duwelon
The reason I responded to him was because he made it sound like I wanted CC shut down over their political viewpoints.

You don't agree it's biased to the left where it constantly portrays liberals positively and conservatives negatively?

In your OP you specifically mention Comedy Central mocking Hillary Clinton. Now, I don't know what the latest conservative branding of Hillary is, but last I heard, she was still a liberal. So clearly, even if this alleged bias exists, it's, at best, a selective thing, occasionally lampooning liberals along with conservatives. And I say alleged bias because for all your objections, the sole examples you've provided of bias are in the OP, and they're contraditory. I happen to agree that Comedy Central seems to have a liberal bias, but I'm not doing your homework for you; the onus is on you, as the accuser, to provide evidence of your claim.

To anyone wondering why liberals are fine with bias on Comedy Central but complain about it on Fox News, I've bolded the distinction. Please consider this before you make the argument that all types of bias should be compared as though they were equal.

Whenever I watch Fox News, I get to see the left and the right get their points out quite well. It's a hell of a lot more balanced than anything on CNN or ABC that's for sure. AT least you get to see both sides not a show pretending they're objective while their record proves they're not.

Edit; Fox News does a lot of different types of shows. which shows do you liberals take exception to on Fox? All of them?

 

[marincounty]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Duwelon
The reason I responded to him was because he made it sound like I wanted CC shut down over their political viewpoints.

You don't agree it's biased to the left where it constantly portrays liberals positively and conservatives negatively?

In your OP you specifically mention Comedy Central mocking Hillary Clinton. Now, I don't know what the latest conservative branding of Hillary is, but last I heard, she was still a liberal. So clearly, even if this alleged bias exists, it's, at best, a selective thing, occasionally lampooning liberals along with conservatives. And I say alleged bias because for all your objections, the sole examples you've provided of bias are in the OP, and they're contraditory. I happen to agree that Comedy Central seems to have a liberal bias, but I'm not doing your homework for you; the onus is on you, as the accuser, to provide evidence of your claim.

To anyone wondering why liberals are fine with bias on Comedy Central but complain about it on Fox News, I've bolded the distinction. Please consider this before you make the argument that all types of bias should be compared as though they were equal.

Whenever I watch Fox News, I get to see the left and the right get their points out quite well. It's a hell of a lot more balanced than anything on CNN or ABC that's for sure. AT least you get to see both sides not a show pretending their objective while their record proves they're not.

Ha ha ha ha. That's funny, whenever I watch Fox News I get to see debates between the right wing and the lunatic fringe right. Maybe I am watching a different Fox News channel they only show here on the west coast. Definitely fair and balanced.

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: marincounty

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: Atomic Playboy

Originally posted by: Duwelon
The reason I responded to him was because he made it sound like I wanted CC shut down over their political viewpoints.

You don't agree it's biased to the left where it constantly portrays liberals positively and conservatives negatively?

In your OP you specifically mention Comedy Central mocking Hillary Clinton. Now, I don't know what the latest conservative branding of Hillary is, but last I heard, she was still a liberal. So clearly, even if this alleged bias exists, it's, at best, a selective thing, occasionally lampooning liberals along with conservatives. And I say alleged bias because for all your objections, the sole examples you've provided of bias are in the OP, and they're contraditory. I happen to agree that Comedy Central seems to have a liberal bias, but I'm not doing your homework for you; the onus is on you, as the accuser, to provide evidence of your claim.

To anyone wondering why liberals are fine with bias on Comedy Central but complain about it on Fox News, I've bolded the distinction. Please consider this before you make the argument that all types of bias should be compared as though they were equal.

Whenever I watch Fox News, I get to see the left and the right get their points out quite well. It's a hell of a lot more balanced than anything on CNN or ABC that's for sure. AT least you get to see both sides not a show pretending their objective while their record proves they're not.

Ha ha ha ha. That's funny, whenever I watch Fox News I get to see debates between the right wing and the lunatic fringe right. Maybe I am watching a different Fox News channel they only show here on the west coast. Definitely fair and balanced.

Maybe you are.

 

[mav451]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: eskimospy
It would appear that the OP has fled in terror from this thread.

Grown ups have jobs.

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Whenever I watch Fox News, I get to see the left and the right get their points out quite well. It's a hell of a lot more balanced than anything on CNN or ABC that's for sure. AT least you get to see both sides not a show pretending their objective while their record proves they're not.

If Fox News only had O'Reilly and Juan Williams, I would watch more often. And maybe Brit Hume, only b/c he's unintentionally funny. The fact is that CNN doesn't claim to be "fair and balanced", but Fox News BOLDLY makes that claim.

They put it out there, and they fail to achieve that goal. If they said, "in the eyes of conservatives, Fair and Balanced," that would be a true statement. On another note, seeing CNN sprinkling its shows with conservatives is also hilariously ineffective. I was watching just for the past few days, it's like a three-way of epic proportions:

Obama vs. Clinton supporterss (with Clinton supporters being delusional half the time).
One single conservative - um...lol?

Now if you compare watching Fox News vs. listening to Mark Levin or Rush, hell I take Fox News anyday. Talk radio is far worse when it comes to unilateral fact-reporting.

 

[Moonbeam]

Comedians go where the clowns are.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: jonks
Can't blame ComedyCentral. Conservative's just aren't [intentionally] funny.

Liberals tell racist and edgy jokes because we find racists ridiculous.
When a redneck tells a racist joke, he's actually telling a true story about something his daddy did.

Liberals told jokes about Bush staying on vacation while Katrina drowned New Orleans.
Conservatives told jokes about how poor black people were too dumb to move out of their city. har har.

Liberals joked about how Cheney shot his friend in the face.
Cheney shot his friend in the face.

baddabing baddaboom

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: jonks
Can't blame ComedyCentral. Conservative's just aren't [intentionally] funny.

Liberals tell racist and edgy jokes because we find racists ridiculous.
When a redneck tells a racist joke, he's actually telling a true story about something his daddy did.

Liberals told jokes about Bush staying on vacation while Katrina drowned New Orleans.
Conservatives told jokes about how poor black people were too dumb to move out of their city. har har.

Liberals joked about how Cheney shot his friend in the face.
Cheney shot his friend in the face.

baddabing baddaboom

Pfffft. Every one of his lines was worthless. Redneck's aren't all racist, and they for sure aren't all republicans or conservatives.

First off, Conservatives did not joke abot how black people were too dumb to move out. Conservatives were taken aback by the destruction that liberalism reaked on the citizens of new orleans. The local government was a joke

 

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: jonks
Can't blame ComedyCentral. Conservative's just aren't [intentionally] funny.

Liberals tell racist and edgy jokes because we find racists ridiculous.
When a redneck tells a racist joke, he's actually telling a true story about something his daddy did.

Liberals told jokes about Bush staying on vacation while Katrina drowned New Orleans.
Conservatives told jokes about how poor black people were too dumb to move out of their city. har har.

Liberals joked about how Cheney shot his friend in the face.
Cheney shot his friend in the face.

baddabing baddaboom

Pfffft. Every one of his lines was worthless. Redneck's aren't all racist, and they for sure aren't all republicans or conservatives.

First off, Conservatives did not joke abot how black people were too dumb to move out. Conservatives were taken aback by the destruction that liberalism reaked on the citizens of new orleans. The local government was a joke

Yes, it worked out well for them......

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: jonks
Can't blame ComedyCentral. Conservative's just aren't [intentionally] funny.

Liberals tell racist and edgy jokes because we find racists ridiculous.
When a redneck tells a racist joke, he's actually telling a true story about something his daddy did.

Liberals told jokes about Bush staying on vacation while Katrina drowned New Orleans.
Conservatives told jokes about how poor black people were too dumb to move out of their city. har har.

Liberals joked about how Cheney shot his friend in the face.
Cheney shot his friend in the face.

baddabing baddaboom

Pfffft. Every one of his lines was worthless. Redneck's aren't all racist, and they for sure aren't all republicans or conservatives.

First off, Conservatives did not joke abot how black people were too dumb to move out. Conservatives were taken aback by the destruction that liberalism reaked on the citizens of new orleans. The local government was a joke

Yes, it worked out well for them......

you'll have to tell me what you're insinuating because that article you linked to blows. I've actually never heard of this before, probably because Barbara Bush has about as much credence to the republican party as a wet noodle.

 

[UberNeuman]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: jonks
Can't blame ComedyCentral. Conservative's just aren't [intentionally] funny.

Liberals tell racist and edgy jokes because we find racists ridiculous.
When a redneck tells a racist joke, he's actually telling a true story about something his daddy did.

Liberals told jokes about Bush staying on vacation while Katrina drowned New Orleans.
Conservatives told jokes about how poor black people were too dumb to move out of their city. har har.

Liberals joked about how Cheney shot his friend in the face.
Cheney shot his friend in the face.

baddabing baddaboom

Pfffft. Every one of his lines was worthless. Redneck's aren't all racist, and they for sure aren't all republicans or conservatives.

First off, Conservatives did not joke abot how black people were too dumb to move out. Conservatives were taken aback by the destruction that liberalism reaked on the citizens of new orleans. The local government was a joke

Yes, it worked out well for them......

you'll have to tell me what you're insinuating because that article you linked to blows. I've actually never heard of this before, probably because Barbara Bush has about as much credence to the republican party as a wet noodle.

Would she not be a "conservative?"

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: UberNeuman

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: sandorski

Originally posted by: jonks
Can't blame ComedyCentral. Conservative's just aren't [intentionally] funny.

Liberals tell racist and edgy jokes because we find racists ridiculous.
When a redneck tells a racist joke, he's actually telling a true story about something his daddy did.

Liberals told jokes about Bush staying on vacation while Katrina drowned New Orleans.
Conservatives told jokes about how poor black people were too dumb to move out of their city. har har.

Liberals joked about how Cheney shot his friend in the face.
Cheney shot his friend in the face.

baddabing baddaboom

Pfffft. Every one of his lines was worthless. Redneck's aren't all racist, and they for sure aren't all republicans or conservatives.

First off, Conservatives did not joke abot how black people were too dumb to move out. Conservatives were taken aback by the destruction that liberalism reaked on the citizens of new orleans. The local government was a joke

Yes, it worked out well for them......

you'll have to tell me what you're insinuating because that article you linked to blows. I've actually never heard of this before, probably because Barbara Bush has about as much credence to the republican party as a wet noodle.

Would she not be a "conservative?"

Sure, but what do you think she said that made you link it in response to what I wrote?

 

[DealMonkey]

Originally posted by: Duwelon
Pfffft. Every one of his lines was worthless. Redneck's aren't all racist, and they for sure aren't all republicans or conservatives.

First off, Conservatives did not joke abot how black people were too dumb to move out. Conservatives were taken aback by the destruction that liberalism reaked on the citizens of new orleans. The local government was a joke

OMG! Do you read the stupid shit that comes out of your mouth? Bush already took responsibility for his F'd up response to Katrina, so no need to cheerlead for him on this topic.

And hello?!? Spell-check? You're single-handedly dumbing down this forum!

:laugh:

 

[Zepper]

Most in entertainment are emotion-driven and never get over their idealism - and many are high school dropouts. Ripe pickings for the left. Once a person figures out that perfection or "the ideal" is not possible in the real world, then leftist ideas get blown into the weeds and one becomes immune to their irrational blather.

.bh.

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Zepper
Most in entertainment are emotion-driven and never get over their idealism. Ripe pickings for the left. Once a person figures out that perfection or "the ideal" is not possible in the real world, then leftist ideas get blown into the weeds and one becomes immune to their irrational blather.

.bh.

Works both ways.

 

[herm0016]

Originally posted by: eskimospy


The best thing that comes out of this is that it doesn't seem to have crossed your mind for a minute that maybe McCain is old, Hillary doesn't have a chance, and what she's doing right now is sort of pathetic.

whether a D or R, we can all agree on this!

 

[Zepper]

No it doesn't - truths are immutable. They don't allow for alternate points of view. Once a person has accepted the fact that perfection or "the ideal" is not possible in the known universe, there is no going back to the dark side. I suppose one could miss that the ideas of a proposition are resting on the false "Platonic perfectibility" concept and go astray. Where left (collectivism/centralism) or tribal concepts hold sway, people die. New Orleans/Katrina, Burma, Indonesia, France (the recent Summer when the French killed off their elderly), Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, Middle East, the United Nations, most of Africa, etc. etc. - the same throughout history.

.bh.

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: herm0016

Originally posted by: eskimospy


The best thing that comes out of this is that it doesn't seem to have crossed your mind for a minute that maybe McCain is old, Hillary doesn't have a chance, and what she's doing right now is sort of pathetic.

whether a D or R, we can all agree on this!

I agreed on Hillary while she was still in the race but as far as Mccain goes, Old = Experienced. We're presented with an ivy league liberal and a proven war hero republican who has much more experience than Obama does (not that he was my first choice among republicans).

Shows on Comedy central hide truth and brain wash people by completely ignoring any experience Mccain has by reducing him to "He's Old".

 

[fskimospy]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: herm0016

Originally posted by: eskimospy


The best thing that comes out of this is that it doesn't seem to have crossed your mind for a minute that maybe McCain is old, Hillary doesn't have a chance, and what she's doing right now is sort of pathetic.

whether a D or R, we can all agree on this!

I agreed on Hillary while she was still in the race but as far as Mccain goes, Old = Experienced. We're presented with an ivy league liberal and a proven war hero republican who has much more experience than Obama does (not that he was my first choice among republicans).

Shows on Comedy central hide truth and brain wash people by completely ignoring any experience Mccain has by reducing him to "He's Old".

Color me shocked that you agreed with a negative portrayal of a Democrat but are outraged at a negative portrayal of a Republican. Haven't we already been over this?

 

[sandorski]

Originally posted by: Zepper
No it doesn't - truths are immutable. They don't allow for alternate points of view. Once a person has accepted the fact that perfection or "the ideal" is not possible in the known universe, there is no going back to the dark side. I suppose one could miss that the ideas of a proposition are resting on the false "Platonic perfectibility" concept and go astray. Where left (collectivism/centralism) or tribal concepts hold sway, people die. New Orleans/Katrina, Burma, Indonesia, France (the recent Summer when the French killed off their elderly), Nazi Germany, the Soviet Union, Middle East, the United Nations, most of Africa, etc. etc. - the same throughout history.

.bh.

WTF are you saying?

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: herm0016

Originally posted by: eskimospy


The best thing that comes out of this is that it doesn't seem to have crossed your mind for a minute that maybe McCain is old, Hillary doesn't have a chance, and what she's doing right now is sort of pathetic.

whether a D or R, we can all agree on this!

I agreed on Hillary while she was still in the race but as far as Mccain goes, Old = Experienced. We're presented with an ivy league liberal and a proven war hero republican who has much more experience than Obama does (not that he was my first choice among republicans).

Shows on Comedy central hide truth and brain wash people by completely ignoring any experience Mccain has by reducing him to "He's Old".

And just why is it the job of shows on Comedy Central to reveal "truth"? That's where your whole argument folds like Superman on laundry day. I think the Daily Show takes more than a few shots at Democrats, but even if they were totally one sided in making jokes about Republicans, not one of your numerous posts in this thread has offered a reason why we should care.

The only point I can even remotely extract from your complaining is that you think anybody who presents any opinion at all in a public setting is doing a bad thing if they don't make every effort to be unbiased. Which is pretty strange because you are a flamingly biased conservative posting on a public message board, trying to "hide truth" and "brain wash people" by only presenting your personal point of view. Now I think that's fine, you are certainly under no obligation to be unbiased in my book...but I'm curious how that fits with your complaints about Comedy Central.

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: Rainsford

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: herm0016

Originally posted by: eskimospy


The best thing that comes out of this is that it doesn't seem to have crossed your mind for a minute that maybe McCain is old, Hillary doesn't have a chance, and what she's doing right now is sort of pathetic.

whether a D or R, we can all agree on this!

I agreed on Hillary while she was still in the race but as far as Mccain goes, Old = Experienced. We're presented with an ivy league liberal and a proven war hero republican who has much more experience than Obama does (not that he was my first choice among republicans).

Shows on Comedy central hide truth and brain wash people by completely ignoring any experience Mccain has by reducing him to "He's Old".

And just why is it the job of shows on Comedy Central to reveal "truth"? That's where your whole argument folds like Superman on laundry day. I think the Daily Show takes more than a few shots at Democrats, but even if they were totally one sided in making jokes about Republicans, not one of your numerous posts in this thread has offered a reason why we should care.

The only point I can even remotely extract from your complaining is that you think anybody who presents any opinion at all in a public setting is doing a bad thing if they don't make every effort to be unbiased. Which is pretty strange because you are a flamingly biased conservative posting on a public message board, trying to "hide truth" and "brain wash people" by only presenting your personal point of view. Now I think that's fine, you are certainly under no obligation to be unbiased in my book...but I'm curious how that fits with your complaints about Comedy Central.

That's a pretty complicated thing so i'll just leave it at: It's sad that kids are watching Comedy Central and before they know it, they're getting indoctrinated into the Left's world view without a chance. I know that's all fine with you because it's "your team" but you'd be crying for death penalties if the evil republicans had such a dominance on subtle indoctrination at their fingertips.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: Rainsford

Originally posted by: Duwelon

Originally posted by: herm0016

Originally posted by: eskimospy


The best thing that comes out of this is that it doesn't seem to have crossed your mind for a minute that maybe McCain is old, Hillary doesn't have a chance, and what she's doing right now is sort of pathetic.

whether a D or R, we can all agree on this!

I agreed on Hillary while she was still in the race but as far as Mccain goes, Old = Experienced. We're presented with an ivy league liberal and a proven war hero republican who has much more experience than Obama does (not that he was my first choice among republicans).

Shows on Comedy central hide truth and brain wash people by completely ignoring any experience Mccain has by reducing him to "He's Old".

And just why is it the job of shows on Comedy Central to reveal "truth"? That's where your whole argument folds like Superman on laundry day. I think the Daily Show takes more than a few shots at Democrats, but even if they were totally one sided in making jokes about Republicans, not one of your numerous posts in this thread has offered a reason why we should care.

The only point I can even remotely extract from your complaining is that you think anybody who presents any opinion at all in a public setting is doing a bad thing if they don't make every effort to be unbiased. Which is pretty strange because you are a flamingly biased conservative posting on a public message board, trying to "hide truth" and "brain wash people" by only presenting your personal point of view. Now I think that's fine, you are certainly under no obligation to be unbiased in my book...but I'm curious how that fits with your complaints about Comedy Central.

That's a pretty complicated thing so i'll just leave it at: It's sad that kids are watching Comedy Central and before they know it, they're getting indoctrinated into the Left's world view without a chance. I know that's all fine with you because it's "your team" but you'd be crying for death penalties if the evil republicans had such a dominance on subtle indoctrination at their fingertips.

Nobody is making anyone watch Comedy Central, or for that matter any of the eleven bazillion other biased things out there on both the left and the right. I think your point is kind of silly, does every little bit of entertainment out there need to be completely unbiased to prevent even the slightest chance of indoctrination? Just how stupid do you think these otherwise future conservative young people are?

But even if that wasn't a silly thing to worry about, why single out Comedy Central for special treatment? If Jon Stewart is guilty of trying to indoctrinate people to the Left's world view, Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity are equally guilty of doing a similar thing for the Righty point of view on their shows.

 

[Duwelon]

Originally posted by: Rainsford

Originally posted by: Duwelon
That's a pretty complicated thing so i'll just leave it at: It's sad that kids are watching Comedy Central and before they know it, they're getting indoctrinated into the Left's world view without a chance. I know that's all fine with you because it's "your team" but you'd be crying for death penalties if the evil republicans had such a dominance on subtle indoctrination at their fingertips.

Nobody is making anyone watch Comedy Central, or for that matter any of the eleven bazillion other biased things out there on both the left and the right. I think your point is kind of silly, does every little bit of entertainment out there need to be completely unbiased to prevent even the slightest chance of indoctrination? Just how stupid do you think these otherwise future conservative young people are?

But even if that wasn't a silly thing to worry about, why single out Comedy Central for special treatment? If Jon Stewart is guilty of trying to indoctrinate people to the Left's world view, Bill O'Reilly and Sean Hannity are equally guilty of doing a similar thing for the Righty point of view on their shows.

Of course nobody is making anyone watch Comedy Central. That's why it's so subtle and they're able to be so brazenly and openly left wing, portraying democrats favorably (even while cracking jokes about them) and republicans negatively every chance they get.

Someone watching Fox News or CNN does so to get news. Someone listening to Rush Limbaugh doesn't listen to get the latest sports talk or latest Paris Hilton jokes. When someone watches comedy central, they generally do so to laugh, but along with that they're getting one sided politics mixed in.

Remember candy cigarettes? Same principal in one sense. The kid just wants the candy but subconciously they get a favorable impression of the real thing while knowing nothing about it or the risks involved.