Fair and Balanced my ass!
How can you be fair and balanced at the same time? Fair would give the card to the leading contender. Balanced would make equal time for each side. Now, I favor Fox News for info but they shouldn’t use “Fair and Balanced” for a motto. There’s now way to be both.
Personally I’m a Clear Channel listener (Internet) and I enjoy the programming. I have a tendency to agree with most the hosts, either it be KFI640.com in LA or KTRH.com in Houston. I would say that they are ‘fair’ in their broadcasting, as their hosts invite callers of opposing views to cast their say. Balanced, IMHO, would drag the voice of the majority into the muck of the left leaning mire.
It seems to me that the ‘majority’ are the people who make the country run. The Nielsen polls will show the people that are watching TV, but let’s face it, if the folks are watching TV they aren’t doing much else productive. Personally, I get most my info from radio (Internet or air) while I’m working. I don’t watch the tube until I’m ready for the sack. Nielsen probably could care less about me… point here is that the people that are working to keep things moving (e.g.: this country) aren’t vegging in front of the TV adding to the Nielsen ratings.
Let’s face it. If the people are going to get something from the government it’s going to come from the people. The government doesn’t manufacture or sell anything, so the only funds (money) they have to distribute is money they have received from tax payers. This seems to be something that escapes the folks that want big government. The Government doesn’t create a damned thing.
Anyway, back to Fair & Balanced… Let’s just keep it “Fair Reporting… We Report, You Decide”
Karl
