To put it in context, most UK media has a distinct love/hate obsession with the US. I lived there during the Bush II era, and there wasn't very much good said until Barack Obama was elected.
Oh blah blah blah. Rick you are a good guy, but you really cannot be so niave as to to blame EVERYTHING on liberals.
I read many news sources, both domestic and foreign. That includes CNN, NPR, Fox News, Christian Science Monitor, Al Jazeera, and the BBC. You can get quite a bit of value out of all of them, so long as you exercise your own judgment (which is asking a lot of some people, I know).
Personally, I find BBC news one of the more reasonable sources.
Personally, I find BBC news one of the more reasonable sources.
For the most part BBC News is a nice counter balance that broadens the view. I do tire of the way they, at times, feel the need to add one last condescending comment to most USA oriented stories. And yes, if pressed (sometimes not very hard) most Brits will admit a feeling of superiority in relation to the USA.
I agree. We can't blame them for everything, but they do corner the market when it comes to socialism.
I do not blame EVERYTHING on liberals, just much of the bad stuff having to do with government.
As for my comment about liberals only wanting to hear things that agree with them, that is very obvious to anyone that follows politics. They want to shut down Foxnews because it's talking heads are slanted to the right and it gives both sides of most news stories. They try to shut up the Tea Parties because they do not want people thinking about just how out of control DC is. I can go on and on and if you want I can dig up the links to back it up.
The BBC is very politicized when it comes to certain issues. I certainly wouldn't call them fair and balanced. Their take on arthropogenic global warming is completely alarmist and not balanced at all, for example.
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