The Audacity of Corruption

[Dale00]

If obama wins re-election, it will be with the help of the government run media and if people don't have a problem with that then you get what's coming to you. I hear the "experts" talk about no president has ever one re-election for this reason or for that reason, all of which obama falls into, and all the while obama is up in the polls and the government run media has all but declared obama winner, what is wrong with this picture. obama does NOT deserve to president any more than I need to be doing heart surgery, and he may get it again. It doesn't matter who is running against obama, it could be Washington, Lincoln, or Reagan, anyone would have a hard time against this government run machine and his minions.

The news media is in business to attract a large audience and sell advertising. They do this by entertaining the viewer and catering to confirmation bias (the tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs).

 

[Street Rat]

The news media is in business to attract a large audience and sell advertising. They do this by entertaining the viewer and catering to confirmation bias (the tendency of people to favor information that confirms their beliefs).

I'm not sure I'm in line with that thinking. You're saying they are only saying what the people want to hear and not really interested in working for the government? If that were true, according to the tv news ratings, they would be more like Fox News (say what you want about Fox News) are not in the governments back pocket.

Either way, we have a problem in this country, and it's in the White House, and it got there in large part, with help from the media.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/28/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-september-27-2012/150564/

Live + Same Day Cable News Daily Ratings for Thursday, September 27, 2012

P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
Total Day
FNC 1,361 331 612
CNN 373 109 168
MSNBC 685 214 327
CNBC 155 47 86
FBN 54 12 22
HLN 173 78 107

Primetime P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC 2,483 469 934
CNN 517 123 200
MSNBC 1,243 372 609
CNBC 160 78 91
FBN 54 17 21
HLN 270 97 144

Net Morning programs (6-9 AM) P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC FOX & Friends 1,149 374 609
CNN Early Start/Starting Point 218 86 116
MSNBC Morning Joe 552 198 267
CNBC Squawk Box 131 42 79
HLN Morning Express w/ Meade 225 119 164

Net 5PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC FIVE, THE 1,960 395 754
CNN Situation Room 541 109 233
MSNBC Hardball WITH C. MATTHEWS 1,110 269 461
CNBC FAST MONEY 216 49 106
HLN EVENING EXPRESS 108 50 68

Net 6PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC SPECIAL RPT W/BRET BAIER 2,185 443 914
CNN Situation Room 521 150 261
MSNBC POLITICS NATION 1,034 277 435
CNBC Mad Money 190 62 96
HLN EVENING EXPRESS 154 65 108

Net 7PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC The Fox Report W/S.SMITH 1,857 407 813
CNN ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT 549 160 274
MSNBC Hardball WITH C. MATTHEWS 1,071 288 493
CNBC Kudlow Report 200 46 75
HLN JANE VELEZ-MITCHELL 205 80 98

Net 8PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC THE OREILLY FACTOR 2,841 556 1,049
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 477 116 236
MSNBC Ed Show 1,235 302 570
CNBC FACEBOOK OBSESSION, THE 107 57 61
HLN Nancy Grace 350 131 186

Net 9PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC Hannity 2,511 488 971
CNN Piers Morgan Tonight 670 128 205
MSNBC Rachel Maddow Show 1,284 405 630
CNBC CRIME INC: MED INS FRAUD 134 54 67
HLN Dr. Drew 236 82 132

Net 10PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC ON THE RECORD W/GRETA 2,080 362 778
CNN Anderson Cooper 360 405 124 160
MSNBC Last Word W/ L. ODONNELL 1,204 410 622
CNBC AMERICAN GREED 240 123 145
HLN Nancy Grace 223 77 116

Net 11PM P2+ (000s) 25-54 (000s) 35-64 (000s)
FNC THE OREILLY FACTOR 1,283 368 643
CNN ERIN BURNETT OUTFRONT 271 88 119
MSNBC Ed Show 707 243 373
CNBC Mad Money 103 45 81
HLN SHOWBIZ TONIGHT 147 70 91

 

[TwoForFlinching]

I'm not sure I'm in line with that thinking. You're saying they are only saying what the people want to hear and not really interested in working for the government? If that were true, according to the tv news ratings, they would be more like Fox News (say what you want about Fox News) are not in the governments back pocket.

Either way, we have a problem in this country, and it's in the White House, and it got there in large part, with help from the media.

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2012/09/28/cable-news-ratings-for-thursday-september-27-2012/150564/

Actually, what he said is absolutely true. It's too hard to compete for ratings with such a small niche of infotainment, thus each caters to a different demographic of thought. Left, right, middle... More ratings = more money. Even Rush is full of bull, saying only what makes him money. Doesn't matter if he believes it or not, it pays. Howard Stern said it best, "I'd rather have a million listeners that hated me rather than 500,000 that loved me."

 

[Street Rat]

Actually, what he said is absolutely true. It's too hard to compete for ratings with such a small niche of infotainment, thus each caters to a different demographic of thought. Left, right, middle... More ratings = more money. Even Rush is full of bull, saying only what makes him money. Doesn't matter if he believes it or not, it pays. Howard Stern said it best, "I'd rather have a million listeners that hated me rather than 500,000 that loved me."

Yeah, I get that part, sad that America's future is going to be decided this way because we have a HUGE problem.

 

[mugsy]

The media doesn't decide the elections. The are just one more influence and, in fact, in this days of broadcast news, cable news, internet news, and print news - of widely varying types the citizen has less reason than ever to gripe and complain that he can't get info. Of course he can, but now he may have to sort through multiple news sources and opinions not just get one neatly packages evening news show with walter Cronkite telling him what to believe in a nice fatherly tone.

 

[cmhbob]

"The media doesn't decide the elections." But they limit who they cover, and many people think that if the media isn't covering a particular candidate, that candidate must not have a chance. Look at Gary Johnson.

 

[TwoForFlinching]

Example: Ron Paul lol

 

[RugersGR8]

I apologize if this has been posted before:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsz5iZX9Db4
Pat Caddell on Jeanine Pirro 10/27/2012
Published on Oct 27, 2012 by Heb1228

Democrat Pat Caddell's comments begin about 1:15. Powerful.