[Cincinatus' Wife]

Now, she's just had a bad day and is a little hot under the collar. We DO read all the news outlets, that's why we speak so many "languages." That's why we have a site like FR, where we can dissect and talk about the news. I think she needs some cheering up.

[NewMediaFan]

"It doesn't help that top editors value diversity in hiring based on skin color or sexual identity, but are content to preside over a staff that is 80 percent-plus liberal, while the country is pretty much evenly divided. So it is no wonder that the ratings for Fox News soar."

She sure got that part right.

[Stonedog]

Sounds like she's a bit upset that the gravy train may be derailed.

[George W. Bush]

Any bets on whether some of these other MSM reporters have a personal interest in Rather's job and might be polishing their resumes in case their discrediting of him gets Blather fired?

Lotta hacks are wannbe anchors. They're all gunning for poor Dan (and Peter and Tom).

Hey, there's nothing wrong with a little cutthroat corporate careerism, even among liberals.

[Jet Jaguar]

"Sorry, but all I did was write a column that piggybacked off the hard work of reporters at the Washington Post and the Dallas Morning News, and after watching Fox News and CNN dissect the story.

While bloggers uncovered technical holes in the 60 Minutes story, the reason Rather fell so quickly was that mainstream media nailed this story."

That is the problem. You mainstream media types don't bother to look for the truth anymore. Especially if it might hurt one of your own.

[little jeremiah]

Free Republic IS the real news. It's all here.

This belies the chick's personal bias:

"Fox provides relief from stories that are balanced in their presentation, but left-leaning in concept."

[Scratches head.] What?? MSM is never balanced in presentation. And anyway, what's the difference between presentation and concept? (As in this sentence.) Bogus use of English language.

[Travis McGee]

I am awestruck. Do people actually think I am happy they are boycotting vetted news, which is the industry that pays my salary? Do they understand that bragging about not reading a newspaper is analogous to bragging that you only speak one language?

What an idiot. He's complaining that we're not buying his buggy whips, as we race past him in automobiles.

[cadmus-maui]

She has a point about seeing what you want to see. Ever notice over at DU they all think MSM is pro-Bush? And I didn't really start to gloat until MSM got on CBS-Rather for real.

[IDontLikeToPayTaxes]

We DO read all the news outlets, that's why we speak so many "languages." That's why we have a site like FR, where we can dissect and talk about the news

EXACTLY ! ! 99 % of Free Republic is nothing but all of us commenting on news stories from NEWSPAPERS! lol

[D-fendr]

Let's see. Her argument is:

The major media is overwhelmingly liberal, some reporters use their job to promote the liberal agenda and some editors can't even recognize it when they do.

But they're good at vetting, so please keep reading.

I will for sure. It' become a major source of amusement.

[Casloy]

hear in the firm belief that they should not be exposed to news they don't like.

Has absolutely nothing to do with not liking it, it has to do with not believing it. I don't read the National Enquirer and I am fairly certain I am not missing out on anything, either.

[Deb]

What an absurd and arrogant piece of dreck. If consumers of news don't get their news thru leftwing, but "balanced" sources, Ms. Saunders will not approve.

And she claims to be a Bush supporter but reinforces the lie that FOX News is not "vetted" news. If she doesn't know better, she has no business writing for a living.

[Lancey Howard]

Sorry - - no sale, Debra.
If you want to be taken seriously and have a future, get away from that liberal newspaper. Run, don't walk.

I will contiune to get my news from credible news sources.
Free Republic is as good as it gets in that department.

[spodefly]

Her premise that anyone is 'proud' to only find news from a single source is a straw-man. FreeRepublic posts news from sources around the world, left, right, foreign and domestic. Further, I don't believe anyone on here is advocating that we limit our discussion to only right-wing publications ... we may not have as much tolerance for some of the twaddle that passes for 'journalism' from the more left-wing sources, but we still read them, dissect them, and comment on them. I suspect too that we are readily able to admit when a particular source is showing a right-wing bias (although those are hard to find, especially in the 'mainstream press' arena.)

[spodefly]

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