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December 17, 2007 at 4:27 PM #119446December 17, 2007 at 4:43 PM #119226ArrayaParticipant
Arraya,
Do you think that all media is really controlled by only 5-6 people? While I wouldn’t be too surprised to find that a lot of major media is owned by only a handful of people, and I could be convinced that these handful of people do have an influence, I find it hard to believe that journalistic integity has fallen to such a level that if the news editors of most major news outlets were told to play down Ron Paul, they wouldn’t balk and walk out. ‘Course there’s always the possibility that I’m foolishly naive.
XBoxBoLook at this graphic. Picture is worth a 1000 words.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml
I’m just shot gunning ideas and don’t think it is defined as that. But the concentration of power is not good for the populace to get a wide range of views and equally balanced ideas. I think people try to define conspiracies a little to much. The concentration of powers and the political and corporate interests that push and pull to form public opinion can really give you a 1 or 2 sided view and shield imortant things from people to the point of it shaping our world view of what “they” want us to see. Which all to often is not in our best interest..
That is why the internet is so vidal to leveling the playing field. Just as this blog helps unravel the mystries of the housing market in a way that main stream media can’t or won’t due to conflicting interests.
People are not getting valuable information and it is forcing critically thinking people to research things themselves and the internet gives them a powerful information base to figure things out and disseminate information.
IMO There are a lot of “conspiracy theorists” out there that are correct more often than not for my taste. However, they are just plain stupid on other levels…
December 17, 2007 at 4:43 PM #119358ArrayaParticipantArraya,
Do you think that all media is really controlled by only 5-6 people? While I wouldn’t be too surprised to find that a lot of major media is owned by only a handful of people, and I could be convinced that these handful of people do have an influence, I find it hard to believe that journalistic integity has fallen to such a level that if the news editors of most major news outlets were told to play down Ron Paul, they wouldn’t balk and walk out. ‘Course there’s always the possibility that I’m foolishly naive.
XBoxBoLook at this graphic. Picture is worth a 1000 words.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml
I’m just shot gunning ideas and don’t think it is defined as that. But the concentration of power is not good for the populace to get a wide range of views and equally balanced ideas. I think people try to define conspiracies a little to much. The concentration of powers and the political and corporate interests that push and pull to form public opinion can really give you a 1 or 2 sided view and shield imortant things from people to the point of it shaping our world view of what “they” want us to see. Which all to often is not in our best interest..
That is why the internet is so vidal to leveling the playing field. Just as this blog helps unravel the mystries of the housing market in a way that main stream media can’t or won’t due to conflicting interests.
People are not getting valuable information and it is forcing critically thinking people to research things themselves and the internet gives them a powerful information base to figure things out and disseminate information.
IMO There are a lot of “conspiracy theorists” out there that are correct more often than not for my taste. However, they are just plain stupid on other levels…
December 17, 2007 at 4:43 PM #119392ArrayaParticipantArraya,
Do you think that all media is really controlled by only 5-6 people? While I wouldn’t be too surprised to find that a lot of major media is owned by only a handful of people, and I could be convinced that these handful of people do have an influence, I find it hard to believe that journalistic integity has fallen to such a level that if the news editors of most major news outlets were told to play down Ron Paul, they wouldn’t balk and walk out. ‘Course there’s always the possibility that I’m foolishly naive.
XBoxBoLook at this graphic. Picture is worth a 1000 words.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml
I’m just shot gunning ideas and don’t think it is defined as that. But the concentration of power is not good for the populace to get a wide range of views and equally balanced ideas. I think people try to define conspiracies a little to much. The concentration of powers and the political and corporate interests that push and pull to form public opinion can really give you a 1 or 2 sided view and shield imortant things from people to the point of it shaping our world view of what “they” want us to see. Which all to often is not in our best interest..
That is why the internet is so vidal to leveling the playing field. Just as this blog helps unravel the mystries of the housing market in a way that main stream media can’t or won’t due to conflicting interests.
People are not getting valuable information and it is forcing critically thinking people to research things themselves and the internet gives them a powerful information base to figure things out and disseminate information.
IMO There are a lot of “conspiracy theorists” out there that are correct more often than not for my taste. However, they are just plain stupid on other levels…
December 17, 2007 at 4:43 PM #119434ArrayaParticipantArraya,
Do you think that all media is really controlled by only 5-6 people? While I wouldn’t be too surprised to find that a lot of major media is owned by only a handful of people, and I could be convinced that these handful of people do have an influence, I find it hard to believe that journalistic integity has fallen to such a level that if the news editors of most major news outlets were told to play down Ron Paul, they wouldn’t balk and walk out. ‘Course there’s always the possibility that I’m foolishly naive.
XBoxBoLook at this graphic. Picture is worth a 1000 words.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml
I’m just shot gunning ideas and don’t think it is defined as that. But the concentration of power is not good for the populace to get a wide range of views and equally balanced ideas. I think people try to define conspiracies a little to much. The concentration of powers and the political and corporate interests that push and pull to form public opinion can really give you a 1 or 2 sided view and shield imortant things from people to the point of it shaping our world view of what “they” want us to see. Which all to often is not in our best interest..
That is why the internet is so vidal to leveling the playing field. Just as this blog helps unravel the mystries of the housing market in a way that main stream media can’t or won’t due to conflicting interests.
People are not getting valuable information and it is forcing critically thinking people to research things themselves and the internet gives them a powerful information base to figure things out and disseminate information.
IMO There are a lot of “conspiracy theorists” out there that are correct more often than not for my taste. However, they are just plain stupid on other levels…
December 17, 2007 at 4:43 PM #119456ArrayaParticipantArraya,
Do you think that all media is really controlled by only 5-6 people? While I wouldn’t be too surprised to find that a lot of major media is owned by only a handful of people, and I could be convinced that these handful of people do have an influence, I find it hard to believe that journalistic integity has fallen to such a level that if the news editors of most major news outlets were told to play down Ron Paul, they wouldn’t balk and walk out. ‘Course there’s always the possibility that I’m foolishly naive.
XBoxBoLook at this graphic. Picture is worth a 1000 words.
http://www.mediachannel.org/ownership/chart.shtml
I’m just shot gunning ideas and don’t think it is defined as that. But the concentration of power is not good for the populace to get a wide range of views and equally balanced ideas. I think people try to define conspiracies a little to much. The concentration of powers and the political and corporate interests that push and pull to form public opinion can really give you a 1 or 2 sided view and shield imortant things from people to the point of it shaping our world view of what “they” want us to see. Which all to often is not in our best interest..
That is why the internet is so vidal to leveling the playing field. Just as this blog helps unravel the mystries of the housing market in a way that main stream media can’t or won’t due to conflicting interests.
People are not getting valuable information and it is forcing critically thinking people to research things themselves and the internet gives them a powerful information base to figure things out and disseminate information.
IMO There are a lot of “conspiracy theorists” out there that are correct more often than not for my taste. However, they are just plain stupid on other levels…
December 17, 2007 at 6:39 PM #119271CMcGParticipantHedgecock (not that I’m any fan of his, but I do need the traffic reports during his show) went into detail today about how Huckabee and Ron Paul’s voting records do not support what they are claiming now, especially on illegals. I’m a lifelong Dem, but I just may leave the vote for president blank because I don’t trust any of the candidates of either party, and I don’t want my kid (who is voting Obama) to blame me for putting another idiot in the Oval Office. It is somewhat of a comfort to her that I voted against Bush twice.
December 17, 2007 at 6:39 PM #119403CMcGParticipantHedgecock (not that I’m any fan of his, but I do need the traffic reports during his show) went into detail today about how Huckabee and Ron Paul’s voting records do not support what they are claiming now, especially on illegals. I’m a lifelong Dem, but I just may leave the vote for president blank because I don’t trust any of the candidates of either party, and I don’t want my kid (who is voting Obama) to blame me for putting another idiot in the Oval Office. It is somewhat of a comfort to her that I voted against Bush twice.
December 17, 2007 at 6:39 PM #119437CMcGParticipantHedgecock (not that I’m any fan of his, but I do need the traffic reports during his show) went into detail today about how Huckabee and Ron Paul’s voting records do not support what they are claiming now, especially on illegals. I’m a lifelong Dem, but I just may leave the vote for president blank because I don’t trust any of the candidates of either party, and I don’t want my kid (who is voting Obama) to blame me for putting another idiot in the Oval Office. It is somewhat of a comfort to her that I voted against Bush twice.
December 17, 2007 at 6:39 PM #119480CMcGParticipantHedgecock (not that I’m any fan of his, but I do need the traffic reports during his show) went into detail today about how Huckabee and Ron Paul’s voting records do not support what they are claiming now, especially on illegals. I’m a lifelong Dem, but I just may leave the vote for president blank because I don’t trust any of the candidates of either party, and I don’t want my kid (who is voting Obama) to blame me for putting another idiot in the Oval Office. It is somewhat of a comfort to her that I voted against Bush twice.
December 17, 2007 at 6:39 PM #119501CMcGParticipantHedgecock (not that I’m any fan of his, but I do need the traffic reports during his show) went into detail today about how Huckabee and Ron Paul’s voting records do not support what they are claiming now, especially on illegals. I’m a lifelong Dem, but I just may leave the vote for president blank because I don’t trust any of the candidates of either party, and I don’t want my kid (who is voting Obama) to blame me for putting another idiot in the Oval Office. It is somewhat of a comfort to her that I voted against Bush twice.
December 17, 2007 at 7:11 PM #119286rankandfileParticipantRoger Hedgecock has many conservative viewpoints, such as being against the subprime bailout (which I totally agree with). However, I think that he is somewhat of a shill for the Republican party, akin to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity.
I think it is worthy to note that AM 600 KOGO is one of 7 San Diego-area radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOGO
It is also worthy to note that Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney, has partnered with another party on a leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications, Inc:
Bain Capital <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_Capital> , and Thomas H. Lee Partners have agreed to pay $19.5 billion in a leveraged buyout agreement <http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1824> with Clear Channel Communications <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications> , the largest radio station owner in the country.
Clear Channel owns over 1,100 full-power AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations, twelve radio channels on XM Satellite Radio, and more than 30 television stations in the United States. Premiere Radio Networks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiere_Radio_Networks> , which is the largest syndication company in the United States, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel and is home to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and many others.
I’ll bet those hosts won’t reveal that conflict of interest, but it’s worth noting when you hear them begin hyping Romney
December 17, 2007 at 7:11 PM #119418rankandfileParticipantRoger Hedgecock has many conservative viewpoints, such as being against the subprime bailout (which I totally agree with). However, I think that he is somewhat of a shill for the Republican party, akin to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity.
I think it is worthy to note that AM 600 KOGO is one of 7 San Diego-area radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOGO
It is also worthy to note that Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney, has partnered with another party on a leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications, Inc:
Bain Capital <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_Capital> , and Thomas H. Lee Partners have agreed to pay $19.5 billion in a leveraged buyout agreement <http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1824> with Clear Channel Communications <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications> , the largest radio station owner in the country.
Clear Channel owns over 1,100 full-power AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations, twelve radio channels on XM Satellite Radio, and more than 30 television stations in the United States. Premiere Radio Networks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiere_Radio_Networks> , which is the largest syndication company in the United States, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel and is home to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and many others.
I’ll bet those hosts won’t reveal that conflict of interest, but it’s worth noting when you hear them begin hyping Romney
December 17, 2007 at 7:11 PM #119452rankandfileParticipantRoger Hedgecock has many conservative viewpoints, such as being against the subprime bailout (which I totally agree with). However, I think that he is somewhat of a shill for the Republican party, akin to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity.
I think it is worthy to note that AM 600 KOGO is one of 7 San Diego-area radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOGO
It is also worthy to note that Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney, has partnered with another party on a leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications, Inc:
Bain Capital <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_Capital> , and Thomas H. Lee Partners have agreed to pay $19.5 billion in a leveraged buyout agreement <http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1824> with Clear Channel Communications <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications> , the largest radio station owner in the country.
Clear Channel owns over 1,100 full-power AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations, twelve radio channels on XM Satellite Radio, and more than 30 television stations in the United States. Premiere Radio Networks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiere_Radio_Networks> , which is the largest syndication company in the United States, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel and is home to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and many others.
I’ll bet those hosts won’t reveal that conflict of interest, but it’s worth noting when you hear them begin hyping Romney
December 17, 2007 at 7:11 PM #119495rankandfileParticipantRoger Hedgecock has many conservative viewpoints, such as being against the subprime bailout (which I totally agree with). However, I think that he is somewhat of a shill for the Republican party, akin to Rush Limbaugh or Sean Hannity.
I think it is worthy to note that AM 600 KOGO is one of 7 San Diego-area radio stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KOGO
It is also worthy to note that Bain Capital, the private equity firm co-founded by Mitt Romney, has partnered with another party on a leveraged buyout of Clear Channel Communications, Inc:
Bain Capital <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bain_Capital> , and Thomas H. Lee Partners have agreed to pay $19.5 billion in a leveraged buyout agreement <http://www.clearchannel.com/Corporate/PressRelease.aspx?PressReleaseID=1824> with Clear Channel Communications <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_Channel_Communications> , the largest radio station owner in the country.
Clear Channel owns over 1,100 full-power AM, FM, and shortwave radio stations, twelve radio channels on XM Satellite Radio, and more than 30 television stations in the United States. Premiere Radio Networks <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiere_Radio_Networks> , which is the largest syndication company in the United States, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Clear Channel and is home to Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, and many others.
I’ll bet those hosts won’t reveal that conflict of interest, but it’s worth noting when you hear them begin hyping Romney
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