JFK made it to Presidency. RFK was on his way to it (much like Obama), when he was assassinated. The only person I've heard make a comparison to this was Hillary Clinton during the primaries and it was absolutely tasteless. Look where it got her.

I've heard the reference on CNN + Fox News.

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Originally posted by blaze CNN + Fox News.

i found your problem right here. out of all possible sources, cable news/24-hour news is the absolute worst way to extract useful information from the news media. this is the tv equivalent of tabloid news. you have overpaid millionaire personalities sitting in front of a camera pretending to be real journalists with no real news to report on most of the time so they fill the hour with rumor, opinion, speculation, hype, drama and colorful graphics. the "expert" panels and correspondent interviews are blatant opinion surrogates that give the illusion of credible sources having a balanced discussion when in fact they are all paid role players. what you are left with is infotainment garbage that makes you feel confident that you know what you're talking about when all you've been given is a well-disguised opinion supported by talking points. i can't emphasize enough how shitty 24 hour/cable news is. all of it.

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what is your alternative suggestion?

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Originally posted by blaze what is your alternative suggestion?

Newspapers, Online (huffington post, BBC, C-span etc.). Really, you don't know of any other news sources than commercial cable news entities?

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Newspapers, Online (huffington post, BBC, C-span etc.). Really, you don't know of any other news sources than commercial cable news entities?

Huffington post ?? BBC ?? talk about left wing bias!!

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Originally posted by R!CH i can't emphasize enough how shitty 24 hour/cable news is. all of it.

this is the same 24 hour/cable news that you claimed had commercials during Obama's convention speech so that the producers just show what they think i need to hear right?? there were no commercials! ooooh media conspiracy!

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Originally posted by blaze what is your alternative suggestion?

print media - as in articles that are written by real journalists who are hired based on their ability to report better than others, not their likability and appearance in front of the camera. these are news sources that actually check facts before reporting them. they try to report stories without speculating or interpreting them for you and they answer to an editor as opposed to the millionaire actors who reads lines off a teleprompter fed by a tv producer who screens his info from competing networks.

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Originally posted by sponger this is the same 24 hour/cable news that you claimed had commercials during Obama's convention speech so that the producers just show what they think i need to hear right?? there were no commercials! ooooh media conspiracy!

they were commenting and breaking for commercials throughout all the speeches leading up to obama. i wouldn't know if his speech was broadcast in full because i have no reason to watch those channels. you obviously are a fan of them, which doesn't surprise me in the least. stop being a tool.

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Originally posted by R!CH they were commenting and breaking for commercials throughout all the speeches leading up to obama. i wouldn't know if his speech was broadcast in full because i have no reason to watch those channels. you obviously are a fan of them, which doesn't surprise me in the least. stop being a tool.

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yes filter. see if you didn't watch it on cspan, then you watched it on cable news where a program director decided which parts were important for you to hear and which parts were cut out for commercial breaks.

thats your quote in the "Obama's speech tonite" thread dumbass!!! you were talking about his speech so stop with your BS!! You have no reason to watch those channels yet you watched the speeches leading up to Obama and then changed to cspan??

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they try to report stories without speculating or interpreting them for you and they answer to an editor

And that means they can't be biased?? Let me guess, Huffington post is also your source for credible unbiased news??

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Originally posted by sponger Huffington post ?? BBC ?? talk about left wing bias!!

Huffington post yes. Biased, maybe but still true, which is why it's doing so well.

BBC? Wake up, genius, it's the national broadcaster, and is not privately owned. It has incredibly strict guidelines about being unbiased. man, do a bit of research first before commenting.

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Originally posted by DJ RANN Huffington post yes. Biased, maybe but still true, which is why it's doing so well. BBC? Wake up, genius, it's the national broadcaster, and is not privately owned. It has incredibly strict guidelines about being unbiased. man, do a bit of research first before commenting.

True because you subscribe to the left wing views that they put out!

And on BBC, maybe you should do some research!!!!!

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It has incredibly strict guidelines about being unbiased

"We are biased, admit the stars of BBC News"
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...s-BBC-News.html

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/ne...icle1942948.ece

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ral-hotbed.html

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