the only reason dick cheney is on our televisions is because the media supports him

[spanone]

there is absolutely no other reason

[DrDan]

1. sure there is - there is an audience for him

that is the only reason the media carries any minute of that cretin - someone is listening. The media is interested in ratings and money.

[Bitwit1234]

4. Since the media is republican owned and orientated

they know they better darn well support a fellow republican. Else why could we call them liberal...you know like they give the liberal side of everything now don't them.

[DrDan]

5. if no one watched, cheney would not be on

it's all about ratings

[upi402]

25. False. It's about propaganda

Radio or TV, they promote Righties. If that fails, the righties get more prime air than lefties. Lefties don't get the ads and promotion, which is huge.

Even if lefties are HIGHER in the ratings they get BOOTED.

[Enthusiast]

15. The media has an agenda

and that is to carry the GOP's water. And they are doing a fine job of it.

[DrDan]

17. nope - their agenda is to make money - and they do that through ratings

[Enthusiast]

19. Sorry I disagree.

It is one-sided. They present GOP talking points endlessly. The present media is similar to the 1990s when it was "get Clinton" 24/7. Same thing all over again only it's "discredit Obama and the Democrats" 24/7.

[DrDan]

20. that is just silly - the Daytona News-Journal was a liberal voice for years

it has recently changed hands and is now very neutral - very balanced.

Their aim is to make money (with a handful of exceptions - like faux news) - like all corps/companies.

[Enthusiast]

21. I don't appreciate you characterizing

what I say as silly. Giving Cheney a platform is giving voice to GOP misinformation after they were resoundingly rejected by the electorate. The GOP has been thoroughly discredited.

[DrDan]

22. and to put a muzzle on him is against everything we stand for as Dems

let him continue to discredit his party.

[newspeak]

28. actually, the networks like GE, have various business interests

they promote what makes them money. If war expands their profit margin, they sure as hell will promote it. And, if a major products line is hazardous to the well being of the population, I bet you won't see them reporting on their own products. As you said, they want to make money. But, to make money for these megacorporations, is to back their own business interest. Of course, they are going to lure in some people to view their programs, but I don't think that is the main priority today. Their priority is to "catapult" their agenda. maximize their profits; hence, they promote politicians that aid them--not politicians that would benefit the majority of the people.

[DrDan]

29. yep - agree completely

[Maru Kitteh]

32. Even Faux is no exception to the profit incentive. They make money hand over fist selling a product

that a certain segment of the country wishes to buy. It's that simple. Faux news tells the racist, paranoid rednecks of the country that *they* are the only ones who know the real score, the problems that plague their lives are all the doings of the government which conspires to keep them down by taking their money and giving it to brown people who do drugs and make babies all day. Faux reminds them again and again that THEY are the REAL Americans.

It's a very carefully designed product and it sells well.

[Bolo Boffin]

2. Dick Cheney draws a lot of water in this town. n/t

[KonaKane]

16. That's funny, he produces alot of intestinal gas in this one.

.

[Oceansaway]

3. i agree...n/t

[Bonhomme Richard]

6. He draws attention, that draws viewers, and..................

that draws money which is what it is all about in this country. Damage done...who cares.
Money trumps all.

[liberal N proud]

7. Damn liberal media

:sarcasm:

[Snow Bird]

8. Nobody pays any attention to him anyway

Why I bet that if Vice President Joe Biden had been on tv this AM every other post here would be about him.

[yourout]

9. either that or he threatened to "take them hunting".

[newspeak]

30. actually all I have to look at is how much exposure the swift boat liars

received from the media. * knew that he couldn't compete with Kerry on military service. They took a decorated war hero who spoke the truth about Vietnam and impugned his military service. While *, who apparently believes war makes a great president, was basically given a free ride. What little exposure I saw from those who actually served with Kerry to say these were false accusations--the media, repeatedly gave more exposure to the swift boaters. Y'all remember the purple band aids. The media has the capacity of turning villains into faux heroes and heroes into villains.

And then there's the "Dean scream." On every damn network, over and over again--oooh, Dean screamed in a loud crowd--he may have some anger issues. Yeah, right, the media doesn't influence the masses. Just like *-never mind his military records, or his cleansed driving record, or his alleged insider trading, or his actual record as governor of Texas (like two of his choices being federally investigated during his election)--y'all just want to have a beer with him. That down home feel, cause he's a cowboy that's apparently afraid of horses--bought the pig farm before the election. But hey, the media was more than willing to carry *'s water. Laughing at Clinton for not inhaling, while allowing * not to talk about his drug usage because it might influence the kiddies. And, I'll never forget the media proclaiming Gore as a liar--people walking around like zombies mindlessly repeating "Gore is a liar." I asked a friend why she thought Gore was a liar--she spewed media crap. Even when I mentioned Gore never said he invented the internet, and explained his part in aiding the creation-she was locked in like a damn zombie. Because the networks told her so over and over again.

The media is as liberal as their corporate masters allow them to be--which means not at all. The job of the media today is to maintain the status quo, and they seem to be very good at their job. I'd say that our corporate media today is not healthy for a democratic republic. Years ago, media was not as consolidated as it is today. With corporations consolidating newspapers, and our news agencies being (AP, UPI) now being owned by some of the most reality challenged individuals, like Moon, we have quite the problem of finding the truth. We've had yellow journalism, but there was more diverse ownership of media.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. They are just obeying orders. nt

[Beaverhausen]

11. He left office with an 18% approval rating

why, oh why, does the media think he has any relevance anymore?

[Jester Messiah]

12. I don't think they support him en bloc.

Obviously Fox news does, but any other news organization will give him screen time because he generates controversy. Riled up viewers aren't bored and changing the channel.

[truedelphi]

13. Same situation applies to Sarah Palin

And it gets my goat when Rachel Maddow and Keith Olbermann spend time on her - she is not going to go away if EVERYONE is talking about her.

It is bad enough that the Repug elite is pushing her as their new "messiah."

[NJmaverick]

14. The MSM is run by republicans

[applegrove]

18. He sees a vacuum in GOP leadership and wants to fill it with his gloriousness as a strong leader.

Same thing happened when W. Bush needed a Vice President.

[upi402]

23. That, and a shortage of missing hot chicks

Traitorous media asshats.

[iceman66]

24. This might backfire on them.

Cheney isn't exactly a likable guy. Giving him so much exposure is just going to remind a lot of people why they voted his party out in the first place.

[PufPuf23]

26. The M$M is more propoganda than ratings

as so corporate/conservative/MIC controlled.

I'd wager higher ratings over all for M$M given the media of the 60s and 70s and lower ratings for all the reality TV and lets get stupid crap now.

M$M is not a good source of news compared to the internet.

Cheney belongs behind bars.

[Maru Kitteh]

27. No. News for profit concerns itself with profit. Conflict and squabble make for better ratings

They are simply selling the product that people wish to buy.

[spanone]

31. they are manufacturing a product that people buy....imo.