tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674499.post1799563440739965336..comments2023-08-21T01:49:12.486-07:00Comments on ~ Dougressions: Rally around the ralliesDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00622075019954975761noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674499.post-7018447182027369272010-09-22T09:36:51.554-07:002010-09-22T09:36:51.554-07:00Or, perhaps, the media didn't cover Beck becau...Or, perhaps, the media didn't cover Beck because they realize giving dangerous lunatics air time is bad. Likely not, though, since giving kooks air time gets people to watch. The idea, however, that the media didn't give Beck's rally much air time because they couldn't make it look bad seems more than a bit silly to me. It implies that the media wants to make Beck look bad. Honestly, as a collective, they couldn't care less what he looks like as long as they get good copy. Assuming otherwise is just a bad assumption. While it may be true that journalists, on the whole, lean to what is commonly viewed as leftward (itself a horrible descriptor left over from 18th century French Politics), the majority of editors and corporate controllers lean rightward. Assuming, therefore, that journalistic biases will cause reporting to swing leftward ignores a just as influential group of right-leaning biases. It is easy to see, however, that both groups want to sell copy, and that this is likely their highest motive. So I find claims that the media is filled with anything other than soul selling whores looking to make a buck dubious, at best. <br /><br />As far as Beck, a Mormon fearmongering fact-challenged infotainer with histrionic acting skills trying to claim the mantle of Dr. King while claiming it's just a coincidence is pretty fucking far from respectful. The audience may have been reasonably well behaved, and good on them for being so. And your friends number is close to the National Park's estimate of 300000, so it's even more impressive that there were no major incidents. Still, though, not respectful at all, just oblivious to the irony.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674499.post-85680182062617498392010-09-21T22:36:43.851-07:002010-09-21T22:36:43.851-07:00Oh, come now, Marvin--I'm sure there's som...Oh, come now, Marvin--I'm sure there's some old people who only get their news from Comedy Central!<br /><br />Given that scenario, would you rather that: a) these only-watch-Daily-Show/Colbert people were not watching that or the news, and voting by flipping a coin; or b) they weren't voting at all?<br /><br />Of course, it seems like one could interpret the depressing aspect as a failure of the legitimate media to be able to draw these young people. <br /><br />And what you should be depressed about is actually the people who get their news from Facebook.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622075019954975761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6674499.post-52183555141561700512010-09-21T04:36:37.653-07:002010-09-21T04:36:37.653-07:00Yes, that's what's the most depressing, th...Yes, that's what's the most depressing, that there is a demographic of young people who ONLY get their news and information from Stewart and Colbert. And they vote. ;-) But that's fun that Stewart and Colbert are parodying Beck. <br /><br />I spoke with a friend who was at the Beck rally. She said it was an amazing experience, very calm, very respectful, and there had to be almost half a million people out there on the Mall. The media didn't cover it much, because they couldn't make it look bad.Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10651926840296438477noreply@blogger.com