Im so sick of the media spewing this idea that balanced means....

[bullimiami]

Giving equal credence to both sides of a story.
There is the truth. The corporate media have forgotten that their job it to tell the truth and not newsfotainment.

Just now, peter jennings and a story about hollywood not being objective and giving equal credence and spin to the bush crime faction.

Michael Moore doesnt need to be "balanced": just to tell his story. Which is based on FACTS by the way. But the RW jerks wouldnt know facts if they bit them in the a-hole.

They spin and spin and allow half truths and outright lies to become the "balance" to real honest outrage at criminal enterprises.

Lies balance truth.

WAR CRIMES. oooo better give Rummy and the murderers a little face time to lie and not be questioned.

ARRRGGGGHHHHH IM GOING CRAZY FROM THESE MONSTERS>

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Fair & balanced simply means

that any liberal truth has to be presented only in the context of a countervailing Neocon lie.

The rule is not symmetrical in its application.

[Mountainman]

2. I use to like the News Hour before they had to have a wingnut on every

time they had a liberal on. And now they will have a lying wingnut on for an interview with no one to counter it. Jim Leher lost me a while ago.

[galadrium]

3. I don't want fair and balanced... just the facts please

n/t