06-26-2009, 06:22 PM
Quote:Well, to be fair, Fox didn't kick W's butt. They pander to the R's, although, they try to maintain the illusion of "Fair, and Balanced" by inviting the opposition to be shouted down by their partisan hacks.
Whether it is done by the left, or the right, the artificial debates between unequals on these news shows perpetuates a myth that we are engaged in public discourse and argument. "The People" are merely spectators who observe, and then closer to election time, like mindless lemmings, choose which candidate to follow into hell.
Every time I think the Canadian system is totally borked, I only have to look south to realize things are never so bad they couldn't be worse.