where on the political spectrum (i.e conservative, liberal) do you think Jon Stewart is?
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A very smart and gifted liberal, although I believe Bush had made him go more liberal than he originally was. (But, Bush does that to people)
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Bill Maher said:\n"I know this is about 140 years late, but to the Southern states, I would say upon further consideration, you can go."\n\nI am Southern AND liberal. Let's not confuse southern and conservative. Not all Southerners are conservative. The South was once predominately democratic, and then something shifted. I think a lot of people in the south are traditional and very family-values oriented. While I don't agree with all of these views, I don't think this is a bad thing. We are not a nation where everyone has to have the same beliefs and ideals, and that's what I think makes it such an interesting place. If all the southern conservatives left, who would I have to argue with?
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Conservative and liberal. Fox news and CNN respectively.\n\nI'm not to sure if that is what you are looking for.
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You are all over the place with this one, son.  You'll be hard pressed to find a marxist conservative (the two are on opposite sides of the spectrum) and liberal is more or less between the two and doesn't really fully agree with either side.  Then you want this nutjob to be in the center; somebody has been listening to too much Rush Limbaugh, or Al Franken--I'm not sure which.
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I wouldn't go that far. I know several Republicans who are quite firm in their beliefs (most of them can't stand Bush, but that's another issue) I'd think of it more as theory vs. reality - it's easy to believe something until you see the effect it has on people. Like the old joke goes, a conservative is a liberla who's been mugged.
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I have seen Andrew on Bill Maher and CNN, I know he is a moderate conservative...but...\nYour question is great ...and your description is possibly the best stated i have seen ...i hope you don't mind if I use the context in my daily life ...I have to debate right wingers at work...these true facts will serve me several excellant jabs.....Good work
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One would have to be a hardcore communist to think that those news media organizations you listed above have a conservative bent.\n\nThey are very much liberal.
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There is nothing wrond with being liberal, its the opposite of conservative...  Liberal covers the entire left side of the political spectrum - it's generic for people who believe in individualism, freedom, equality, the social contract and rational evidence-based (as opposed to morality-based) public policy but often disagree on the application of these principles.
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wow...such hatefulness on this question. Let's just celebrate the fact that we can argue this point without being worried about being killed for speaking out. I am independent...I am in the middle..used to be a tree huggin' hippie, but as I get older, I am getting a little bit more conservative. I am disillusioned by every politician I vote for. I think they are all crooks and liars!! Remember Ross Perot in the '90's? What ever happened to him? At least Saturday Night Live was good then!!
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Republican.  On a Scale of 1 to 50 with 50 being the most liberal and 1 being the most conservative,  I'm a 3.  I took a test in my American Government class in College.  I knew I was a Republican to begin with but I didn't know I was that conservative!   :)
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Hard question... I love both but I really, really, really LOVE the Daily Show w/ Jon Stewart
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In politics, where you stand depends on where you sit. - Unknown.\n\nProbably because depending on your view is how people were seated in the House of Commons.\n\nIn modern Western countries, the political spectrum usually is described along left-right lines. This traditional political spectrum is defined along an axis with socialism and communism, ("the Left") on one end, and conservatism and Fascism ("the Right") on the other. Free market liberalism is generally considered to be center-right; new liberalism or social liberalism is generally assigned to the center, center-left or sometimes (when viewed by conservatives) the left. Christian Democracy may be anywhere from center-right to center-left, depending on the country and era. When the left/right spectrum emerged in the early French revolutionary era the now familiar extremes of communism on the left and fascism on the right were simply not present and leftwardness and rightwardness were based on one's attitude towards the traditional monarchic style of government. The original laissez faire capitalist "left" would now generally be considered part of the right.\nNational and cultural differences in the use of the terms left and right are common. In China, left and right have referred to different positions at different times, although the issues were often very different from those in Western nations.
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In terms of what? Their editorial style? Political views?
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Bush isn't a conservative in the traditional sense but then again, what is the traditional sense anymore. Many moderate democrats like Bill Clinton were as conservative with social programs as what is called a 'conservative' Republican today.\n\nTo answer your question, there do appear to be different types of conservatives... maybe categories is a different word.\n\nCompassinate conservatism - a made-up word to win votes that supposedly meant they would not cut social programs for the poor and less fortunate yet they would apply more restrictions in order to eliminate those just wanting to bleed the system.\n\nFiscally responsible conservatism - low governmental spending is the primary goal.. kind of like a corporation trying to keep it's overheard at the bottom line. At lot of corporations that do this end up with disgruntled employees that feel resentful for working everyday and just being able to get by while their labor makes the stock holders rich.\n\nReligious/Social conservatism - This is the category Bush falls in. This group believes it has the moral authority to dictate to the rest of society how they should behave, raise their children and what society is to tolerate. Acceptance to this group is a dirty word.
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Sure. For example, FOX News tends to be very conservative, and support most Republicans. On the other hand, the new York Times is quite liberal and its editorials often criticize the Bush Administration, while the Washington Times is a more conservative newspaper.\n\nTalk radio is also dominated by conservatives (Limbaugh, Hannity, Dr. Laura, etc), while "mainstream media" like CNN and ABC tend to be moderately left-wing.
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I'm not left or right(libertarian here), but my thoughts:\n\nA candidate who isn't too far to the left on the spectrum.\n\nBut the rub is this:\n\nCan they have a candidate who is far enough to the left to please the Democratic primary voter and moderate enough not to alienate swing voters ?\n\nEvan Bayh or Joe Liberman would fit that bill. Kerry, Hilary would not. Biden possibly would.
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I like him because he has the facts to back himself up..he is very intelligent- is an MD too, I believe...  I am a conservative, I like his views on politics...he doesn't hold back when he disagrees, doesn't simply follow along.  He is more of a social conservative then I am, but he definitely gets you thinking.....