Why do liberals listen to the conservative media?
816444
As a celebration to hear them whine, now that the democrats are back in power.
432811
I'd like to know who the Liberal Media are today.  Is it someone like Judith Miller with a direct line to the White House? Or maybe it's the Fox News Channel on cable. Or Tucker Carlson and Chris Matthews on MSNBC.\n\nThe Liberal Media is a myth these days.  If it weren't for the New York Times, who have employed for many years persons of all political bent, including notable Conservative William Safire, and the above mentioned mouthpiece for the sitting President, we wouldn't ever know anything that the Executive Branch didn't want us to know.\n\nAdmittedly, much of the media we experience with national exposure are no longer impartial reporters of the news, and a survey of them would almost certainly favor the Conservative viewpoint. \n\nYou see where that's gotten us.  Most of what we have belatedly learned about the run up to the war has been from leaks from persons with a lot to lose, not from investigative reporting.\n\nAttila the Hun could own the different forms of media as far as I'm concerned, so long as the reporters and their managers were not constrained by the owner. \n\nHowever, that does not appear to be the case with owner Rupert Murdock, a foreigner, whose media holding seem only to present a Conservative viewpoint, with an occasional Liberal lamb decoy. I am very uneasy with this.
781994
Yes I listen...I am an open minded liberal and sometimes I even agree with him.  People bash what they do not care to understand.  I think your question is very important.  Do people with their staunch opinions actually check out both sides?  The educated ones do. GREAT QUESTION.
391807
They use words like "The U.S. once again has...." because the U.S. once again HAS...... The media seems to be more to the left because most journalism is liberal. It has to be or it would be judging everybody. O.K. seriously, most mainstream news doesnt report good things because good news isnt interesing. Do you remember when Clinton was in office they were just as rough on him. That is the job of the media, to investigate and report. Maybe it seems they are reporting a lot of bad because there is. If you are looking for righty news try a.m. talk radio stations, its what my husband does.
995556
In other words, you prefer to have the media report news with a right-wing slant.\n\nThe media is only as liberal as the conservative corporations that own them.
1167384
I actually completely disagree that the media is 'liberal'. I've seen too many highly controversial stories reported on PBS The Newshour that are never shown on network news. \n\nI think the old saying 'liberal media' is just another way the rightwing is manipulating us. They WANT us to think that so that we don't believe the real stuff... like I said some of the stories I have seen on PBS news.\n\nI wish ppl would wake up... not saying you.. but ppl in general and begin to think on their own and search for the whole, complete, real story on things.\n\nBTW, loved your comment on my B. Laden question. Some ppl argue with the truth even when it is staring them in the face.\n\nAlso, capitalism has never worked throughout history for the exact reasons we are seeing develop now.
1030460
Because the liberal left media controls so much of what is printed and viewed by the public.A perfect example is Yahoo allowing liberal Al Gore to ask the featured question,a question which assumes we agree with his views on global climate change which happen to be the Democrat talking points on this subject.
584285
Anytime that the press, runs a story that is negative, to the repuglicans, The repuglican rhetoric machine kicks up hate for the press and tries to discredit it, since they are mentally challenged they have nothing better to do then call it the liberal press. It don't seem to matter how much truth there is to the story.
965565
Media is in bed with Liberal agenda, that's no secret. The average American has no idea what a real war is and most do not have th stomach to see one through. They do not want to think about bad things and have "their" petty little lives disturbed by anything hard. They do not want to commit the brain power into researching for themselves to find the truth they would rather listen to the "experts" on CNN, NBC, ABC who's only purpose is to make money and to entertain not to report the truth.
436308
Great question! A lot of people watch the news and think they know what is going on in the world.  They don't take the time to get information from the actual Government sites about what congress is voting on, who voted are they republicans or democrats.  People just listen to the news and think that all they hear is true.... is like the same mentality that if is in writing/printed in black and white it must be true.  They are probably crude and insulting due to their lack of intelligent and factual information and also lack of communication skills.
614886
I think it's that the opposite of liberal is conservative.  Conservatives favor the ways and institutions of the past, and would like to revert to them.  And many republicans are conservatives.  Their ideal is therefor the polar opposite of liberals.  And no, I don't think there's anything wrong with liberals, both keeping an open mind and respecting the past seem like good ideas to me.  That's why I couldn't be a member of the press.  I make too much sense and am too respectful of other peoples opinions.
1105490
The liberals can't get ratings for their radio shows because if you want to listen to that stuff you just check in with CNN, CBS, ABC and NBC.  Now take all of the media outlets and you have 4 of the 5....and the one left (FOX) is too the right so it gets far greater ratings because the left is divided by the other 4.  \n\nBesides the conservatives are true capitalist; and they know how to entertain, market and sell.  A socialist liberal will never understand that.
159271
Liberals do argue that there is a conservative bias.  It's just that Republicans win out on listenership with talk radio and viewership on cable news.  If you listen to the liberal politicians, especially at fundraisers, then you will hear about a conservative bias.  \n\nThat being said, I find newspapers, outside of editorials which are slanted (as they should be), tend to be more objective than anything else you find.  Their job is to question government and the Republicans are in charge, so they are questioned right now.  If a Democrat was in office, I would expect to hear the same level of criticism from the media as I do now.
1029002
It makes them feel better when they give some sort of smart ass answer. They are obviously not politically minded, they probably don't watch the news with any sense of agenda. They watch it and take no time to understand what they are watching. They like to make quick judgements on what they thing other people should think and have no clue as how to debate or ponder these question further than their noses.\nIt is sad. I believe that if people actually researched what they read and not just believed everything that was said on TV or by their peers then this world would be a much better place.
1099375
.. only listen to Rush and read the Nation Review... everyone else is lying... hahahahaha\n\nseems a little bit of a paranoid attitude to me when you think the vast majority of media is against you... doesn't it... and they say "liberalism" is a mental disorder?
628055
Only conservatives listen to talk radio. Liberals can think for themselves! That's why there's almost no liberal talk show hosts.
268710
liberal conservative?