On Thu, 12 Jul 2007 10:18:35 -0700, jps wrote:



Yes, unless you listen to the complete spectrum of news. Then you
easily detect how Hume reinforces the Republican talking points of the
day.

He regularly walks people into these talking points quite adroitly.

And you don't hear two sides. You hear conservative and conservative
light.

Good description of Hume. He's a Wall Street/Neocon pimp, as is Fox
News in general. Evident in the panel in the latter part of the show.
Usually 2 guys from the Weekly Standard, Barnes and Crystal or Salmon,
Kondrake, and the token woman (she *never* adds anything, just
basically agrees with the others.)
Nobody ever argues with Hume unless Juan Williams is there, and he
almost makes Hume explode. Chris Wallace is pretty good, generally
toeing the Fox line, but sometimes going off the reservation.
Two of the above comprise The Beltway Boys. What a laughable show.
But it's so unbelievably stupid I can't resist watching.
Besides, cable news likes to spend a lot of time talking about Paris
Hilton, so the Boys are actually sometimes.beating the competition in
entertainment value.
You're mistaken to think any of these guys are conservatives.
They all supported the Bush illegal alien amnesty plan. Conservatives
didn't, nor did many Dems.
They are Wall Street pimps, just as GWB is, and just as Bill Clinton
was and Hillary is.
Pat Buchanan is a conservative. Joe Scarborough is a conservative.
Lou Dobbs is a conservative. Different animals entirely than the Fox
morons.
I watch Fox regularly, as well as other news channels. Fox actually
has an excellent news operation if you separate the politics, just as
the WSJ did when I read it regularly.
If you want fair and balanced commentary you go to CNN or MSNBC.
Scarborough, Dobbs and Matthews are my favorites, in no particular
order. I don't always agree with what they say, but they kiss
nobody's ass and spend no time on Paris Hilton.
Olbermann was okay when he was a lone voice, but he too full of
himself - thinks he Edward R. Murrow. I can't even listen to his
pretentious "commentaries." Get over it Keith. Bush will *not*
resign, or be impeached.
O'Reilly and Hannity are Jerry Springer. Trash.
All my opinion, of course.
Why isn't the Whaler in the water?

--Vic
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