[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-24 Thread donz5
On Mar 23, 6:40 pm, David Lynch wrote: > The problem I have with CNN is that they have bought into the idea > that the way to have a "view from nowhere" approach is to bring in > guests to express their point of view without any challenge from the > anchor/reporter/host, no matter how inflammatory

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-24 Thread Mark J.
On Mar 24, 7:29 am, "K.M. Richards" wrote: > Since Group W has been mentioned, we should pay homage to the all-too- > short lived Satellite News Channel from nearly 30 years ago (has it > really been that long?!?), a joint venture of Group W and ABC which > used its own variation on the "you giv

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-24 Thread K.M. Richards
Since Group W has been mentioned, we should pay homage to the all-too- short lived Satellite News Channel from nearly 30 years ago (has it really been that long?!?), a joint venture of Group W and ABC which used its own variation on the "you give us 22 minutes ..." imaging liner that Group W made s

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-23 Thread Dave Sikula
I'll grant you Cenk and Chris Hayes, but O'Donnell is nothing if not a moderate. --Dave Sikula On Mar 23, 2:20 pm, Wesley McGee wrote: > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > > I'd just like to say that I'm tired of MSNBC being depicted as the > > "liberal" channel in contrast t

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-23 Thread Mark J.
On Mar 23, 4:20 pm, Wesley McGee wrote: > On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > > I'd just like to say that I'm tired of MSNBC being depicted as the > > "liberal" channel in contrast to Fox's extreme conservatism. MSNBC has > > exactly two liberals (not counting the occasional g

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-23 Thread Wesley McGee
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 5:09 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > I'd just like to say that I'm tired of MSNBC being depicted as the > "liberal" channel in contrast to Fox's extreme conservatism. MSNBC has > exactly two liberals (not counting the occasional guest host or > commentator): Rachel and Ed. Everyo

Re: [TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-23 Thread PGage
On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 2:09 PM, Dave Sikula wrote: > I'd just like to say that I'm tired of MSNBC being depicted as the > "liberal" channel in contrast to Fox's extreme conservatism. MSNBC has > exactly two liberals (not counting the occasional guest host or > commentator): Rachel and Ed. Everyo

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-23 Thread Dave Sikula
I'd just like to say that I'm tired of MSNBC being depicted as the "liberal" channel in contrast to Fox's extreme conservatism. MSNBC has exactly two liberals (not counting the occasional guest host or commentator): Rachel and Ed. Everyone else is either conservative, moderate, or locked into the B

[TV orNotTV] Re: CNN -- Not the Place for Politics

2011-03-23 Thread Mark J.
On Mar 23, 2:28 pm, Wesley McGee wrote: > ...MSNBC has that covered. And Fox is 'Fair and Balanced'. For the record, the current MSNBC slogan is "Lean Forward." Which may have something to do with their weekend prison docs. :) Amazingly, the comments came up with a good idea--turn HLN back i