The American Spectator

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Ms. Fabrizio is a fine writer and an astute observer of the "main stream media" as some have chosen to call outlets such as Time magazine, ABC, NBC, CBS, the New York Times, et cetera. I would take issue only with her apparent belief that a significant number of conservative oriented thinkers actually pay attention to what these outlets publish. I know that I have paid virtually no attention to any of these propaganda proselytizers for lo these many years since I outgrew my youthful leftism.

I suppose that part of the reason I pay no attention to these people is that their naked bias offends and annoys me to the extent that my blood pressure alone would dictate that I avoid them. The more important and more salient reason is that they are so wrong in their analyses of happenings all around the globe. Times, dates, places, numbers of participants, and other statistical information is frequently incorrect. I know this from discussions with liberals (I am a teacher, therefore, I know many of them). One of the best ways to quiet them is to give them the accurate data that usually gives the lie to their arguments and launches them into an ad hominem against whomever they are attacking this week.

p>I have been steadfastly amazed that these TV networks and newspapers have not lost even more viewers and readers than they have. You try not to buy a second lemon, to stay away from a place you have found to be dangerous, and to avoid obnoxious companions. Why would you continue to read "main stream" publications, knowing how flatulently wrong they are? br> -- Joseph Baum br> Garrettsville, Ohio /p>

The news media lift the veil from its collective face? That'll coincide with the first flight of pigs from your nearest airfield.

p>As for "hapless Americans bound by their power"? C'mon. That part of the public that wishes to remain deaf, dumb and blind because of the misinformation and pap they ingest from the media does so by its own free will. They're just being real American victims. They've got no one else to blame, though. Regrettably, the rest of us have to suffer for their unwillingness or inability to open their eyes and ears. br> -- C. Kenna Amos br> Princeton, West Virginia /p> p>

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