Sunday, November 21, 2010

Cenk Uygur's Plea to President Obama

Sometimes I regret not having cable.  While there's a lot of great television available over the internet, Cenk Uygyr's MSNBC Live is not available in its entirety.  Cenk is passionate and independent-minded, and has had some of the most on-point criticism of our President's reluctance to stand up for Progressives.  Here's an excellent example, really capturing the frustration I have with the current administration.

5 comments:

  1. But, truly, even if they make a good point now and then, cable news is unnecessary. Especially, if you can find your local NPR station.

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  2. I've become more and more disillusioned with NPR lately. They frequently promote a conservative monetary policy and continue to perpetuate the myth that Social Security will be bankrupt in 2037. They've also taken a more middle-of-the-road "let's hear all sides of the story" approach to climate change. I used to listen to them all the time, but I've heard too many stories perpetuating right-wing myths... if I can debunk something with a quick visit to Snopes or Politifact, NPR should be able to as well.

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  3. At the same time, however, they are being slammed by the right for being "too liberal." I think it is difficult as a news organization these days to try to remain objective, because often times it seems like the left and the right have two different versions of the truth.

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  4. Yeah, I agree with you there... I think that's a problem with a lot of the media, and really they're playing right into the right-wing playbook. The right will call the media (or their democratic opponents) "too liberal" and cause the media/opponent to overcompensate to move to the center. Through this progress they've moved the center considerably rightward over the last few decades.

    Luckily we have the print media which is pretty easy to filter the bias out of. It's amazing how reading requires you to consider the facts, where listening to people tell you stuff really can mislead without literally lying. I like to get my opinion/rallying cry media through video clips like Cenk's here, but to follow it up with a little research and fact-finding through text sources.

    Thanks for the comments, by the way!

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  5. There's little or no chance of Obama listening to the people -- he is owned by the corporations.

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