why does it have to make sense? Why are college professors overwhelmingly liberal? It doesn't have to make sense for it to be true.

I don't know about you, but If the editor of the NY Times is admitting that the NY Times has a liberal bias, I am inclined to take him at his word.

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I think at this point there needs to be a focus on an immediate increase in spending and I think this is a time when deficit fear has to take a second seat . . . I believe later on there should be tax increases. Speaking personally, I think there are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at a point down the road and recover some of the money."
-- Barney Frank, October 20, 2008

I don't know about you but if all the broadcast and cable news outlets paid "independent military analysts" to give viewers the real story about Iraq and those analysts turned out to be pentagon stooges then I am inclined to take them at their actions.
As for the professors maybe conservatives just don't value education enough to teach.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

Just as I suspected. You have no alternate meaning to suggest. My reading of the meaning was exactly right.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

SO you are saying that the editor at the NY Times is a liberal stooge? Ok, I'll buy it.

As for professors being liberal - that is easy - those that can't do - teach.

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I think at this point there needs to be a focus on an immediate increase in spending and I think this is a time when deficit fear has to take a second seat . . . I believe later on there should be tax increases. Speaking personally, I think there are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at a point down the road and recover some of the money."
-- Barney Frank, October 20, 2008

I said "relatively monolithic." And I meant relative to independent internet sources. I realize there is competition between news organs and between politicians. But I also recognize the competition is not aimed at seeing who can best serve the public but who can best deliver the message for the people who pay for election campaigns and broadcaster salaries.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

I have no idea what this has to do with what I posted.

Thank you for driving my point home so neatly.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

Neither do I - that is why I used a question mark. We were discussing the obvious liberal bias in the MSM and then out of nowhere you start blathering about military analysts and stooges. You seem to have difficulty staying on topic.

At any rate, if you want to live in a world where you pretend that there is no left leaning bias in MSM in spite of dozens of studies to the contrary, and open admissions by dozens of MSM outlets that they are in fact left biased - that is your choice.

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I think at this point there needs to be a focus on an immediate increase in spending and I think this is a time when deficit fear has to take a second seat . . . I believe later on there should be tax increases. Speaking personally, I think there are a lot of very rich people out there whom we can tax at a point down the road and recover some of the money."
-- Barney Frank, October 20, 2008

What I did was "blather" about the most recent (and well documented) right wing propaganda program engaged in by all the television news outlets. I also supplied a link. So keep coming with those opinion pieces but I will keep judging the media by what they actually do.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

Nope. As I said, your initial inference, which is on record and here to remind you [emphasis mine],

I implied nothing rather I made a direct, five-word statement (and the qualifying portion of that statement you've completely ignored in this post above). This simple five-word statement you continue amazingly to parse to paragraphs upon paragraphs of drivel. For my subsequent statements to make sense to you (and it seems only to you that my five-word post can be turned into paragraphs upon paragraphs of drivel), you need to make some inference about an implication that never existed (except in your mind).

Application of Ockam's razor makes the simple solution that your inference is inaccurate. Which is cool, as you question the accuracy of your inferece in this post above.

But, as you said, it likely is too hard for you to grasp. Yet, you are a master of speculation, so continue. It's fascinating.

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I am an American. That's the way most of us put it, just matter of factly. They are plain words, those four: you could write them on your thumbnail, or sweep them clear across this bright autumn sky. But remember too, that they are more than just words. They are a way of life. So whenever you speak them; speak them firmly, speak them proudly, speak them gratefully. I am an American. ...a tradition

So in other words you have no alternate meaning to offer and the one I assumed is in fact the correct one.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

No. I love your imagination, though.

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I am an American. That's the way most of us put it, just matter of factly. They are plain words, those four: you could write them on your thumbnail, or sweep them clear across this bright autumn sky. But remember too, that they are more than just words. They are a way of life. So whenever you speak them; speak them firmly, speak them proudly, speak them gratefully. I am an American. ...a tradition

I responded to your post based on my understanding of its meaning. You made no attempt to deny that meaning until you had boxed yourself in with contradictory and nonsensical statements. Now you want to pretend you meant something other than what I assumed but you refuse (despite numerous requests) to provide that alternate meaning. You can either tell me what it is you really meant or just admit you stuck your foot in your mouth. But unless you do one or the other there is really no point to this any more.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

Yes, I love your assumptions. You show such creativity in them. It's something to be admired.

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I am an American. That's the way most of us put it, just matter of factly. They are plain words, those four: you could write them on your thumbnail, or sweep them clear across this bright autumn sky. But remember too, that they are more than just words. They are a way of life. So whenever you speak them; speak them firmly, speak them proudly, speak them gratefully. I am an American. ...a tradition

OK you win. I have no desire to try to figure out what it is you are trying ot accomplish or why it is you behave this way every time I try to discuss anything with you. I can't see any point in my reading or responding to any more of your posts. So you are free now to have the last word between us.

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A nation of slaves is always prepared to applaud the clemency of their master who, in the abuse of absolute power, does not proceed to the utmost extremes of injustice and oppression.
Edward Gibbon

So tell me, who are the CEO's of all the major media corporations and what are their views?