There is some confusion about the difference between a news person and a commentator, to the point that a ridiculous question is asked in a poll about Sean Hannity. Hannity is a COMMENTATOR and as such gives his opinion. That's his job. He will re-enforce political things with which he agrees and attempt to disprove those with which he does not. I've said many times that journalism is a lost art and rare these days.
The so called "main stream" media that I refer to as DINOSAUR is so slanted to the left, that a truly balanced approach would appear to be right wing, simply because from the left the center is to the right.
I have seen times when Sean Hannity has gotten obnoxious on his shows both on radio and televison, but I have to hand it to him, he DOES bring in people with differing opinions. Were it not for talk radio and Fox News Channel Americans would be under the impression that most everyone disagreed with them, because this view of things is the majority. The left is afraid of that. A left-slanted talk show can only exist in the land of taxpayer-funded broadcasting because it's been eliminated for the most part in the free market of ideas.
I've yet to totally make up my mind about NPR, which is under new scrutiny. I will admit, that I pretty much wrote it off as yet another leftist media outlet, so when the Congress began to examine whether to continue to fund it, I began to listen more often. I do not rely on any one single source for information, but I can identify a lie when I hear it, because they are usually repeated ad nauseum.
Even this latest poll, which I took but twice now have received one of those famous 404 messages when trying to send it, is asked in such a way as to slant the outcome dishonestly.
For now, I will continue monitoring NPR (National Public Radio) and let you know my opinion.
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