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Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
edited January 2008 in A Moving Train
Me, I make a point of visiting each of these sites on a daily basis (except for the last one, which I only visit sporadically):

http://www.campaigndiaries.com/

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/

http://tpmelectioncentral.com/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/

http://www.barackobama.com/index.php

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/

So where do you get YOUR news from? I'm always looking for new political websites these days. Please share yours.
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    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i try to get my news from as many sources as possible. getting news from one source or one "side" is a pretty bad idea. only getting news from leftist internet sites is about as dumb as watching foxnews all day, IMO.
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    Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    I should've pointed out that I watch CNN, browse two local NY papers and the Wall Street Journal, and my homepage is Yahoo. I like to click the "News" section of Yahoo and delve into the Politics page there first thing in the morning.

    I also watch CSPAN and CSPAN2.

    You?
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    DPrival78DPrival78 CT Posts: 2,259
    hannity and colmes.
    i'm more a fan of popular bands.. like the bee-gees, pearl jam
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    Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    Bu2 wrote:
    I should've pointed out that I watch CNN, browse two local NY papers and the Wall Street Journal, and my homepage is Yahoo. I like to click the "News" section of Yahoo and delve into the Politics page there first thing in the morning.

    I also watch CSPAN and CSPAN2.

    You?

    So sorry, Mr. Smith, for confusing you with Mr. Brian. My bad!
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    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSunLikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    Bu2 wrote:
    I should've pointed out that I watch CNN, browse two local NY papers and the Wall Street Journal, and my homepage is Yahoo. I like to click the "News" section of Yahoo and delve into the Politics page there first thing in the morning.

    I also watch CSPAN and CSPAN2.

    You?

    oh that wasnt pointed at you. just in general, my bad. MrBrian confuses me too, since my first name is Brian. i wonder if his last name is Smith.


    yeah Yahoo is my home page too. I also read a few newspapers and check the a few news sites and blogs. I even check Al-Jazeera sometimes for the hell of it, heh. but lately i dont have much time since i started my new job.

    plus i've found that news depresses the shit out of me if i get too crazy. i have to take breaks heheh. Ignorance really is bliss.
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    Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    MrSmith wrote:
    oh that wasnt pointed at you. just in general, my bad. MrBrian confuses me too, since my first name is Brian. i wonder if his last name is Smith.


    yeah Yahoo is my home page too. I also read a few newspapers and check the a few news sites and blogs. I even check Al-Jazeera sometimes for the hell of it, heh. but lately i dont have much time since i started my new job.

    plus i've found that news depresses the shit out of me if i get too crazy. i have to take breaks heheh. Ignorance really is bliss.

    Maybe you should change your name to DRsmith, heh heh. Danger, Danger, Will Robinson!!!

    All kidding aside, ignorance may be bliss, but ignorance gets us nowhere. I know you're smart enough to know that, but in this day and age -- at this point in time -- ignorance really needs to go the wayside if we're gonna get anywhere. I know you know that. I just hope the rest of America (and the world) knows it too.

    The time for change has come. Stay blissful and ignorant, lose your rights. It's coming down to that.

    Stay smart, humans. Please, stay informed.

    *gets off soapbox*

    By the way, ever since seeing "V for Vendetta", I have found Mr. Smith to be incredibly sexy. ;)
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    CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    I think the single most important media outlet on the internet is http://zmag.org/weluser.htm.
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    jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Commy wrote:
    I think the single most important media outlet on the internet is http://zmag.org/weluser.htm.

    that explains alot
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    g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,122
    Commy wrote:
    I think the single most important media outlet on the internet is http://zmag.org/weluser.htm.

    Znet is one of the sites I visit for news along with a visit once in awhile to CNN-MSNBC. Local papers here The Palm Beach Post and The Washington Post. Various other updates on net including http://www.smirkingchimp.com/ and Democracy Now.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


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    CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    jlew24asu wrote:
    that explains alot
    You obviously didn't check it out much. AND don't understand the importance of alternative media.
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    Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    This is turning out to be a cool thread, in that we can all start learning about new sources of news.

    New sources of news....?

    Isn't that an oxymoron? Anyway, it also might show us how to become more openminded and fair, if we all start reading each other's news sources, don't you think?

    Win/win.

    Carry on.
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    RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    DPrival78 wrote:
    hannity and colmes.


    I get Hannity's newsletter and I read his blog.


    that's all I need....


    :D

    edit:

    take a peek here every so often:
    http://www.therealnews.com/web/index.php?thisdataswitch=0&thisid=297&thisview=item (click play)
    http://www.dissidentvoice.org/
    http://www.alternet.org/
    so so site....stays current:
    http://www.theshowpodcast.com/


    Far too many to mention really...
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

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    ( o.O)
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    Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    I get Hannity's newsletter and I read his blog.


    that's all I need....


    :D

    *taps head*

    Oh, YEAH! THOSE guys!!

    Okay, so if I remember them correctly, Hannity is the black haired dude, and not the one with the raised eyebrow and lazy eye who wears glasses?

    I also dimly remember watching O'Reilly -- and getting his book -- autographed!! -- when I was still a diehard Republican.

    Must've been 2000, maybe 2001....
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    RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    Bu2 wrote:
    *taps head*

    Oh, YEAH! THOSE guys!!

    Okay, so if I remember them correctly, Hannity is the black haired dude, and not the one with the raised eyebrow and lazy eye who wears glasses?

    I also dimly remember watching O'Reilly -- and getting his book -- autographed!! -- when I was still a diehard Republican.

    Must've been 2000, maybe 2001....



    was being highly sarcastic...Hannity has gotten worse over the years. He's just vile now. The sad part is he's really clueless but indignant about his beliefs (beyond belief). The sadder part is he doesn't realize his gov't has turned him into a racist without him knowing it.

    .



    .
    Progress is not made by everyone joining some new fad,
    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

    http://i36.tinypic.com/66j31x.jpg

    (\__/)
    ( o.O)
    (")_(")
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    MrBrianMrBrian Posts: 2,673
    http://antiwar.com/

    They use articles and stories from all over. One of the best sites around.
    ---

    also, Justin Raimondo writes some great work.

    My last name is indeed smith! no no just kidding
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    g under pg under p Surfing The far side of THE Sombrero Galaxy Posts: 18,122
    MrBrian wrote:
    http://antiwar.com/

    They use articles and stories from all over. One of the best sites around.
    ---

    also, Justin Raimondo writes some great work.

    My last name is indeed smith! no no just kidding

    I have this one too, I think I'll organize all my news sites in one file so i can get to them when I want. It's ood to get the new from ALL areas/countries and perspectives like BBC NEWS.

    Peace
    *We CAN bomb the World to pieces, but we CAN'T bomb it into PEACE*...Michael Franti

    *MUSIC IS the expression of EMOTION.....and that POLITICS IS merely the DECOY of PERCEPTION*
    .....song_Music & Politics....Michael Franti

    *The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite INSANE*....Nikola Tesla(a man who shaped our world of electricity with his futuristic inventions)


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    godpt3godpt3 Posts: 1,020
    wire.ap.org (the joys of raw wire copy :D)

    http://www.newstrust.net/webx
    "If all those sweet, young things were laid end to end, I wouldn't be the least bit surprised."
    —Dorothy Parker

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    MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    RolandTD20Kdrummer wrote:
    was being highly sarcastic...Hannity has gotten worse over the years. He's just vile now. The sad part is he's really clueless but indignant about his beliefs (beyond belief). The sadder part is he doesn't realize his gov't has turned him into a racist without him knowing it.

    .



    .

    As long as he gets a pay check he'll say anything...
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
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    slightofjeffslightofjeff Posts: 7,745
    If I'm looking for "news," I pretty much stay off of politicians' own web pages.
    everybody wants the most they can possibly get
    for the least they could possibly do
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    MasterFramerMasterFramer Posts: 2,268
    I usually sift through digg.com... to see what the "internets" are saying

    MSNBC.com

    Huffington is another...

    If Im watching TV... again MSNBC, mainly because I enjoy Countdown...
    10.31.93 / 10.1.94 / 6.24.95 / 11.4.95 / 10.19-20.96 / 7.16.98 / 7.21.98 / 10.31.00 /8.4.01 Nader Rally/ 10.21.01 / 12.8-9.02 / 6.01.03 / 9.1.05 / 7.15-16,18.06 / 7.20.06 / 7.22-23.06 / Lolla 07
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    macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,505
    DPrival78 wrote:
    hannity and colmes.


    this is part of the problem...this isnt a news source...its entertainment...
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    macgyver06macgyver06 Posts: 2,505
    slightofjeff wrote:
    If I'm looking for "news," I pretty much stay off of politicians' own web pages.


    nice!
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    Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    Thank you, everybody, for turning me on to new websites to get my news from. As always, I agree with some, and disagree with others. But at least, this way, I'm getting fair and balanced news for once.

    Anyone else want to pitch in with some of their favorite news sources?
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    jlew24asujlew24asu Posts: 10,118
    Bu2 wrote:
    I'm getting fair and balanced news for once.


    http://www.foxnews.com



    :D I'm sorry I couldnt resist
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    Bu2Bu2 Posts: 1,693
    jlew24asu wrote:
    http://www.foxnews.com



    :D I'm sorry I couldnt resist

    LOL!! Yeah....I kinda figured that would be coming.
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    sweetpotatosweetpotato Posts: 1,278
    alternet
    utne
    daily show :)
    bbc
    npr
    "Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States, Barack Obama."

    "Obama's main opponent in this election on November 4th (was) not John McCain, it (was) ignorance."~Michael Moore

    "i'm feeling kinda righteous right now. with my badass motherfuckin' ukulele!"
    ~ed, 8/7
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    IAmMyselfIAmMyself Posts: 667
    Jon Stewart
    "Please help me to help you, help yourself." EV
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    josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 28,283
    from the drunk at the corner store ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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    brianluxbrianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 40,681
    It might be a good time to revisit this thread.  I would suggest we all (me included) take more time to research an issue before declaring something we read as "fact". 

    Let's start with places least likely to give accurate information:

    -FaceBook memes.  The Bible of news for a huge number of people with a reliability factor of practically nil.  This is news blasphemy.

    -Websites 90% of us have never heard of.  If it's not familiar, it's probably not reliable.  On the other hand, some are actually quite good if they focus on single issues like weather.  realweather.org, a site not widely known,  is an example of reliable, science based information regarding significant weather-related topics.

    -CNN/ NBC/ MSNBC/ ABC/ CBC.  Viewer beware, I say!

    Some places I find more reliable than others:

    -The Guardian.  A news source with a longstanding large degree of respect.

    -Huffington Post.  Written off by some as "liberal" but Arianna Huffington is a business woman who has written a several business books so she is not just simply a social issues person and though not totally reliable, HuffPost does a fair job of covering a lot of news.

    -National Geographic.  The world isn't just about humans and National Geo gets that.

    -Ten Club Forums, AMT.  I once mentioned that I get some of my news here and I was severely berated for saying that. The fact is, there are often news items that I hear about here first.  That doesn't mean it stops there.  In fact, some items that come up here end up tying up a lot of my time doing research.  I appreciate it when I learn of something here.

    I'm open to other suggestions!  

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    Meltdown99Meltdown99 None Of Your Business... Posts: 10,739
    Its all fake news ... I heard that somewhere ... 
    Give Peas A Chance…
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