does the Media control your vote ?

Godfather. · October 2016

I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.

Go Beavers · October 2016

If the government is controlling the media, then whoever is assigned to Fox is asleep at the wheel.

HughFreakingDillon · October 2016

Go Beavers said:
If the government is controlling the media, then whoever is assigned to Fox is asleep at the wheel.

no, it's their comedy division.

unsung · October 2016

Controlled opposition.

Free · October 2016

All US media is privately owned and biased by 6 corporations unless it is independent.

brianlux · October 2016

The media does control what we hear and see on TV and on the internet. How much that affects one's vote depends on how widely one reads. You really can't get a clear picture viewing one media source. If you view several, you get a more clear picture. If you view several and read books, even more clear. If you do all those and go out and observe the world, even better focus.

hedonist · October 2016

GF, common sense and integrity control my vote.

Free · October 2016

brianlux said:
The media does control what we hear and see on TV and on the internet. How much that affects one's vote depends on how widely one reads. You really can't get a clear picture viewing one media source. If you view several, you get a more clear picture. If you view several and read books, even more clear. If you do all those and go out and observe the world, even better focus.

If you don't view any media, don't watch tv, but read and research from credible sources, you're best off. Even when people think the media doesn't affect them, but watch it on a daily basis, you are manipulated. It's all psychologically driven.

hedonist · October 2016

Well, I do see many leaning towards blogs and opinion pieces to support/supplant their views, so one could consider any influence to be a form of manipulation.

lukin2006 · October 2016

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.

Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...

Godfather. · October 2016

hedonist said:
GF, common sense and integrity control my vote.

no doubt about that my friend !

Godfather.

Godfather. · October 2016

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...

for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

Gern Blansten · October 2016

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

Yes it's very odd. Fox News only gives you about half of what is going on.

HughFreakingDillon · October 2016

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

of course they "should". but when news outlets are owned by incredibly wealthy individuals and not independent institutions, they want the networks they own to mirror their own beliefs.

Gern Blansten · October 2016

HughFreakingDillon said:

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

of course they "should". but when news outlets are owned by incredibly wealthy individuals and not independent institutions, they want the networks they own to mirror their own beliefs.

That's true to some degree. But I can guarantee you that there isn't a network other than Fox that will completely ignore certain stories that don't favor their candidate.

MSNBC is probably considered the most "liberal" network. You won't find them ignoring the email stories, Clinton Foundation "pay to play" stories, Hillary being "sick" stories, etc. The other day someone even posted a clip from Chris Matthew's show (a rabid liberal) where he explained the attraction to Trump.

HughFreakingDillon · October 2016

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

of course they "should". but when news outlets are owned by incredibly wealthy individuals and not independent institutions, they want the networks they own to mirror their own beliefs.
That's true to some degree. But I can guarantee you that there isn't a network other than Fox that will completely ignore certain stories that don't favor their candidate.

MSNBC is probably considered the most "liberal" network. You won't find them ignoring the email stories, Clinton Foundation "pay to play" stories, Hillary being "sick" stories, etc. The other day someone even posted a clip from Chris Matthew's show (a rabid liberal) where he explained the attraction to Trump.

they don't ignore them, but they might not go after them with the same vitriol or vigour as maybe they should, no?

Gern Blansten · October 2016

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

of course they "should". but when news outlets are owned by incredibly wealthy individuals and not independent institutions, they want the networks they own to mirror their own beliefs.
That's true to some degree. But I can guarantee you that there isn't a network other than Fox that will completely ignore certain stories that don't favor their candidate.

MSNBC is probably considered the most "liberal" network. You won't find them ignoring the email stories, Clinton Foundation "pay to play" stories, Hillary being "sick" stories, etc. The other day someone even posted a clip from Chris Matthew's show (a rabid liberal) where he explained the attraction to Trump.

they don't ignore them, but they might not go after them with the same vitriol or vigour as maybe they should, no?

take a look at Fox News' facebook page....nothing about New York shutting down the Trump foundation. Just one example

lukin2006 · October 2016

so Fox News never discussed the Iraq war 2004-2008, pretty sure at some point in between those years most Americans no longer supported the war, I honestly don't know, I have no cable news...

HughFreakingDillon · October 2016

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

of course they "should". but when news outlets are owned by incredibly wealthy individuals and not independent institutions, they want the networks they own to mirror their own beliefs.
That's true to some degree. But I can guarantee you that there isn't a network other than Fox that will completely ignore certain stories that don't favor their candidate.

MSNBC is probably considered the most "liberal" network. You won't find them ignoring the email stories, Clinton Foundation "pay to play" stories, Hillary being "sick" stories, etc. The other day someone even posted a clip from Chris Matthew's show (a rabid liberal) where he explained the attraction to Trump.

they don't ignore them, but they might not go after them with the same vitriol or vigour as maybe they should, no?
take a look at Fox News' facebook page....nothing about New York shutting down the Trump foundation. Just one example

fox news is a joke. I will not take a look at their facebook page. how anyone can watch that garbage for anything but pure entertainment or to incite themselves into a psychotic frenzy is beyond me.

benjs · October 2016

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

of course they "should". but when news outlets are owned by incredibly wealthy individuals and not independent institutions, they want the networks they own to mirror their own beliefs.
That's true to some degree. But I can guarantee you that there isn't a network other than Fox that will completely ignore certain stories that don't favor their candidate.

MSNBC is probably considered the most "liberal" network. You won't find them ignoring the email stories, Clinton Foundation "pay to play" stories, Hillary being "sick" stories, etc. The other day someone even posted a clip from Chris Matthew's show (a rabid liberal) where he explained the attraction to Trump.

they don't ignore them, but they might not go after them with the same vitriol or vigour as maybe they should, no?
take a look at Fox News' facebook page....nothing about New York shutting down the Trump foundation. Just one example
fox news is a joke. I will not take a look at their facebook page. how anyone can watch that garbage for anything but pure entertainment or to incite themselves into a psychotic frenzy is beyond me.

If you want to understand the rationale of the populace though, don't you feel that you owe it to yourself to consume (and test the validity of) what a good chunk of people are consuming?

HughFreakingDillon · October 2016

benjs said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Gern Blansten said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Godfather. said:

lukin2006 said:

Godfather. said:
I was reading (between the lines) and just wondered do we realize as regular "joe" citizens really let the media control or at least inspire our political decisions ?
they are the biggest game in town when it comes to gathering political info and I guess you could go to one of those "trusted" political news cites to help you
make up your mind, for instance I was reading this morning that in 1995 Hillary used the same legal tax break Trump has used then there's the teen girl trump
allegedly forced her to have sex with him ? so anyway I believe the media is controlled by our government for the most part (secretly ?) LOL !

http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2016/10/03/newt-gingrich-elite-media-is-hillary-clinton-are-terrified-trump.html

Godfather.
Of course not directly, indirectly sure ... corporations control the government and corporations control the media and that's how they control the message ...
for most American's the only source for info is the T.V or trusty interweb and I find it odd that different stations and web sites lean to one side or the other, shouldn't they just deliver the news ?........you might think that comment coming from a guy who watches FOXNEWS is odd LOL !

Godfather.

of course they "should". but when news outlets are owned by incredibly wealthy individuals and not independent institutions, they want the networks they own to mirror their own beliefs.
That's true to some degree. But I can guarantee you that there isn't a network other than Fox that will completely ignore certain stories that don't favor their candidate.

MSNBC is probably considered the most "liberal" network. You won't find them ignoring the email stories, Clinton Foundation "pay to play" stories, Hillary being "sick" stories, etc. The other day someone even posted a clip from Chris Matthew's show (a rabid liberal) where he explained the attraction to Trump.

they don't ignore them, but they might not go after them with the same vitriol or vigour as maybe they should, no?
take a look at Fox News' facebook page....nothing about New York shutting down the Trump foundation. Just one example
fox news is a joke. I will not take a look at their facebook page. how anyone can watch that garbage for anything but pure entertainment or to incite themselves into a psychotic frenzy is beyond me.
If you want to understand the rationale of the populace though, don't you feel that you owe it to yourself to consume (and test the validity of) what a good chunk of people are consuming?

I get enough of that type of idiocy on social media and right here on AMT. I don't need to tune into fox to dumb myself down any further. all the info is there without having to seek it out.

does the Media control your vote ?

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