6 Subtle Ways The News Media Disguises Bullshit As Fact

classicman · 08-27-2011, 04:00 PM

Thought this was a good read.

Kinda funny too.

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As anybody who has ever wistfully imagined Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly fighting to the death over a pit of lava knows, most media outlets are biased. Usually it's not part of anybody's grand scheme to brainwash you, but rather just the result of newsrooms being staffed by fallible, opinionated humans.

The problem is they're generally not allowed to come right out and say they think the subject of their news story is a flaming douchebag, so they have to rely on subtle and sometimes downright dishonest methods to gently sway you one way or the other.

When you browse through the news today, keep an eye out for...

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SamIam · 08-28-2011, 02:07 PM

Loved your link, Classic! I just know (and many agree) that you will find yourself writing satire for The Onion, yet! Some experts speculate that this reply to your post is just my own little way of turning you from Classicman into Strawman! (Experts can get so boring, can't they?)

Actually, this response has been the result of countless sleepless nights when I lay awake trying to figure out how to get back at you after you objected to my post on "The War on Poverty." But NOW...

We have met the enemy and he is us!

kerosene · 08-28-2011, 03:16 PM

I thought it was pretty funny.

classicman · 08-28-2011, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

Loved your link, Classic! I just know (and many agree)

LMAO

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08-28-2011, 02:07 PM	#2
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Loved your link, Classic! I just know (and many agree) that you will find yourself writing satire for The Onion, yet! Some experts speculate that this reply to your post is just my own little way of turning you from Classicman into Strawman! (Experts can get so boring, can't they?) Actually, this response has been the result of countless sleepless nights when I lay awake trying to figure out how to get back at you after you objected to my post on "The War on Poverty." But NOW... We have met the enemy and he is us!

08-28-2011, 03:16 PM	#3
kerosene Touring the facilities Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The plains of Colorado Posts: 3,476	I thought it was pretty funny.

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