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2010-06-08 Home Front: Politix

Hey libtards: 74% Oppose Taxing Internet News Sites To Help Newspapers

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Posted by gorb 2010-06-08 13:43|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 You subsidize the newspapers then you start making political decisions as to which newspapers qualify for the subsidies. Sweet. You get the taxpayers to pay the government to decide what news people can read. Genius! Then even the male reporters are throwing their undies at Him.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2010-06-08 15:17|| 2010-06-08 15:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Keep your nasty rat paws off of the internet. It is one thing that is OURS.

Posted by newc 2010-06-08 17:39|| 2010-06-08 17:39|| Front Page Top

#3 Just make sure lefties know that Fox News will be getting lots of subsidies and they'll let this die.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-06-08 17:44|| 2010-06-08 17:44|| Front Page Top

#4 on a similar theme

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2010-06-08 17:55|| 2010-06-08 17:55|| Front Page Top

#5 It's time for the amateur historians* to glean Jefferson's writings for an obscure reference that the State and Press should be separate in the manner of State and Religion so we can get the judicial caste to ban it out right. Separation of Press and State.

*you really think the ~~socialists~~ academics/professionals are going to find the means of killing this?

Posted by Procopius2k 2010-06-08 18:39|| 2010-06-08 18:39|| Front Page Top

#6 Just make sure lefties know that Fox News will be getting lots of subsidies and they'll let this die.

Sorry, but FOX actually makes a profit. Could be related to this: Jan, 2008 - Americans Slam News Media on Believability
By four-to-one margins, Americans surveyed see The New York Times (41.9% to 11.8%) and National Public Radio (40.3% to 11.2%) as mostly or somewhat liberal over mostly or somewhat conservative.

By a three-to-one margin, Americans see news media journalists and broadcasters (45.4% to 15.7%) as mostly or somewhat liberal over mostly or somewhat conservative.

And, by a two-to-one margin, Americans see CNN (44.9% to 18.4%) and MSNBC (38.8% to 15.8%) as mostly or somewhat liberal over mostly or somewhat
conservative.

Just Fox News was seen as mostly and somewhat conservative (48.7%) over mostly or somewhat liberal (22.3%).

The most trusted national TV news organizations, for accurate reporting, in declining order included: Fox News (27.0%), CNN (14.6%), and NBC News (10.90%). These were followed by ABC News (7.0%), local news (6.9%), CBS News (6.8%) MSNBC (4.0%), PBS News (3.0%), CNBC (0.6%) and CBN (0.5%).

Posted by ed 2010-06-08 19:42|| 2010-06-08 19:42|| Front Page Top

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