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Originally posted by Cowperson+Nov 2 2004, 12:50 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Cowperson @ Nov 2 2004, 12:50 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-FlamesAddiction@Nov 2 2004, 06:30 PM
Could it be that there is simply more dirt on Bush? Kerry hasn't even jumped into the pool yet.
BTW, being a banker to Hitler probably meant a lot less in the 30's than it does now. Before all the horrors of the Nazis came to light, Hitler was actually regarded in a positve light by many in North America because he was anti-communist. In fact, I can't remember his name, but there was a famous conservative at the time who had a radio show (deja-vu) who every week used to praise Hitler and Mussolini. Considering that people didn't know then what they know now, it is a little more forgivable.
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Its not about presenting an anti-Bush program. More power to them. Be my guest. Go right ahead.
Where's the contrary view? That's the issue.
And what about those saucy introductions? Wouldn't that be the accusation leveled at FOX as well?
By the way, your Globe & Mail today has a review on how the Canadian print media covered the USA election. Fairly it says, in spite of the obvious distate Canadians have for G.W. Bush. Its a subscriber only link.
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I get what Flamesaddiction is saying though.
1. Kerry hasn't really gotten his feet wet yet and he hasn't been the president. There is more, WAY more material on Bush.
2. Some viewpoints don't really have contrary view that make sense. Just simplifying it here for a second, if someone were to argue that the world was flat or that the sky was red (not during a sunrise or sunset) it wouldn't warrent a investigation or a TV show. Going back to this specific example, not all issues have contrary viewpoints, or if they do, the weight of information my be stacked clearly on one side. It's hard to be anti-Kerry because he hasn't done the things Bush has done, point blank. It might be because he'll never do em, or just because he hasn't had a chance yet because he isn't president. As well, it's hard to be Pro-Bush here in Canada because as polls have shown, the vast, VAST majority of Canadian's would support Kerry (like by a 3-1 margin or something). Sure a pro Bush show could be aired, but how many Canadians would watch it? Sure the CBC is floundering anyway, but that doesn't mean a pro-Bush show wouldn't do even worse then he regularly terrible ratings they do get. Going back to the viewpoint issue again, a show lauding Bush might just simply have less material. This race would not be close in any other 1st world nation, and most other nations in he world.
3. I don't know about the other programs, but I caught the tail end of 'Stupidity' and it wasn't saying Bush was stupid at all. It asked the question, as it's been a popular topic among casual political observers, but in the end, it showed how he had to be very intelligent, so really, quite the opposite.
You often mention you don't watch these shows, (maybe you did this one I don't know) so I'll just remind it's hard and dangerous to base an opinion of them based on the title or the tag line. Like the ongoing debates about F911 on this board. I had problems with it too, but I don't think anyone who didn't watch it should really be judging it or the material contained within.