The whole system is flawed. There are very few truly objective journalists anymore. There is no center anymore. Sure. There’s that Lou Dobbs guy. But he’s not really independent. He’s just an angry guy with fake hair and bad teeth. He hates both sides and the middle and everything else. So count him out. Now if you watch cable news, all of them have the same basic format:
“To get to the truth we have two people. One a democrat and one a republican. Both are extremely angry and will yell at one another, dodge the questions, and spout off their talking points. We won’t cover any new ground and you won’t leave with anything but a headache. Okay. Start your spinning…”
The people the media gets on are usually paid by one side or another – usually one of each – to talk a blue streak without actually saying anything. Savvy people, who are looking for some semblance of truth will be left hanging. Perhaps that’s why there are so many “undecided” voters out there. They’re so put off by the tone from both sides, along with the pundits and the so-called anchors or journalists or commentators or analysts or experts or whatever they call themselves, that they end up not liking anybody. Just one more mess the next President will have to fix…
