Why are the major broadcast media not covering Bernie Sanders?

[ocean515]

Reality has a liberal bias. :mrgreen:

So says the liberal who coined the phrase.

 

[SMTA]

Yes, the linked article is from Media Matters but please note I am only giving the numbers here, no 'biased' political analysis as to why ABC, CBS, and NBC are giving so little coverage to a major candidate.

They cover and promote what they think people will be interested in reading or watching.

The interest is Hillary, so there you go.

 

[Somerville]

So says the liberal who coined the phrase.

Being a curious sort of guy, I had to find out who actually coined the phrase, Reality has a liberal bias. Apparently it was Stephen Colbert (or one of his writers) during the speech he gave at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner. Reading down the page I found the following words which I think are very relevant when discussing concepts supporting the efficacy of "small government", ideas which some debaters here seem to believe actually would provide a better society for the future if they were implemented.

I believe the government that governs best is the government that governs least. And by these standards, we have set up a fabulous government in Iraq.

For those who haven't seen it before

 

[ocean515]

Being a curious sort of guy, I had to find out who actually coined the phrase, Reality has a liberal bias. Apparently it was Stephen Colbert (or one of his writers) during the speech he gave at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner. Reading down the page I found the following words which I think are very relevant when discussing concepts supporting the efficacy of "small government", ideas which some debaters here seem to believe actually would provide a better society for the future if they were implemented.



For those who haven't seen it before

And on the flip side, history provides a very large data base of failed governments who adopted the "more government is better" approach. Venezuela comes immediately to mind.

 

[Somerville]

And on the flip side, history provides a very large data base of failed governments who adopted the "more government is better" approach. Venezuela comes immediately to mind.

So, in your opinion, the only "rational" course of action is to shrink government down to little more than a national military force - and let the towns and villages run all the other stuff us humans need to survive in a society?

Actually, when I think of Venezuela, I think of a society/nation that has failed owing to a megalomaniacal leader who established a kleptocracy where a tiny number of citizens benefitted from government actions.

 

[VanceMack]

Because Hillary is already locked in as the dem candidate and Bernie just makes her look bad.

 

[American]

Oh my gosh! Someone on the left finally sees that the mainstream media is biased afterall.

They've always seen it, they just don't admit it.

 

[ocean515]

So, in your opinion, the only "rational" course of action is to shrink government down to little more than a national military force - and let the towns and villages run all the other stuff us humans need to survive in a society?

Actually, when I think of Venezuela, I think of a society/nation that has failed owing to a megalomaniacal leader who established a kleptocracy where a tiny number of citizens benefitted from government actions.

Gee, a desire to grow government applies itself in such a way that it create what you think my opinion was, even though I didn't offer one. Interesting.

When I think of Venezuela, I see a culture built on corruption, where the needy are always played by those in power, and Socialism is dangled as the great equalizer, even though it has been shown in countless examples to be anything but. Building a society dependent on one commodity, and buying votes by making promises that could never be met over the long term, seems to be what Venezuela has been about, and the voters appear to have opened their eyes to this wash rinse repeat effort.

 

[celticwar17]

Reality has a liberal bias. :mrgreen:

Media does not equal reality...

 

[Casper]

Nope, I don't "know" this at all. Most of the GOP candidates' proposals seem to me to hold far greater possibility of "bankrupting" America. The Republican pattern has been the same since Reagan entered office: babble about welfare fraud, big government, tax cuts, etc etc and then immediately start spending federal revenue on projects which benefit their largest contributors and drive up the national debt. Of course, President Obama has also "driven up" the national debt but for some reason the annual deficit between revenue and spending has dropped during his term. Gee, I wonder why the debt has gone up. :roll:

They both spend and yes tax us to death and some are worse than others, Sander's ideas are simply not feasible due to the simple fact that we do not have the money, the same goes for much of what Trump says he wants to do. Really does not matter other than for debate purposes since neither will end up getting their Party nomination.

 

[humbolt]

Maybe because a 74 year old socialist is irrelevant. OTOH, he has more support than Linsey Graham, George Pataki, Rick Santorum, or Vermin Supreme. I have more support than any of them and I'm not running for anything, so...

 

[KLATTU]

Being a curious sort of guy, I had to find out who actually coined the phrase, Reality has a liberal bias. Apparently it was Stephen Colbert (or one of his writers) during the speech he gave at the 2006 White House Correspondents Dinner. Reading down the page I found the following words which I think are very relevant when discussing concepts supporting the efficacy of "small government", ideas which some debaters here seem to believe actually would provide a better society for the future if they were implemented.



For those who haven't seen it before

He was plagiarizing .

The facts of life are conservative”-Margaret Thatcher.
the whole reason for Big Government liberalism is to force people to do what they wouldn't naturally do.

Most brilliant example.
Minimum wage laws.
The facts of life are that companies pay workers at market rates. and many times that rate is low. Supply and demand and all that.
IF reality had a liberal bias. we wouldn't need government interference would we?

 

[Somerville]

He was plagiarizing .

The facts of life are conservative”-Margaret Thatcher.
the whole reason for Big Government liberalism is to force people to do what they wouldn't naturally do.

Most brilliant example.
Minimum wage laws.
The facts of life are that companies pay workers at market rates. and many times that rate is low. Supply and demand and all that.
IF reality had a liberal bias. we wouldn't need government interference would we?

We need "government interference" because conservatives refuse to accept reality - they like creating their own, often one with little connection to that in which the majority lives.

 

[jamesrage]

Yes, the linked article is from Media Matters but please note I am only giving the numbers here, no 'biased' political analysis as to why ABC, CBS, and NBC are giving so little coverage to a major candidate.

If it you look at a man that is 300 pounds then he looks like a fat slob. But if you stick him next to someone who is 400 or 500 pounds then suddenly that 300 pound man doesn't look as much as a fat slob anymore.Clinton by herself looks like a far left wing loony.But stick her next to someone who is openly a socialist and then suddenly she doesn't look that much of a far left wing loony standing next to Sanders.Sanders is only there to make Clinton look moderate and nothing more.

 

[NonoBadDog]

Yes, the linked article is from Media Matters but please note I am only giving the numbers here, no 'biased' political analysis as to why ABC, CBS, and NBC are giving so little coverage to a major candidate.

I think the MSM is sold on Hillary. They are going to push her rather than Sanders. He could blow her out of the water it he had more coverage. His numbers are climbing regardless and would be even better if the public had a chance to see more of him. If I were a Democrat I would be hoping for something to happen to tank Hillary in the eyes of the press to cause a shift to Bernie.

 

[VanceMack]

We need "government interference" because conservatives refuse to accept reality - they like creating their own, often one with little connection to that in which the majority lives.

Nah...we need government interference because crippled and dependent pets and rats have formed a symbiotic relationship and the population grows every year.

 

[KLATTU]

We need "government interference" because conservatives refuse to accept reality - they like creating their own, often one with little connection to that in which the majority lives.

You're all mixed up. The liberal world is Utopian. Utopia is fantasy . It doesn't exist.So liberals have to MAKE it exist.

In the real world,companies pay low skilled workers based on the laws of supply and demand. In Utopia, companies pay their workersmore for doing nothing ( aka minimum wage laws) an hour becauae it's for ' the good of society". In the real world ,companies ( and individuals) act in self-interest.
In the real world , the owner determines the price of labor. In Utopia, a bureaucrat from central planning determines what's best for all.

 

[jmotivator]

Look on the bright side, witout the media attention few people will hear the news today that the Sanders campaign has been stealing intel from Clinton.

Also, holy crap, Clinton REALLY is bad at protecting sensitive data...

 

[JasperL]

He has zero change of winning, nomination or election. He is far too Socialist and would bankrupt the Nation in 2 years, even most Libs know this.

Right, but Trump wouldn't even with his $1.2 trillion per year in unfunded tax cuts.

 

[JasperL]

Sanders is an old scold who likes to moan about miyonehs and biyonehs and tells the news media that he won't answer questions on subjects the viewing public are actually interested in. He is a one subject candidate that said everything he had to say in his announcement speech and has simply repeated it ever since.

You can only go so far with zero personality and a stale message.

LOL, that's an obviously very objective critique. :roll:

 

[jmotivator]

LOL, that's an obviously very objective critique. :roll:

I'm sorry, do you not understand the idea of political opinion?

 

[Casper]

Right, but Trump wouldn't even with his $1.2 trillion per year in unfunded tax cuts.

I support neither Trump or Sanders, neither would be good for the Nation and both make promises that could never be fulfilled or would bankrupt the Nation if implemented. They both bring new voices to the table and both do have some points that are valid, but when it comes down to who will be sitting behind the Desk in the Oval Office for the next 4 to 8 years we can do better than either of them.

 

[JasperL]

They've always seen it, they just don't admit it.

I'll admit the "media" is liberal on social issues, and reflects the views of the "media's" owners and advertisers on economic matters. Frankly, big business is socially liberal, so the views of the "media" are in line with owners and advertisers on those issues as well. The name isn't quite right, but I think a fair way to describe the "mainstream media" is to call it what it is - the 'corporate' media. It's as "liberal" as the large corporate owners and large corporate advertisers. The only actually liberal media is independent, outlets like Democracy Now, a bunch of small blogs and podcasts, and a handful of radio broadcasts.

 

[JasperL]

I'm sorry, do you not understand the idea of political opinion?

Sure, and your political opinion of Sanders is obviously biased. You can't have actually ever listened to Sanders more than 2 minutes and conclude he's a "one subject" candidate, unless you lump in foreign policy, labor issues, tax issues, trade, currency, military and security issues, etc. into ONE subject. I haven't listened lately but he used to spend an hour on Thom Hartmann's show every week, and take unscreened calls for an hour, every week, and he had no problems addressing a wide range of issues. He regularly has town hall meetings in his home state, where he's as popular as any Senator in the country. And pretty much everywhere he goes he's attracting big and enthusiastic crowds, so something about his personality and message isn't at all "stale."

I don't care that you don't like him - I'm not at all convinced he's a good choice as POTUS, but your reasons are pretty lame IMO. But we are free to our own opinions, no matter how uninformed....

 

[JasperL]

Look on the bright side, witout the media attention few people will hear the news today that the Sanders campaign has been stealing intel from Clinton.

Also, holy crap, Clinton REALLY is bad at protecting sensitive data...

The data security failures (they've been ongoing for months) was the fault of a good old American for profit software company (NGP VAN) which has the contract for handling voter data for the DNC.