(12-28-2013 03:24 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:05 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:03 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:01 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:00 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  Liberals are so embarrassed by MSNBC that trying to drag Fox down into the sewer with it is all they have.

Fox News never left the sewer.

Fox New beats MSNBC and CNN combined. It's riding high while the liberal networks can barely keep the lights on.

Don't be frightened by the greatness.

So ratings = quality news?

Ratings are like political polling numbers. The best candidates get the best numbers.

I really hope that's sarcasm.

(12-28-2013 04:25 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(12-28-2013 03:24 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:05 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:03 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:01 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  Fox News never left the sewer.

Fox New beats MSNBC and CNN combined. It's riding high while the liberal networks can barely keep the lights on.

Don't be frightened by the greatness.

So ratings = quality news?

Ratings are like political polling numbers. The best candidates get the best numbers.

I really hope that's sarcasm.

Partially. The poll numbers reflect what people like, but Obama's high poll numbers from 5 years ago didn't reflect his incompetence.

(12-28-2013 04:32 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-28-2013 04:25 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(12-28-2013 03:24 PM)smn1256 Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:05 PM)dmacfour Wrote:  

(12-27-2013 11:03 PM)oklalittledixie Wrote:  Fox New beats MSNBC and CNN combined. It's riding high while the liberal networks can barely keep the lights on.

Don't be frightened by the greatness.

So ratings = quality news?

Ratings are like political polling numbers. The best candidates get the best numbers.

I really hope that's sarcasm.

Partially. The poll numbers reflect what people like, but Obama's high poll numbers from 5 years ago didn't reflect his incompetence.

You're right, ratings reflect what people like, which has little to do with quality. The bottom line is that people like what entertains them. If people watched quality shows, American Idol wouldn't have been the highest rated show for a decade.

When I talk about quality news, I'm talking about how informed people are. I'm talking about how close to unbiased reporting is (it's never going to be completely unbiased).

We've been electing the pretty one since 1960.

I mean, get a load of this:

Quote:The kicker is that MSNBC didn’t do all that much better. In one question, some 11% of MSNBC viewers actually believed that Occupy Wall Street protesters were Republicans compared to just 3% of Fox viewers.

“Ideological media does a very poor job overall,” Cassino told Forbes. “They don’t challenge people’s assumptions. In traditional news, you will find that more often than not, there actually is a correct answer and there is no gray area. People who tune into ideological media are motivated to hear their side of the debate and so you can have someone who watches MSNBC be so used to hearing about protests coming from the right that they automatically believe that Occupy is mostly a Republican protest.”

http://www.forbes.com/sites/kenrapoza/20...-suggests/

(12-28-2013 04:48 PM)Smaug Wrote:  We've been electing the pretty one since 1960.

Was it you that said that women vote for the better looking candidate, regardless of qualifications?

(12-28-2013 04:49 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  

(12-28-2013 04:48 PM)Smaug Wrote:  We've been electing the pretty one since 1960.

Was it you that said that women vote for the better looking candidate, regardless of qualifications?

No, I don't believe I ever said that.

(12-28-2013 04:59 PM)Smaug Wrote:  

(12-28-2013 04:49 PM)GoApps70 Wrote:  

(12-28-2013 04:48 PM)Smaug Wrote:  We've been electing the pretty one since 1960.

Was it you that said that women vote for the better looking candidate, regardless of qualifications?

No, I don't believe I ever said that.

Apologies. Remembered someone saying it, and to a large extent may be true. Thought it was you.

No harm, no foul. I've heard it too, but it's not a sentiment I share.