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pangaia

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9. Why do you feel that way?

Sat Feb 9, 2013, 04:50 PM

Feb 2013

I have to agree with "Hell hath No Fury." The news available through most American owned outlets is so adolescent, primitive and infantile as to be nearly useless. It wasn't always this way.

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US Pulls Plug on Iran Cable News (Press TV) [View all] alp227 Feb 2013 OP

Only American-born citizens should be allowed to broadcast news in the US, anyway. nt EastKYLiberal Feb 2013 #1

Are you sure you're ... Hell Hath No Fury Feb 2013 #6

albeit PatrynXX Feb 2013 #18

And...what is it that bothers you about RT? KoKo Feb 2013 #62

Why do you feel that way? pangaia Feb 2013 #9

Well said! Most American owned outlets are now absolutely adolescent. If one listens to Press TV, RT RKP5637 Feb 2013 #32

Couldn't agree more. pangaia Feb 2013 #36

Thanks!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #44

Ooohh.. now we're lovers. pangaia Feb 2013 #46

LOL RKP5637 Feb 2013 #55

You had me up until RT. Socal31 Feb 2013 #50

I can't tell if this is sarcastic or merely stupid. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #24

I took it as sarcasm, but many others didn't. I'm not going to worry about it much. AAO Feb 2013 #52

"Congress shall make no law... Deep13 Feb 2013 #31

You want to ban the BBC from the US? Sounds dumb. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #38

Don't forget the bit about citizenship tiers, too. (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #40

Maybe. Rupert Murdoch's Fox would be silenced. Both Murdoch and his biggest investor JDPriestly Feb 2013 #74

No more Fox! DBoon Feb 2013 #89

Um. What? Spider Jerusalem Feb 2013 #96

Does anyone find the stated rationale for this to be a bit strange? leveymg Feb 2013 #2

+1 Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #4

well....we know that "target" is used very KoKo Feb 2013 #7

Strange rationale for sure.... lib2DaBone Feb 2013 #17

+8,034 Angry Dragon Feb 2013 #28

Ain't it great! And we call if freedom! Go USA!!! Go USA!!! Go USA!!! RKP5637 Feb 2013 #61

Nice. daleo Feb 2013 #19

We both know that hypocritical rationale has been a bedrock of gov't hypocrisy for decades. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #37

There's an Iranian news channel on US cable systems? Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #3

Oh...Press TV is available and it is a big deal to those of us KoKo Feb 2013 #10

I guess I've never been in a big enough market to have seen it. Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #12

I think it's utterly silly to ban Press. I also think that relying cali Feb 2013 #78

Well..our news is "Corporate/Owned/filtered" Propaganda...in many cases KoKo Feb 2013 #83

Maybe the military is pissed off because Iran figured out how to decode American drones. Katorama Feb 2013 #34

I thought America was the Land of Freedom from Censorship KoKo Feb 2013 #5

We have always been censored. Cleita Feb 2013 #21

True..We have always been censored..but, we didn't know...Now we know KoKo Feb 2013 #26

In my area they are drying up funding for the libraries, so now they are open shorter hours Cleita Feb 2013 #33

Our news media is controlled by advertisers, as is our entertainment industry. No big surprise here. Katorama Feb 2013 #35

Hve you ever seen the difference between the US version of Newsweek dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #39

Yes, indeed. Also the difference between CNN International and US CNN KoKo Feb 2013 #60

It has never made sense. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2013 #63

People will just watch it online. bunnies Feb 2013 #8

is it real news or just propaganda put out by the government dlwickham Feb 2013 #11

You do realize that we have been using "Voice of America" KoKo Feb 2013 #13

Do you mean Voice of America? Radio Free Europe? alp227 Feb 2013 #14

Yes...thanks and Edited my post for the newer name... KoKo Feb 2013 #16

Have you seen the movie Red Dawn? That movie had a fictional "Radio Free America". alp227 Feb 2013 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author KoKo Feb 2013 #49

Some background info on "Radio Free Europe" (I'm a "Cold War Baby") KoKo Feb 2013 #51

I'm sure Iran and other countries are free to block VOA dlwickham Feb 2013 #20

One persons "Terrorism" is another persons "Freedom Fighter." KoKo Feb 2013 #27

no it doesn't dlwickham Feb 2013 #65

True, but then again Iran doesn't claim to have unparalleled press freedom. Katorama Feb 2013 #41

Erm, they call it a "flagrant violation of freedom of speech." joshcryer Feb 2013 #58

the US government doesn't control all the news coming out of this country dlwickham Feb 2013 #66

That doesn't preclude that a huge chunk of US media is propagandistic. joshcryer Feb 2013 #67

Was always a combination dipsydoodle Feb 2013 #23

Of course PressTV's propaganda, but honestly, so what? (nt) Posteritatis Feb 2013 #25

Someone or Some Folks High Up...think Americans can't be trusted KoKo Feb 2013 #30

Even if it's "just" propaganda Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #95

so you think "news" organizations like the old Pravda was useful dlwickham Feb 2013 #97

Yes Lydia Leftcoast Feb 2013 #98

let freedom ring frylock Feb 2013 #15

There's a Big Bell there in Philadelphia...It's waiting to be Rung Again... KoKo Feb 2013 #54

Good riddance to a Sandy Hook truther, anti-Semitic conspiracy theory propaganda outlet ButterflyBlood Feb 2013 #22

Nah, just our "core values". Whatever those are any more. Katorama Feb 2013 #42

Watch it online... Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #84

Good argument. ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #48

So the US will have no credibility when we accuse other governments of censoring the news. limpyhobbler Feb 2013 #29

Press TV is so far from the gov't & MSM stereotype of Iran, most people would never connect the two yurbud Feb 2013 #43

It's always good (if one is curious) to listen to all sides of an issue KoKo Feb 2013 #57

Press TV is for export. Much like Russia Today. joshcryer Feb 2013 #69

DUers praising PressTV need a reality check. Robb Feb 2013 #45

But our Government sponsors Their Opinions (As Part and Parcel of our KoKo Feb 2013 #53

Most states have state media. Some ONLY have state media. Robb Feb 2013 #56

So...you hope that people (Progressives) will be FORCED to not ever KoKo Feb 2013 #59

Shop where you want, buddy. Robb Feb 2013 #64

Indeed, and not to mention all the kooky anti-Israeli conspiracy theories promoted by that network. alp227 Feb 2013 #90

Press TV blamed "Israeli death squads" for the Sandy Hook shootings oberliner Feb 2013 #68

do you have a link to that story? yurbud Feb 2013 #71

Here ya go oberliner Feb 2013 #72

Wow! Thanks for the link! nt bananas Feb 2013 #76

the irony is a REPUBLICAN congressman gave the conspiracy theory and they agreed yurbud Feb 2013 #87

Agree that's pretty bad...but, we've seen that kind of stuff here in US KoKo Feb 2013 #88

And yet FOX News is still on the air... n/t DRoseDARs Feb 2013 #70

As part of Occupy in Los Angeles, I have met a PressTV correspondent several times Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #73

And Obama's FCC is pushing for MORE media consolidation. woo me with science Feb 2013 #77

As mentioned, Press blamed Sandy Hook on Israeli Death Squads cali Feb 2013 #79

RT/America has a studio in DC and Reporters who are based there KoKo Feb 2013 #81

Press TV's headlines are not seen in Iran, there is no Persian language version, illegal to own a Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #85

"How you can support a State owned media outlet of any State is beyond me" ForgoTheConsequence Feb 2013 #93

I too found RT and Press TV's coverage of OWS outstanding. KoKo Feb 2013 #80

Did you chat them up without asking questions of them? Bluenorthwest Feb 2013 #86

I only speak of one man and that they aired his reports. Just giving credit where it is due. I am Fire Walk With Me Feb 2013 #94

Hypocrisy is the tribute that vice pays to virtue. The Stranger Feb 2013 #75

Press TV is still available on the Internet FarCenter Feb 2013 #82

So is Stormfront. Knock yourself out with these loons. Robb Feb 2013 #91

Looks like we're giving China a run for their money go west young man Feb 2013 #92

About damn time! PressTV was always a fascist agitprop organ, anyhow. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #99