I am done with meet the press

[sorefeet]

and I am writing to tell them why. They are now 100% right wing anti-Obama. Chuck can't help but bad mouth the President on every question. Totally sickening. Bernie Sanders did make the toad look like an idiot and I think he knew it so he kind of mellowed a little. But all I can get is right wing talk in Billings radio so I can't listen to that and an antenna on the roof is 5 channels on the TV.. Sooooooo it must be time to hook my computer to my TV to keep better informed on my politics. I'm sure I can get better news some how. I can't take the lies, hate and propaganda no more. Sometimes this first amendment thing makes me wonder about honesty and fairness. It don't seem right that a person can lie, spread hate, racism massive propaganda and it's OK, because of the first amendment. The fairness doctrine stopped a lot of that.

[lpbk2713]

1. I put MTP in the same bag as 60 Minutes some time ago.

This after recording and never missing a segment of 60 Minutes for decades.

It's all Faux Snooze Lite now. They have no shame.

[RKP5637]

4. I used to watch MTP and 60 Minutes, but stopped a long time ago. I watched

Obama on MTP, but that was it. I really can't stand Chuck Todd, hell, parts of Fox News are better than listening to him. It's damn clear what the Comcast agenda is ... but not surprised at all, we knew what Comcast was about.

[BlueCaliDem]

5. The complete take-our of 60 Minutes has broken my heart.

Now all I read is "Dems BAD. Repubs GOOOOD".

I just wish progressives like Bill Gates and Warren Buffet would get together and buy a cable network (instead of, for example, invest $3 billion in the merger of an American burger franchise with a Canadian burger franchise), make it free to the people like Murdoch does with Faux News Channel, and then hire politically savvy people from Left {Randi Rhodes and John Fugelsang would be two I'd definitely hire) to Center-Left (Alex Wagner, for example) who are bound to only report the facts with guests who are liberal to center-left to argue them.

I believe such a venture would be successful.

[roody]

9. Bill Gates is not progressive!

[valerief]

13. +1

[RufusTFirefly]

21. Gates progressive?! He is leading the charge to dismantle public schools

Positively mind-boggling what passes for "progressive" these days.
Then, I guess when you live in a country where some people think the Prez is a socialist, it's to be expected.

Our political discourse runs the gamut from A to B.

Thank you, corporate media!
All your money and propaganda are paying big dividends.

[mountain grammy]

10. Free Speech TV.. supported by viewers like us..

fuck Bill Gates!

[Enthusiast]

22. Yes. I now only watch a very limited selection on CBS.

Basically I will watch Letterman, various sports and Jeopardy. The reason? For what they did to 60 Minutes and my enemy Frank Luntz.

[lpbk2713]

27. Lara Logan was the tipping point for me.

They no longer saw the need to be subtle after that AFAIC.

[fredamae]

2. As long as we "tune in"

whether its out of morbid curiosity or because we agree....we give them an audience. When we give them an audience-they'll keep on doing what we tune in to see/hear.
I left the mess of MTP/60 Minutes (used to be Informative, in depth investigative reporting) years ago, FTN etc.
Hell, I don't even watch my local "news" unless there is a major weather event- it's all "he said/she said" drama, minor crimes, speculation, personal biases and giggles....nothing to Learn, no facts and no follow up on Any story anymore.

[BlueCaliDem]

3. I believe that if everyone on DU would write a letter - an actual letter that requires a stamp

and envelope - and complains to places like CNN and NBC and other "news" outlets in America (forget about Fox "News" Channel that they're carrying too much water for Republicans and their lies while they indulge in blatant smack down of President Obama or any Democrat who's progressive and threatens their entitled position, the pro-GOP executives (which are all of them) at the top might listen. Might.

Aw heck. Who am I kidding? They're not going to listen. They know they're broadcasting lies and deceit. It's because they actually work hard on doing exactly that so that they, together with their other corporate brethren, can finally crush the U.S. Constitution and all those pesky Amendments that, combined, is protecting us from their radical dream of turning this democracy into the oligarchy that they're pining for.

[glowing]

6. LOL - the Toad trying to trip up Bernie.. That must have been ridiculous to watch.

Bernie walks around with statistics memorized in his head about most issues; especially dealing with financial aspects and how shafted the American people are by the wealthy class in this country. The M$M desperately want to shut Sanders down ASAP.. Guess they are hoping for a "Dean Scream" moment.. LOL

[bahrbearian]

7. but, but.. what about Bloomberg?

[dixiegrrrrl]

8. There is very little on tv that you cannot get on the internet

plus internet news is commerical free.

All MSM has internet channels, even.
Better yet, you can get news from all over the world via Internet, and learn different sides to an issue.
Doesn't take long to figure out which sites are reliable and spin free.

[Needa Moment]

18. and has to remain as such

we've got to define our tax created internet as a common carrier.

[JEB]

11. MTP is dead. Has been for some time now.

[tooeyeten]

12. MTP

Fully embedded in DC right wing lobby, Chucky's job.

[L0oniX]

14. Talking head shows are going the way of news "paper" IMO ...and good riddance to them.

AND ...network news could improve viewership if they had more dog and pony fluff.

[mountain grammy]

15. I can't even remember the first time I wrote to "60 Minutes"

about something blatantly biased. I was shocked at what I thought was a "fair and balanced" news program. I'm no longer shocked, just disgusted. The death of our democracy can be placed at the feet of the fourth estate.

[Enthusiast]

23. I am so with you.

[albino65]

16. boycott their advertisers and let them know

If everyone did this there might be some changes. Nothing speaks like the almighty dollar.

[mountain grammy]

17. I've done that too, notifying the advertiser and the program..

I always get a nice letter or email back. Some advertisers sent me coupons, which I returned with a thanks but no thanks letter.
I still do contact advertisers because I actually believe it does work, otherwise why would they respond to a little nobody like me.

[dickthegrouch]

19. I think that needs much more exposure

Telling the advertisers that they are forever associated with such lies and deceit and that is bad for their image, and at odds with the reason they are advertising is likely to get much more of a reaction.

Even appealing to their so-called Christian principles: "The good book tells us not to lie and yet I heard these lies on the program you are advertising in..."

[Gidney N Cloyd]

28. Seems like MTP's main advertisers aren't really targeting average consumers.

[tooeyeten]

31. True

Their target audience is the lobby on the Hill and the Congress they own.

[tooeyeten]

30. Boeing ads

I will not buy one more plane .

[Enthusiast]

20. Kicked and recommended! I am so with you, sorefeet.

The Righties® can only accomplish their malfeasance with the help of a thoroughly biased media.

[oldandhappy]

24. Wheeee!! Freedom for you!

Congratulations. And welcome to those of us who do other things on Sunday morning, smile.

[sasquuatch55]

25. Meet The Putz. nm

nm

[elehhhhna]

32. Meet The Pest. Saving that name 'til Lukey takes over.

[LWolf]

26. Done with them?

I've never watched them to begin with. I swore off talk tv and radio back in the 80s, and never returned.

There are so many better ways to spend my time than listening to a bunch of media talking heads trying to tell me what I ought to think or trying to push my buttons.

fyi: right wing and anti-Obama are not synonymous.

[silvershadow]

29. The fairness doctrine kept journalism in check, as a relatively honest profession.

They don't have to have any pretense now of being journalists.

[merrily]

40. Follow the money be it the fairness doctrine or the Telecommunications Act or

staffing the FCC with industry lobbyists.

As for the Doctrine, the FCC could have revived it at any time, until the Obama administration, when the FCC killed it. Now, reviving it will take an act of Congress--and what are the chances of that?

[silvershadow]

41. zero. nt

[tooeyeten]

33. Considering the round table

With rightwing Politico is all you need to know.

[Cleita]

34. Even with Bernie on I didn't watch out of principle.

You want to retire MTP for good? Don't watch.

[merrily]

38. Agreed. But the core problem is NBC News.

[deafskeptic]

35. I would much rather watch cartoons than watch Joe S on any channel.

I only use internet for the news.

[Skittles]

36. I did not even bother checking him out

he's already long established himself as a repuke whore

[merrily]

37. It's not only anti-Obama. It's anti-Dem. That is more significant since

Obama is in the White House and cannot run again. We have mid terms coming up and Obama is still all some posters seem to think about. It's bizarre.

[brooklynite]

39. But if nobody here watches, you won't be able to share how much you don't like it...

...week after week.