English 3010- Post 4

Alright, so I've been thinking about this whole concept of the "liberal media." It's become such a heated topic among conservative news commentators like comedian Bill O'Reilly (if you don't think he's a comedian, watch his show once and a while, no one is that insane and illinformed. You have to watch him like, Sarah Silverman, you have to know he's going to say stupid anti-semetic, anti-muslim, sexist, homophobic closeminded stuff before you go into it). Anyway, I believe it's important for news channels to have their facts straight, but at the same time --- news corporations like MSNBC are only there to make money from advertisers so they appeal to certain groups, like the Democrats. Some commentators make it clear that they are biased one way or the other, like Keith Olbermann, while others..... like O'Reilly, pretend that they're neutral.

So I should probably clear up what my political views are just to be clear as you may be wondering why someone who's name is "JKLCRepublican" is so mad at Republicans. Well, the simple answer to that is that the Republican party as it is now is NOT what the republican party once stood for. At one point Republicans stood for individual liberties, and the freedom to live life as you choose. Now, the Republicans have become the party of spying and controlling the relationships (Same-sex marriage), Medical Care (Abortion), and even religion (10 commandments in Alabama's Supreme Court!?).

I support gay rights, the right to choose, and affirmative action. So that would make me a liberal right? Well, I also support the free market and support copays on state/federal funded health programs (Medicare/Medicaid) while also believing that we as a nation need to completely revamp the corrupt welfare system that we have in this country, if we don't just eliminate it in it's entirety. In that aspect, I guess I am a Republican. So I walk the fine line between republican and democrat, a Social Liberal and Fiscal Conservative.

I guess what I'm really trying to say is that I believe that when we watch news channels people should be more forthright (spelling?) in their political appions and not try to pretend their neutrl when in most cases their not.

So, knowing this you should now not be surprised when I attack Republicans for trying to stop same-sex marriage or when Democrats try to expand the failed welfare system and commit what libertarians would call "Moral Cannibalism," but I think I'll talk more about that later...

Anyway, I'm going to call it a night and enjoy the remainder of my birthday. Good Night.