Unfair & Leaning

  WOW, it's amazing what our TV news has become.  It's no surprise that I prefer to get my news from my BBC and WBAL app on my phone instead of TV.  I prefer to read the news and not be bombarded with 24 hours of graphics, sounds and crap so I have time to process the information.  I can't handle all of the bells and whistles or left/right wing propaganda either.  As I forced myself to sit and watch two of these so-called news anchors, Bill O'Reilly and Wolf Blitzer, I actually can see the spin that they put on stories.  The sad thing is, the general public idolizes and follows these personalities like the disciples followed Jesus.

  Let's start with Wolf Blitzer.  He would be considered a Moderate that leans slightly to the conservative side, as well as the network his show is on, CNN.  His show is one of the most popular news programs in TV and regularly features a pretty good balance of conservative and liberal guests.  Wolf is more confident in himself and his beliefs, so he isn't rattled as easy as other hosts.  As with all news anchors, the line is blurred between personal beliefs and actual news.  I will, however, say one thing about Wolf Blitzer that I liked, he didn't interrupt his guest when the topic got uncomfortable. 

 
  Now there is Bill O'Reilly and guests on his show have but mere seconds to get their point across before he interrupts.  Not only will Bill rudely interrupt, but he will yell out personal attacks as well.  Intimidation is his game and it has been mastered.  The following that he has is tremendous and he knows it.  He doesn't care what the critics think about him because FOX News backs him 100% because he is a lunatic that spreads their message to a massive audience.  The anger he has only shows how insecure he really is with himself and his skewed beliefs.  

  I admit that I don't watch TV and being encouraged to actually analyze this garbage makes me appreciate that I was actually given a brain that allows me to make up my own mind.  It's amazing how much opinion is thrown spewed out from hosts and we, as a whole, believe it as truth.  Wake up people!!!