So what if they do that? It's their news channel and they can run it any way they like. If they get the viewership, and they do, it is serving a purpose. Same goes for CNN and all the other mainstream national news networks.
Sounds like capitalism at its finest. If you're saying the rich don't care if they stick to the poor, you might be surprised at how many extremely wealthy persons in this country are Democrats.
Seems to be a lot on misconceptions going on here.
I never implied that they shouldn't have the right to broadcast what they want. I was simply pointing out that Fox is,
by design, the mouth-piece of the far right. At least in most other broadcast news the bias is, for the most part, unintentional. I only wish FNC had the balls to admit what it is; the propaganda arm of the RNC. It saddens and scares me a little to think that there are people who's only "news" source is FNC.
I don't care if people are rich, and I don't think that they should be made to shoulder a greater tax burden because they are rich, but rather because they can better afford it. A 5% tax increase on somebody with millions or billions isn't going to break them, but a 5% tax increase in somebody in my income bracket can mean the difference between being able to make a mortgage payment or not.
Edit:
Just you
all know my political leaning...
- Anti - Abortion
- Anti - Death Penalty
- Pro - Gun
- Anti - Illegal Immigrant amnesty
- Pro - Heavy fines for those that employ illegals
- Pro - Guest Worker program with citizenship path.
- Pro - Universal healthcare
- Anti - Insurance company based Universal Healthcare
- Pro - Taxing the living bejebbus out of companies that export jobs.
- Pro - Heavily fining companies that hide assets in "offshore" accounts.
- Pro - Unions
- Anti - Unions that abuse their power for ridiculous wages and perks.
- Pro - Environment
- Pro - Intelligent and responsible use of natural resources. (i.e., go ahead, drill in Anwar, just don't screw it up).
- Anti -War in Iraq
- Pro - War in Afghanistan
- Anti - Random drug testing of government employees unless it applies to Presidents, Senators, Governors, Judges, Etc... as well
- Pro - Marijuana Legalization or at least be fair and outlaw alcohol (a far more insidious and dangerous drug).
- Anti - You can't smoke (tobacco) in restaurants/bars/businesses laws.
- Anti - "Hate-Crime" laws.
- Pro - Frivolous lawsuit penalties. (i.e. You bring a silly case to court, you get fined)
- Anti - "I'm stupid lawsuits". (i.e. you fall off the top step of a ladder and sue the manufacturer for it) See "Frivolous lawsuit penalties" above.
- Pro - You sue somebody and lose, you must pay all court cost, the sued legal defense cost and compensate them for their time.
- Pro - Net neutrality.
- Anti- Net censorship
- Pro - Secular state
- Anti - Theocracy
- Anti - Video game censorship (and the parents that refuse to parent)
- Pro- Video game ratings (and parents who parent)
I'd say I'm a left leaning moderate.