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Have you ever heard Fox News? I usually don’t [like to] shift to that channel for opinions and political commentary and if I ever do, I cannot bear to watch for more than 10-15 minutes. Although it’s consistently negative comments about the Democrats make for some hilarious viewing, the deep rooted conservatism comes off as a shock and makes you shake your head in disbelief. Bill O’Rilley’s open attack on liberal intellectuals is reflective of arrogance and unwillingness to resort to logical arguments. Opinions are clearly formed on emotional basis and anything said against their demigod George Bush is labeled as libel and unpatriotic. I remember watching some shows after 9/11 and almost all the hosts were totally in favor of throwing out all international students and openly declaring war against anyone who dares to question reckless reciprocal action. The belligerent tone of the channel was mistaken as genuine concern for hurt American sentiments and viewership rocketed.
But since then, things have cooled and people have realized that the international student and worker community makes America what is today and the nation has always been built by immigrants. The true American is the one who questions the actions of their leaders and dares to voice protest. Fox News however continues to be caught in a time warp; refusing to separate the state from the church and invoking God’s name to explain actions of its favorite president. They are up in arms whenever any liberal questions their methods but they fail to realize that they can air their conservative views only under the amendment that the liberals swear by.
However, Fox News is a success in news reporting, although the difficult times of uncertainly work to their favor. But since conservatism has a vociferous voice, shouldn’t the liberals have an equally powerful voice too? I heard that Al Gore is considering launching a television channel and already liberals are clamoring for a medium to vent their scattered opinions. Nonpartisan media is now merely yesterday’s dream; the media is run by conglomerates and is big-business. Political powers follow the big bucks and gradually influence opinions. The utopian idea of neutrality died the day Switzerland joined the UN.
The liberal class definitely possesses enough mental programming to fill channel content. Dean’s fiery campaign, success of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11, and numerous liberal blogs prove that there is a market for such content. Most of the academic community around the world has a liberal attitude and opposing big-government has always gone well with the rebellious youth. A liberal channel which separates the truth from all the spurious mumbo-jumbo will let us all sift through the complexity and ask overarching questions, which almost no one does. It can make you think rationally without getting caught up in political rhetoric or excessive emotions.
Although it almost seems politically impractical and financially infeasible, I hope such a liberal channel sees the light of the day.
by Patrix | on Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004 at 11:05 pm | 
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August 4th, 2004 at 9:29 am reply
I’m with you on this one, dude. However, I usually can’t stand more that a minute and a half of their misguided babbling. Just long enough for the shock to wear off sufficiently so my fingers begin working again and I can change the channel.
August 4th, 2004 at 10:44 am reply
Sabra - Wonder how the people consider all that garble as news. Guess conservatism has its pitfalls.
August 4th, 2004 at 12:14 pm reply
Have you watched the Bill Maher show ? (guess it’s called Real Time and is on HBO) It’s liberal and much more discussion oriented than the I-will-cut-you-off-if-you-disagree-with-me type thing that O’Reilly runs
August 4th, 2004 at 12:54 pm reply
I can’t watch the pompous asses shout and scream on Fox News. It is very annoying to put it mildly. CNN is better. MSNBC is on the border. Sometimes it is credible and sometimes it stoops down to the level of FoxNews. I personally think the best news on TV is the ‘News Hour with Jim Lehrer’ on PBS stations. Give it a try if you haven’t already. But, that is only one hour in the day. It is not available round the clock like other news channels.
Anyway, the conservatives claim that all the broadcast channels (ABC, CBS, NBC) have a liberal bias, and FoxNews balances that. Also, as Spaceman suggested check out ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ on HBO. He is very funny and always has good guests and interviews.
August 4th, 2004 at 2:14 pm reply
well .. i am surprising myself here .. but after i think abt it .. i hope such a liberal channel doesnt surface. personally i hate such kind of propaganda .. by anybody. if anyone is forcing something down your throat you will rebel against it with all your might ..
also .. added you to my blogroll. just to let u know.
August 4th, 2004 at 2:18 pm reply
also .. have u ever watched dennis miller? i have never seen his show .. but i have seen him on a couple of shows (tonite show and maybe conan) .. see him, hear him .. and feel ur blood boil!! hes and ass if there is one.
August 4th, 2004 at 2:37 pm reply
Spaceman - I love Bill Maher and his sarcastic reporting. I used to watch his show on ABC until they scrapped him. Haven’t been able to watch him on HBO yet..maybe today I will.
Parag - I agree. Willingness to discuss things with an open mind and rationally is totally absent on Fox. ABC, NBC and CNN can hardly be called liberal..they merely toe the line of the powers and do the mundane reporting.
Anya - I got bored with his show after watching him couple of times..he writes better. check out his Rants. Thanks for the blogroll addition. You are on mine to. I am just being lazy in updating my site.