Is anyone else out there in musicland as disappointed, fed-up and insulted with the current state of our political coverage these days as I am?

I am a reasonably bright middle aged man with two college degrees, and do not need to be told how to think. However, the choices we have for information are really lacking.

On our cable system here in Dayton, we have a few news channels...Some like CNN and MSNBC lean left...Others like Fox, clearly tilt right. The broadcast networks tilt left also, while most of talk radio favors the right. Other than Air America which is just crazy talk radio.

On the internet, you can read literally 24 / 7 and still not be entirely sure what you've read. As the most unregulated electronic sphere known to man, the personal opinions are plentiful but questionable in worth.

I keep my XM radio tuned into POTUS while in the car...they seem to be making an attempt to play it down the middle. If they have a Rep. commentary, they'll follow it with a Dem. one shortly after. They broadcast many of the two candidates stump speeches unedited, which I love.

Is this all a function of sales/revenues, period?

It is sickening to listen to Keith Olberman snear and snicker about McCain as he twists unfairly his words. But, just click over to Fox News and Bill O'Reilly and his pals are every bit as pathetic.

Neither is credible in my opinion any more and haven't been for some time.

I think, there is a niche for the middle of the road American who loves our troops, hates the Iraq war, thinks we should explore all reasonable energy options, thinks we should make college and health care both more affordable, but not free...thinks we should protect our borders but not become Isolationists, and so on...

Media wise, however...guys like that are left out in the lurch, aren't we?

I feel better now...not really, lol...




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Bill in Dayton