Reply #8: But do you trust Rupert Murdoch more? If it was either/or, I'd take the government in a democracy [View All]

because, at least, there are elections every couple of years.

Honestly, however, there are serious problems with the way Americans get their information, and the media is a huge part of that.

I'll give you two examples: (1) my local news all last year couldn't have worked harder to get people to think 2006 was a great time to buy a house. They quoted David Lareah like he was a prophet. WTF? All that chearleading which, I am certain, contributed to price inflation, amounts to a huge transfer of middle class wealth to banks and to Wall St. Intentional? I don't know how you can deny it. If there were independent producers out there trying to get a more sane version of the economic reality in the US across to the public, none of my conglomerate-owned or affiliated stations were giving them a chance to say it. I saw Suzy Ormond (who is, not exactly poster girl for reduced consumption, which is why she gets so much TV coverage in the first place) tell young viewers during a local news interview that they shouldn't go into heavy debt in their 20s. The local hosts BERATED her and said the most ridiculous things lauding heavy debt at a young age (not unlike the credit card inserts I get: "Go on a vacation -- you earned it!" Uh, how have I earned a vacation if the only way I can pay for it is if I put it on my credit card???)

(2) Iraq.