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Marvin Crain
Joined: 15 Jun 2008 04:57 pm
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Posted: 17 Jun 2008 03:58 pm
Post Subject: Re: No Fair and Balanced Op Ed Pieces Read Article
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Simuel, if you want to read only liberal columns and editorials you should subscribe to the local rag in my area, the Palestine Herald Press. The only half-way conservative they ever publish is George Will (and him only occasionally). I think they believe that he talks so far above everyone's head that they don't have to worry about him influencing anyone. This is a conservative area even though there are a lot of Dems. but the editorial page does not reflect that. I quit taking it because they continued to publish Molly Ivins' columns. But, since you have a computer, why do you need the paper to print columns for you to read? There are all kinds of liberal websites and blogs out there.
NObama NOriega.
Marvin R. Crain
Palestine,TX.
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Bill Pelland
Joined: 25 Feb 2008 07:34 am
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Posted: 18 Jun 2008 02:39 am
Post Subject: Re: No Fair and Balanced Op Ed Pieces
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Cal Thomas writes:
I am all for a post-racial, nonpolarized society, but Obama has yet to detail how that would work and on which issues he is willing to move toward the center from positions any reasonable observer would have to describe as far-left, even radical |
Cal Thomas is an extreme in his politics and his social conservative attitudes. With columnists like him, spitting out the rhetoric of the biased Fox News Channel, a post-racial, nonpolarized society is pretty tough to achieve. I'm afraid anything Obama says will be described by Cal Thomas as far-left and even radical.
It is true that the Tyler paper and the east Texas area in general are conservative but it would be nice if the local newspaper could have columnists that spoke to both sides of issues and really discuss the pros and cons without the FOX news propaganda.
A good example would be the conflict between global warming supporters and energy oil drilling supporters. Both sides have valid views and yet the issue is usually presented only by one side not only here but in other media forums as well.
Once we recognize that global warming is real but that extreme remedies will also cause great economic upheaval, then maybe we could find some solutions that on one hand allow us to tap more oil resources, build more refineries, etc and still move towards alternate energy sources such as wind, solar, and fuel cell technology that would decrease our dependence on fossil fuels.
There are conservatives out there, such as Tucker Carlson and George Will that have a lot to contribute to a debate and they both do it in a fair, civil, balanced way. Cal Thomas could stand to tear a page from their playbook.
Vote Obama for President
Vote Rick Noriega for US Senate.
Bill Pelland
Murchison, TX
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