Power in America Left or Right

JOHNYJ · 10-23-05, 05:09 PM

When it comes to power or influence there is a definite obvious phenominum at work.
Things controled by the so called elite are leftist by and large like, most Media,hollywood,colleges,schools the courts.
Things that are controled by the people, the govt.
radio, are center or to the Right.You can see the diference.The left always talks about the power of he Right,but. Its the left that actualy has more widespread power.

Russell Hammond · 10-23-05, 08:08 PM

How is it that the "people" control the radio? Did we elect Clear Channel? Or is it that the radio ratings are somehow controlled by the people, whereas the tv ratings are controlled by solely by the whims of George Soros?

FinnMacCool · 10-23-05, 08:18 PM

Where did you come to that conclusion? As far as I can tell, the people responsible for getting Bush elected in 2004 and for his 90 percent approval ratings after 9/11 were the media.

JOHNYJ · 10-25-05, 12:29 AM

RE ; Russel Hammond # 2
Radio is more listener controled thats why the majority of talk shows on Radio are center to right of center.
I have about 50 channels on my TV and of that 2 are center to right of center and it drives the liberals nuts.They cannot stand competition,especialy when it beats them.

Comrade Brian · 10-25-05, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by JOHNYJ

When it comes to power or influence there is a definite obvious phenominum at work.
Things controled by the so called elite are leftist by and large like, most Media,hollywood,colleges,schools the courts.
Things that are controled by the people, the govt.
radio, are center or to the Right.You can see the diference.The left always talks about the power of he Right,but. Its the left that actualy has more widespread power.

Great more idiocy. The "left" as you call it doesn't control most media, I've noticed most media is Centered, except FOXNEWS, they are mostly conservatives.

The Supreme court is Dominated by conservatives. And people don't control govt. radio, the govt. does.

And anyways, the "left" also includes communists socialists and most anachists, I don't see them in control of any media. I assume this "left" is really just liberals.

But the "Right" also includes fascists and nazis, and they don't control much either.I assume this "right" is really just conservatives.

SouthernDemocrat · 10-25-05, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by JOHNYJ

When it comes to power or influence there is a definite obvious phenominum at work.
Things controled by the so called elite are leftist by and large like, most Media,hollywood,colleges,schools the courts.
Things that are controled by the people, the govt.
radio, are center or to the Right.You can see the diference.The left always talks about the power of he Right,but. Its the left that actualy has more widespread power.

There is not a legal scholar in this country who whould not say that our courts are controlled by conservatives. If I am not mistaken, about 70% of the judges on the federal courts were appointed by Republicans.

cnredd · 10-25-05, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by SouthernDemocrat

There is not a legal scholar in this country who whould not say that our courts are controlled by conservatives. If I am not mistaken, about 70% of the judges on the federal courts were appointed by Republicans.

Considering that in the last 24 years, 75% of the Presidents have been Republicans, that sounds about right....

What's the problem?

ShullsM · 10-25-05, 12:27 PM

I don't see how the left has so much power at this juncture in the history of the country. Don't know if this makes sense or not, but I think the perception is that the situations or issues controlled by the right limit the amount of choice given to people because of the more conservative views. A perception of lack of choice or control will always lead the left to believe the right has more control...

Russell Hammond · 10-25-05, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by JOHNYJ

RE ; Russel Hammond # 2
Radio is more listener controled thats why the majority of talk shows on Radio are center to right of center.
I have about 50 channels on my TV and of that 2 are center to right of center and it drives the liberals nuts.They cannot stand competition,especialy when it beats them.

Please explain how radio is more listener controlled. And you're slightly wrong about radio. For the sake of argument, I'm assuming that you believe that NPR is liberal. Feel free to correct me if I'm mis-characterizing your viewpoint. "Morning edition" on NPR is consistently one of the highest rated radio shows in the nation (often beating Howard Stern by huge margins). The only conservative that gets better numbers is Rush. Sean Hannity is close to the ratings of "Morning Edition." Ratings for talk radio: http://www.talkers.com/talkaud.html Ratings for Morning Edition: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertain...p-252162c.html

On TV, let's get real... we aren't talking about 50 channels, we're talking about a handful of channels that show a bias. And yes, anyone would admit that MTV, HBO, Showtime, and Comedy Central, while entertainment networks, are clearly left-leaning. However, there is no left-leaning 24-hour news channel on television. That's why so many left and left-center folks use "the Daily Show" as their primary source for television news.

Personally, I detest both television news and television and radio talk shows. I like NPR, because it mainly just reports the news and lets both sides say their piece.

Russell Hammond · 10-25-05, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by SouthernDemocrat

There is not a legal scholar in this country who whould not say that our courts are controlled by conservatives. If I am not mistaken, about 70% of the judges on the federal courts were appointed by Republicans.

This Grist "Muckraker" article from October 14, 2004 states that 55% of federal judges were appointed by Republicans. http://www.grist.org/news/muck/2004/...little-judges/

Bush has appointed some federal judges since then, and I'm sure at least some of them were replacements for Democratic appointees. So the number is probably above 55%, but lower than your estimate.