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Don't Know the Party of a Politician Caught in a Scandal? He's Probably a Democrat

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mpg said:
The message isn't about the messenger unless you're claiming the message is false. Are you?
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It is partially about the messenger. This is just another "MRC crying" thread. If you can't see the irony in the MRC calling somebody biased, you clearly aren't paying attention. Since you buy what they say without even questioning, I wonder if you are. The MRC doesn't want an un-biased media, they want a pro-GOP media. Have you noticed that they never have anything to say about conservative bias where it exists? Follow the money:

Bridge Project

The Mercer Family Foundation has given them over 4 million dollars between 2009-2011. Funded primarily by Robert Mercer, a hedge fund manager who also gives a lot to GOP campaigns.

All that's fine. They're all within their rights to do that. But to pretend that they're somehow unbiased is ludicrous.





http://www.debatepolitics.com/bias-...l-hes-probably-democrat-2.html#post1062867163
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OK I did. Now do you care to refute that they're mainstream, or did your "someone said Fox" alarm go off?
 
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apdst said:
Oh look! Someone totally missed the point...again.
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Really, I thought the point was more "MRC whining." Did I ruin a RW circle jerk here?
 
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rocket88 said:
It is partially about the messenger. This is just another "MRC crying" thread. If you can't see the irony in the MRC calling somebody biased, you clearly aren't paying attention. Since you buy what they say without even questioning, I wonder if you are. The MRC doesn't want an un-biased media, they want a pro-GOP media. Have you noticed that they never have anything to say about conservative bias where it exists? Follow the money:

Bridge Project

The Mercer Family Foundation has given them over 4 million dollars between 2009-2011. Funded primarily by Robert Mercer, a hedge fund manager who also gives a lot to GOP campaigns.

All that's fine. They're all within their rights to do that. But to pretend that they're somehow unbiased is ludicrous.







OK I did. Now do you care to refute that they're mainstream, or did your "someone said Fox" alarm go off?
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Read the thread.
 
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mpg said:
The message isn't about the messenger unless you're claiming the message is false. Are you?
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The message is cherry picked from an extremely small sample size.
 
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Kobie said:
The message is cherry picked from an extremely small sample size.
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Are you accusing them of excluding data?
 
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mpg said:
Are you accusing them of excluding data?
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Yes. Yes, I am. They chose four incidents spread out over nearly a year. That is hardly enough to determine anything.
 
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mpg said:
Yes, I know it's a right wing source, but if it isn't true, it should be easy to debunk. Does anyone even doubt that it's true? Does anyone think that it's true but not major examples of partisan bias?

Don't Know the Party of a Politician Caught in a Scandal? He's Probably a Democrat | NewsBusters
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Do you realize Ray Nagin was a Republican before he ran as a Democrat for mayor of New Orleans?

He did not achieve, or seek, any other public office prior to his election in 2002. More controversially, Nagin had actually been a registered Republican for most of his adult life, switching to the Democrats shortly before seeking office, for which his candidacy was branded as opportunistic in the solidly Democrat city. Nagin was, at that time, a known Bush supporter, having contributed to the president’s campaign. Nagin entered the New Orleans mayoral race a political unknown but emerged through the middle of a crowded field of known Democrats, securing vital cross-party and in-party endorsements for his populist pledges to tackle city hall corruption and run the administration in a more business-like manner.​

City Mayors: Ray Nagin - Mayor of New Orleans
 
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sawdust said:
Not excusing him. Actually it's not my place. If you think a hooker having is phone number is a big deal you are free to twist your panties in a knot. I hope you understood what I meant by speaking absolutes. When I said the party generally rejects them, I meant generally. I did not and would not speak in absolutes because there are always exceptions. I'm sure there are exceptions to Democrats generally accepting those whose ethics are flawed. I don't know of any off the top of my head but I'm certain they exist.
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Dude, it's politics. They're almost ALL ethically flawed. If the GOP didn't accept people who are ethically flawed, they'd never win a single election.
 
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Kobie said:
Yes. Yes, I am. They chose four incidents spread out over nearly a year. That is hardly enough to determine anything.
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Show us something relevant that they excluded.
 
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mpg said:
Show us something relevant that they excluded.
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You mean when a Democratic politician was identified as a Democrat?
 
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Kobie said:
You mean when a Democratic politician was identified as a Democrat?
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That wouldn't support your assertion.
 
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mpg said:
That wouldn't support your assertion.
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You're apparently not grasping the concept of sample sizes here.
 
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Kobie said:
You're apparently not grasping the concept of sample sizes here.
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No one is saying that they do this every time they get the chance.
 
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mpg said:
No one is saying that they do this every time they get the chance.
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If they are doing it on purpose (as you claim) why would they do it sometimes but not all times then?
 
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TheNextEra said:
If they are doing it on purpose (as you claim) why would they do it sometimes but not all times then?
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too obvious?
 
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"Diapers" Vitter will retire from the Senate soon to run for governor.
Now in Illinois, our last two governors have gone to jail, one from each party.
rocket88 said:
When are they going to get around to rejecting David Vitter?
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Only New Jersey has kept up with us since Prohibition days .
 
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mpg said:
too obvious?
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So it's all a big conspiracy huh?
 
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mpg said:
too obvious?
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So you really think that they care? Like they say, "Let's not mention it this time, or we might get found out?"
 
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They're both corrupt as hell and until we remove the temptation of a 40+ year career of corruption, this will continue on both sides. Many people go into politics and get corrupted but many go in because they are corrupted. Implement term limits and strip any level of government employee of any and all benefits if they are found guilty of a felony... we'll see a better class of people in government there because they want to represent their constituents.
 
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Sex scandal with a woman - Democrat
Sex scandal with an underage boy - Republican
 
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mpg said:
highly unlikely
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So then in other words, they wouldn't know. So that dispells your "they know what their doing" mantra.
 
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TheNextEra said:
So then in other words, they wouldn't know. So that dispells your "they know what their doing" mantra.
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If I had a mantra it wouldn't resemble that one.
 
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Kobie said:
That's a pretty small-sample size attempt at cherry picking.

They could have done what Fox did on more than one occasion and simply change the offending politician's affiliation from "R" to "D."

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Either that, or just conclude that nobody is perfect.
 
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Lovebug said:
Either that, or just conclude that nobody is perfect.
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You could come to that conclusion. But conspiracy theories are way more fun.
 
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