Re: Gasp! For broadcast media, patriotism pays

[SteveOrdinetz <steveord@bit-net.com>]

  Sean Smyth wrote:

>I agree that anti-war views should be permitted more than they are in the
>mainstream media,

Actually, it seems the opposite to me...they seem to get coverage far out 
of proportion than the relatively miniscule number of participants would 
normally warrant.


>One last thing: of all the talking heads I've heard so far speak out, I have
>to say that Hannity (like him or not, I personally sit on the fence when it
>comes to him) comes across as the most believable of the bunch. I heard him
>speaking on his radio show the afternoon before Bush's speech, and you could
>tell that he had convinction about what he was saying. (I wonder how true
>that is of many of these guys; a lot of times, it seems to me O'Reilly's
>schtick is just that, schtick.)

Have never heard Hannity, but O'reilly really annoys me...his "my mind is 
made up don't confuse me with the facts" attitude gets old fast.  Dunno how 
much is an act & how much is really him.