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News pundits: commentators or fear mongers?
12:00 am Nov 3 - by Abby Wilson – buzz Writer
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With all these talk show hosts, socialites, bloggers and tweeters commenting about important political issues and concerns, it’s hard to tell whom we should believe these days.
It seems as though these kinds of political commentators offer seriously subjective opinions rather than providing educational, informative glimmers of insight.
On the latest edition of "FOX News Sunday" Rush Limbaugh offered his “oh-so-necessary” concern for America's future under the Obama administration.
Limbaugh continued to say that the president and the Democratic Party wanted to hurt the country rather than help. What a bold statement to say. Does he have proof that this is actually Obama’s ulterior motive? What if someone truly believed this? In today’s world, enough people will take those comments as fact and start a bad chain reaction of unnecessary fear and ill faith in our government. Oh wait, that already happened with the Washington Tea Party.
These are the kinds of comments that damage not only the hope for a healthy bicameral legislature, but also for audiences at large. Whether you’re a republican, democrat, or anything in-between, this kind of comment is alarming and will have people wondering: What if? So many people take the comments at face value rather than finding accurate research on their own.
But, the other side isn’t a bunch of saints either. I’m not saying that when David Letterman joked that Bush should rent a U-Haul and get out of office as fast as possible it was any more correct, but when someone like Limbaugh paints his concerns in a serious light within a formal news setting, it’s alarming.
Yes, this is a two-sided coin. It’s politics; it’s dirty and rarely clean cut.
In response to Limbaugh’s assessment, Obama’s senior adviser, David Axelrod, called Limbaugh “an entertainer” on the CBS program “Face the Nation,” and went on to say, "I think it's a surreal day when you're getting lessons in humility from Rush Limbaugh."
So whether you’re a talk show host, the president’s senior adviser or just a frequent tweeter, your comments will be heard by the public and will influence — for the good and the bad — your viewers.
This is a heads up to stay weary when you’re taking into account whether or not these comments are opinion or fact. Just be smart and investigate. Be conscious of where you’re getting your news from because, at the end of the day, it just might not be news.
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