re: #16 Rightwingconspirator

I’m sorry, I don’t agree. I don’t think that MSNBC is in any way comparable to FOX in terms of adherence to and propagandizing of an ideology. I don’t think that saying that MSNBC is the same as FOX news makes much sense, either. They certainly have defended Obama and they certainly have been highly critical of the GOP. But saying they represent ‘the other ideology’ makes little sense. What ideology do they represent? FOX represents a revanchist conservatism, a highly regressive taxation system, a strong jingoistic nationalism, an anti-science lunacy.

To me, saying that MSNBC, because it criticizes the GOP heavily and defends the president, is similar in adherence to an ideology as FOX news is, is like saying that I am, or that Charles is.

The way that MSNBC is most similar to FOX is in format; aside from Maddow, very little of their critique and commentary is well-sourced, and tends towards the emotional appeal.

But they’re nowhere, at all, near the depth of outright lies that FOX is. And Maddow, left-leaning as she is, is probably the most responsible journalist around in making her arguments and giving opponents time to speak.