I’m Done Playing Sides
07.02.06In our DFAC(Dining FACility) we have two sides. One side plays sports on the TVs and the other side plays the news. Being that I’m not the biggest sports fan(I like watching baseball…that’s about it) I, more often than not, choose to sit on the news side and see what madness is going on in the world these days. Some days I am interested to see a little bit about stocks, a little about natural disasters, a tiny bit about Irak, and a little more on other going’s about in the United States. And then there’s those dinners where I sit down to see Face The Nation on tv. I’m not the biggest fan of that guy mainly due to his primarily left standings, but I do learn a little bit here and there after I filter through his bull shit. And it’s the very same bullshit that this post is going to vent on.
I’m sick and tired af hearing the left’s spin on shit, and then when the news switches over to Fox and then I get to hear some of the right wings spin. I have always considered myself a right winger just because where most of my beliefs stand, but I am starting to see the same stupid crap on Fox that I see on CNN. The spin’s are so out of control that I don’t know who the hell to trust anymore. I hate hearing CNN pull 2nd grade tactics and pop off stupid comments that crack on the right…and the same goes for the right side.
If I’m to sit there and watch the news, I don’t want a damned spin on it. Just give me the news as it happened..I could give to shits about why you think it did, or why you think the other guys are to blame. I don’t want your God pounded opinions…I want facts or nothing at all.
I have from this point forward denounced any political standing. I am neither right wing, nor left wing. I hate both sides equally now. I will form my beliefs off of what I see and hear. I’m just gonna have to hear whatever I can and try to pick the truth out of it.
I hate politics.
Dag! If you don't get it then noone
Yup. It’s too bad things have come down to choosing the lesser of two evils.
Chad
July 2nd, 2006
Well said! If you find any place that reports just the news, please contact me ASAP. I’ve cancelled my paper…it’s no longer even fit to let the dog puke on. The TV news sucks..the radio is the same. Thank God for bloggers, especially those who have been or are over seas. Whether I like what they say or not doesn’t matter. It’s the fact that at least you tell things from having actually seen it. Just one more thing to thank you guys for.
SK
July 2nd, 2006
the best news comes from the internet, not the tv.
erik
July 2nd, 2006
Calling them cable news channels is a joke. Fox has only 1 hour of actual news, the Fox Report at 7:00 Eastern time. The rest is just foolishness. Three idiots in the morning who’s combined IQ is probably all of about 10, where the coverage of Iraq consists of anther idiot on a hotel balcony reading a list of bombings. Hannity yelling at people in the evening, without even giving them a chance to state their case. Greta on 24-7 missing blonde watch. I kind of like O’Reilly because he seems to call things like he sees them instead of playing to one side or the other. The other channels are as bad in their own ways.
Anthony
July 2nd, 2006
I dont even watch the news anymore, I stick to reading stuff on the net and watching CSPAN (wish I could get CSPAN 3). But anywho, good luck with the not right or left thing.
-[Medic]-
July 3rd, 2006
I can’t decide if not having a political stance is the dark side or the light side, but either way, welcome to the group, and may the force be with you.
Pam
July 4th, 2006
Kat in GA
July 4th, 2006
Turn off the tv. You can read newspapers online. Read newspapers from around the world and compare the coverage. That’s always run. Read magazines. They’re online too. Read blogs. Read websites. READ BOOKS. Read.
Elizabeth
July 7th, 2006
I’m pretty sure that if Sure Fire walked up and turned the tv off in the mess hall…. some people might get pissed.
Chad
July 8th, 2006
I don’t think I can help you out, but I usually watch Fox News because it’s more entertaining. I know news should be educational, but dang it, Fox makes it better than MAD TV!
nazar
July 8th, 2006
Amen to that. I think most thinking American’s have come to that same conclusion, and that’s why blogs are so popular. It’s actually easier to pick the facts up from people’s experiences (specially in this war) than from the nonsense we’re seeing on TV. “Just give me the facts darn-it & let me put my own spin on it!”
Thanks for serving!
Susie
July 10th, 2006
We have a Grandson In the marines he is at Camp pendelton now He was In okinawa And says he will be going to Iraq In about 6 months. BRING OUR TROOPS HOME NOW!!!
Lloyd Johnson
July 12th, 2006
You know what I love? Is the folks who enter ‘none’ under the “your website” form input. So now their name is a link to http://none
thats completely awesome. that just so happens to be my most favorite website on the internet. thanks lloyd!
Chad
July 12th, 2006
Hmmmm. A Marine? Really? Maybe Lloyd should go talk to Capt B.
SK
July 13th, 2006