On Sun, 02 Aug 2009 14:58:21 +0200, andrel <a_l### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:

>Over the last few years the daily show seems to have gotten a reputation 
>of being the only unbiased source of information during elections. All 
>other general broadcast companies are either too tightly bound to one 
>political party or too busy avoiding law suits and/or loss of audience 
>to have an political opinion. 

I've only been watching for a few weeks. I can detect a little bias, I think,
but as it is similar to my own political views I heartily approve. :)

>One of the reasons for the sharp divide in 
>the US is that most people only watch a certain number of channels. 
>Which shape their political points of view which in turn makes watching 
>a channel with a different opinion impossible. 

I thought it was more because there was a fear of being thought Un-American.
Although I think that most people tend to stick with what they are comfortable
with.
 
>In a way some channels are using politics to bind the audience.

Do tell ;)
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Regards
     Stephen

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