04-25-2017, 03:42 PM
(04-25-2017, 12:55 PM)Bob Butler 54 Wrote: Switching to another form of poll, it seems MSNBC's Rachel Maddow is starting to beat Fox News in the cable news pundit battles. Her format is partisan pundit. Apparently, she's been pushing the progressive viewpoint for years, but the audience in Trump's era is more ready to listen. The other factor is some of her conservative competition has been scandalized out of Fox.
I am not thrilled by the partisan pundit format. They push propaganda rather than truth and balance. This development does not speak well towards reuniting the country. However, it could well be an indication of the country's mood. It's nice to know that the blue perspective isn't coming out entirely on late night comedy TV.
I'm not a Maddow fan, but I've watched a few times. On those occasions, she stayed with real facts. Her analysis was certainly partisan, but within bounds. So she's not a liberal version of Ann Coulter, or any of the Fox-heads. She's pretty tame in comparison.
Intelligence is not knowledge and knowledge is not wisdom, but they all play well together.