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Originally Posted by Bucco

While I can understand how you jumped to your conclusions, perhaps I should have made it clear that my total rejection of cable news is not just "out of hand".....it is based on EXPERIENCE. I have tried all of them, at various times. THAT is what leads me to me conclusion not a lack of an open mind.

I now do not watch cable news channels because my mind was open to them and I found them to be basically distateful. That does not translate that it is such for everyone. It is MY OPINION. I tend to want both sides of issues, and wish to have them untainted with bias so as to make my own decision. If I were of a like mind I am sure I would enjoy having my views reinforced every hour, but I prefer to get some facts and then determine how I feel. I do not find it necessary to have my view "

IF those "news" channels supplied the news unvarnished with all facts, then no problem. I can assure you that on at least two of those channels, you will get facts, not lies, just not anything that does not fit into the agenda and that is what bothers me.

All I can say is I am very open minded....I surely have my core values based on experience and religion, but I do not shut anyone or anything out with no thought or trial of that idea.

But appreciate your thoughts as always. You are a poster that I read because I respect what you say !

PS....Since I am offering a critque of cable news, allow me to add that a "news" channel does not fixate on people or issues and then beat them to death nightly as seems to be the case oft times

Bucco, my friend, we are aligning closer together in recent days than usual. Is that as scary to you as it is to me?