rushmc 23 #1 November 15, 2006 From a Pew Survey Rush Limbaugh Audience Among Most Knowledgeable and Educated in All of American Media This is for those who claim Limbaugh Listeners listen so they can be told what to think I think this has come up in another thread but what the hell http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=1068"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
akarunway 1 #2 November 15, 2006 QuoteFrom a Pew Survey Rush Limbaugh Audience Among Most Knowledgeable and Educated in All of American Media This is for those who claim Limbaugh Listeners listen so they can be told what to think I think this has come up in another thread but what the hell http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=1068Well. Since I quit H/S and got a GED to join the military (scored in the top 1% in military testing) and I follow ALL the news (but won't listen to right wing garbage) where does that put me according to the polls?I hold it true, whate'er befall; I feel it, when I sorrow most; 'Tis better to have loved and lost Than never to have loved at all. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #3 November 15, 2006 I notice Newsmax readers didn't feature among the best educated.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #4 November 15, 2006 Quote I notice Newsmax readers didn't feature among the best educated. I Love You Man!!"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,120 #5 November 15, 2006 I can't believe you're denigrating mind numbed robots! They're people too. (Well, they're not, but they look like people.) Some people are so closed minded . . . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,150 #6 November 15, 2006 QuoteQuote I notice Newsmax readers didn't feature among the best educated. I Love You Man!! Hey, no problem!... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #7 November 15, 2006 Hmmmm Seeing the quality and intelligence of the responses there must not be any Limbaugh listeners on line right now"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
headoverheels 334 #8 November 15, 2006 QuoteHmmmm Seeing the quality and intelligence of the responses there must not be any Limbaugh listeners on line right now Ditto. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Skyrad 0 #9 November 15, 2006 One thing I can't stand when I'm in the US is that gettng decent news of whats happening outside of the country is pretty hard. There are no decent news papers and stories such as 'a house was burgarlarized last night down town and graffiti left in the kitchen' make news openers. No wonder there is such massive ignorance amoung the general population of international affairs and a egocentric outlook on life. I don't think the attitudes shown in the Borat film are anything but wideheld amoung the majority of Americans. Obviously that doesn't hold true for all Americans but I do belive it is true of the majority.When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy. Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #10 November 15, 2006 QuoteOne thing I can't stand when I'm in the US is that gettng decent news of whats happening outside of the country is pretty hard. There are no decent news papers and stories such as 'a house was burgarlarized last night down town and graffiti left in the kitchen' make news openers. No wonder there is such massive ignorance amoung the general population of international affairs and a egocentric outlook on life. I don't think the attitudes shown in the Borat film are anything but wideheld amoung the majority of Americans. Obviously that doesn't hold true for all Americans but I do belive it is true of the majority. That is too bad. It is hard for me to understand how you can come to this conclusion but it is what it is."America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NCclimber 0 #11 November 15, 2006 QuoteI notice Newsmax readers didn't feature among the best educated. I notice New York Times readers didn't feature among the best educated, either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #12 November 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteI notice Newsmax readers didn't feature among the best educated. I notice New York Times readers didn't feature among the best educated, either. Oh yeah? Well, I notice that Speaker's Corner readers didn't ... holy shit!! They ranked us as brilliant! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #13 November 15, 2006 QuoteQuoteQuoteI notice Newsmax readers didn't feature among the best educated. I notice New York Times readers didn't feature among the best educated, either. Oh yeah? Well, I notice that Speaker's Corner readers didn't ... holy shit!! They ranked us as brilliant! If only...if only...So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 2 #14 November 15, 2006 QuoteOne thing I can't stand when I'm in the US is that gettng decent news of whats happening outside of the country is pretty hard. There are no decent news papers and stories such as 'a house was burgarlarized last night down town and graffiti left in the kitchen' make news openers. No wonder there is such massive ignorance amoung the general population of international affairs and a egocentric outlook on life. I don't think the attitudes shown in the Borat film are anything but wideheld amoung the majority of Americans. Obviously that doesn't hold true for all Americans but I do belive it is true of the majority. That's an unfair generalization, or at the least, a largely obsolete one. Sure, maybe a small town's newspaper and the local broadcast news have mainly local stories, but the major newspapers have international coverage, as do the major networks, and especially now, so do the major cable news stations. Plus, locally-produced news sources have greatly diminished in relevance with the availability of news off the Internet. I haven't subscribed to a newspaper delivery in years, and rarely read a "paper" newspaper, but I still get tons of news every day - mostly off the Internet. Also, for what it's worth, bear in mind that in Europe, for example, so much more news qualifies as "international" for the simple reason that there are so many countries all in close proximity, whereas you can travel for 2,000 miles or more in one direction in North America and end your journey in the same country you started out in. I have traveled throughout Europe and South America, as well as across the US and Canada. I found plenty of Europeans who are pretty ignorant about international affairs, and completely clueless about America; and there are plenty of Americans and Canadians who are very well-informed about international affairs. I find that less-educated people generally know less about international affairs; but I didn't find that in higher proportion in North America than in Europe. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gawain 0 #15 November 15, 2006 QuoteOne thing I can't stand when I'm in the US is that gettng decent news of whats happening outside of the country is pretty hard. There are no decent news papers and stories such as 'a house was burgarlarized last night down town and graffiti left in the kitchen' make news openers. No wonder there is such massive ignorance amoung the general population of international affairs and a egocentric outlook on life. I don't think the attitudes shown in the Borat film are anything but wideheld amoung the majority of Americans. Obviously that doesn't hold true for all Americans but I do belive it is true of the majority. I think you've over generalized. A parallel observation could be made of other parts of the world (including Europe) where there aren't as many new sources, and the press is not unhindered everywhere. I think it boils down to simply that people see the news of the US everywhere, yet, it doesn't have equal flow in the opposite direction (add to that, that many don't like the news coming out of the US too). That isn't necessarily the US's fault. In some parts of the world, it's even embraced and encouraged.So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright 'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life Make light! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
