Air America & the Truth

I had the opportunity this past week to listen to much of what the liberal radio station "Air America" was saying about the Democrat Convention.. I'll say this much: I did enjoy their programs and thought they were intellectual with their thoughts and positions.. Just as much as the conservatives do, they also took their pokes and prods at the other side..

Then the whole issue about "the truth" came out...

Again, I'm stymied with the whole notion that there's just "one truth" for all out there.. But I'm finding it rather impossible to distinguish that there is *ever* going to be a truth out there for all of us.. I applaud them for doing their research, getting various facts together and reporting it as "the truth.."

But anymore, I don't trust anybody if they tell me something they claim to be factual.. Is it so difficult to report various facts and let the public figure out what they want to hear?? It's an issue that continuously bogs down every system we adhere to: whether you're reporting a fire, a crime, the debate, the football game or even the spelling bee.. Writers and other journalists are taking incredible liberties in expression anymore..

Remember.. We live in an era where there is an accusation that says that there is a liberal bias in the media.. Obviously there are news agencies and other journalistic outlets which are attempting to "balance" it out.. So here's a simple example:

You get 10 liberal outlets against 5 conservatives.. The 5 conservatives desperately attempt to get more on their side.. Let's say a year passes and the liberals now have 8 and the conservatives have a good year and now have 9.. Now the liberals want to have the same type of balance and it goes on and on and on.....

I can understand that these outlets are scrambling around because it all comes down to one big thing:

REVENUE

You don't generate revenue - you don't have a job.. So now our news gets catered to us according to our ideologies.. Our magazines.. Our radio shows.. Our TV programs.. Our dailies, weeklies, and monthly subscriptions.. We discard what we don't like and keep the ones we do..

So when it comes down to $$$ hasn't anyone else figured out that the difference between a political action committee and the press is a very thin line?? The huge difference is that PACS are out there convincing the vote using politicians.. The media does much the same way by swaying public opinion..

This isn't a new concept however..

It's a practice that reaches way far back in our own histories.. Way back when the likes of Shakespeare was asked to change his programs to reflect the wishes of those that hired him..

Are we nothing more than a series of people with ideologies that blind us in the face of reality??

I'm going to keep listening to Air America every so oft just to see what they are talking about.. I will admit this much though:

in the times I listened to the liberal talk show, I felt a lot more at ease and calmer than the conservative equivalents...

I guess I'm just a liberal boy after all...