So I’ll repeat my Post #4 above, only substitute NBC/MSNBC for CNN. Was Seigenthaler treated fairly or, unlike FNC which is blamed for every departure, does NBC/MSNBC management automatically get a pass?

Al Gore.

The GOP needs to learn at the knees of the masters.

We can go at it all day, all night, all year, Arthur. And I I’d win; I know my history.

By the way, I cast my first presidential ballot for Jimmy Carter. George McGovern did vote in favor of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, but he was one of the first to admit he was wrong. He also had some great ideas that were never tested or implemented, and would still work today. If only the Democrats had a candidate like George McGovern today, our political climate would be saner and healthier, and our world and our country would be a better place.

They are learning at the knees of the masters. The GOP taught the world how easy it is to manipulate the easily-led with carefully crafted messages. I go back to the fact that although George Bush never once said Saddam Hussein was behind 9/11, a significant minority of the US population not only believes that he was, but that George Bush confirmed it. That is no accident - the GOP are past masters at getting people to believe things that are not only not true, but that are not in their best interests. It continues to boggle my mind that middle- and lower-class votes in red states think the GOP is looking out for their interests. If you don’t own stock in an oil company or Citigroup, you are not registering on GOP radars.

Aunt Mary - “I most likely predate Authur”

I cast my first presidential ballot for George McGovern - well, against Nixon, anyway. You?

The fact remains(in my opinion), there is a widening divide in this country which is being fueled, exponentially, by the internet and cable news; and since cable news and the internet are not going away any time soon, it is more important than ever that people stay informed and learn all sides of the issues. I think you would agree that it is easy for someone to get their news from only one source, and thus believe only that script.

The left may not have created the divide in this country, but they are the ones fueling it right now. Remember, we are supposed to be the United States of America, not the Divided States of America.

Excuse me, but were you asleep during the eight years Clinton was President. Are you old enough to remember the 1992 Republican National Convention in Houston? Who coined the term ‘culture war’? *Hint - hardly a ‘leftie’.)

Do you remember Newt Gingrich? Remember his little memo? “Language: A Key Mechanism of Control”?

Here’s just some of the words Newt recommends using when referring to Democrats: “decay… failure (fail)… collapse(ing)… deeper… crisis…urgent(cy)… destructive… destroy… sick… pathetic… lie…liberal… they/them… unionized bureaucracy… “compassion” is notenough… betray… consequences… limit(s)… shallow…traitors… sensationalists…”

Oh, yeah… *roll eyes* the left created the divide in this country… as long as the country you are referring to is in the alternate reality that only exists in the minds of many Fox viewers.

Take a time out, a LONG time out!

FNC, after spending ten years on the fence, has recently started two not-so fair and balanced conservative shows. And the MSM keeps it’s good conservative contributors (Bill Bennett - CNN) away from the cameras, while pitting it’s weak conservative voices (J.C. Watts - CNN) up against it’s strongest liberal contributors (Paul Begala - CNN). All the while, FNC is forbidden from hosting Democratic debabtes.

The left created the divide in this country, and it keeps pushing. It’s scary.

myview: That is what I call media bull!
Considering how few people leave, FNC/News Corp. looks like a nice place to work.

Cooperite: I won’t rehash the story but Kiran was offered a nice raise, very reasonable for a B-team player. But in her contract negotiations, she and her agent pulled a Terrell Owens! Bye bye Kiran!

Anyway, it appears that Chetry is getting more airtime at CNN so perhaps everybody wins on her move.

Kiran didn’t depart from Fox, she was fired. Klein thought it was going to be something he could stick to Fox to “steal” her but you can’t steal someone who has already been terminated. And where is she now?

Ira, it’s how FNC management has treated some of their departing staff that I find appalling.

Maybe CNN isn’t such a good place to work, eh?