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Post by juju on Dec 22, 2019 8:02:20 GMT
I have read studies to suggest the BBC skewed slightly right in the recent election - certainly there were complaints upheld about Laura Keunssberg’s reporting on the Labour Party, and Corbyn in particular.
That may be the case, but it’s hard to imagine any Trump fans at the BBC.
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Post by tangent on Dec 22, 2019 13:32:21 GMT
Personally I find the BBC left wing but others argue it is right wing. It is not far left, however. There's a difference between unbiased and impartial. For example, when a judge deals with a case involving a black person, the judge handles the case impartially, giving equal weight to both sides, but their judgement may be biased because of the judge's inbuilt prejudices. See link. In the last election, the BBC were probably scrupulously impartial, giving equal weight to both sides, but were occasionally biased against the Labour Party in their handling of events and in the words they used. Some would say that amounted to partiality. The BBC's charter says that they can be penalised for not being impartial but it doesn't say they must be unbiased.
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Post by juju on Feb 6, 2020 14:56:35 GMT
So, Trump was acquitted. No surprises in a trial in front of his chums and with no witnesses allowed. Good for Mitt Romney, although he’s just going to be seen as vindictive.
The really troubling thing, not just about this but about so much of what is happening everywhere (UK very much included) - whatever happened to checks and balances? I feel we’ve sleepwalked into some new normal. It’s not good.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 6, 2020 18:27:57 GMT
So, Trump was acquitted. No surprises in a trial in front of his chums and with no witnesses allowed. Good for Mitt Romney, although he’s just going to be seen as vindictive. Huh? Romney is going to be seen as vindictive? About what? If you want to see vindictive, just watch the bad precedent's reactions to Romney. He has already called for Romney to be ejected from the Republican Party. You just wait.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 6, 2020 18:31:47 GMT
Personally I find the BBC left wing but others argue it is right wing. It is not far left, however. There's a difference between unbiased and impartial. For example, when a judge deals with a case involving a black person, the judge handles the case impartially, giving equal weight to both sides, but their judgement may be biased because of the judge's inbuilt prejudices. See link. In the last election, the BBC were probably scrupulously impartial, giving equal weight to both sides, but were occasionally biased against the Labour Party in their handling of events and in the words they used. Some would say that amounted to partiality. The BBC's charter says that they can be penalised for not being impartial but it doesn't say they must be unbiased. Has BBC engaged in the whole 'anti-semitism' smear of Corbyn? If so, then it is no 'leftist' publication. Writers may be biased, as may editors, but publishers most certainly are and they have the final say as to what is printed/aired and what is not. Publishers rarely are 'leftist', as they tend to be owners of capital.
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Post by juju on Feb 7, 2020 18:04:53 GMT
So, Trump was acquitted. No surprises in a trial in front of his chums and with no witnesses allowed. Good for Mitt Romney, although he’s just going to be seen as vindictive. Huh? Romney is going to be seen as vindictive? About what? If you want to see vindictive, just watch the bad precedent's reactions to Romney. He has already called for Romney to be ejected from the Republican Party. You just wait. From what I’ve read, there was a mutual dislike, so Trump supporters are opining that far from being honourable Romney grasped the opportunity to attack Trump. And I’ve no doubt that Romney will be seen as enemy #1 - pretty good going when the paranoid narcissist’s real and perceived enemies are already legion.
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Post by tangent on Feb 7, 2020 18:36:47 GMT
Has BBC engaged in the whole 'anti-semitism' smear of Corbyn? Was the anti-semitism alert a smear or a reflection of reality? I don't know. Whatever, the BBC has a duty to (a) report on the facts and (b) not take sides. To my knowledge, I think they did.
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Post by tangent on Feb 7, 2020 18:49:31 GMT
So, Trump was acquitted. No surprises in a trial in front of his chums and with no witnesses allowed. Good for Mitt Romney, although he’s just going to be seen as vindictive. What has been omitted from most commentaries I have seen is Mitt Romney's deep religious faith that he is duty bound before God to be impartial. Whether you agree with his verdict or not, he seems to me to be an honourable man. Congress could do with more such people.
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 8, 2020 21:04:24 GMT
So, Trump was acquitted. No surprises in a trial in front of his chums and with no witnesses allowed. Good for Mitt Romney, although he’s just going to be seen as vindictive. What has been omitted from most commentaries I have seen is Mitt Romney's deep religious faith that he is duty bound before God to be impartial. Whether you agree with his verdict or not, he seems to me to be an honourable man. Congress could do with more such people. It certainly could....by the bye, what happened to all those devoutly 'religious' conservative Republican members of the Senate? I happen to think that they are all hypocritical shitheads. You do know that there are four active LDS members in the US Senate? So, what happened to the 'deep religious faith' of the other senator from Utah, and one of the senators from Idaho? You see, they voted to acquit. Given this I tend to think that Mitt's 'deep religious faith' was not in evidence here at all...It was his intelligent and rational reading of the facts and a commitment to the rule of law rather than false claims of lying hypocrites. Others of his 'deep religious faith' did the opposite of him on this vote.
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Post by spaceflower on Feb 9, 2020 1:17:46 GMT
Is Mitt Romney the only Republican politician with a spine?
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Post by whollygoats on Feb 9, 2020 2:26:00 GMT
Is Mitt Romney the only Republican politician with a spine? Of late, they are quite rare. I would count former Secretary Colin Powell as amongst that number. His assistant, Lawrence Powell, is worth listening to, but I have not heard him opine on any of these specific topics and neither has the ability to cast any votes. There are a few conservative non-politicians who are vocal....George Conway, for one.
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