MSNBC vs FOX News

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#38983430
[The link above is the video I watch from The Rachel Maddow Show]


Its interesting to watch this particular video, because I can now understand how why its so easy to pick a side if one only watches a certain political network. She is very thorough with fact checking and so when Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said that he went to integrated schools, and that his generation the real force for making civil rights happen, she looked it up then she backed it up. So then to form an opinion one feels that the Republicans are lying, trying to rewrite what really happened. Another thing I noticed is how she threw little digs and facts that make it easy to see her side. For example when Glenn Beck was speaking about civil rights at the Lincoln Memorial (the same place MLK spoke) she said, very quickly, that he was speaking to a mostly white crowd, and that he was very flashy. Those kind of small comments, make opinions for people. 




http://video.foxnews.com/#/v/4329748/restoring-honor-rally/?playlist_id=86917
[The link above is the video I watched from Fox news about Glenn Beck's Restoring Honor Rally]


I thought it would be interesting to watch another point of view on the Glenn Beck rally. There were a bunch of news people talking about Glenn Beck and how critical the press was of him and not exactly his message at the rally. They said things such as: he's an ex-alcoholic extremist, the crowd was mostly all white republicans. I think Fox was just relaying the message of what the press thinks of Glenn Beck, not informing about what the rally was about or the message he was trying to convey. So from that, I get the idea that maybe Glenn Beck is not favorable but perhaps I need to watch the rally and make up my own mind on his message. 




My opinion is that unless you have already decided to be Democratic or Republican these shows can be very persuasive on your opinion on politics. And if you are already a Democrat or a Republican than these shows just reinforce your opinion. The media knows how to spin an idea to meet a point.