Msnbc interrupts congresswoman talking about NSA to report on justin briber

[KingpinOG]

and that's why the media tool of the establishment are taking jay leno off tv. they wanna keep people stupid.

You have to respect Leno. He is really the only late night comedian that makes Obama jokes.

Has there ever been another president that comedians refused to make jokes about? Obama is very lucky to be so protected and coddled by the media.

 

[AquaCityBoy]

When it comes to cable news, I stick to Al Jazeera and Bloomberg.

Bloomberg is piff, plus you can stream it live on their website for free.

They also got some pretty cute hosts on there. Emily Chang.

 

[Kritic]

You have to respect Leno. He is really the only late night comedian that makes Obama jokes.

Has there ever been another president that comedians refused to make jokes about? Obama is very lucky to be so protected and coddled by the media.

that's why he's being replaced by wack azz falon..

 

[Kritic]

They are just giving their audience what their audience demands. I don't see anything wrong with this. There are a company that has employees to pay.

I think people just need to come to grips with one simple fact: The average human being, not just American, is not interested in politics, Science, or even business. They are more interested in things they can related to. Justin Bieber is someone that many Americans can related to, and that is why he is so popular. I am sure that millions more people are interested in Justin Bieber than they are in Political news.

At 30, I am no longer a young person, and I do not have the disease of a young mind. I don't live in a fairytale world where I fantasize about boundless possibility for the future of mankind.

I have learned to lower the bar of my expectations for the average human. Once you have this mindset, somewhat disturbing trends in media and politics will always seem to make sense.

the "average person" would be interested in all those things but that "average person" has been brainwashed by the tmz filth they force on ppl.
they want to monopolize science, politics and business for themselves. but bombard the "average person" with that filth.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

the "average person" would be interested in all those things but that "average person" has been brainwashed by the tmz filth they force on ppl.
they want to monopolize science, politics and business for themselves. but bombard the "average person" with that filth.

is it 1,7 million or 1.7 million?

 

[Kritic]

is it 1,7 million or 1.7 million?

5,000

 

[Yapdatfool]

Funniest shyt I've seen this year.

 

[kermit da hustla]

Who cares? NSA is just another drummed up and overblown conspiracy by the right wing. They've been snooping on Americans since Nixon.

 

[Camile.Bidan]

the "average person" would be interested in all those things but that "average person" has been brainwashed by the tmz filth they force on ppl.
they want to monopolize science, politics and business for themselves. but bombard the "average person" with that filth.

There are plenty of news stations on Cable tv and radio that focus are on more "serious" issues. For example: PBS, NPR, BBC, Al jezera. People definitely have choices, but the what gets the highest ratings? Sensationalized news, and Pop/Country music stations. What get's the highest views on Youtube? Again it's sensationalized news and Pop music.

If the big stations focused on whatever you consider to be priority issues, they would quickly go out of business. The stations are a reflection of their audiences. It's not the other way around like you suggest. The media companies make decisions based on focus groups and ratings statistics. I'm sure there is pressure from the Admistration and other Authorities as well. But what about YouTube? Is there some conspiracy out there that gave Gangnam style, Macklemore and Justin Bieber some of the highest viewed videos of all time?

Even on this site, this subforum is the least viewed and has the least active threads. Get it with reality here.

The average person would rather watch some thing exciting or funny than watch something about politics, science, business or any other topic that they struggle to understand. It's not the job of the media corporations to educate the masses. The media is supposed capitalize and profit from the aggregate wants and needs of the masses. There is no moral component here and there shouldn't be. PBS and NPR are non-profit entities so they have the luxury of playing whatever they want. While some NPR programs are very successful for the most of the day, nobody listens to NPR, and barely anyone watches PBS as compared to other stations. One doesn't even need a cable subscription or anything else (besides a TV) to watch PBS.

 

[Kritic]

There are plenty of news stations on Cable tv and radio that focus are on more "serious" issues. For example: PBS, NPR, BBC, Al jezera. People definitely have choices, but the what gets the highest ratings? Sensationalized news, and Pop/Country music stations. What get's the highest views on Youtube? Again it's sensationalized news and Pop music.

If the big stations focused on whatever you consider to be priority issues, they would quickly go out of business. The stations are a reflection of their audiences. It's not the other way around like you suggest. The media companies make decisions based on focus groups and ratings statistics. I'm sure there is pressure from the Admistration and other Authorities as well. But what about YouTube? Is there some conspiracy out there that gave Gangnam style, Macklemore and Justin Bieber some of the highest viewed videos of all time?

Even on this site, this subforum is the least viewed and has the least active threads. Get it with reality here.

The average person would rather watch some thing exciting or funny than watch something about politics, science, business or any other topic that they struggle to understand. It's not the job of the media corporations to educate the masses. The media is supposed capitalize and profit from the aggregate wants and needs of the masses. There is no moral component here and there shouldn't be. PBS and NPR are non-profit entities so they have the luxury of playing whatever they want. While some NPR programs are very successful for the most of the day, nobody listens to NPR, and barely anyone watches PBS as compared to other stations. One doesn't even need a cable subscription or anything else (besides a TV) to watch PBS.

when people are socially engineered to be stupid they are gonna want their love and hiphop and teen mom and all the stupid sh1t.
You don't hear nothing about the crimes by bankers on the news because they do it INTENTIONALLY.
they take any foolish non-news and use it to distract ppl. be it richard sheeman, justin beiber, miley cyrus... there's always something more important they could cover but they don't cover it.
there are millions of people who don't care about justin beiber, miley cyrus, chris christie and would rather know about more important issues like the nsa or crimes by jp morgan (yeah right when they pay for advertising on the same stations) but for that we gotta hit up youtube.

me and my girl were talkin the other night watching pbs.. and she was saying how its funny how back in the day there were no commercials on pbs...

if you don't think there's a conspiracy against the ppl in the media then the brainwashing has worked on you.. and majority of the ppl.



you don't think the entertainment industry only pushes for black artists to make ignorant music?
in these times is twerking and strip clubs what black ppl should be caring about?

 

[Serious]

RT is cool, but definitely has its own fair share of propaganda. It is far better than US news networks though

I think @thekingsmen mentioned this before, sohh I don't fukk with RT...

 

[thekingsmen]

I think @thekingsmen mentioned this before, sohh I don't fukk with RT...

RT at least opens up to debates of issues on their programs and they don't call you nuts or stupid.

 

[Fillerguy]

when people are socially engineered to be stupid they are gonna want their love and hiphop and teen mom and all the stupid sh1t.
You don't hear nothing about the crimes by bankers on the news because they do it INTENTIONALLY.
they take any foolish non-news and use it to distract ppl. be it richard sheeman, justin beiber, miley cyrus... there's always something more important they could cover but they don't cover it.
there are millions of people who don't care about justin beiber, miley cyrus, chris christie and would rather know about more important issues like the nsa or crimes by jp morgan (yeah right when they pay for advertising on the same stations) but for that we gotta hit up youtube.

Its easy to say something like this now but look at Human history and you'll see folks have always valued entertainment over substance. News was boring and partisan as hell until Ben Frank and his brother threw humor and satire into the mix making that the popular standard for 100s of years. Even further back in medieval Europe, folks didnt care about kings robbing them as long as they got to see the public executions and/or theater shows. I mean reading has existed for thousands of years yet only in the last 100 or so years has it become a "priority".

You have too much faith in Humanity.

 

[Camile.Bidan]

when people are socially engineered to be stupid they are gonna want their love and hiphop and teen mom and all the stupid sh1t.
You don't hear nothing about the crimes by bankers on the news because they do it INTENTIONALLY.
they take any foolish non-news and use it to distract ppl. be it richard sheeman, justin beiber, miley cyrus... there's always something more important they could cover but they don't cover it.
there are millions of people who don't care about justin beiber, miley cyrus, chris christie and would rather know about more important issues like the nsa or crimes by jp morgan (yeah right when they pay for advertising on the same stations) but for that we gotta hit up youtube.

me and my girl were talkin the other night watching pbs.. and she was saying how its funny how back in the day there were no commercials on pbs...

if you don't think there's a conspiracy against the ppl in the media then the brainwashing has worked on you.. and majority of the ppl.



you don't think the entertainment industry only pushes for black artists to make ignorant music?
in these times is twerking and strip clubs what black ppl should be caring about?

Were you born in the 90's or something? Mainstream music has always been shyt breh. That's just how it is. It has gotten worse and more focused on youth and sex, but who has time to sit around and listen to music? Kids! Who has time to dedicate their lives to being fans? Teenagers. What's on the mind of every teenager? Sex, fun and being young. Who buys most of the music in America? Teenagers. Do see the pattern here? Nobody in America has the idle time to listen to music extensively except for Teenagers.


I spent about two thirds of my life in the hood, and I never once saw some gangsta ass hood guy in a Box Chevy blasting Talib Kweli. The shyt just doesn't fukking happen. Who wants to cruise around listening to that bullshyt? I want to feel amped up when I listen to music, so I listen to GBE, Flocka, Tripple 6 mafia, and other shyt like that. I like that type of music. I don't need someone preaching their bullshyt philosophy to me over some fake-ass Roy Ayers rip-off beats. You can have that garbage. Roy Ayers was hot in 1974. It's 2013. Time to move on breh.

 

[ltheghost]

Big time American Mass Media. Aka Propaganda for those with their eyes wide shut. I really hate watching or listening to CNN, FOX News, or MSNBC. This shyt today is no different than crazy ass Hard Copy from back in the day.