chuck schick

Guys in positions like Pop aren't looking for the same thing in a President. He may be looking for a role model/ guiding light for the country to show off to the rest of the world. But there are many who are sick-and-tired of that "Presidential" persona that has done more harm than good (in their opinion) in the last several decades.

My original point/ suggestion was that what if journalists aren't liberal* going into their career, or even coerced into it once they get there? (*Liberal as compared to any other cross section of society) What if the nature of that business- reporting on the news of the day- unintentionally leads someone down the road to having a more liberal outlook on the world? Other than the traffic, sports and weather, most news involves some form of conflict....between people, nations, interests and opinions, etc. I can kind of see how even a neutral or even disinterested person would at least appear to be liberal doing that every day.

A bit too simplistic but if that works for you...

A friend of mine has this theory on why the media seems to be more liberal.... Most "news" is going to involve some kind of change from the norm. Things that are out of the ordinary are what make headlines or find a spot on the broadcast TV shows. So most liberal or progressive causes tend to also involve some sort of change, while conservative causes tend to be the opposite. Gay marriage, global warming, universal healthcare......and so on. It makes sense for someone in the news industry to hope for more of this stuff, since it makes for more content and business. Now somewhere along the way it probably becomes a chicken-or-the-egg situation, as liberal people are compelled to choose the media as a profession, and it's less of a natural phenomenon. But it still seems like a plausible reason, at least to me.

This has been one of the more aggravating topics in the last couple of days. How can anyone say with a straight face that "your candidate won because of it (the electoral college)?" I'm assuming anyone that takes 1 minute to think it through would realize that A.) the campaigns and resources spent on them would be COMPLETELY different and B.) Voter turnout and behaviors would very likely be different as well if the electoral college were eliminated.

Oh, I thought you were asking an honest question earlier. Carry on, as they say.

Alleged fraud in a real estate seminar program as a private citizen vs illegal handling of classified government information, etc., etc.? Yes, Hillary is the liar who can't be trusted.

And there it is.... The condescending notion that people can't make decisions for themselves, and that somehow you know better than they do what is important for them in a President/ government in general.

Please. I read the same or similar opinion pieces that clearly had an agenda. The only reference of GLOATING was this release from the NC GOP. I would say it's a huge stretch to call this anything other than a breakdown of relevant data, and how some if it may be favorable for their candidates. http://us2.campaign-archive1.com/?u=f3100bc5464cbba2f472ddf2c&id=e4b9a8fb19

I had to run through the lyrics in my head to figure that one out...Well done!

I don't think anyone wants to interrupt the good flow going here! Picking on people who live south of the Mason-Dixon (oh and rural PA too now), cracking on church-goers, and sprinkling in a little jab here-and-there on cops, gun owners, and military. All while straining to pat yourselves on the back about how caring and inclusive you are. Keep up the good work- I don't know how you do it!

I've never seen a state quoted before! Lol And, it gives a little more intrigue to the earlier statement of how Trump made "the move to pull out of Virginia..." Hmmmm

The playing of the national anthem always felt like a nice, brief moment where we (white, black, Republicans, Democrats, Bills fans, Bruins fans, etc, etc) could come together as one and share a common thread. Here we are in America, and even though it's not perfect, we have a lot to be proud of and thankful for. Seems to me we could use MORE of these moments these days. That said, I could care less about Kaep....I only am curious if he does the same thing when he goes to a family member's little league game-- I'm betting he stands during the anthem.

Thanks, but if you can't at least acknowledge that the market has been manipulated by some in the name of "saving the planet", I would say the same about your view of how capitalism works. There's a big difference between a push (by the state) and what we have seen and can expect to see if left unchecked.

I think an argument would be that capitalism really hasn't been at work with some of these programs you've been discussing. The free market didn't decide it, but instead it was kind of shoved down everybody's throats through subsidies or regulations. Obama shooting down the Keystone pipeline or offshore drilling in the mid-Atlantic sounds good if you can then go back and point to some positive development that MAY have come because of these actions. But what about the opportunity costs involved? And the jobs and other benefits that are now never realized?I don't think anybody would argue with a technology that can do the same or better job than its less Eco-friendly predecessor. I don't think that's what we're being presented with, more times than not. But if it's being done "for the planet", there's a lot of people that just accept it and think everyone else should too.