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To tell the truth, I would categorize myself as a Libertarian and I lean to the right. I don't always agree with Republican policies but find I almost never agree with Democrat policies. On the matter of public manipulation, I think both Democrats and Republicans are capable of trying to "spin" things, but I think the political left does it to a greater degree. I personally think that the manipulation of public opinion is the main agenda of the left these days. It looks to me like appearance is more important than substance to them.

The most supportive fans of these people are Americans who view themselves as patriotic, lean heavily to the right or to the left, and who don't want unbiased reporting; they want somebody to tell stories that support their beliefs, and they really like it when the story is told in a provocative and insulting way.

If you want to hear that John Edwards is a faggot, or that George W Bush intentionally lied about the WMD's, you'll like this kind of reporting. Pick your poison.

I disagree. Sure Ann Coulter goes a little over board with name calling sometimes but no where near the extent that some liberals do. I don't find her or Rush for that matter, to be lose with the facts as you describe. To put her or Rush in the same league as Moore is not even close. Could you imagine what kind of press a movie on the Clinton administration by Rush or Coulter would get? Even if it was factually correct? I can guarantee the "academy" wouldn't be giving it awards as they did for Moore or Gore. Of course both Rush and Coulter have a bias toward conservatism. But they are both very popular because people believe what they say. If all they did was lie all day nobody would listen to them. This is the reason the liberals can't seem to get anyone to listen to their radio commentators IMO. For instance read the link I posted that Ann Coulter wrote. I believe it's factually correct. What she is saying has been one of my pet peeves for awhile. The liberals get away with murder (in Kennedy's case) while the Conservatives are thrown to the wolves for the slightest thing. Not that some Republicans don't deserve what they get. But Republicans have to watch very closely what they say or do while Democrats can get a pass on all kinds of criminal activity.

If there were people out there in large numbers (like you theorize) that didn't want to hear the truth but only biased spin against the other party then the liberals should be able to produce a radio talk show that would rival Rush etc. So why can't they?