[Quix]

Your assumptions are showing.

You seem to assume that USA media is light years better than foreign media.

You seem to assume that foreign media are uniformly and uniquely and totally bogus, worthless, shams all the time.

Nonsense.

Some foreign media do better--especially at times--than do the NY TIMES, WASH POST, CNN, LA TIMES ETC. ETC. ETC.

BTW, how many years have you lived overseas?

How much foreign media have you acquainted yourself with in how diverse a set of contexts on how diverse a set of issues?

Methinks along with your assumptions, your blinders are showing.

[Reagan Man]

I assume nothing and thereby I don't make an ass out of myself. A word to the wise is sufficient, charlie.

I judge by good old fashioned common sense and educated intellect, based on first hand knowledge and credible sources. I'm also a political conservative and don't place much credence in the likes of the "... NY TIMES, WASH POST, CNN, LA TIMES ETC. ETC. ETC.". And I place even less credibility in the foreign press.

A rule of thumb for me is, take half of what you hear/read and throw it out! Take half of the the half that's left and be highly skeptical of its pronouncements. That leaves about 25% for honest and fair minded folks to kick around and debate on political websites, like Free Republic.

Like I said, this article is pure monkeycrap and doesn't belong on FR. I think perhaps, you keep your head too often, where the sun don't shine.