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I finally saw the Rosie clip from The View. There was nothing particularly outrageous about it, and in fact she made several good points. Rosie certainly did not come across as insane. I'm not a big fan of free-for-all arguing about important issues, common on many TV shows these days, in which people feel they have to shout or talk over others to make a point.
Then I read the transcript of the O'Reilly show attacking Rosie. Now I see where you get much of the tone for your comments from, Splum. Vintage hysterical O'Reilly, in which only people that are of a like opinion with him, can have a valid argument.
I am not surprised that O'Reilly's style of populist ranting is popular with some. If you close your mind and disengage your brain, it's easy to get a bunker mentality and get swept up in self-righteous fervor.
The popular ratings style of TV debate, where people take provacative polemic positions, and then proceed to shout at each other and call each other names is not conducive to building understanding or for problem solving, whether it comes from the right or left.
I prefer more rational discourse, and thoughtful consideration of various viewpoints to arrive at my understanding of events, and I do try to keep an open mind.
Well, off to a photo shoot - talk (or shout/argue/call names) amongst yourselves...
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