I think this is an interesting thread. Not sure it was intended to be, but it could explain a lot about the beliefs and attitudes of Mudcatters. If one only reads newspapers, reads magazines, and watches television news shows that promote one political philosophy over another, it certainly could color one's political beliefs, I think.

I read the daily Arizona Republic which is owned by the Gannet chain. It use to be very conservative. It has moved more toward the middle since Gannet purchased the paper last year. It does have a pretty good balance of columnists: George Will, Bill Press, William Safire, Daniel Shorr and others.

For national television news, I listen to the Fox News Network, which , I believe, presents the most balanced reporting of the news. I also listen to cable shows featuring Geraldo Rivera (who I never agree with) and Chris Matthews (who I sometims do).

I watch on Sunday: Meet the Press, Fox News Sunday and Sam Donaldson and Cokie Roberts, and I'm partial to vanilla ice cream sodas.

I also listen to NPR radio and Rush Limbaugh.

DougR