[mark_l_watson]

I wonder why more people don't follow Matt Taibbi and Glen Greenwall. I believe them more than I believe MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, etc., and it feels right to me to spend a few dollars a month supporting independent journalism. (I also donate to Democracy Now and NPR).

[CarelessExpert]

> I believe them more than I believe MSNBC, Fox News, CNN, etc.

Why?

Is there some objective reason you believe them more, or is it just that they tell you the things that feel right to you?

Speaking purely for myself, I find Greenwald and Taibbi to be every bit as slanted and shrill as any other source of media, they're just slanted in a different direction.

Should they be included as part of an overall media diet that, on balance, gives you a more rounded view of current events?

Perhaps.

Should they be believed to the exclusion of other media sources? If you're asking me, absolutely not. That's no better than subsisting on a diet solely of Fox or the Times.

[mark_l_watson]

Just my opinion, but what Greenwald and Taibbi say is much more aligned with news from other countries. I occasionally choose one story that interests me, and try to read coverage of the same story from news sources from around the world.

[yann2]

Cause all they do is laugh at incompetent people. Whats to respect about it?

Incompetent people are people who dig themselves into deep holes because they are clueless or crazy. They are not capable of digging themselves out.

Now what happens if such people yank a whole bunch of others into that deep hole? What do you do?

If you are not capable of pulling all of them out sure you can make a big noise and hope grandma or someone shows up to help. But for some problems no one is coming.

And these two fools sell to their fan clubs that grandma will show up if the right noise is produced. For all their giggling and raging, count the number of times that has happened.