agreed.... i rarely believe any one news source for my news. i usually watch several news sources daily. i am smart enough to know which way they slant biased(liberal, conservative, neutral) I find that the majority of mainstream media is slanted with a liberal bias, with a smaller percentage being slanted on a conservative bias, and an even smaller, almost non existant neutral bias(i think this is directly due to their being less available ad revinue allocated for the actual truth). I watch a segment of CNN, Bloomberg, Fox, CNBC, each on a daily basis. i also read many news sources online daily.. While i do primarily to make informed investing choices, i also do so because as an individual you should never just take one news source's word as the truth... it is always on a skewed version of events. but by taking several differently sourced stories you can generally find the kernel of truth away from the actual event. America as a whole has become sheep. simply following the herd, not thinking on their own, not asking the questions......there should always be questions! If you do not question the actions of your governing bodies then you are already a slave to it....