Keith Olberman, of MSNBC, feels that media persons should not take sides in politics even to the point of them not voting. At least that's the way I understand what he said. Does anyone else agree with him and why?
I feel it's my responsibility as a U.S. citizen to vote, whether I'm a reporter not not.
2006-09-06 15:03:25 · 21 answers · asked by jorst 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Hell No! I vote. It's my RIGHT and I exercise it. I totally disagree with him.
2006-09-06 15:09:20 · answer #1 · answered by cyanne2ak 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Voting is not a right. It is a responsibilty. If you are a citizen of the USA, you owe it to everyone who has ever worked or fought on your behalf to form this nation to shape the body politic with your vote.
Anyone who has time to research and make an informed opinion should vote if they are eligible.
Noone is required to tell how they voted, and so Keith is protected like everyone else from being discriminated against based on how he voted.
Keith can't change the way he thinks by not voting. If he doesn't have bias, it will show. And if he does have bias, it will show. Nothing he does in a tiny booth for 2 minutes on the first Tuesday in November will change that. Further, by refusing to vote, Keith propogates the belief his vote doesn't matter, and by inference, that yours doesn't either, and that is a disease that already infects an enormous % of our populous.
2006-09-06 22:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by Jimee77 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see his point, which is considerably different from that of the LAZY or APATHETIC non-voter. Don't take Olberman as a symbol of the very real problem of low voter participation - 99.999999% of non-voters are NOT using the Olberman "keep-my-objectivity" standard.
Yes, it's my responsibility to vote - even if only to cast a blank ballot, which I have done on occasion and which is NOT the same as not voting.
2006-09-06 22:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I disagree with Keith Olberman, in that I feel that everyone has the right to vote no matter their profession. However, I usually don't vote, simply because our system (not our means of voting, but our government) makes it difficult to understand exactly what we're voting for.
2006-09-06 22:07:16 · answer #4 · answered by galaxy625 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I feel that every U.S. citizen should vote, regardless of what their occupation is. I just turned eighteen this year, and I'm a little disappointed that I can't NOT vote for Bush.. but my feelings about that are irrelevant, seeing as he won't be running again. If we really care things that affect our daily lives, that we complain about.. we will take the little bit of time out of our "busy lives" to vote. Who wins really does affect each and every one of us.
2006-09-06 22:11:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is entitled to vote, and because voting is a private process, there is no danger with media personalities voting.
Voting doesn't change or affect whether they speak out in politics.
2006-09-06 22:05:37 · answer #6 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Being a reporter doesn't have anything to do with voting. A journalist's responsibility is to report the news in an accurate, unbiased way, not to keep himself from having opinions.
2006-09-06 22:06:16 · answer #7 · answered by RabidBunyip 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"I feel it's my responsibility as a U.S. citizen to vote, whether I'm a reporter not not. "
That says it all, and that is one of the many joys of being an American and being free.
2006-09-06 22:05:05 · answer #8 · answered by submariner662 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I vote in every election.
I would love for the media to be unbiased. Then the people could decide for themselves what is right and wrong and not what their political party tells them is right or wrong.
2006-09-06 22:05:56 · answer #9 · answered by Salem 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Todays media is the worst!! They are so opiniated and argue and degrade our system. I hate the back stabbing and they all do it. Why should I vote??? I don't like or trust any of them. They make promises that they never keep and try to schmooze you for your votes. It is all pay back and corruption. Why should I waste my time voting when it really does not make a difference??? It is a metter of choosing which corrupt politician to vote for.....why waste my time???
2006-09-06 22:08:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i don't vote because lets use BUSH as an example. if i would vote for Bush then that would say that i would think he is the best fit for the job. then if i would pick bush and i see he does a lousy job i am not allowed to complain because i voted for him, and everybody knows bush cheated in the 2000 elections in florida but thats a different story. now since i didnt vote at all and seeing he is doing a lousy job i can complain and hate as much as i want because i never voted for that chimpanze.
2006-09-06 22:09:03 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋