or is it just some mindless parroting by Rushbots who don't know any better?
2006-10-09 16:52:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
Rush Limbaugh coined it, and like all his phrases, it has a distinct and accurate meaning. It refers to the hit jobs that the media do when they see a potential news story. They drive by, pepper the crowd with their ammo, and drive off, leaving their mess to be cleaned up by others and accepting absolutely no responsibility for the reverberations of their careless actions, claiming "We're just reporting it! We're not part of the story! Don't criticize anything we do!"
2006-10-09 16:57:53 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe the point of the expression is that Limbaugh feels that the mainstream media never actually investigate anything. They run with sound bites from their favorite sources, repeating whatever they're told by their current friends.
Note: I'm just explaining, not arguing for or against the idea.
2006-10-09 16:55:55 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drive By Media = FOX News
Fire off a few vicious shots at random and drive on to the next slanderous salacious tid bit, fire off a few more vicious shots, and move on. Repeat repeat repeat. No depth, just inuendo and salation I say UNPLUG FOX!
2006-10-09 18:23:29 · answer #3 · answered by Hetty 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Drive by media are news papers and tv news personalities that report half truths and lies in hopes of destroying a person or group. Kind of like what they are doing to Bush and his administration.
2006-10-09 17:01:32 · answer #4 · answered by Huevos Rancheros 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Relating to unethical media reporting that sensationalizes, regardless of the truth; facts; or regard for who may be harmed by false reporting
2006-10-09 16:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by genny_gump 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I must be psychic. I can tell by those two little sentences and your name that you are switching from a smart conservative to a hapless liberal. Ah, you must be a part of the dumbing down of America. Good job.
2006-10-09 17:15:46 · answer #6 · answered by butrcupps 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use your head! A drive by shooter cruises by, slaughters someone, then drives away real fast so as not to be detected doing it.
2006-10-09 18:57:38 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He is calling the kettle black...although I think he is unaware of it.
This is exactly what he does on his show all day long!
He constantly makes statements based on FOX'S "drive by media"
2006-10-09 16:58:18 · answer #8 · answered by dstr 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Matt nailed it.
2006-10-09 17:27:27 · answer #9 · answered by JimZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋