Bobby Tony aka Diogenes of Braselton, Ga | Eastern North Carolina Now

   In my quest for truth and the American way, I often feel like the old Greek philosopher Diogenese, who became notorious for his philosophical stunts such as carrying a lamp in the daytime, claiming to be looking for an honest man.  Here is Bobby Tony looking for an honest news source. ---------------->>>>

   I make it a point to watch various morning news shows, during the week, MSNBC, CNN, and FOX.  I was never so naive to think that Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, Chet Huntley, or David Brinkley were unbiased; that condition does not exist in humans. But because we only had three of four networks, they enjoyed the position of the arbiters on "that's the way it is." (1960's Journalism)

   In today's environment, one can find any number of news outlets to reinforce his personal biases.  For many the internet is the go to place to find proof of their stance on every conceivable subject. Some do not bother with any research but make up their own facts for a basis of their pontifications.  There is another segment of the population that is always wrong about any subject no matter what their belief is. It depends on who is using the term. We call them "Low Information" people. Hey, I have a pointer for you: Everybody is "Low Information" on some subject.  Come on in the water's fine.

   However, if you or I were truly trying to find some fact based discussion or research on any subject, where would we go?  The argument over evolution has been going on since time began.  I won't go there in this article but I do believe that it is possible for a species to DEVOLVE.

   In one respect, we as a species have DEVOLVED into a political state of slime. I cannot find one source that I believe to be factual without any biased nuance.  As a result, the first thing I do whenever I see something written by someone is to research that person to try and gain some context to opinions and observations.  (Bobby Tony Profile here)

   You would think that everyone would do the same but apparently, that does not work either.  We have a President that was duly elected with a very week independent paper trail and history. We have two presidential candidates that have been around for quite some time and have a very strong paper trail, but much of what is available is suspect or lacking clarity.Some of it has been deleted and some has never been released or made public .  Release is the current buzzword around politics now.  The mantra Release your emails, release you tax returns does nothing but deflect the real issues at hand today. 

   I doubt that my research will ever point up an unbiased news reporter, but the closest I have found is Tim Russert, who was a Democrat, but did adhere to some basis of truth in his reporting. Tim passed in 2008, surely there is a more current example of Pseudo-bipartisanship.

Tim Russert – Fact Check on Hillary

   How's that for fair and balanced?  If you disagree with me you may be a 'LOW INFORMATION' person.