re: That's why I hate the internet.
Just because the main stream media isn't perfect doesn't mean I'm going to trust a stranger who is telling me exactly what I want to hear.
Or maybe it's the media who is telling you what you want to hear. ;)
I've seen them pull a lot more than "occasional" fast ones.
When a partisan website is saying something, you know damn well they're partisan. The worst part about the media is that they pretend they're not.
The most useful function of the internet is not so much access to a wide range of opinions as it is access to original material and documentation.