Originally Posted by SayAlt

They have their place, as does Breitbart and Fox News. All stretch the truth for their respective agendas. The key is to be a discerning reader and be able to separate fact from over-blown rhetoric and the just plain fiction.

One cannot trust WashPo or PuffHo to be genuinely and fairly critical of the left, nor can one trust Brietbart or Fox to be genuinely critical of the right. One must read both sides in order to see the full picture and put one's self in a position to be discerning. A good judge hears all sides of a story before rendering a verdict.