LOL! That represents the truthers so well, and I love the end.Originally Posted by drone
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LOL! That represents the truthers so well, and I love the end.
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Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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Another funny thing is when they say they don't watch Fox news.....then list other News Corp outfits they get their news from instead.Another funny thing is that the NYT or ABC or whatever medium right-wingers dont like are called 'main stream' or 'corporate' media'. For crying out loud, Fox is owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation and broadcast into 85 million American homes.
Its like a brit saying they wouldn't read the rubbish in the Daily Mail/Sun as they got their news from the Standard/Times
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I'm sure Tribesman's last reference is hilarious if you live in the U.K. But for us yanks? Whooosh ...
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Where do yanks live?I'm sure Tribesman's last reference is hilarious if you live in the U.S. But for us yanks? Whooosh ...
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That's a blog posting. I thought I acknowledge that one, but looking over the current state of my post, I guess I wasn't clear on that. Yes, they mentioned it in a blog posting- if you want to count a mention on their blog as them giving adequate coverage to the unfolding controversy, I guess you can do so.
"corporate media" is a pretty redundant term, but I don't really know of many right-wingers that use it. I mean, the corporate claim implies that there's something wrong with being a corporation and that would run counter to most right-wing ideology.Another funny thing is that the NYT or ABC or whatever medium right-wingers dont like are called 'main stream' or 'corporate' media'. For crying out loud, Fox is owned by Rupert Murdochs News Corporation and broadcast into 85 million American homes.
"Mainstream media" is a term that's still widely used, but as you point out, the lines separating what's mainstream or not are pretty blurred these days. If they've gotta call it something "traditional media" probably works better, and "state-run media"(yes, it's an inaccurate term, but it's supposed to poke fun at how closely they're allied with the administration) is also gaining popularity. My personal favorite has been the "drive-by media".
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"Don't believe everything you read online."
-Abraham Lincoln
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Forgive my ignorance then. What I have been told is that "truthers" simply wanted an independent review which being totally honest, doesn't sound bad at all. I remember when I saw the attacks on television, I thought something was weird, since the Twin Towers were actually built with safeguards against such an attack, with the Empire State building incident as an example. Then there was talk of World Trade Centre 7 (whatever that is) getting destroyed and it was a block away.
So if they did investigate it and done a report like you just linked to in the two posts, then I see no issue, as it has been done.
Personally, if it was part of a controlled demolition done because it posed a great danger to the greater area, it wouldn't have been such a bad thing anyway.
Also, a couple of pictures around the time of 9/11 did make me think and wonder why somethings happen, such as this one:
Days since the Apocalypse began
"We are living in space-age times but there's too many of us thinking with stone-age minds" | How to spot a Humanist
"Men of Quality do not fear Equality." | "Belief doesn't change facts. Facts, if you are reasonable, should change your beliefs."
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"Topic is tired and needs a nap." - Tosa Inu
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Germans don't understand the complexity of me.
There, but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford
My aim, then, was to whip the rebels, to humble their pride, to follow them to their inmost recesses, and make them fear and dread us. Fear is the beginning of wisdom.
I am tired and sick of war. Its glory is all moonshine. It is only those who have neither fired a shot nor heard the shrieks and groans of the wounded who cry aloud for blood, for vengeance, for desolation.
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I understand that you are referring to different "these guys" but it's not very clear from the sentence so I thought I might point that out in a vain hope to make this planet a better place, just a tiny little bit...
"Topic is tired and needs a nap." - Tosa Inu
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Concur with this fully.
"The only way that has ever been discovered to have a lot of people cooperate together voluntarily is through the free market. And that's why it's so essential to preserving individual freedom.” -- Milton Friedman
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule." -- H. L. Mencken
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I posted this is the backroom thread, but here we have Jon Stewart of the Daily Show asking where the media was on the whole acorn-is-corrupt-and-supports-pimps story:
http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-epi...009-matt-damon
Funny bit starts at 3:15, Stewart's lines against the 'traditional media' begins at 7:45.
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Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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That was a funny segment. And Fox News didn't even get ripped. The CNN lines were great.
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Five years ago, conservative America was outraged that the press dared question the government. Dissent was considered unpatriotic, treasonous, turning America over to the terrorists.
Currently, conservative America is outraged that the press does not question the government enough. Not dissenting is considered unpatriotic, treasonous, turning America over to a fascist-communist dictatorship.
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And vice versa for the left. Alas that we don't all admit that dissent can be out of genuine care for the country and be very patriotic.Five years ago, conservative America was outraged that the press dared question the government. Dissent was considered unpatriotic, treasonous, turning America over to the terrorists.
Currently, conservative America is outraged that the press does not question the government enough. Not dissenting is considered unpatriotic, treasonous, turning America over to a fascist-communist dictatorship.
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Ja Mata, Tosa.
The poorest man may in his cottage bid defiance to all the forces of the Crown. It may be frail; its roof may shake; the wind may blow through it; the storm may enter; the rain may enter; but the King of England cannot enter – all his force dares not cross the threshold of the ruined tenement! - William Pitt the Elder
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We all do - when we are the backseat drivers.
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