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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/03/16/world/middleeast/16jihad.html?hp
If we are taking out terrorists worldwide??
If we are taking out terrorists worldwide??
tryan said:Well, if the NYT was working WITH us - instead of AGAINST us - we would have the exact location of these animals. Then there would be no problem. 8)
cube_rat said:I don't usually get involved in politically fueled internet threads However, this post begs another question: Why in the hell is Bin Laden STILL on the loose? With all of the advanced satellite technology we have, we can't "find" him?
What part of freedom don't you understand?
tryan said:If one seeks out an enemy for the sole purpose of collecting/sharing information they are walking a fine line between freedom of the press and treason .
RustyShackleford said:In my opinion the press, who risk their lives every day to try to tell the world what
is going on in places like Iraq and Lebanon, are true heroes.
In my opinion the press, who risk their lives every day to try to tell the world what
is going on in places like Iraq and Lebanon, are true heroes.
tryan said:Weelll, let's agree the "true" heroes are the volunteer troops fighting this war. And they do it earning a fraction of the pay the press makes covering the war.
Laurence said:/rant/
I personally have a very big problem with the war on the press right now. Cut public news funding, marginalize mainstream news, only get your news from talking head blowhards that tell you what to think rather than what is going on. O'Rielly touts that his ratings beat all the actual news programs on a regular basis - as if that's a good thing - then we are told the media is left leaning. Wah? O'Rielly, Rush, and the rest effectively ARE the media now. No one bothers to broadcast or listen to objective news anymore. It's Rush and Fox News vs. Keith Olberman and Air America. Once the Feds finally pull the plug on PBS and NPR we'll have to get any sort of free objective press from a foreign country. It's disgusting. A free investigative press is often the last line of defense against abuse of power by those in office. This is being slowly taken away while everyone smiles and drools at the latest scoop on Paris Hilton. The issues? Oh, not to worry, my favorite on air hypocrite blow hard will tell me what to think on those.
..../end rant/
Laurence said:So the first part of your post agrees the news media has become biased, then you finish by saying you don't know why we need PBS. It's precisely because other media is beholden to those who pay their bills that we need PBS. Objective, investigative media is critical. Sunshine is the best disinfectant!
2B said:But I think PBS is blatantly biased. They make hardly any pretenses that they aren't a bunch of far-leftists grinding their axes. I don't think I need to pay for that. I can turn off any of the news shows I want to and I'm not out any money. If I don't listen to PBS I still pay for it.
samclem said:I, too , believe NPR and PBS are left-leaning. I don't watch much PBS, but I listen to a lot of NPR and I seldom agree with their framing of their stories and interviews. Still, I am happy to send my 2 local stations a check every year. Their coverage is, hands down, the most complete broadcast coverage available of the news.
Should this work be funded with tax dollars? That's a whole different issue. I'm inclined to think not. To the extent taxpayers are funding this, the government has a responsibility to assure the coverage is evenhanded, and that puts them into the position of deciding what the public gets to hear. I don't want govt moderated news coverage.
Cut-Throat said:Well, of course they lean to the left of FOX! - which is an entertainment program for the far right. You guys have watched so much right wing TV, you fail to realize when someone is truly in the middle! :
Cut-Throat said:Well, of course they lean to the left of FOX! - which is an entertainment program for the far right. You guys have watched so much right wing TV, you fail to realize when someone is truly in the middle! :
Cut public news funding ... Once the Feds finally pull the plug on PBS and NPR we'll have to get any sort of free objective press from a foreign country. It's disgusting. A free investigative press is often the last line of defense against abuse of power by those in office.
Thanks for a nice, on-target rant, Laurence.Laurence said:why is a) unlikely?? They release videos more often then a rap star! They are doing interviews on Al Jazeera constantly. They want to get their message out. People don't fight us for no reason, this is an ideological war, and they do want their ideology to win. A is absolutely the reason.
/rant/
I personally have a very big problem with the war on the press right now. Cut public news funding, marginalize mainstream news, only get your news from talking head blowhards that tell you what to think rather than what is going on. O'Rielly touts that his ratings beat all the actual news programs on a regular basis - as if that's a good thing - then we are told the media is left leaning. Wah? O'Rielly, Rush, and the rest effectively ARE the media now. No one bothers to broadcast or listen to objective news anymore. It's Rush and Fox News vs. Keith Olberman and Air America. Once the Feds finally pull the plug on PBS and NPR we'll have to get any sort of free objective press from a foreign country. It's disgusting. A free investigative press is often the last line of defense against abuse of power by those in office. This is being slowly taken away while everyone smiles and drools at the latest scoop on Paris Hilton. The issues? Oh, not to worry, my favorite on air hypocrite blow hard will tell me what to think on those.
..../end rant/