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1 posted on 02/12/2004 8:58:48 AM PST by 1stFreedom
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To: 1stFreedom
You breaking news belongs to us....
2 posted on 02/12/2004 9:00:43 AM PST by Always Right
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To: 1stFreedom
There are wise mods and idiot mods. You met up with the latter. Let it go.
3 posted on 02/12/2004 9:00:45 AM PST by Glenn (What were you thinking, Al?)
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I agree with you. Some people (and I'm one) won't bother to look at a 500+ post thread--too much to wade through. I'd rather read the actual article, on its own thread.
5 posted on 02/12/2004 9:02:02 AM PST by MizSterious (First, the journalists, THEN the lawyers.)
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Only One thing to do..............

TOGA PARTY!
6 posted on 02/12/2004 9:02:39 AM PST by WhiteGuy (Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...)
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To: 1stFreedom
I think you're gonna get sent to "Time Out". LOL!
7 posted on 02/12/2004 9:03:08 AM PST by Constitution Day (Eschew exclamatory abuse.)
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The Coup de Grace will be when this gets moved to Chat.
8 posted on 02/12/2004 9:03:18 AM PST by martin_fierro (Chat is my milieu)
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Hmmm....giving this "hugh" and "series" consideration........

(good idea though....!! ;^)
9 posted on 02/12/2004 9:03:33 AM PST by soozla (BUSH/CHENEY 2004**Send John "Effin'" Kerry back to Easter Island!!!!!)
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We should go with the actual breaking news and not with Preliminary hints.

My least favorite is when someone posts at 9 am: "News conference at 2 PM."

You get 5 hours of fluff and then the actual news from the conference is undercut and sometimes putting up the actual news is not permitted.
10 posted on 02/12/2004 9:04:01 AM PST by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of it!!)
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The article you were trying to reach has been moved to Chat...

Just kidding.

But yes. You are right. I was looking for the entire story not 500 speculations of what the story MIGHT be about.

11 posted on 02/12/2004 9:04:12 AM PST by 11th Earl of Mar
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'tis a quandary. Should a Drudge ***BREAKING HARD!!!!! Nothing follows.*** ever qualify as "breaking news"?
14 posted on 02/12/2004 9:06:10 AM PST by Redcloak (Raining on parades since 8:37 this morning.)
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Nice whine.

Now predict how many times the Drudge story will be posted today.

17 posted on 02/12/2004 9:09:14 AM PST by Catspaw
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There is a full history on the first thread, and freeper posts are worthy of reading vs. the convenience of having the "facts" posted at the beginning instead of in the replies.

It's a tough call, sometimes the "speculative" thread will be better, sometimes not.

Now Rush is talking about it- is that worth another thread?

20 posted on 02/12/2004 9:10:31 AM PST by mrsmith ("Oyez, oyez! All rise for the Honorable Chief Justice... Hillary Rodham Clinton ")
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Your argument makes sense

editing the original to contain the article, or put up a new thread.

But just so you know its just like that John Cougar songs says "I fight authority and a authority always wins"



21 posted on 02/12/2004 9:10:33 AM PST by Cubs Fan (Liberals have the inverse midas touch, everything they get a hold of turns to S&*%)
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Break, break, break on thy cold grey stones, oh news;
And I would that my heart could utter my own irrefutable views.
22 posted on 02/12/2004 9:10:46 AM PST by T'wit (We may always have death and taxes, but death doesn't get worse every time Congress meets.)
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The truth is that we don't need to be bothered with 200 posts about everone guessing what the news is gonna be. It's waste of bandwith and time. No offense, but a flashing light is not breaking news.
23 posted on 02/12/2004 9:11:22 AM PST by Preachin'
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Precisely why I never post Breaking Wind stories about "Rush Limbaugh just said this" or "O'Reilly just said that."

Seems you always get 3~4 dozen people always rushing to post the same I-heard-it-first thread.

Don't matter to me whatsoever.
Let the Mods sort it out whatever way they want.

Just my 2¢

24 posted on 02/12/2004 9:12:15 AM PST by Willie Green (Go Pat Go!!!)
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To: 1stFreedom
This is "Breaking News"? ;O)

(Whoops. Not any more!)

28 posted on 02/12/2004 9:15:10 AM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary. You have the right to be wrong.)
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Drudge Exclusive!

Sidebar imploding!

Developing....
31 posted on 02/12/2004 9:17:38 AM PST by Diddle E. Squat (Who would the terrorists vote for?)
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I don't think this requires a rules change. Just suggest it to the mods. Sounds like a good idea.
32 posted on 02/12/2004 9:17:53 AM PST by Snuffington
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As you wish. Your post, and all those like it, have been restored. Regards.
35 posted on 02/12/2004 9:19:38 AM PST by Lead Moderator
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