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A revolution in news (the new news)
The Washington Times ^
| September 14, 2004
| Tony Blankley
Posted on 09/14/2004 3:30:52 PM PDT by CDB
A revolution in news
By Tony Blankley THE WASHINGTON TIMES "The major advances in civilization are processes which all but wreck the societies in which they occur." That observation by the British philosopher Alfred North Whitehead came to mind this past week as I watched Dan Rather struggle violently like a proud old marlin caught on a hook by the young Internet fishermen. Twisting and turning, the great fish only drives the hook deeper in. Plunging and rising, it only exhausts itself while the exuberant Internet fishermen carefully manage the line and grab for the powerful hand hook with which they will end the great fish's sea-life.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: msm
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Wonderful read!
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:30:53 PM PDT
by
CDB
To: CDB
How about Rather's DAUGHTER as the source of the documents? He could have gotten them from HER (she is a rat party up-and-comer in Texas), and taken them on faith, if she 'promised' him they were legit.
It is one possible explanation as to why they were not at least minimally checked out -- him either trusting her, or willing to fall on his sword to help her!!!
2
posted on
09/14/2004 3:35:56 PM PDT
by
Ed_in_NJ
To: CDB
To: CDB
Great line: "The Internet bloggers picked CBS's story as clean as a school of piranhas would pick clean some poor water buffalo that wandered into their river." CBS owes the public an apology. I know they don't think they do but they do.
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:38:37 PM PDT
by
Sabatier
To: CDB
..... like a proud old marlin caught on a hookmore like an old disingenuous carp
5
posted on
09/14/2004 3:42:13 PM PDT
by
afnamvet
(USAF Tuy Hoa AFB RVN 68-69 NOT FONDA KERRY!)
To: afnamvet
Yeah, I had cornered rats more in mind than marlins. Well, just so long as it dies in the end. I love happy endings.
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:44:47 PM PDT
by
speedy
To: CDB
Reads like a Hemmingway description of The Old Man, (Rather) and The Sea (internet). The other angle of Ahab (Rather) harpooned some lousy sheets of paper which destroy him after his life-long pursuit of the whale.
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:46:39 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(Proudly wearing Free Republic pajamas, just to piss off Dan Rather.)
To: CDB
I watched Dan Rather struggle violently like a proud old marlin caught on a hook by the young Internet fishermen. Twisting and turning, the great fish only drives the hook deeper in. Plunging and rising, it only exhausts itself while the exuberant Internet fishermen carefully manage the line and grab for the powerful hand hook with which they will end the great fish's sea-life.Quote of the week nomination.
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:47:25 PM PDT
by
snarkpup
To: CDB
Count me a supporter of the revolution. But revolutions are messy affairs, where much of value is lost as well as gained. In doing away with the dinosaur of agenda driven media monopoly, the gains far outweigh the losses.
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:49:07 PM PDT
by
stevem
To: CDB
We Be Pajama Experts!
10
posted on
09/14/2004 3:49:36 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
("In the end, nothing explains anything!")
To: CDB
Mistakes were cheerfully admitted and instantly corrected. Isn't that Par for the course lol.
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:50:13 PM PDT
by
briant
To: CDB
If Dan's the marlin, I guess that makes the rest of us Anthony Quinn. Cool. I always loved his work.
[macbee dances Zorba-like in his jammies...]
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:55:15 PM PDT
by
macbee
(Hanlon's Razor: "Never ascribe to villainy what is best explained by stupidity.")
To: CDB
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posted on
09/14/2004 3:56:31 PM PDT
by
Checkers
To: CDB
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:01:28 PM PDT
by
JoeGar
To: CDB
The Internet bloggers picked CBS's story as clean as a school of piranhas would pick clean some poor water buffalo that wandered into their river. Nice post. BTTT.
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:09:01 PM PDT
by
massadvj
To: CDB
Wow.
Excellent read.
16
posted on
09/14/2004 4:10:45 PM PDT
by
MaryFromMichigan
(We childproofed our home, but they are still getting in)
To: Buckhead
You're like some sort of historic figure. I'm awed, dude.
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posted on
09/14/2004 4:14:52 PM PDT
by
Tribune7
To: CDB
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posted on
09/14/2004 6:00:12 PM PDT
by
Steve0113
(Stay to the far right to get by.)
To: briant
Mistakes were cheerfully admitted and instantly corrected.That was honestly true. Even those who tried to deflect us were easily ignored.
It is really hard to believe how well we all worked together to slay the dragon. Would that it were always this easy.
I am proud to be wearing pajamas.
/
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posted on
09/14/2004 7:51:41 PM PDT
by
AFPhys
((.Praying for President Bush, our troops, their families, and all my American neighbors..))
To: Tribune7
Thanks, but direct your encomiums to all of FR. It's not about me; it's about us.
This was really a fanstastic article.
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posted on
09/14/2004 8:52:42 PM PDT
by
Buckhead
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