Posted on 11/25/2004 7:52:43 AM PST by HighWheeler
Why would we wish to use a 35 inch yardstick to measure anything?
And be even more dangerous as he will be able to feed the propaganda to the new news-reader.
Love the "still much-watched"...I'm sure the ratings will continue to tank, especially with Rather behind the scenes now and everyone knows it.
Which brings us to those pajamahadeen, the online brigades who claim credit for bringing those documents into question — and forcing Rather to apologize for his reporting.
The right-wing bloggers proudly dubbed themselves that — a play on muhajadeen, as in Muslim guerrilla fighters — when former CBS exec Jonathan Klein, in the wake of the scandal, complained to Fox News that "bloggers have no checks and balances.
I'm sorry that name stuck. Myself and quite a few others tried to discourage using a name that people would surely connect to it's origin, Islamofacists.
Personally I think Pajama Patriots or The Pajama Brigade fit FR people and Bloggers better.
They still are lost and spinning with their projections: ---claim credit---(well they wouldn't expose their lies, so we did) ---Rather apologizing---Yea, a Clinton apology...
"bloggers have no checks and balances.
"You couldn't have a starker contrast between the multiple layers of checks and balances obstruction, lies, deception, misinformation and coverups (on network news) and a guy sitting in his living room in his pajamas writing."
He's got the second part right, but is projecting big time with the first statement...FR and the Bloggers are the checks and balances.
No....we feed off the lies, mistakes, and bias of "professional" journalists.
Gee I don't know who is uglier or shriller Antonia Z or Mo Dowd.
Nice ReWrite™.
Apparently, every public institution can thrive with criticism and watchdogs except the MSM.
You guys have been on the welfare of the public's unquestioning acceptance for too long. Time to get in shape.
Uhmmmm. We ARE the check and balance on the liars that we call the MSM. That's why propagandists like Rather are FINALLY crashing and burning. After over a dozen years of spreading propaganda.
It's about time.
I seem to remember Memogate.
If I ever moved to Canada, I would certainly only move to a place like Calgary which, I believe, is fairly conservative. Moving to Toronto would be like living in San Francisco.
Well put.
She's going to notice that many read her name as Antonio and therefore are sexist Neanderthals.
Now, don't be so hard on yourself.
side note: not sure how I feel about newspapers quoting what freepers say here..??
We're in the public. Deal.
Which goes to show that everyone should temper their posts accordingly. There are Eyes all around.
Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't watching you!
Ever see the film "The Insider?"
The 60 Minutes producer (Lowell Burgman?) played by Pacino happened to mention he was a student of Gramsci's. My jaw just dropped. I don't see why they would have put it in the script if it wasn't true.
Sad thing is, I don't recall in what context his name was mentioned.
Some of us pajamahadeens have journalism degrees so we can do our own legwork. ;) And even if we don't have the degrees....we can spot stupidity and bias 1,000 miles away.....
This guy/gal --- whatever ---- is looking for attention, and what other way to get it than to use FR?
Hey you! I almost didn't recognise you without your tam.
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I agree with you.
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