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Televised report shocks business owner
http://www.tonganoxiemirror.com/section/frontpage_lead/story/7123 ^
Posted on 12/08/2004 4:47:19 PM PST by Gomez
Last Wednesday night, Bill McGraw stayed up past his bedtime to watch the 10 o'clock news on KCTV Channel 5.
What the 80-year-old Tonganoxie farmer thought he'd see was an interesting feature that mentioned his longstanding fertilizer business.
Instead, he saw a broadcast that wrongly depicted McGraw's business as an irresponsible company that would sell ammonium nitrate -- in huge quantities -- to anyone who came along.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Kansas
KEYWORDS: deceit; kansas; liberalmedia; media; mediabias
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posted on
12/08/2004 4:47:20 PM PST
by
Gomez
To: Gomez
I smell lawsuit. And a well deserved one at that. This goes well beyond "responsible journalism" into the realm of slander and libel.
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posted on
12/08/2004 4:49:29 PM PST
by
Blood of Tyrants
(God is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: Gomez
If anyone thinks we can secure something as common as fertilizer and diesel fuel so that terrorists can't get their hands on it they must be dreaming.
Even if we "tighten down" this industry a terrorist who can't figure out how to get the stuff is probably to stupid to remember that when his feet sweat then the fuses won't light in his sneakers......
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posted on
12/08/2004 4:49:57 PM PST
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now !)
To: Gomez
To: Gomez
To: Gomez
If I lived within 100 miles of this man, he's the one I'd buy my fertilizer from.
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posted on
12/08/2004 4:55:24 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Spec.4 Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: Blood of Tyrants
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posted on
12/08/2004 4:55:37 PM PST
by
1rudeboy
To: Gomez
In today's journalism industry, the story ALWAYS trumps facts.
Hmmmm, kinda reminds me of the people that vote 'democrat'.
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posted on
12/08/2004 5:10:40 PM PST
by
BluSky
(Liberalism - destroying the world, one failure at a time.)
To: Gomez
Does that mean that Scotts is a terrorist organization using Home Depot, Lowes, and home & garden supply outlets everywhere as fronts? Maybe it is absence of malice but it sure isn't absence of ignorance.
9
posted on
12/08/2004 5:12:07 PM PST
by
NonValueAdded
("We're going to take things away from you on behalf of the common good" HRC 6/28/2004)
To: NonValueAdded
Screw the MSM. Boycott them all!!!!!!
10
posted on
12/08/2004 5:18:55 PM PST
by
bism
To: Gomez
This guy is going to nail the TV station if he hires a halfway competent lawyer. This was a journalistic assassination.
That gets excused, unfortunately, in our political system, but it won't get uncompensated in the business and private sector.
11
posted on
12/08/2004 5:22:19 PM PST
by
Dog Gone
To: Gomez
Future TV Station Owner Walkin'!
12
posted on
12/08/2004 5:33:54 PM PST
by
JennysCool
(A plan is not a litany of complaints)
To: Dog Gone
I totally agree with your post #11. I hope Bill McGraw is joined by Scotts, etc. in a humongous lawsuit against Channel 5 TV. What a bunch of idiots they are.
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posted on
12/08/2004 5:39:50 PM PST
by
kitkat
To: Gomez
So is the guy going to go after gas station owners who are selling the diesel as well?
To: Gomez
For it to explode you need ammonium nitrate with a minimum of 32% nitrogen, no phosphate or potash. Most fertilizer is "prilled" that is pelletized and then coated with clay. This prevents the ammonium nitrate (hygroscopic) from absorbing moisture from the air and caking into a solid mass. It also acts as a "time release" for the fertilizer that helps prevent burning the plants. When ammonium nitrate is prilled it also fails to absorb diesel fuel and thus it is useless as an explosive. It is possible to remove the clay by dissolving the ammonium nitrate in absolute alcohol, separating and then evaporating the solvent but that is a process you might use for ounces not hundreds of pounds.
The short of it; news article is BravoSierra!
Regards,
GtG
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posted on
12/08/2004 5:56:43 PM PST
by
Gandalf_The_Gray
(I live in my own little world, but I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
To: Gomez
Seems like this tv station is making a story and slandering this old man. Time for him to "lawyer-up" and take it to this station.
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posted on
12/08/2004 6:07:09 PM PST
by
conshack
To: Gandalf_The_Gray
dissolving the ammonium nitrate in absolute alcohol, separating and then evaporating the solvent... Now if you could lay your hands on some anhydrous hydrazine, and used that instead, you could filter out the clay and use the finished liquid product directly. This would be "Astro-Lite" the most powerful non nuclear explosive available.
Beware of the fumes when mixing the ammonium nitrate and the anhydrous hydrazine, the gas can kill you.
So endith todays lesson.
Regards,
GtG
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posted on
12/08/2004 6:08:22 PM PST
by
Gandalf_The_Gray
(I live in my own little world, but I like it 'cuz they know me here.)
To: Calpernia; Velveeta; Revel
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posted on
12/08/2004 6:18:24 PM PST
by
nw_arizona_granny
(Today, please pray for God's miracle, we are not going to make it without him.)
To: Gomez
"Ammonium nitrate," said KCTV 5 reporter Dave Helling. "It's a cheap and common fertilizer and when mixed with diesel fuel in the right proportions ... it could cause an explosion." "Water. It's a cheap and common hydration substance, but when released in large enough quantities, whole cities can flood. ... It could kill women and babies."
I guess we need to restrict the sale of bottled water to just those with government-issued permits.
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posted on
12/08/2004 6:21:55 PM PST
by
FreedomCalls
(It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
To: Gandalf_The_Gray
Glad you are on the side of right, GtG
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posted on
12/08/2004 6:22:02 PM PST
by
ko_kyi
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