Posted on 05/26/2005 4:24:33 AM PDT by governsleastgovernsbest
It was just a throw-away line on a throw-away filler piece. Yet in its own way it was deeply revealing of the liberal mindset.
At the end of its top-of-the-hour news recap, Today ran a piece about a Florida family that had found a small alligator lounging in its backyard swimming pool. Today aired footage of authorities roping and removing the reptile.
Katie then murmured "gee, I hope it will be released and be OK," with Matt Lauer ominously informing Katie that things sometimes don't work out too well for the alligator in such situations.
So there it was. Katie's crocodile tears for . . . a crocodile. OK, an alligator, but who's counting?
Yet another example of the liberal mindset at work. From snail darters to spotted owls to baby seals to alligators, liberal hearts bleed at the thought of any harm being done to animals.
But 40 million and counting babies aborted since Roe v. Wade? Hey, when's the next march where we can "celebrate a woman's right to choose"? Starving and dehydrating Terri Schiavo to death? Hey, her life wasn't meaningful anyhow.
I assume one of the reasons you cover Today is that has been the top rated morning show for long time now. Since Good Morning America has been mentioned I was wondering if it takes over the top rated spot at some point in the future (They seem to be getting close to that recently) will you switch to covering them more?
Katie is subtle in this regard.
I suggest you do a search for previous "Today" threads--I think you'll find that GLGB has done a very thorough and right-on-target job of describing the subtle (and not-so-subtle) bias of the MSM.
He has also answered, many times, your question of "why do you watch the Today show if you hate it so much," etc.
And my point is ... how has this affected her coverage of Schiavo or abortion .... the original points the post was written about.
Believe me, I don't like Katie and rarely watch any of the 'morning' shows that are on TV ... so I am not defending her ... I just wonder how her viewpoints are affecting her coverage of the story.
I was making the point that even if I dislike the show, it's worthwhile keeping track of what the Today Show is up to since it remains an important source of news and views for millions of Americans.
Good question, and one I've been asking myself. It would be hard to bid goodbye to Katie & Co., but if GMA takes over a clear lead, I suppose I'd have to make the switch!
;D! Tagline is back, I can rest now!
Oh wait, I know what rhymes - Couricodile!
I don't want to do research ... I am asking a question that can be answered here and now. If he doesn't want to, I understand.
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How?
Please see #44 for a brief explanation of why I watch. That, and perhaps a slightly masochistic streak.
And keeping the MSM under "surveilance," or surveillance, is exactly what GLGB does.
If it's the "worst analogy" you've seen in a whole month and a half, well, you must have been reading some arcane mathematics or physics threads.
Hard to bid goodbye?....sheesh....for most of us here it would be hard to say hello. :)
Eating meat is selfish and cruel, in their eyes. I wonder if they see having an abortion (as a moral choice, whether it's legal or not) the same way?
As long as you don't eat the baby it's OK.
Did you read #30? Perhaps at this point, you should consider taking your own advice. If you have an aversion to me or what I write, why bother to continue to read and respond? Why not tune me out just as you've advised me to tune out Today?
I'm starting to think that our friend softwarecreator is a troll, or at least a disruptor.
Anyway, I have to take off shortly, but thanks for your hard work, GLGB.
Did you read the actual post? It was a lame analogy, pure and simple.
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