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The Oregonian ^
| October 23, 2005
| Regina Lawrence
Posted on 10/23/2005 12:18:04 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
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To: Jim Robinson
FRog
To: Jim Robinson
Okay people... be "fair" now! :)
82
posted on
10/23/2005 2:06:41 PM PDT
by
Syntyr
To: Jim Robinson
bump and congrats.
Sounds like the virtual equivalent of Jayson Blair.
How could Regina Lawrence have visited FR and missed what was in Plame sight?
83
posted on
10/23/2005 2:07:11 PM PDT
by
Mia T
(Stop Clintons' Undermining Machinations (The acronym is the message.))
To: Petronski
I need a new tag line. I hope you don't mind me borrowing your emphatic comment. I want to be firstest!
Leni
84
posted on
10/23/2005 2:16:00 PM PDT
by
MinuteGal
(FREE REPUBLIC is NOT a blog......It's a FORUM! Do you hear that, Hillary? It's a FORUM!)
To: MinuteGal
Anything for you, Leni!
Rock on.
85
posted on
10/23/2005 2:19:01 PM PDT
by
Petronski
(The name "cyborg" to me means complete love and incredible fun. I'm filled with joy.)
To: Osage Orange
I'll bring the ants if you bring the honey.
86
posted on
10/23/2005 2:25:33 PM PDT
by
ASA Vet
(Those who know don't talk, those who talk don't know.)
To: Jim Robinson
From the linked article:
"A 2004 Pew Center study found that people who turned to the Internet for their campaign information were quite likely to be familiar with arguments both for and against their preferred candidate.
But a campaign is an unusual moment when virtually all news organizations and news blogs are focused on the same set of topics. " I guess one must read between the lines in order to determine whether people who turned to the MSM for their campaign information were "quite likely to be familiar with arguments both for and against their preferred candidate". Further, one is left wondering just WHY there might be such a distinction. Is the MSM inherently unable to provide arguments both for and against particular candidates? Or are they just unwilling? Or, more to the point, decidedly dedicated to presenting information in a biased fashion which favors the candidate whom they wish to promote?
87
posted on
10/23/2005 2:37:00 PM PDT
by
William Tell
(Put the RKBA on the California Constitution - Volunteer through rkba.members.sonic.net)
To: Jim Robinson
Forgive me for possibly duping . . .
FR is not a blog, it is a DISCUSSION FORUM frequented by conservative free thinkers.
Much of the discussion has centered around the definiton of conservative - frequently interrupted by extended group rants on many topics and persons, most often related to those with the surname Clinton.
To: Jim Robinson
placemarker for work tonight.
To: Jim Robinson
This person has NO CLUE about Free Republic.com....I bet she hasn't spent 5 minutes here.
And this is NOT A BLOG! JEEZ LOUISE...WHEN WILL PEOPLE FIGURE THAT OUT!
90
posted on
10/23/2005 2:40:04 PM PDT
by
Txsleuth
To: gondramB
Actually, it is all that invisible ink I FTPed to the server when Jim wasn't looking. I scripted it to only hide stories with certain keywords.
91
posted on
10/23/2005 2:44:41 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: altura
You always sound very intelligent in your posts...you do not have to worry.
92
posted on
10/23/2005 2:48:08 PM PDT
by
Txsleuth
To: Bahbah; gondramB
"You already know what I think about that:) I do wish they could settle on what FR is." No worries. They are still trying to come up with a definition for is.
93
posted on
10/23/2005 2:59:00 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: NormsRevenge; All
I think this author been drinking DU Kool aid LOL!
94
posted on
10/23/2005 3:01:26 PM PDT
by
SevenofNine
("Not everybody in, it, for truth, justice, and the American way,"= Det Lennie Briscoe)
To: Jim Robinson
Mr. Robinson,
Tell these whiny, girlymen loosers to take a Leaky Leahy and we'll KEEP ON TRUDKIN'!
GIT 'ER DONE!
95
posted on
10/23/2005 3:03:18 PM PDT
by
Killborn
(Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
To: TotusTuus
>>>>>> FR is necessary if for no other reason than to document and correct the many mistakes and inaccuracies made elsewhere.
>>>>>The starting point for discussion here almost always starts with a posted article from the MSM.
ding! ding!
Hence, more and more MSM sources make us excerpt.
96
posted on
10/23/2005 3:04:07 PM PDT
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: NormsRevenge
Say hi to the PResident for me. And don't forget to tell Karl Rove "the biscuits are burning".
97
posted on
10/23/2005 3:04:31 PM PDT
by
Killborn
(Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
To: Jim Robinson
never ever read blogs, just FR and Drudge
98
posted on
10/23/2005 3:05:34 PM PDT
by
Porterville
(Pray for War- Spanish by birth, American by the Grace of God!!!)
To: Bahbah
Essentially a blog is an entire website made of vanities by the owner(s). Since Jim Robinson and John robinson don't post vanities everyday for our edification (alas), we are not a blog. Since we comment on news stories, editorials, articles, and the occasional (or not) vanity, we are a news commentary forum.
99
posted on
10/23/2005 3:07:15 PM PDT
by
Killborn
(Pres. Bush isn't Pres. Reagan. Then again, Pres. Regan isn't Pres. Washington. God bless them all.)
To: meema
If FR was "fair and balanced" I for one would not spend any time here. I don't want fair and balanced...I am an extreme conservative....a Walter E. Williams "radical". I don't want to waste my time on hearing what the socalists and "progressives" have to say. I have been living with the fruits of their policies for most of my life. Progressive policies have not worked, will not work and I don't want to hear them anymore. I want them religated, as they say, to the ash heap of history.
If you get to thinking about it, however, FR is kind of "fair and balanced" since we post left wing articles....not to be fair, but so everyone can read the drivel coming from the "progressives" and make fun of it.
I find it difficult to post leftist sh!t, because I have a hard time typing on the keyboard while hysterically laughing at their "ideas".
100
posted on
10/23/2005 3:08:59 PM PDT
by
B.O. Plenty
(Islam and liberalism are terminal..)
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