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To: Askel5
Used to be that the mainstream news articles were posted only to be ripped apart and corrected with the sort of "cut & paste" links and research replies on which I obviously was trained.

You must not be reading the same threads I do then. It seems to me that most everything posted here, wherever it comes from, is torn to shreds.

66 posted on 12/05/2001 10:22:51 AM PST by Howlin
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To: Howlin
Lol ... may God bless the gerbils at FR!

As for my remarks on "mainstream" ... I just find it hard to believe the press we've excoriated for four years suddently has its head on straight and we should be delighted they've "come around" on a dime to support the GOP. Seems odd.

And there's also my wishing this place were not viewed as a News outlet. I've expressed my concern more than once over FR's turning into a potpourri news source for many. Quite frankly, I think that sort of profile only lends legitimacy to the complaints of the Wash Post and the LA Times.

Particularly when it's just a heads up on a great article from a indy source -- such as WND, JWR or others for example -- I see no reason the whole story is posted is here.

As for the mainstream sources, it's probably best those posting a story limit themselves to quoting in full the more specious or troubling parts.

I guess I can't help being overly sensitive to the frankly surreal image that is having a mainstream article cheered by the forum.

My Mom sent me a copy of Georgie Ann Geyer's article supporting military tribunals. I read this morning Slate's article on the the fact there is no "anti-war" movement and that anyone who does opposed the government's waging "war" is "irrelevant".

I just get a bad feeling about the way the press is giving Hollywood a run for its money where pro-government agit-prop is concerned.

69 posted on 12/05/2001 11:01:29 AM PST by Askel5
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To: Howlin
It seems to me that most everything posted here, wherever it comes from, is torn to shreds.

Well neither you nor any of the other "move-on'ers" has "torn to shred" the material I've posted on Ron Brown. Wonder why?

97 posted on 12/05/2001 2:51:29 PM PST by BeAChooser
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