(np) big O, say it isn't so...

[Henry M]

NPR, NYT, and a few other major news orgs slant their news.  Democracy Now,
and Pacifica in general, slant their pieces so far that they fall over and
only one side is left facing up and visible.  When there's the rare call in
to question pretty much any of their social/political programs, from their
anti-vacine medical authority to a woman that I've heard supporting the
notoriously corrupt former mayor for life of Washington, DC, (life ain't
easy for an actor or politician named ) Marion Barry, it get's interrupted
and shouted down just like on Fox "News."  Intolerance for, and willful
ignorance of, the center is rampant on both sides of pretty much all
socio-political discussion.

AsB4,
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Henry Mu
http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20


On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 1:04 PM, Bled Welder <bledWelder at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  I agree with you, absolutely. "Democracy Now" is a stupid name, always
> felt thatway.  Whats fair and balanced about anything? Its a sad democratic
> minded notion. I do think that Goodman truly believes in democracy in
> theory. Unlike many of her guests, who will never go further in so
> admitting it than to backwardsly suggest we dont currently live in a
> democracy.  Good, so weve got That first step already done for us!
>
> An Ode to Noontime Vodka
> Vodkvodka
> VO
> dka
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> From: Henry M
> Sent: 26 Mar 2012 16:54:37 GMT
>
> To: Pynchon Liste
> Subject: Re: (np) big O, say it isn't so...
>
>   Fair and balanced, just like Democracy Now.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremy_Scahill
>
> AsB4,
> ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶
> Henry Mu
> http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20
>
>
>  On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 11:05 AM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> Jeremy Scahill is a highly respected investigative journalist, who has
> testified before Congress and appeared in interviews on every major network
> (including frequent appearances on the Rachel Maddow show, on the very
> pro-Obama MSNBC.  He's what every journalist should aspire to be: brave,
> intelligent and truth-seeking.
>
>  Laura
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henry M **
> Sent: Mar 26, 2012 9:18 AM
> To: Pynchon Liste **
> Subject: Re: (np) big O, say it isn't so...
>
>  Why does one choose to believe Democracy Now and Al Jazeera more than
> the New York Times, while someone else chooses Fox "News" over the MSNBC?
> Who is Jeremy Scahill?  The only thing that Wikileaks provided was a cable
> from Saleh to Petraeus.  Do you believe everything that Saleh says?  Then
> why do believe what Saleh says in a cable?
>
>  The mainstream American press isn't exactly uncritical of Obama and the
> wars.  What is the current explanation (that does not hammer Occam's Razor
> into paranoid oblivion) for why they don't have this story?
>
> AsB4,
> ٩(●̮̮̃•̃)۶
> Henry Mu
> http://astore.amazon.com/tdcoccamsaxe-20
>
>
>   On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Michael Bailey <
> michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>  Henry M wrote:
> > Ooo, wikileaks and prism magazine!  Now I can be sure of the truth!
>
>
>  wikileaks is pretty credible, isn't it?   I mean, the objections on
> record are for its revelations being problematic for diplomacy, not
> inaccurate.
>
> prism magazine quoted Obama's own record of the conversation.
>
> http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/02/03/readout-presidents-call-president-saleh-yemen
>
> I dunno, seems pretty strong to me.  My president, right or wrong?
>
> I suppose we should dismiss any news from al-Jazeera too?
>
>
> ****
>
>
>
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