Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-24 Thread denstar
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 5:35 PM, Michael Dinowitz wrote: > I'm not saying he doesn't suck, I'm saying that there are fewer sources of > news than you think. It has nothing to do with advertisers or people being > reached. It has to do with sources. And again, in America it only looks like > there a

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-24 Thread Robert Munn
sulzberger has an agenda, his paper reflects it On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 9:57 PM, Loathe wrote: > Anyone see where the Times outed an interrogator it admits didn't harm > anyone, or do anything wrong. > ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 s

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Loathe
Anyone see where the Times outed an interrogator it admits didn't harm anyone, or do anything wrong. sam morris wrote: > Look into my eye's > > > you are getting sleepy > > > > I think you mean 80% think the country sucks thanks to AP and BS articles > like this. > > http://www.usn

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> cHat wrote: > An advertiser doesn't give a wit about sources, they care about > eyeballs I get the point, I just don't agree with it. Ask tBone or The Sarge where they get their Iraq news - it ain't from the AP! ~| Adobe® Col

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Robert Munn
Here is an interesting take from Tufts Magazine on the state and future of journalism: http://www.tufts.edu/alumni/magazine/spring2008/features/press1.html On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 4:58 PM, sam wrote: > I think you mean 80% think the country sucks thanks to AP and BS articles > like this. > > >

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> Tell that to an advertiser. There are 1000s. And no, I'm not judging > media by "influence" I'm judging them the way advertisers do: number > of people reached. An advertiser doesn't give a wit about sources, they care about eyeballs; yes, there are thousands of distribution points but if you

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread sam morris
Look into my eye's you are getting sleepy I think you mean 80% think the country sucks thanks to AP and BS articles like this. http://www.usnews.com/blogs/capital-commerce/2008/6/23/media-to-america-disaster-seen-as-catastrophe-looms.html# [http://tinyurl.com/6rmhu6] >> Dino wro

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Michael Dinowitz
I'm not saying he doesn't suck, I'm saying that there are fewer sources of news than you think. It has nothing to do with advertisers or people being reached. It has to do with sources. And again, in America it only looks like there are thousands of media sources. Maybe on the very local level but

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 7:28 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The argument present by Cam, from what I can tell, is that Bush really > doesn't suck; it's just that 80% of Americans think he does because > they're hyp-no-tized by "the mainstream media". > > I'm pointing out that that's fa

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dino wrote: > If you dig down you'll find that there really aren't that many media > sources. Tell that to an advertiser. There are 1000s. And no, I'm not judging media by "influence" I'm judging them the way advertisers do: number of people reached. The argument present by Cam, from what I c

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Mon, Jun 23, 2008 at 12:41 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > (3.) Influence of media bias on opinions. > Best way to see this is talk to any Rush listener. Despite the fact > that he's not a news source, millions of Americans form their opinions > based on what he says. Therefore bia

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Michael Dinowitz
What a truly Amero-centric way of looking at it. Who is the media in England? There is really only one. Who is the media in France? There is really only one. Who is the media around the world? Well, the one from England and France seem to be everywhere. If you dig down you'll find that there really

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> cHat wrote: > Last I knew every major city in the US carries the networks listed > above. There's 3 issues here: (1.) Defining the "mainstream media" 20 years ago it was probably defined as you say and the term meant those sources that the majority of people got their news and information. My

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
>> ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, AP & Reuters are who I call the "Mainstream Media" >> in TV, print and spoken forms. > > Ok, and on a 24-hour week day basis what is the consumership of those > news sources vs all other media? Last I knew every major city in the US carries the networks listed above. Additi

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> gg wrote: >> RoMunn wrote: >> How can you be so wrong time and time again? History takes a broader view. > Oh, and there's always positive history from even from failures: Actually we could probably do a rough SWAG of an unbiased analysis: (1.) Hopefully we'll agree that Bush will be remembered

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > How can you be so wrong time and time again? History takes a broader view. > Ah, so Napoleon's failed democratic imperialism is now viewed as successful and he's a hero? That's not what I learned ... But don't worry - with of all the biased history sources there'll always be so

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Gruss Gott
> cHat wrote: > ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, AP & Reuters are who I call the "Mainstream Media" > in TV, print and spoken forms. > Ok, and on a 24-hour week day basis what is the consumership of those news sources vs all other media? > The "S-CHIP" Bill - > Bush had to veto it, not because of the fact tha

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-23 Thread Maureen
Maureen's corollary to Godwin's Law: Any political discussion will eventually be derailed by discussion of Clinton and sex On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 8:15 PM, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clinton: Define sex ~| Ado

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
The media can be seen as the major news clearing houses - AP, Reuters, AFP, and BBC. These are centers of news that may gain their news from a number of 'lower' sources but that news is approved, edited and distributed from a central location. If there is bias at the center then the bias is carried

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Robert Munn
How can you be so wrong time and time again? History takes a broader view. On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 7:57 PM, Gruss G wrote: > > RoMunn wrote: > > The Left will never > > acknowledge reality when it comes to this Administration's > accomplishments > > What are they again? > > But never matter, beca

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Jerry Johnson
Do _you_ know what syndication is? Do you know where the AP get their stories? Read a little about it... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:43 PM, C. Hatton Humphrey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Take a look at the by-line on those articles or listen to th

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> I know you have this huge chip against the "the media", but facts are > that there is so much channel segmentation in the media right now that > making any type of claim of bias *as assoicated with market numbers* > is ridiculous. Take a look at the by-line on those articles or listen to the sou

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> Give 3 examples and show "the media" bias. Oh, and define "media" in > terms of sources and number of audience reached. ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, AP & Reuters are who I call the "Mainstream Media" in TV, print and spoken forms. The "S-CHIP" Bill - Bush had to veto it, not because of the fact that it

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Gruss Gott
> Dino wrote: > Clinton: Define sex > I know you have this huge chip against the "the media", but facts are that there is so much channel segmentation in the media right now that making any type of claim of bias *as assoicated with market numbers* is ridiculous. Ask anyone looking to advertise in

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Jerry Johnson
Boy, that was a non sequitor. On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:15 PM, Michael Dinowitz < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Clinton: Define sex > > On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > cHat wrote: > > > Regardless of the > > > action that he took, he's going to look

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Clinton: Define sex On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 11:04 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > cHat wrote: > > Regardless of the > > action that he took, he's going to look like "the bad guy." The > > biased side of the media comes in to play at that point, not telling > > people the projected

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Gruss Gott
> cHat wrote: > Regardless of the > action that he took, he's going to look like "the bad guy." The > biased side of the media comes in to play at that point, not telling > people the projected outcome if he had taken an opposite stance. > Give 3 examples and show "the media" bias. Oh, and defin

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
> Judging by the level of vitriol coming from the left-wing kooks in the > article's comments, I think the author hit a nerve. The Left will never > acknowledge reality when it comes to this Administration's accomplishments - > that would destroy everything they believe about the world. True, but

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Gruss Gott
> RoMunn wrote: > The Left will never > acknowledge reality when it comes to this Administration's accomplishments What are they again? But never matter, because this administration will be judged just like everyone other one: were things better when the President left office from when he came in

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Larry Lyons
>Judging by the level of vitriol coming from the left-wing kooks in the >article's comments, I think the author hit a nerve. The Left will never >acknowledge reality when it comes to this Administration's accomplishments - >that would destroy everything they believe about the world. Well given the

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Dana
it's an editorial piece. Published because it is a well-expressed opinion. There is value in discussing such pieces even if you do not agree with them. Don't know why that is hard to understand. Maybe it is because it is a thought that is not phrased in terms of anyone hating anybody?? On Sun, J

Re: History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Robert Munn
Judging by the level of vitriol coming from the left-wing kooks in the article's comments, I think the author hit a nerve. The Left will never acknowledge reality when it comes to this Administration's accomplishments - that would destroy everything they believe about the world. On Sun, Jun 22, 2

History will say that we misunderestimated George W Bush

2008-06-22 Thread Sam
Wow and I thought the Telegraph hated Bush. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/opinion/main.jhtml?xml=/opinion/2008/06/22/do2201.xml ~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Tria