RE: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-27 Thread Sisk, Kris
scovery and a handful of others along those lines). If ever I'm able to pick my own channels I probably will just for those. > > > > From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Mon 7/26/2010 10:07 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: idi

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-27 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
#x27;m able to pick my own > channels I probably will just for those. > > > > From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com] > Sent: Mon 7/26/2010 10:07 AM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeeper

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-27 Thread William Bowen
If you can get your Internet via cable or FiOS (no TV package required), stream from Netflix, hulu or DC itself in many cases. On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 9:36 AM, Sisk, Kris wrote: > > You caught me there. I do miss the Science channel (and History and Discovery > and a handful of others along th

RE: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-27 Thread Sisk, Kris
10:07 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere They're missing some good shows on the science channel. ~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion

RE: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Eric Roberts
Yup...discoveryscience.com -Original Message- From: Robert Munn [mailto:cfmuns...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 11:11 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Sam wrote: &

RE: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Eric Roberts
cking me? *grin* -Original Message- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:jmi...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, July 26, 2010 10:43 AM To: cf-community Subject: Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere I tried reading that about 6 times, but it does not compute. I recognize

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Medic
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:20 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > If so, that went completely over my head. > There's a poker term that seems fitting here. If you don't know who the mark at the table is... it's you. ~| Order the Ado

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Robert Munn
On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 8:07 AM, Sam wrote: > > They're missing some good shows on the science channel. > > On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Sisk, Kris wrote: >> >> Ditto here. I have no interest in having cable in the house till my kids are >> old enough that I don't have to check the ratings

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Jerry Johnson
I tried reading that about 6 times, but it does not compute. I recognize all the words, but still don't understand. What is this "not having internet at home" you speak of? On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Eric Roberts < ow...@threeravensconsulting.com> wrote: > > I missed the original post...

RE: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Eric Roberts
I missed the original post...sucks not having internet at home :-( -Original Message- From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:jmi...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, July 25, 2010 5:20 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere If so,

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Sam
They're missing some good shows on the science channel. On Mon, Jul 26, 2010 at 10:13 AM, Sisk, Kris wrote: > > Ditto here. I have no interest in having cable in the house till my kids are > old enough that I don't have to check the ratings on what they're watching > anymore. > ~~

RE: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Sisk, Kris
-community Subject: Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:33 AM, Maureen wrote: > > What we all need to do is turn off cable news completely.  Just take > away their bully pulpit by granting them only the notice they are &

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Casey Dougall
On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 6:13 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > I thought that Casey and Jerry were being sarcastic and it was a joke > about the need for gatekeepers. Maybe I assumed incorrectly? > > Judah > > It's a joke until someones blog gets so large, your ISP starts charging your access to tha

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-26 Thread Robert Munn
My original post was not about the bill but about a couple of douche bag CNN anchors who seem to think it's a good idea to have the "real" media police the blogosphere. On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Is this mailing list really _this_ dumb? > > This is the same "bill"

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
I suppose you're going to tell me that I'm not getting that free trip to Disneyland from Bill Gates next. On Jul 25, 2010, at 5:09 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Is this mailing list really _this_ dumb? > > This is the same "bill" that has been circulating for 12 years on the net, > threatenin

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Michael Dinowitz
How many blogs have shown up the 'mainstream media' by exposing fake news, especially photos that have been manipulated? Maybe (some of) the blogs are acting as gatekeepers for the media? or at least fact checkers. -- Michael Dinowitz Lead Author - Adobe Coldfusion Anthology http://www.amazon.com

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Robert Munn
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 3:33 AM, Maureen wrote: > > What we all need to do is turn off cable news completely.  Just take > away their bully pulpit by granting them only the notice they are > worthy of...to wit, none. I decided not to get cable TV with my Internet service. Now we just have Comcas

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Jerry Johnson
If so, that went completely over my head. Which would be awesome. I always much prefer missing a joke than feeling like I am standing alone hip-deep in the torrent of forwarded stupidity that seems to be more and more what passes for discourse on the interwebs these days. I actually think that t

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Judah McAuley
I thought that Casey and Jerry were being sarcastic and it was a joke about the need for gatekeepers. Maybe I assumed incorrectly? Judah On Sun, Jul 25, 2010 at 3:09 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Is this mailing list really _this_ dumb? > > This is the same "bill" that has been circulating for 1

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Jerry Johnson
Is this mailing list really _this_ dumb? This is the same "bill" that has been circulating for 12 years on the net, threatening to tax email messages. http://www.snopes.com/business/taxes/bill602p.asp At least rail against something real, for the love of God. Jerry On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 4:1

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Jerry Barnes
"There is a bible verse that is appropriate here. Something about a beam and a mote. " How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take the speck out of your eye,' when you don't see the beam in your own eye? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you'll see clea

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-25 Thread Jerry Barnes
"The supporters of Bill 602P are pushing for, 5¢ per blog post tax through the senate. the bill also mentions their will be a 1¢ per comment tax on every blog post, and the fees will be collected by your ISP." That would kill the internet for casual users. Big corporations might create whole di

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-24 Thread Vivec
Ahhh yes. The struggle to control the news, and control the information..and ultimately to manipulate the people. If Big Media are the only ones allowed to bring us the news, then we will only ever know what they want to tell us.

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-24 Thread Maureen
That is totally absurd. For starters, anonymous bloggers had nothing to do with the Sherrod story, and the very idea of the media policing the Internet is laughable. The media can't even police the media. There is a bible verse that is appropriate here. Something about a beam and a mote. Or ma

Re: idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-24 Thread Casey Dougall
On Sat, Jul 24, 2010 at 2:01 AM, Robert Munn wrote: > > > http://newsbusters.org/blogs/alana-goodman/2010/07/23/cnn-host-calls-crackdown-bloggers-wake-sherrod-incident-something-s-g > > Here is my favorite excerpt, a quote from CNN anchor John Roberts. > We're an open society so we can have gate

idiots at CNN calling for media to be "gatekeepers" for blogosphere

2010-07-23 Thread Robert Munn
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/alana-goodman/2010/07/23/cnn-host-calls-crackdown-bloggers-wake-sherrod-incident-something-s-g Here is my favorite excerpt, a quote from CNN anchor John Roberts. We're an open society so we can have gatekeepers, is that really what he said? What a douche. --- "If you