Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Since there is no local signal, (or cable), up here in the hills, I just went here to find a summation of Arnot's recent reports: http://www.mediaresearch.org/realitycheck/2003/fax20031117.asp Sounds cozier than embedded. Patrick - --- "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> wrote: > There have been a number of stories lately about how > MSNBC - which was > nothing more or less than the cable version of NBC > news has transformed > its evening operations into an attempt to compete > screaming head with > screaming with FOX news. Which is to say it has gone > hard to the > 'right.' Keep in mind that MSNBC is the channel that > gave that vicious > screed-monger Michael "Savage" a TV program which he > lost when even > MSNBC couldn't deal with his homophobic ranting, and > they turned an our > in the evening over to former GOP congressman > somebody > Scarborough....The problem of course is that both > FOX and MSNBC can > count their evening audience on the toes of both > feet, so.... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > Behalf Of parker > haeg > Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:21 AM > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy > > > I'd add the continued claim that the media is not > reporting the good > news > from Iraq to the idea of "make[ing] a cheap > political statement;" as > well. > I want one of these former Genreals turned talking > heads, or better yet > someone from the Admin., to sit down with a grieving > widow and her six > month > old and explain that "every thing is going according > to plan" and all of > > this negative stuff is just a vast left wing > conspiracy. > Don't know if anyone has seen the esteemed Bob Arnot > on MSNBC, but he's > doing a hell of a job of avoiding cheap political > statement in his > reporting. . .feel like I'm watching Pravda TV. > > > >From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> > >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > >Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy > >Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:09:34 -0500 > > > >I don't know who made the inane comment about > "photographing these dead > > >dudes," but the death of U.S. service men and women > while on duty is > >and always has been what is called NEWS. The media > doesn't photograph > >coffins and funerals to "make a cheap political > statement;" it does so > >because the deaths are NEWS. The only "cheap > political statements" are > >those regarding why the media shouldn't be doing > its traditional job of > > >reporting news. > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On > Behalf Of Daniel > >Ridings > >Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 3:29 AM > >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > >Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy > > > > > > > And the intention of the press in photographing > these dead dudes is > > > not to "honor" them but to make a cheap > political statement by > > > photographing their interment. Shame on the > photographers and > > > journalists who would do so! > > > >Their very status, as a cold corpse, is also a > political statement. > > > >Daniel > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > >-- > >To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > _________________________________________________________________ > Compare high-speed Internet plans, starting at > $26.95. > https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by > service area.) > > -- > To unsubscribe, see > http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html