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QUOTE(YASNY @ May 20, 2005 -> 07:23 AM) It's not about media and government, it's about about media and America. I want the media with it's nose in the government's business. But no good could come from the reporting of this situation. None whatsoever. We are dealing with people that want to kill YOU, yet you are so concerned with offending them. Reporting the methods we are using to "get to" these guys, when it is not in violation of the Geneva convention, only to stir up anti-American sentiments is pathetic. As I said, let Newsweek set up shop in Tehran. They care so little for the US and it's citizens, they should just leave. If it is not reported then it is up to the government to decide what we should do. I am concerned about offending the people we are trying to help. Perpetuating the ugly America view of being an insensitive blood thirsty nation without respect to their religion, culture, or society does not help. It is a far worst road if the media started deciding what should and shouldn't be covered by the effect is has. Isn't this the type of bias you have complained about? Deciding what to report or not based on political reasons? Was America better or worse off for Watergate? Was America better or worse off for Whitewater? Monica? If the media knew about Monica and didn't report it, saying they thought America would be better off not knowing, would you have defended them? Too many Americans want to be spared the ugly realities of life. Do not show the coffins of the men and women we've sent to Iraq. Do not show the types of techniques we are using to gain information. We can sink to whatever depths we want as long as we do not have to hear or see it. Yes, there are certain secrets that should not come out in the media. But the situation should be extraordinary and eventually reported.

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 20, 2005 -> 04:30 AM) Point granted. But ... since these people in Gitmo ARE the enemy, people that have tried to kill Americans ... I really don't care if we "offend" them in way, shape or form. So, let's hypothetically say that this going on in Gitmo. What possible reason could Newsweek have for even reporting it? It is not torture. It is not inhumane. It doesn't even cause the prisoners to break a sweat. The only reason Newsweek could possibly have for reporting it is cause outrage against the US in Muslim nations. As far as I'm concerned, the problem is not that we are doing it. The problem is that Newsweek reported it. True or false, they should not have reported it. Unless, of course, they want to take their happy asses to Tehran and open a corporate office there. I guess it comes down to how you view the role of the media in our society. Those that believe our media should be propaganda machines for the government will agree with you. Those that believe a government is strongest when their actions are not crowded in secrecy, will not.

QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ May 19, 2005 -> 11:32 PM) Being falsely accused of desecrating their holy book in the print media isin't helping in that endeavor. Retraction or no retraction the damage is done. Agreed. We have to remember when we are "softening prisoners" by forcing behavior that is against their societal taboos, we are also alienating the very people we are trying to win over. This won't be as bad once we are able to give Iraq all the same freedoms we have. Strip bars, Howard Stern, rising teen pregnancy, lowered religious observations, etc.

A&M is one of the Top 5 AG programs in the US. College Station is pretty typical for a US, semi-rural college towns. Each one is different, but each one is the same. First lesson is you must dislike, perhaps even hate, the UT Longhorns. Get a sticker that Saws 'Em Off As far as the social life, you may dislike Texas women, especially if you dislike tall, sweet, beautiful, and sexy.

I was hoping they meant the growing national debt from our spend and don't tax politicians who insist on buying votes.

QUOTE(SleepyWhiteSox @ May 20, 2005 -> 12:28 AM) Cub fan

QUOTE(YASNY @ May 19, 2005 -> 12:32 PM) BigHurt35, you make some very good points. I stated at some point that anyone who would pull this flushing Quran pages was stupid. But, on second thought, I change my mind. Ok, so it would be a PR nightmare for us in Muslim countries. However, we are also at war with Muslim terrorists. "Desecrating" the Quran is not torture. It's not inhumane. It does, however, hurt their feelings. Awwwwwwwwww. Too f***ing bad. But we are trying to build bridges with average, normal, sane, Muslims. We cannot write off the entire population.

Happy Birthday Y'All

Did they put it in a cast? And wouldn't that be better

#1 Son and three of his friends are going to the 12:05 showing, they were not fast enough at the ticket counter last week for the 12:01. At least there is a couple girls going

QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ May 18, 2005 -> 12:43 PM) People f***ing suck. These people should have sucked more and screwed less. When it is so damn easy to not conceive, I just don't see why some people stay parents. If you have to abuse a kid, give the baby up, if you are a care giver, get another job.

Guy: Nothing like going to Chuck E. Cheese to make you start drinking again. --82nd & Amsterdam I love it when some three year old sees Chuck and his eyes go wide and he starts screaming. Hell Chuck E. to a three year old is a 6-foot f***ing rat the kid should scream and cry.

QUOTE(FlaSoxxJim @ May 18, 2005 -> 12:57 PM) Having the occassional stupid kid get ripped apart by the polar bears is not so good maybe, but I guess that is natural selection. Thank you for taking the time to share. That was worth the price of my soxtalk membership x100. It wasn't until I moved away and realized all the great resources that I would miss. There is so much history we walk by every day.

QUOTE(knightni @ May 18, 2005 -> 12:09 PM) She looks tiny to me...in her other pics on Google. You missed the note *not actual size One thing I've always like about Jay is when he compliments a person, you know he isn't just smoozing and trying to score points. As far as the attendance shot, does anyone here think that Brooks and the management aren't wringing their hands wondering why they can't get 25,000 - 30,000 for a Garland start?

Milwaukee County Zoo for us north suburbs type. When I think of Lincoln Park Zoo I think of Dr. Lester Fisher and There was green alligators and long-neck geese. There was humpy bumpy camels and chimpanzees. There was catsandratsandelephants, but sure as you're born The loveliest of all was the Unicorn.

QUOTE(Yossarian @ May 18, 2005 -> 12:22 PM) Nixon had absolutely nothing to do with Watergate other than covering it up. I suggest you read Secret Agenda by Jim Hougan and Silent Coup by Len Colodny and Robert Gettlin. Both are far far superior to anything the boobs Wooward and Bernstein ever wrote. Of course without Woodward and Bernstein their probably would not have been the other books. They were two very young reporters with one great source and an editor that trusted them.

What kind of movie is it if a KY *wink* Theater won't play it?

YASNY for best use of a smiley in a post QUOTE(YASNY @ May 18, 2005 -> 09:29 AM) Action Consequence

When you have something you really want to do, but you know you shouldn't, what do you do?

keep it up Garland I expected a good season from Garland, 15 wins. Still, this run is amazing. I wonder if he grabbed Esteban's old locker

A couple of weeks ago while in Dallas, I bumped into about 1/2 of the Red Sox who were staying at the Four Seasons. Nice guys. Very quiet. Meeting Kap and his wife was the highlight of the trip, but this was a close second

When I visit Cooperstown, and relive baseball history through the players, I want to see and read about Maris. For that reason, he should be in. I always look beyond career stats. Santo should be in also. When Sox fans agree, you know he must be deserving.

QUOTE(TheBigHurt35 @ May 17, 2005 -> 08:57 AM) He apparently didn't think so when he ordered his goons to break into the Watergate Building. Perhaps his paranoia had something to do with his decision regarding Fonda. With some of the personnel decisions he made, I'm surprised he didn't make her Secretary of the Defense

I would try a vintage clothing store. That wasn't considered "odd" in the 70's. Will you be having the Lucky Charms guy as the ring bearer

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 17, 2005 -> 05:04 PM) I understand your premise, and no, they shouldn't be shut down, but on the other hand, where's the accountability to get it right? We live in an imperfect society. We have a legal system that is built to be 100% certain than an innocent person is not convicted and some guilty go free. cough*OJ*cough Perhaps the question we should be asking is, are we willing to accept an occasional retraction to be certain that we can hold our government 100% accountable? That to me is the greatest and most important role our press fills. None of us have the time or access to look into all the shadows, the smoky rooms, the wampom and wrongdoing. That is the role our founders visioned in a free press and we are better off for it.