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Owner59 -> RE: Liberals go after Fox News advertisers (7/29/2007 8:43:04 AM)
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ORIGINAL: Hottiegurl
I'm sorry about the whole thing listed here. I am so tired of he said/she said or this news person or that news person said. I read, I listen I take info from both sides and figure truth is somewhere possilbly in the middle. Finger pointing (I'd seriously like to break a few) Whatever happened to just reporting the news. Not that they can get that right on the first try. I am also tired of people trying to second guess something that is just unfolding. Give people time to find out, don't slam a camera in the face of a policeman or fireman (woman) when something like 9/11 or a shooting on campus is going down.
I am also tired of people taking comments out of context and making big "news" out of them. Things like Rosie and O'Reilly blown out of proportion. Then is news really what Paris or Lindsey is doing? Give me a break. News to me should still be Who, What Where When How and Why and maybe at the end of the show the commentary. I still remember good reporters, like Huntly and Brinkley and Cronkite. I may not remember how to spell their names but those men knew the news, they reported it along with the ones that were on the field in Vietnam such as Peter Jennings and Tom Brokaw. We grew up with these guys. I am not saying they are better but much of what they did was report not speculate.
Blogs ... this is the most I've written on anything
I`m sorry,I missed something.
This isn`t a "he said she said,"thing.This is Oreilly attacking an effective blog site,by going after a sponsor,"Jet Blue".
That`s how this tiff started.Can anyone name a journalist, who`s engaged in going after an opponent`s financial support?Can anyone name a journalist who`s bragged that he killed a sponsorship?
Who other that Oreilly engages in this kind of BS and name calling?Likening the DK to the kkk and nazis.Come on now,that`s not "he said ,she said",that`s just plain wrong and stupid.Stupid because now Oreilly is going to get a taste of his own medicine.
This technique,BTW,was started and perfected by right-wing groups like the "Moral Majority",:The Family Research Council","Focus on the Family",etc.
They were able to scare a few sponsors and advertisers,but the technique really didn`t have the desired affect,IMO ,and they dropped it(for now).People attempt to do it all the time,and threaten to boycott something.but it rarely works.
Sometimes boycotts do work,though.
When Oreilly pulled it off,(and bragged about it),he set himself up for the same treatment.Either Oreilly didn`t count on success,or he thought it would be a one way fight,where he could throw bombs without getting hurt himself.
He grabbed the tiger by the tail,with this one.There`s one thing Oreilly`s boss (Rupert Murdock)values over anything,and that`s money.If Oreilly keeps up with his behavior,he`ll lose more sponsors.
This story is about an alleged journalist,and a little known(till now) blog site.lol Just a blog site,lol,nothing more.No powerful, well financed news operation,with a paid staff and personal assistances,like Oreilly has.
The Daily Kos (like other blogs)is a bunch of people talking.That`s it,that` all.Mostly average incomes and backgrounds,these left of center Americans come together and chat.lol They deal in ideas.
Unfortunately,Oreilly deals in spin,half truths,distortion ,scare tactics and bull shit.He`s a bully and can`t compete on a level playing field.
He went "ugly", by calling the DK a hate site(like the kkk,lol),then targeting a well known sponsor like "Jet Blue"and trying to scare them by claiming(on his TV and radio shows) that Jet Blue sponsors hate groups.lol.What a low life scum-bag move. Scaring good,normal people like Jet Blues`s owners,with these under belly tactics.
Anyone feeling sorry for Oreilly doesn`t know the history of this bizarre story.
Peace
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