Wild Card/Saturday — 3/28/09

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  toadman on March 28 at 6:16 a.m.

  “CNN sinks to third place in prime time”

  This says so much about the state of political discourse in this country. It tells me that more people prefer the sensationalism and angry name calling of Fox and MSNBC than actual discussion. Makes sense though…because it’s the lazy path.

  It’s sad, and disappointing.

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  sue on March 28 at 7:34 a.m.

  We just filled out our Nielsen diaries, toad, and I made sure that CNN was the news channel of choice. I agree w/ your assessment of MSNBC, and of course faux news. I worry that people just starting to watch news programs will never know what professional journalism looks like.

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  Escapee on March 28 at 2:00 p.m.

  I support Embryonic Stem Cell Research…so I guess I won’t be speaking at Notre Dame anytime soon. C’mon, people, put aside the hate…it’s the President, after all.

  I like MSNBC, but I’m fast getting burned out on 24-7 non-stop political coverage. It seemed that there was more ‘balance’ out there when Uncle Walter was giving us the news. I won’t watch Fox at all, and will watch CNN before I watch Fox…maybe I’ll just watch Charlie Gibson at ABC News and just go with that.

  I used to think that ABC’s nightline was so cool; it explored issues in depth back in the Ted Koppel days. It was nice then to have a nightly program that gave a little ‘extra’ news, but nowadays TV is virtually inundated with it. Too much news? It sure feels like it…

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  Kage_Mann on March 28 at 2:12 p.m.

  I don’t trust more liberal news outlets, but I trust an independent like Lou Dobbs on CNN,to tell me what is going on.I also, trust Greta and GB on Fox.I do go on some other channels to try and broaden my perspective on things, as I have watched Anderson 360 also.

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  JeanC on March 28 at 2:55 p.m.

  Only news I trust is the Jon Stewart Show.

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  hhuseland on March 28 at 5:56 p.m.

  One of the only advantages to getting old, is that I remember when announcers and news personalities were trained voices. Perhaps that was a carryover from radio, but for instance, take Anderson Cooper. His delivery is a staccato machine gun rapid fire that is hard to follow. Sure he can get more words into a smaller space than the old timers like John Cameron Swazey. CBS was the leader in news with icons on the news desk, not charm school graduates. Broadcasting schools emphasize slow distinct enunciation. Now with CNN it is who can we get to work cheap. Broadcast standards have eroded to the point it is painful to listen to them . Greta may have been a good attorney, but she was hired for her fame in the trial of O.J Sompson. Her delivery, expressions all of it are. based on again, the old standards of excellence, sub-par.

  The CBS evening news ruled the airways while the king was at the table. Nothing but wannabes and fancy hair dos anymore.

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  hhuseland on March 28 at 6:05 p.m.

  Regarding the abortion issue, I believe that this issue is a matter of timing. You see, “choice” is when a woman or girl removes her clothing preparatory to having unprotected sex, not later when the roulette wheel stops in an inconvenient place.

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  sue on March 28 at 6:21 p.m.

  I wonder what any woman who chanced upon this blog today would think about many of the statements on different threads today. It’s like the world has spun backward in time, and we’re fighting the same old stereotypes, the same old misogynistic talibanish attitudes from old farts. It’s no wonder that women have to fight so hard just to stay sane. I have to remember that I do live in Idaho, though, which explains much. It would require more energy than I care to expend to even reply to any of this sad commentary.

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  JeanC on March 28 at 7:23 p.m.

  You are right sue, it is sad, seems that no matter how far into the 21s century we go, there are those who think women are still chattel who must be taken care of by their fathers and husbands and not have a thought of their own, much less decide for themselves how they want to live.

  But as they say, welcome to Idaho, please set your watches back 100 years.

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  hhuseland on March 29 at 2:11 p.m.

  I assume that the reference to “Old Fart” was directed at me. How either of you could misconstrue my remarks as being anti-woman is a total mystery to me. I guess if one is defensive about an issue, reading between the lines produces more thought, but not from the original source. As to being old, that merely gives one the opportunity for a better historical perspective. Remember, twenty somethings do not have the total knowledge of mankind, or even close.

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  Diana on March 29 at 5:29 p.m.

  “You see, “choice” is when a woman or girl removes her clothing preparatory to having unprotected sex, not later when the roulette wheel stops in an inconvenient place.”

  Herb, where does the male’s responsibility begin? Does he not remove his clothes and perhaps fail to wear a condom? Does he stick around and support the woman and child when the roulette wheel stops in an inconvenient place? How does that work?

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  Stickman on March 29 at 6:36 p.m.

  I have a problem here, as I don’t have a clue what most of you are saying. It’s not a choice, it’s a life. I guess that says it for me. The rest, I will leave to you.

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  hhuseland on March 29 at 6:43 p.m.

  Diana has a point that I failed to make. Yes, it is equally the males job, just as it is the females. I didn’t think that statement through to it’s obvious conclusion. But, I, having a great deal of empathy for young people in love, or lust, do believe that “Choice” is best determined at that point, and I made my point without calling anyone names.

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