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Gemini Cricket · 03-28-2006, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Well, there you have it. "The press hasn't covered this the way I think it ought to be covered" is certainly different from "the press hasn't covered this."

Oh, so I didn't make myself crystal clear so therefore what I'm actually trying to say can be tossed out the window. I'm talking about the press giving Bush and friends a free ride and you want to discuss what kind of car they rode in.

I'm thinking one can giggle if they don't understand how angry someone else feels. I say if you're giggling then you're not paying attention.

Alex · 03-28-2006, 03:17 PM

If not being clear means saying something that was not true, then yes, you were unclear.

Personally, I don't find O'Cononr's statements all that interesting. You can find dozens of complaints every day that if X continues to it logical conclusion than totalitarianism is the result. I agree that politicalization of judicial opinion is wrong but I also don't think the gestapo is in our future.

I agree that Bush has made poor policy decisions. But I also think he has made some good ones. I don't think he is seeking to turn our government into a religious dictatorship.

If you want to see evil in everything he does, then fine. We can disagree. But if I giggle it is not because I am not paying attention as I find the histrionics silly.

Alex · 03-28-2006, 03:19 PM

Yes, Al Jazeera is not objective. I just don't think that is reason to discount it entirely.

As opposed to the idea that non-objective sources should only be discarded when you disagree with them.

03-28-2006, 03:17 PM	#2
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	If not being clear means saying something that was not true, then yes, you were unclear. Personally, I don't find O'Cononr's statements all that interesting. You can find dozens of complaints every day that if X continues to it logical conclusion than totalitarianism is the result. I agree that politicalization of judicial opinion is wrong but I also don't think the gestapo is in our future. I agree that Bush has made poor policy decisions. But I also think he has made some good ones. I don't think he is seeking to turn our government into a religious dictatorship. If you want to see evil in everything he does, then fine. We can disagree. But if I giggle it is not because I am not paying attention as I find the histrionics silly.
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03-28-2006, 03:19 PM	#3
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yes, Al Jazeera is not objective. I just don't think that is reason to discount it entirely. As opposed to the idea that non-objective sources should only be discarded when you disagree with them.
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