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05-19-2008, 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45
Yes of course, I missed that. Why, the old split tail does make me run around buying up all the sardines in town and having a bash in the city fountain after dumping in 200 boxes of Morton salt.
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So it's sardines you like to shove up your ass? That would indeed make it smell more like a cunt, wouldn't it?
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05-19-2008, 11:58 AM
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Oh, this reminds me of my Constitutional Amendment. "The Media should not be allowed to report on ANY news story concerning a group whose membership is less than 1,000 people."
Joking of course, but I don't care when "some group" says anything. One can find "some group" to say something about anything. The world would be so much better off if it was legally mandated to avoid giving so much attention to stupid people.
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Your amendment is in itself, contrary to the constitution. The whole point of a REPUBLIC, which this is, (not a democracy) is to protect the rights of the MINORITY. This is not, nor was it ever meant to be a "majority rules" country.
Never mind that it violates freedom of the press. It is YOUR responsibility to be able to filter through the information the press provides. If you don't like it, don't read/watch it. It's easy. The American public seems to have this idea that they are not responsible for anything, it's always the other guy's problem.
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05-19-2008, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Back Atcha
Your amendment is in itself, contrary to the constitution. The whole point of a REPUBLIC, which this is, (not a democracy) is to protect the rights of the MINORITY. This is not, nor was it ever meant to be a "majority rules" country.
Never mind that it violates freedom of the press. It is YOUR responsibility to be able to filter through the information the press provides. If you don't like it, don't read/watch it. It's easy. The American public seems to have this idea that they are not responsible for anything, it's always the other guy's problem.
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I guess the "joking of course" was lost on you....
As for filtering, I do quite well. I only read print, seldom watch TV news, makes me less misanthropic than I otherwise probably would be. |
05-19-2008, 02:00 PM
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I personally like the old one better. The new one reminds me of Medusa.
Starbucks new logo controversy (PICS) |
05-19-2008, 02:07 PM
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Humm, didn't know that was the new one. Though I don't care, I can now see the protesters point.
On a cup it probably wouldn't matter, but on a larger sign it certainly wouldn't fly in 2/3rds of the country. |
05-19-2008, 02:09 PM
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I guess the "joking of course" was lost on you....
As for filtering, I do quite well. I only read print, seldom watch TV news, makes me less misanthropic than I otherwise probably would be.
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Tak, you should listen to All Things Considered daily. They are completely unbiased 
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05-19-2008, 02:11 PM
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Tak, you should listen to All Things Considered daily. They are completely unbiased |
I used to, I will listen to them if nothing else is on. Yes they are bias, but they are occasionally entertaining as well. |
05-19-2008, 02:25 PM
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I used to, I will listen to them if nothing else is on. Yes they are bias, but they are occasionally entertaining as well.
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Actually, they will cover things no one else does. As long as you understand they are coming from a 1960's hippie world view you can learn from listening to them
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05-19-2008, 02:28 PM
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>>>You mean those "his" and "hers" KY commercials? Dreadful. But go ahead a get yourself a cup of Starbucks. Let me know if you think the new cups are lewd?
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 I saw that last night for the first time. The guy in commercial looks silly. |
05-19-2008, 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by nathanbforrest45
Actually, they will cover things no one else does. As long as you understand they are coming from a 1960's hippie world view you can learn from listening to them
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I like NPR, wouldn't go out of my way to listen to them, but I do like ATC better than any other channels news stories in most of the country.
I am fortunate to live in a decent area of the country that has tons on the radio, including some pretty entertaining fare. |
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