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Re: Ah, \'Issues\'
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What, you mean you still expect real news from major news media? Especially TV? Its all just sensationalist drivel designed to boost ratings or sell ad space...
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IF has hit the nail on the head. Actual news of importance doesn't make money. That's why the main news channels in the US have sunk to sensationalism and mimicking the "scandal rags" that reside at the checkout lines in our supermarkets...because it/they make money. Given a wad of the population that plops down in front of the TV to watch Jerry Springer or the more refined version of bull----, reality programming (which really ISN'T reality), it's no surprise.
Keep the masses stupid and uneducated and feed them "pablum" and you (translation: the government) can do what you wish.
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January 31st, 2006, 11:13 PM
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Re: Ah, \'Issues\'
If you're gonna call a show survivor... the contestants should only be kicked off for DYING!
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January 31st, 2006, 11:33 PM
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If you're gonna call a show survivor... the contestants should only be kicked off for DYING!
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Caused by the other "contestants" getting truly hungrey...
It seems obvious to me that Harper wasn't used to having the media poring over his every move, and didn't act in a natural way. Does it matter to anyone, or does it effect how he'll run the country? Not one bit.
It really is too bad the news outlets never cover many of the things that matter; science, technology, things that are actually interesting, rather than the endless drivel the feed us. Especially since all news stories are actually Vancouver stories here in BC, and since I don't live anywhere near the city, I really don't care.
Hockey. At least the news spends a couple minutes on hockey.  
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February 1st, 2006, 01:18 AM
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Re: Ah, \'Issues\'
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How, in any way, shape or form, is this even the countries' business?
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January 31st, 2006, 06:15 PM
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Re: Ah, \'Issues\'
It's no mystery. Like us on this forum, the news media will be desperate for news until SE V comes out.  |
January 31st, 2006, 08:31 PM
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Re: Ah, \'Issues\'
What's sadder is according to an online poll, 42% think it's actually an issue.
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February 5th, 2006, 05:45 PM
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What's sadder is according to an online poll, 42% think it's actually an issue.
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Umm... I'd like to question the validity of any such poll.
Tell me: if someone doesn't think it's an issue, at all, how likely are they to look for things on it?
If someone does think it's an issue, how likely are they to look for things on it?
Members of which group are individually more likely to find the poll: Those who think it's an issue, or those that don't think it matters?
With my own personal opinionated answers to the above questions, I strongly suspect any such poll is going to be very highly slanted in favor of "important", regardless of how the actual poplulation in general feels about it. If it only garnered 42%.....
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February 6th, 2006, 05:30 AM
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That's a point.
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