Fox N. on Vonnegut
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- pavlovs_dog0
pathetic. not only should you boycott fox, you should boycott the advertisers that make this bullshit "news" possible.
fortified
(Apr 17 07, 11:22)its a shame vonnegut wasn't black, cause sharpton would be on it like white on rice.
- johndiggity0
fuck al sharpton too.
- ********0
^ ha, what a knob.
You attack the people cause you cant compete with the idea.
- TheBlueOne0
Fox news has a Florida State court ruling that it's ok to lie to you when they give you the "news":
"During their appeal, FOX asserted that there are no written rules against distorting news in the media. They argued that, under the First Amendment, broadcasters have the right to lie or deliberately distort news reports on public airwaves. Fox attorneys did not dispute Akre’s claim that they pressured her to broadcast a false story, they simply maintained that it was their right to do so."
http://projectcensored.org/publi…
This is what happens under a Republican corporate owned FCC who stacks itself with lobbyists. I thouhgt news organizations were beholden to tell the truth in their fair use of public airwaves for their business? Guess I was a naive idealist...
- mrdobolina0
umm, wtf does sharpton have to do with vonnegut?
you fuckers are odd.
- version30
TBO, once again, my skin crawls. That Florida decision is pure BS
- TheBlueOne0
TBO, once again, my skin crawls. That Florida decision is pure BS
version5
(Apr 17 07, 12:24)It's amazing that their lawyers actually argue that it's ok for them to distort the news. It's just like Hitler who was absolutely boldfaced about what he was going to do - "Why yes, we're going to exterminate the jews" "Why we're going to invade all of Europe" and everyone sat back and said, ah what jokers...and then they did it...just like Fox.."We're going to lie and distort shit and tell you it's fair and balanced. That's what we're going to do. And we'll be successful doing it."
Vonnegut was right about the human race - we're sooo fucked.
- -sputnik-0
vonnegut is such a nice man
- johndiggity0
you know how these threads tend to meander rick...
- TheBlueOne0
Relevant quotes:
"The chief weapon of sea pirates, however, was their capacity to astonish. Nobody else could believe, until it was too late, how heartless and greedy they were."
- Kurt Vonnegut, Breakfast of Champions"How nice--to feel nothing, and still get full credit for being alive."
Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five
- johndiggity0
"^ ha, what a knob.
You attack the people cause you cant compete with the idea.
fortified
(Apr 17 07, 12:18)"what idea?
- PonyBoy0
man worship is very unbecoming.
- ItTango0
Here's an great interview (audio) on NPR with Terry Gross.
- ItTango0
Uh... here the link:
- ItTango0
F*ck! sorry: