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Oh look, an old and irrelevant atress no one knows or cares about says something stupid and a yellow news agency runs it as a major story.

Oh look, fox news ran a major story with poor sourcing and a clear political bias and motivation and fazzled posted and defended it.

Oh look, the sun still exists.

today is full of surprises

 ShumaGorath wrote:
Oh look, an old and irrelevant atress no one knows or cares about says something stupid and a yellow news agency runs it as a major story.

Oh look, fox news ran a major story with poor sourcing and a clear political bias and motivation and fazzled posted and defended it.

Oh look, the sun still exists.

today is full of surprises

Well since CNN, MSNBC, et all refuse to cover anything that would put a negative light on the left wing, you could expect that you'll only see it on Fox.

 Frazzled wrote:

 ShumaGorath wrote:
Oh look, an old and irrelevant atress no one knows or cares about says something stupid and a yellow news agency runs it as a major story.

Oh look, fox news ran a major story with poor sourcing and a clear political bias and motivation and fazzled posted and defended it.

Oh look, the sun still exists.

today is full of surprises

Well since CNN, MSNBC, et all refuse to cover anything that would put a negative light on the left wing, you could expect that you'll only see it on Fox.

Mass media doesn't cover anything of importance.

News at 11.

 Frazzled wrote:

 ShumaGorath wrote:
Oh look, an old and irrelevant atress no one knows or cares about says something stupid and a yellow news agency runs it as a major story.

Oh look, fox news ran a major story with poor sourcing and a clear political bias and motivation and fazzled posted and defended it.

Oh look, the sun still exists.

today is full of surprises

Well since CNN, MSNBC, et all refuse to cover anything that would put a negative light on the left wing, you could expect that you'll only see it on Fox.

How would you know, you've never watched them? Both covered the "is he a muslim" debate for months and tend to mirror any legitimate critical story of the left that you see on fox. The problem is the use of the word "legitimate" there which precludes a good half of everything fox news spits out.

 ShumaGorath wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 ShumaGorath wrote:
Oh look, an old and irrelevant atress no one knows or cares about says something stupid and a yellow news agency runs it as a major story.

Oh look, fox news ran a major story with poor sourcing and a clear political bias and motivation and fazzled posted and defended it.

Oh look, the sun still exists.

today is full of surprises

Well since CNN, MSNBC, et all refuse to cover anything that would put a negative light on the left wing, you could expect that you'll only see it on Fox.

How would you know, you've never watched them?

I watch CNN and CNN Headline substantially more than Fox actually. You've got me on MSNBC. A station that puts a criminally fraudulent race hustler on as a prime commentator (Sharpton) and that nattering nabob Matthews (what is he, deaf? Why does he shout all the time?) is way to craptacular for me. I'd really like BBC news but can't get it (I have regained the ability to listen to the BBC radio here and listen to that as much as NPR - hurray!).

I watch CNN and CNN Headline substantially more than Fox actually.

Yes, and you're also a libertarian now. There are a lot of things you've said lately that I'm not sure are true.

You've got me on MSNBC. A station that puts a criminally fraudulent race hustler on as a prime commentator (Sharpton) and that nattering nabob Matthews (what is he, deaf? Why does he shout all the time?) is way to craptacular for me.

But you like the station that runs an oxy addicted drug felon daily and brings on criminally fraudulent panel experts every few minutes.

I'd really like BBC news but can't get it (I have regained the ability to listen to the BBC radio here and listen to that as much as NPR - hurray!).

bbc.com

 whembly wrote:

 Kanluwen wrote:
Oh look.

It's Fox News being sensationalist again!

So..... you don't think these chicks are a little... I don't know... off?
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2012/08/nuts-code-pinkos-sing-vagina-song-at-celebrate-resistance-lefty-concert-video/

Funny no one mentioned this...

But.. .I'll second BBC.com, is it's part of my daily readings. (yes, I readz)

 ShumaGorath wrote:

I watch CNN and CNN Headline substantially more than Fox actually.

Yes, and you're also a libertarian now. There are a lot of things you've said lately that I'm not sure are true.

If by lately you mean the last five years? Yes I’ve evolved into a Libertarian over the last decade, a progression that started when I voted for Perot. How about you Shuma? Evolved? Devolved?

You've got me on MSNBC. A station that puts a criminally fraudulent race hustler on as a prime commentator (Sharpton) and that nattering nabob Matthews (what is he, deaf? Why does he shout all the time?) is way to craptacular for me.

But you like the station that runs an oxy addicted drug felon daily and brings on criminally fraudulent panel experts every few minutes.

What network is that?

I'd really like BBC news but can't get it (I have regained the ability to listen to the BBC radio here and listen to that as much as NPR - hurray!).

bbc.com

Not on TV. I have that on yee old computer at work.

Wait, who is that?

Who? Perot?....Frazz is my age showing again?

No no no, whoever that crazy douche was in the thread title.

 Jihadin wrote:
Who? Perot?....Frazz is my age showing again?

Lets all get on the Perot boat Perot boat Perot boat. Lets all get on the Perot boat and we'll all sail away.

Too much talk of hurricanes, not enough pics of Ellen Barkin:

 Redbeard wrote:
Too much talk of hurricanes, not enough pics of Ellen Barkin:

meh.

Way too much bloom in a failed effort to hide flaws.

Oh yes, Perot, the guy that wanted to tax us Brits for 'protection money' for putting US nuclear missiles on British territory during the cold war. He was hilarious.

He said he wanted the UK to pay money for the last 40 years of protection. Tony Benn, appearing on BBC Question Time said that was a fine idea and we'd be delighted to after the US paid us for 200 years of protection money first...

He also claims John McCain, a tortured prisoner of war, headed a conspiracy to cover up US POWs sold by the Vietnamese to the Soviet Russians for human experimentation.


He's the demented loon Ron Paul wishes he could be.

 MeanGreenStompa wrote:
Oh yes, Perot, the guy that wanted to tax us Brits for 'protection money' for putting US nuclear missiles on British territory during the cold war. He was hilarious.

He said he wanted the UK to pay money for the last 40 years of protection. Tony Benn, appearing on BBC Question Time said that was a fine idea and we'd be delighted to after the US paid us for 200 years of protection money first...

He also claims John McCain, a tortured prisoner of war, headed a conspiracy to cover up US POWs sold by the Vietnamese to the Soviet Russians for human experimentation.


He's the demented loon Ron Paul wishes he could be.

No he just realized that, at the time you had a historical low in Haggis yields, and the then was the time to strike.
He also said NAFTA would be a great big sucking sound and that lower class job rates would fall to $6 an hour. He was half right.

Well if the hurricane hits and causes a disaster lets see if Obama sits on his hands while people are knowingly dying as long as Bush did.

Wishing people dead in a hurricane takes many forms. Difference is Ellen Barkin is a nutjob that has no power to allow people to die. The same can't be said for Bush and what he allowed to happen to Americans on his watch...

Wait, is that Kanye West posting just now?

Next at 11

"Obama hates white people"

 vanilla ice wrote:
Wait, is that Kanye West posting just now?

Ice Ice baby...

 Amaya wrote:
Wait, is that Kanye West posting just now?

Its all Bush's fault!!!*


*(historically it was the governor and mayor's fault, but you have to understand FEMA, which is an assistance organization nor first responder, well it was somehow its fault. Just like the levies - despite having funds siphoned off for decades by Louisiana politicians for their "pet" projects was at fault too. And since Bush was President and he was a Republican well it was his fault. )

 Jihadin wrote:
Next at 11

"Obama hates white people"

So Obama hates half of himself? No wonder the man has so many problems.

 Frazzled wrote:

 Amaya wrote:
Wait, is that Kanye West posting just now?

Its all Bush's fault!!!*


*(historically it was the governor and mayor's fault, but you have to understand FEMA, which is an assistance organization nor first responder, well it was somehow its fault. Just like the levies - despite having funds siphoned off for decades by Louisiana politicians for their "pet" projects was at fault too. And since Bush was President and he was a Republican well it was his fault. )

Yup, you covered all the talking point. Nice job Bille, now have a cookie...

So Obama hates half of himself? No wonder the man has so many problems.

No more then Bush hates black people.

 CT GAMER wrote:

 Frazzled wrote:

 Amaya wrote:
Wait, is that Kanye West posting just now?

Its all Bush's fault!!!*


*(historically it was the governor and mayor's fault, but you have to understand FEMA, which is an assistance organization nor first responder, well it was somehow its fault. Just like the levies - despite having funds siphoned off for decades by Louisiana politicians for their "pet" projects was at fault too. And since Bush was President and he was a Republican well it was his fault. )

Yup, you covered all the talking point. Nice job Bille, now have a cookie...

It better be chocolate!

That leads to one of two conclusions:

1) Neither of them hate black/white people.
2) They're both racist and Obama flagellates himself every month under a full moon.

 CT GAMER wrote:
Well if the hurricane hits and causes a disaster lets see if Obama sits on his hands while people are knowingly dying as long as Bush did.

Wishing people dead in a hurricane takes many forms. Difference is Ellen Barkin is a nutjob that has no power to allow people to die. The same can't be said for Bush and what he allowed to happen to Americans on his watch...

Well, he's already more on-the-ball with the situation than dear 'ol George W was. Last I heard Obama has already declared some areas disaster zones to free-up relief money & personel to move in right away, not to mention he's said to the residents, "just GTFO when you're told to evacuate!"

But then, the people also have to take responsibility as well for their actions... The National Hurricane Center was screaming at everyone living along the gulf cost to run the away to higher ground when Katrina was lining up New Orleans, and alot of people just brushed it off as a 'been there, heard that, nothing ever happens' type of mentality.
Then we all got to see what happens when poorly maintained levies in a city that's only 18 feet below sea level gets hit by a catagory 3 hurricane... (now imagine if Katrina hadn't lost a huge chunck of steam before she hit.)

Experiment wrote:

But then, the people also have to take responsibility as well for their actions... The National Hurricane Center was screaming at everyone living along the gulf cost to run the away to higher ground when Katrina was lining up New Orleans, and alot of people just brushed it off as a 'been there, heard that, nothing ever happens' type of mentality.
Then we all got to see what happens when poorly maintained levies in a city that's only 18 feet below sea level gets hit by a catagory 3 hurricane... (now imagine if Katrina hadn't lost a huge chunck of steam before she hit.)

Economic shackles played a factor...

Your analysis does not factor in the fact that for many of the exteme poor, elderly and infirm in New Orleans they would find it hard to just "GTFO" even if they wanted to.

It takes money and a social/family safety & support net to pick up a family if you don't have a place to go (a car). Hotels are expensive, so is gas (if your lucky enough to have a car), food, etc. For the very poor and others that I mentioned GTFO was not a valid option without assistance.

I have credit cards and savings I could dip into to facilitate a GTFo for my family. Many of the people that died did not. Also if you are dirt poor with no means to GTFO you are afraid to leave what little you do have (your home and meager possessions).

Nothing about Katrina was as simple as "GTFO" for many many people that suffered and died.

And their condition was well known to those with the power to do something about it...

FEMA Camps are ready to accept EVERYONE