Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/11/18
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There have been a number of stories lately about how MSNBC - which was nothing more or less than the cable version of NBC news has transformed its evening operations into an attempt to compete screaming head with screaming with FOX news. Which is to say it has gone hard to the 'right.' Keep in mind that MSNBC is the channel that gave that vicious screed-monger Michael "Savage" a TV program which he lost when even MSNBC couldn't deal with his homophobic ranting, and they turned an our in the evening over to former GOP congressman somebody Scarborough....The problem of course is that both FOX and MSNBC can count their evening audience on the toes of both feet, so.... - -----Original Message----- From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of parker haeg Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 11:21 AM To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy I'd add the continued claim that the media is not reporting the good news from Iraq to the idea of "make[ing] a cheap political statement;" as well. I want one of these former Genreals turned talking heads, or better yet someone from the Admin., to sit down with a grieving widow and her six month old and explain that "every thing is going according to plan" and all of this negative stuff is just a vast left wing conspiracy. Don't know if anyone has seen the esteemed Bob Arnot on MSNBC, but he's doing a hell of a job of avoiding cheap political statement in his reporting. . .feel like I'm watching Pravda TV. >From: "B. D. Colen" <bdcolen@earthlink.net> >Reply-To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy >Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2003 10:09:34 -0500 > >I don't know who made the inane comment about "photographing these dead >dudes," but the death of U.S. service men and women while on duty is >and always has been what is called NEWS. The media doesn't photograph >coffins and funerals to "make a cheap political statement;" it does so >because the deaths are NEWS. The only "cheap political statements" are >those regarding why the media shouldn't be doing its traditional job of >reporting news. > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >[mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us] On Behalf Of Daniel >Ridings >Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 3:29 AM >To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us >Subject: RE: [Leica] The Right To Privacy > > > > And the intention of the press in photographing these dead dudes is > > not to "honor" them but to make a cheap political statement by > > photographing their interment. Shame on the photographers and > > journalists who would do so! > >Their very status, as a cold corpse, is also a political statement. > >Daniel > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html _________________________________________________________________ Compare high-speed Internet plans, starting at $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html