Home› A Moving Train

something I found interesting from the arizona coverage

mikepegg44mikepegg44 Posts: 3,353
edited January 2011 in A Moving Train
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41034421/ns ... nd_courts/

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/12/re ... elevision/


interesting how both portray this kid. I think this is why people tend to gravitate to "news" outlets that give them the kind of story they want. This kid clearly is troubled and nothing was politically motivated in the sense of "violent rhetoric and vitriol" did not drive him to do what he did....yet reading these articles you would think from the fox news report that he was perfectly sane and able to tell right from wrong, and from the msnbc article, which states it wasn't politically motivated but then throws in comments from multiple public figures about how politics caused it, you get a picture of a troubled kid that the system failed. Interesting that no where on the msnbc website could I find an article with Zach Osler's comments...maybe I searched wrong, but this really does tell us a lot about how these "news" organizations work.

This really isn't about the act, it is more about the coverage...
that’s right! Can’t we all just get together and focus on our real enemies: monogamous gays and stem cells… - Ned Flanders
It is terrifying when you are too stupid to know who is dumb
- Joe Rogan
Post edited by Unknown User on

Comments

  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    mikepegg44 wrote:
    http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41034421/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

    http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/01/12/re ... elevision/


    interesting how both portray this kid. I think this is why people tend to gravitate to "news" outlets that give them the kind of story they want. This kid clearly is troubled and nothing was politically motivated in the sense of "violent rhetoric and vitriol" did not drive him to do what he did....yet reading these articles you would think from the fox news report that he was perfectly sane and able to tell right from wrong, and from the msnbc article, which states it wasn't politically motivated but then throws in comments from multiple public figures about how politics caused it, you get a picture of a troubled kid that the system failed. Interesting that no where on the msnbc website could I find an article with Zach Osler's comments...maybe I searched wrong, but this really does tell us a lot about how these "news" organizations work.

    This really isn't about the act, it is more about the coverage...

    yea Sara Palin told him to do it. :lol:

    Godfather.
  • he still standshe still stands Posts: 2,835
    even a cursory look at this writings on Youtube (I think they've been taken down) suggests that Loughner is insane. It reads like it was written by a drunk seven year old.

    And yeah, let's stop pointing fingers please. I think Palin is the devil's afterbirth, but I don't think she should be blamed.
    Everything not forbidden is compulsory and eveything not compulsory is forbidden. You are free... free to do what the government says you can do.
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    he still stands wrote:
    even a cursory look at this writings on Youtube (I think they've been taken down) suggests that Loughner is insane. It reads like it was written by a drunk seven year old.

    And yeah, let's stop pointing fingers please. I think Palin is the devil's afterbirth, but I don't think she should be blamed.

    the devil's afterbirth, THAT WAS FUNNY ! :lol:

    Godfather.
  • JonnyPistachioJonnyPistachio Florida Posts: 10,219
    Godfather. wrote:
    he still stands wrote:
    even a cursory look at this writings on Youtube (I think they've been taken down) suggests that Loughner is insane. It reads like it was written by a drunk seven year old.

    And yeah, let's stop pointing fingers please. I think Palin is the devil's afterbirth, but I don't think she should be blamed.

    the devil's afterbirth, THAT WAS FUNNY ! :lol:

    Godfather.

    the devil IS a woman!?
    ;)
    Pick up my debut novel here on amazon: Jonny Bails Floatin (in paperback) (also available on Kindle for $2.99)
  • he still standshe still stands Posts: 2,835
    JonnyPistachio wrote:
    the devil IS a woman!?
    ;)

    well, duh! :mrgreen:
    Everything not forbidden is compulsory and eveything not compulsory is forbidden. You are free... free to do what the government says you can do.
  • CosmoCosmo Posts: 12,225
    he still stands wrote:
    even a cursory look at this writings on Youtube (I think they've been taken down) suggests that Loughner is insane. It reads like it was written by a drunk seven year old.

    And yeah, let's stop pointing fingers please. I think Palin is the devil's afterbirth, but I don't think she should be blamed.
    ...
    True. But, don't you think there should be clearer differences between what the crazy people say... and the arguements we hear coming from politicians and political pundits? I mean, a lot of the stuff you hear coming from the mouths of Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh these days sounds a lot like the rambling manifestos of the UnaBomber. It is getting harder and harder to differentiate between the loonies on the fringe and the political 'Experts' on television and radio. When it is normal to see a guy with a loaded sidearm and a sign saying shit about 'Watering the tree of Liberty with the blood of the Patriots' outside of a Town Hall... and we DON'T think it's insane... then, we can't possibly distinguish the Loughner's from everyone else because he fits in with the crowd.
    How about the people who are supposed to be experts in the field of politics start acting like it again? Make it a lot easier to sort out the nutcases from the rest of society.
    Allen Fieldhouse, home of the 2008 NCAA men's Basketball Champions! Go Jayhawks!
    Hail, Hail!!!
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    How about we all just turn off the TV?

    That's part of the problem, right there.
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Jeanwah wrote:
    How about we all just turn off the TV?

    That's part of the problem, right there.

    yesssssss lets all watch the History channel :mrgreen:

    Godfather.
  • JeanwahJeanwah Posts: 6,363
    Godfather. wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    How about we all just turn off the TV?

    That's part of the problem, right there.

    yesssssss lets all watch the History channel :mrgreen:

    Godfather.

    I think you may have in interest in the Science channel there, Godfather.
  • Godfather.Godfather. Posts: 12,504
    Jeanwah wrote:
    Godfather. wrote:
    Jeanwah wrote:
    How about we all just turn off the TV?

    That's part of the problem, right there.

    yesssssss lets all watch the History channel :mrgreen:

    Godfather.

    I think you may have in interest in the Science channel there, Godfather.

    :lol:
Sign In or Register to comment.