U.S. to split by 2010? Russian analyst thinks so

[DisneyMomOK]

Right, if we're not told what's actually happening then it won't happen.

If reporter's weren't on the ground and papers didn't cover it, Katrina wouldn't have happened either.... Cause Brownie was doing a heck of a job.

With the multiple viewpoints from a multitude of sources on the internet, print is no longer a necessity to obtain information. I agree that any publication that would give credence to some former KGB guy needs better news editors.

 

[tinker&belle]

This will save us tons of trouble! We always say when we're retired we'll have to move to Canada to get prescription drugs! And a warmer climate! Score!

 

[JARNJ3]

Right, if we're not told what's actually happening then it won't happen.

If reporter's weren't on the ground and papers didn't cover it, Katrina wouldn't have happened either.... Cause Brownie was doing a heck of a job.

Very good point. Brownie's incompetence and Bush's crony appointee was exposed by journalists.

With the multiple viewpoints from a multitude of sources on the internet, print is no longer a necessity to obtain information. I agree that any publication that would give credence to some former KGB guy needs better news editors.

I think the "print" journalism has its value - it needs to find a way to combine its efforts in TV and the internet.

To me the free press is at the heart of our democracy. The print journalist's angle on a story is often different than that of the broadcast angle - and let's not forget - bloggers often deal is gossip, which is sometimes very, very wrong...... Most don't abide by the two source rule....

 

[Charade]

Would any other state even WANT to allign with my beautiful state of New Jersey?????

I really don't even like being your next door neighbor. Thank God for the Delaware river!

 

[DisneyMomOK]

I think the "print" journalism has its value - it needs to find a way to combine its efforts in TV and the internet.

To me the free press is at the heart of our democracy. The print journalist's angle on a story is often different than that of the broadcast angle - and let's not forget - bloggers often deal is gossip, which is sometimes very, very wrong...... Most don't abide by the two source rule....

An informed public is necessary for a republic to survive, but the unbiased journalist is rare, IMO. I stopped taking our local paper when I read an AP article that had been shortened in order to present only one side, the side the editorial staff supported, repeatedly. There will always be various news outlets for the public, with or without newspapers.

 

[Planogirl]

I'm in Arkansas near Oklahoma. I had family in Texas and it's an awesome state. It has everything.

Are you near the Ouchitas? I used to go to that area regularly and I really miss it. Or are you in the northwest? We've spent way too much time in the Arkansas Ozarks over the years.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I think that Arkansas is awesome.

 

[loco4dis]

Right, if we're not told what's actually happening then it won't happen.

If reporter's weren't on the ground and papers didn't cover it, Katrina wouldn't have happened either.... Cause Brownie was doing a heck of a job.

Right, because newspapers do "a heck of a job" telling us "what's actually happening." Their Katrina coverage, for example, was just stellar. They had 25,000 people dead, people eating babies to survive, gang rapes at the Superdome while people looked on. All of it breathlessly reported. All of it wrong. Yeah, that was a fine moment for the media. No, they never screw it up to push a political agenda. They're just out there telling us "what's actually happening." No blame for the royal evacuation screw-ups of Ray Nagin and Gov. Blanco, both democrats who were right there and utterly failed at their jobs. Nope, it's all George Bush, who was hundreds of miles away — and had to freakin' BEG that lunatic Blanco to send in the National Guard. What? That wasn't in the local paper. Well, my oh my. I guess they didn't tell us what was "actually happening."

And what of the financial crisis? Who was in charge of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the beginning of this giant mess? Can't name 'em? That's because the media won't tell you because it will harm the political party with which the media is aligned. And what was Barney Frank's role in that mess? Didn't he say NO MORE REGULATION of the lending giants? What was Chris Dodd's role? Again, I think the media missed the train on telling us "what's actually happening" with this mess.

Puh-leeze, the media stopped being a useful watch dog a long time ago when they became a bought and paid for arm of the American democrat party. Now they're just a bunch of political hacks shilling for their masters. They lie, obfuscate, and pander, but they do not tell us "what's actually happening" unless it's good for whatever democrat politician has a dog in that race.

The media telling us "what's actually happening." That is just hilarious. Good Lord, no one believes that anymore.