Re: Funny how a story gets repeated

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Re: Funny how a story gets repeated

Tom Brosz — 3/29/2002 4:29:43 PM (archived)

You'd be astonished at the number of "everyone knows" facts that don't stand up to even a cursory examination. It's painfully obvious that most journalists take whatever somebody hands them in a press release and copies it down.

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Still working a thread on Page 2. - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 6:11:50 PM
- Re: Still working a thread on Page 2. - Bowser - 3/28/2002 8:02:34 PM
  - a knot for your thread! - Publius - 3/28/2002 1:26:15 PM
    - Re: a knot for your thread! - Larry J - 3/29/2002 7:24:40 PM
      - Re: a knot for your thread! - Publius - 3/29/2002 11:28:09 AM
        
        Zen - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 4:42:12 PM
        
        My knowledge of Buddism is very limited - Larry J - 3/29/2002 4:26:25 PM
        
        In my shallow study of Japanese history... - Mary Anne - 3/29/2002 1:41:42 PM
        
        Appears an in-depth study would take a lifetime! - Publius - 3/30/2002 10:05:34 AM
        
        Arigato... - Fox - 3/29/2002 7:34:22 PM
  - Missing the point. - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 10:56:16 AM
    - Re: Missing the point. - Publius - 3/28/2002 1:16:37 PM
    - What? - Bowser - 3/28/2002 11:20:47 AM
  - Re: Graying the field a little . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 9:12:36 AM
    - Re: Graying the field a little . . . - Bowser - 3/28/2002 11:05:49 AM
      - Re: Graying the field a little . . . - Publius - 3/28/2002 1:41:16 PM
        
        If you read Bowsers and Publius' posts, you begin to see what I mean about blowing smoke...(n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 3:17:01 PM
        
        Now Tom, - Bowser - 3/28/2002 6:50:29 PM
        
        Oh, now the paternalism starts... - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 6:11:59 PM
        
        Re: Oh, now the paternalism starts... - Mary Anne - 3/29/2002 12:03:38 PM
        
        Can you blame me? - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 4:36:55 PM
        
        And you have patted me on the head more than once with the "unbecoming of you" remarks. n/t - Mary Anne - 3/29/2002 12:06:04 PM
- I struggle with some things - FrankC - 3/28/2002 10:09:11 AM
  - Re: I struggle with some things - Tom Brosz - 3/28/2002 10:51:54 AM
  - Re: It does . . . - D. Spires - 3/28/2002 10:22:31 AM
    - Re: It does . . . - Publius - 3/28/2002 1:57:36 PM
      - Perhaps not - Larry J - 3/29/2002 4:13:37 PM
        
        Oh, Larry, you know all us White Male Bastards are pretty much the same to liberals. (n/t) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 5:53:42 PM
        
        Re: White Male Bastards are pretty much the same to liberals. (n/t) - Publius - 3/31/2002 2:24:59 PM
        
        Funny how a story gets repeated and accepted without question - Larry J - 3/29/2002 6:12:28 PM
        
        Re: Funny how a story gets repeated - Tom Brosz - 3/29/2002 4:29:43 PM
        
        Re: Perhaps not - Publius - 3/29/2002 11:08:58 AM
        
        There may have been other incidents where that "tactic" was used - Larry J - 3/29/2002 4:04:20 PM
        
        Not sure about sleazy, but very effective. (n/t) - Lee - 3/31/2002 9:12:15 AM

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