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O.T....News on TV
Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last eight days: The hurricane only hit black families' property. New Orleans was devastated and no other city was affected by the hurricane. Mississippi is reported to have a tree blown down. New Orleans has no white people. The hurricane blew a limb off a tree in the yard of an Alabama resident. When you are hungry after a hurricane, steal a big screen TV. The hurricane did 23 billion dollars in improvements to New Orleans: now the city is welfare, looters and gang-free and they are in your city. White folks don't make good news stories. Don't give thanks to the thousands that came to help rescue you, instead bitch because the government hasn't given you a debit card yet. Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue efforts. Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and give you money for being stupid. I feel so sorry for all those black folks. The only way it could have been worse was to be white. |
On Sat 24 Sep 2005 03:24:05p, itsjoannotjoann wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last > eight > days: > > > > The hurricane only hit black families' property. > > > New Orleans was devastated and no other city was affected by the > hurricane. > > > Mississippi is reported to have a tree blown down. > > > New Orleans has no white people. > > > The hurricane blew a limb off a tree in the yard of an Alabama > resident. > > > When you are hungry after a hurricane, steal a big screen TV. > > > The hurricane did 23 billion dollars in improvements to New Orleans: > now > the city is welfare, looters and gang-free and they are in your city. > > > White folks don't make good news stories. > > > Don't give thanks to the thousands that came to help rescue you, > instead > bitch because the government hasn't given you a debit card yet. > > > Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue > efforts. > > > Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and > give you money for being stupid. > > > I feel so sorry for all those black folks. The only way it could have > been worse was to be white. You must have been watching the same channel I did! -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* __________________________________________________ ___ If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport. |
On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann"
> wrote: A lot of stupid, racist crap. modom |
In article >,
modom > wrote: > On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > wrote: > > A lot of stupid, racist crap. There's some truth to what you post, and some truth to the fact that the presentation of the post was not kind. But it's also true that most of the coverage that I saw involved black people. Who's racism is that, if any? Of course, where I live, we don't have weather (California). That's good and that's bad. I happen to like it. I went camping last week, and slept in my preferred bed clothing (nothing). It was in the mid forties in the morning, but quickly warmed up. Although we don't have weather here, we do have the occasional earthquake. One thing about the OP that struck a chord was that according to media reports, Katrina only hit NO, no where else. We had the great San Francisco earthquake of '89 here. Except that it hit almost 100 miles SOUTH of SF. The media people didn't want to go down there, because of some sort of problems down there, like maybe an earthquake or something. Accommodations and food were much better in SF, and there weren't all those wrecked buildings and impassible roads and such. Still, the media people suffered severe shortages and hardships. White stretch limos had to be brought in from as far away as Salt Lake City! |
modom wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > wrote: > > A lot of stupid, racist crap. > > > modom But, unfortunately, that seems to be the way the TV nets carried it. Blame them. jim |
modom wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > wrote: > > A lot of stupid, racist crap. > > > modom Yes it is racist crap. But it's also a fair summary of most of the news reports from Hurricane Katrina. Apparently black people suffering in New Orleans makes better television than more balanced reporting -- perhaps because somehow it was all Dubya's fault. And if it wasn't really his fault, maybe we can make it his fault if we spin it right. Contrast it with the coverage with of Hurricane Rita. Best regards, Bob P.S. How did we get from "Katrina" to "Rita" in just 3 weeks? I thought tropical storm names ran alphabetically. |
JimLane wrote: > modom wrote: > > On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > > wrote: > > > > A lot of stupid, racist crap. > > > > > > modom > > But, unfortunately, that seems to be the way the TV nets carried it. > Blame them. Not racist at all. NOLA and much of the gulf coast is composed of a huge black population, primarilly impoverished, that's a truth. Some can't abide with truth, especially when it doesn't compute with their personal/subjective views of political correctness. What would yoose prefer, whitewashing. I watch the news too, the same news as everyone else... the thing speaks for itself (res ipsa loquitor)... picture worth thousand woids. And I have a $10,000 big screen SONY with all the bells and whistles, it's color is adjusted poifectly... and I didn't loot it. I don't know about how you determine truth but I call a spade a spade. Sheldon Confucious |
Bob wrote:
"P.S. How did we get from "Katrina" to "Rita" in just 3 weeks? I thought tropical storm names ran alphabetically." ======================== Hurricanes 2005 1. Arlene 2. Bret 3. Cindy 4. Dennis 5. Emily 6. Franklin 7. Gert 8. Harvey 9. Irene 10. Jose 11. Katrina 12. Lee 13. Maria 14. Nate 15. Ophelia 16. Philippe 17. Rita 18. Stan 19. Tammy 20. Vince 21. Wilma Nancree |
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:12:28 -0500, modom > wrote:
>On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > wrote: > >A lot of stupid, racist crap. I guess you're one of the brilliant analysts who consider _Huckleberry Finn_ racist? Any racism in that post is reflected from the media coverage. (try thinking next time, instead of hitting yourself in the jaw when your knee jerks) -- -denny- "I don't like it when a whole state starts acting like a marital aid." "John R. Campbell" in a Usenet post. |
modom wrote: > On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > wrote: > > A lot of stupid, racist crap. > > > modom Yep. And I hate that shit. -L. |
JimLane wrote: > modom wrote: > > On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > > wrote: > > > > A lot of stupid, racist crap. > > > > > > modom > > But, unfortunately, that seems to be the way the TV nets carried it. > Blame them. > > > jim Oh, you think "The only way it could have been worse was to be white. " isn't worth blame? The OP is a ****ing asshole. And what about the news media showing black "looters" vs white "finders"? Talk about racist crap! -L. |
nancree wrote: > Bob wrote: > > "P.S. How did we get from "Katrina" to "Rita" in just 3 weeks? I > thought tropical storm names ran alphabetically." Not all hurricanes are reported, or develop into storms that approach the US. Lee through Phillipe didn't make the news. -L. |
modom wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > wrote: > > A lot of stupid, racist crap. > > > modom Thanks. I was trying to formulate a reply and you did it for me and quite well. gloria p |
On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann"
> wrote: >Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last >eight >days: > > > >The hurricane only hit black families' property. my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your forte... |
On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 00:05:17 GMT, Dan Abel > wrote:
>In article >, > modom > wrote: > >> On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" >> > wrote: >> >> A lot of stupid, racist crap. > >There's some truth to what you post, and some truth to the fact that the >presentation of the post was not kind. But it's also true that most of >the coverage that I saw involved black people. Who's racism is that, if >any? Indeed. America's racist structure, our pernicious failure to address the production of a ready-made class of storm victims was laid bare for the world to see in the aftermath of Katrina. That's precisely why the schadenfreude evident in the OP was inexcusable. And hiding behind an alleged media critique is a ****ant alibi. And not only because it's not an accurate account of the reporting from NOLA, Gulfport, Mobile, and St. Bernard Parish that I personally read, heard and watched. Black and white, we are Americans, and that means something to me at least. We have a responsibility to comfort and aid those among us who are in need. We have a compact with each other that includes recognizing the dignity of others. Since the flooding of that poor, once beautiful city, I have absolutely no tolerance for racism. It has to stop with us. Now. modom |
Ward wrote:
>>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last >>eight days: >> >>The hurricane only hit black families' property. > > my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. > > where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your > forte... Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty sure she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? Bob |
Bob Terwilliger wrote: > Ward wrote: > > >>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last > >>eight days: > >> > >>The hurricane only hit black families' property. > > > > my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. > > > > where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your > > forte... > > > Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty sure > she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. > > NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? > > Bob It certainly is nice to see that SOME of you can read this post for what it is. The biased reporting of our fine, wonderful, and most of all truthful news networks. As far they were concerned Mississippi and Alabama are somewhere around North Dakota and not very news worthy. But some of you gave the always familiar kneejerk. To those, I say thanks, I knew I could depend on you to come in with your well thought out comments about me being a ****ing asshole, sputtering and screaming the whole time about how dare I post this. You got your news from the same networks we all did but you couldn't see how slanted it was. No Bob, recognition is not their forte. What is reported on tv is always the truth and how dare I challenge it. |
On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:13:08 -0700, Denny Wheeler
> wrote: >On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 18:12:28 -0500, modom > wrote: > >>On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > wrote: >> >>A lot of stupid, racist crap. > >I guess you're one of the brilliant analysts who consider _Huckleberry >Finn_ racist? No. > >Any racism in that post is reflected from the media coverage. No. The post contained this statement: "Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue efforts." That is racially divisive and a lie. As I already said in another post, hiding behind an ill conceived attempt at a media critique is a ****ant alibi. That the post addressed race at all reflects a bias about what is normal in America. The norm in NOLA ain't white. Furthermore I personally saw pictures of white kids on TV during the weekend attempt to reunite families and locate missing kids. And this one: "Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and give you money for being stupid." That is not accurate and racist. CNN reported that 38% of those who stayed behind couldn't leave because they were either disabled or caring for a disabled person who couldn't leave. Poverty and simply not having a car accounted for large percentages of others who did not flee the storm. And this one: "The hurricane only hit black families' property." That is not accurate and racist. Anybody atending to the coverage of the disaster saw plenty of stories about property damage among white communities, many of them heart-wrenching. >(try thinking next time, instead of hitting yourself in the jaw when >your knee jerks) Thanks for the advice. You might try reading it out loud to yourself. modom |
Bob Terwilliger wrote: > Ward wrote: > > >>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last > >>eight days: > >> > >>The hurricane only hit black families' property. > > > > my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. > > > > where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your > > forte... > > > Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty sure > she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. > > NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? Obviously not many have watched SNL. satire noun 1 : a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn 2 : trenchant wit, irony, or sarcasm used to expose and discredit vice or folly synonym see WIT --- Sheldon |
On Sat 24 Sep 2005 07:20:33p, itsjoannotjoann wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > Bob Terwilliger wrote: >> Ward wrote: >> >> >>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last >> >>eight days: >> >> >> >>The hurricane only hit black families' property. >> > >> > my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. >> > >> > where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your >> > forte... >> >> >> Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty >> sure she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. >> >> NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? >> >> Bob > > > It certainly is nice to see that SOME of you can read this post for > what it is. The biased reporting of our fine, wonderful, and most of > all truthful news networks. As far they were concerned Mississippi and > Alabama are somewhere around North Dakota and not very news worthy. > But some of you gave the always familiar kneejerk. To those, I say > thanks, I knew I could depend on you to come in with your well thought > out comments about me being a ****ing asshole, sputtering and screaming > the whole time about how dare I post this. You got your news from the > same networks we all did but you couldn't see how slanted it was. > > No Bob, recognition is not their forte. What is reported on tv is > always the truth and how dare I challenge it. > I tried to just stay out of the fray, but I totally understood what you wrote and totally agree with it. -- Wayne Boatwright *¿* __________________________________________________ ___ If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport. |
-L. wrote:
> JimLane wrote: > >>modom wrote: >> >>>On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > wrote: >>> >>>A lot of stupid, racist crap. >>> >>> >>>modom >> >>But, unfortunately, that seems to be the way the TV nets carried it. >>Blame them. >> >> >>jim > > > Oh, you think "The only way it could have > been worse was to be white. " isn't worth blame? The OP is a ****ing > asshole. > > And what about the news media showing black "looters" vs white > "finders"? Talk about racist crap! > > -L. > Right over your head. Did not say that at all. I said that was the way the news reported it, so if it seems that way, blame them. There were certainly others besides blacks who were hung out to dry. There was certainly significant damage elsewhere, but the news maintained their focus on the poor blacks in NOLA. Statement of fact. Unfortunately, balance in the news went its way with the 1968 Democratic Convention. That is when the news media began making the news themselves by their mere presence and by the way they present the story. I've seen demonstrations where a total of 20 people have turned out, but because the cause was sympathetic, the news has done their best to conceal the numbers and make it look far larger than it was. Once you have seen the same person with the same sign three times in the same story, it should sink in. jim |
Sheldon wrote:
> JimLane wrote: > >>modom wrote: >> >>>On 24 Sep 2005 15:24:05 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > wrote: >>> >>>A lot of stupid, racist crap. >>> >>> >>>modom >> >>But, unfortunately, that seems to be the way the TV nets carried it. >>Blame them. > > > > Not racist at all. NOLA and much of the gulf coast is composed of a > huge black population, primarilly impoverished, that's a truth. Some > can't abide with truth, especially when it doesn't compute with their > personal/subjective views of political correctness. What would yoose > prefer, whitewashing. I watch the news too, the same news as everyone > else... the thing speaks for itself (res ipsa loquitor)... picture > worth thousand woids. And I have a $10,000 big screen SONY with all > the bells and whistles, it's color is adjusted poifectly... and I > didn't loot it. I don't know about how you determine truth but I call > a spade a spade. > > Sheldon Confucious > I am not naive enough to believe that the news media reports anything with any degree of balance, sheldon. If you do, then you are a pollyanna. jim |
itsdumbestmother****ernotjoann wrote: > Bob Terwilliger wrote: > > Ward wrote: > > > > >>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last > > >>eight days: > > >> > > >>The hurricane only hit black families' property. > > > > > > my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. > > > > > > where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your > > > forte... > > > > > > Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty sure > > she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. > > > > NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? > > > > Bob > > > It certainly is nice to see that SOME of you can read this post for > what it is. The biased reporting of our fine, wonderful, and most of > all truthful news networks. As far they were concerned Mississippi and > Alabama are somewhere around North Dakota and not very news worthy. > But some of you gave the always familiar kneejerk. To those, I say > thanks, I knew I could depend on you to come in with your well thought > out comments about me being a ****ing asshole, sputtering and screaming > the whole time about how dare I post this. You got your news from the > same networks we all did but you couldn't see how slanted it was. > > No Bob, recognition is not their forte. What is reported on tv is > always the truth and how dare I challenge it. You posted that (something you obviously stole off the net) and now posting this makes you the dumbest mother****er rfc has ever seen. Get the **** out of here, IMBECILE! Sheldon |
On 24 Sep 2005 19:20:33 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann"
> wrote: > >Bob Terwilliger wrote: >> Ward wrote: >> >> >>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last >> >>eight days: >> >> >> >>The hurricane only hit black families' property. >> > >> > my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. >> > >> > where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your >> > forte... >> >> >> Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty sure >> she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. >> >> NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? >> >> Bob > > >It certainly is nice to see that SOME of you can read this post for >what it is. The biased reporting of our fine, wonderful, and most of >all truthful news networks. As far they were concerned Mississippi and >Alabama are somewhere around North Dakota and not very news worthy. >But some of you gave the always familiar kneejerk. To those, I say >thanks, I knew I could depend on you to come in with your well thought >out comments about me being a ****ing asshole, sputtering and screaming >the whole time about how dare I post this. You got your news from the >same networks we all did but you couldn't see how slanted it was. > I neither sputtered nor screamed. However, you've got yourself a heck of an epistemological problem here. Asserting that news coverage is biased presumes you have a more objective understanding than the news sources you pretend to critique. You assume you have knowledge beyond what is reported in asserting there is bias. What is the source of this knowledge? It can be had either first hand or via reporting. If the reporting is wrong, then where does your information come from? Do voices tell you the news? A smug declaration that your ethnicity and your point of view is more normal or objective than that which you find irritating is hardly a media critique. And the presumption that so many Black faces in the coverage of this disaster constitutes bias is itself racist. The only apparent bias here is yours. modom |
JimLane wrote: > I am not naive enough to believe that the news media reports anything > with any degree of balance, sheldon. If you do, then you are a pollyanna. > So pray tell where do *you* get your nooze...??? -- Best Greg |
On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 03:31:16 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote: > >JimLane wrote: > >> I am not naive enough to believe that the news media reports anything >> with any degree of balance, sheldon. If you do, then you are a pollyanna. >> > > >So pray tell where do *you* get your nooze...??? It's the little voices, I tell you, the voices. modom |
Sheldon wrote: > itsdumbestmother****ernotjoann wrote: > > > > No Bob, recognition is not their forte. What is reported on tv is > > always the truth and how dare I challenge it. > > You posted that (something you obviously stole off the net) and now > posting this makes you the dumbest mother****er rfc has ever seen. Get > the **** out of here, IMBECILE! > > Sheldon Man, oh man, you flop around from one side to the other like a goldfish out of his bowl. Amusing. |
Gregory Morrow wrote:
> JimLane wrote: > > >>I am not naive enough to believe that the news media reports anything >>with any degree of balance, sheldon. If you do, then you are a pollyanna. >> > > > > So pray tell where do *you* get your nooze...??? > From hither, thither and yon. Remember, if you agree with the news you hear, they are writing to your viewpoint left or right; if you disagree then it is to someone else's. The truth usually lies somewhere between. Remember that proverbial grain of salt? Try the whole box of Morton's with media. jim |
modom wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 03:31:16 GMT, "Gregory Morrow" > <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote: > > >>JimLane wrote: >> >> >>>I am not naive enough to believe that the news media reports anything >>>with any degree of balance, sheldon. If you do, then you are a pollyanna. >>> >> >> >>So pray tell where do *you* get your nooze...??? > > > It's the little voices, I tell you, the voices. > > > modom SHHHHHH! Remember, children should be seen and not heard giving away secrets! jim ;-> (btw, modom, my new spell checker tries to make you into Sodom. hmmmm.) |
Sheldon wrote:
> itsdumbestmother****ernotjoann wrote: > >>Bob Terwilliger wrote: >> >>>Ward wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last >>>>>eight days: >>>>> >>>>>The hurricane only hit black families' property. >>>> >>>>my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. >>>> >>>>where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your >>>>forte... >>> >>> >>>Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty sure >>>she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. >>> >>>NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? >>> >>>Bob >> >> >>It certainly is nice to see that SOME of you can read this post for >>what it is. The biased reporting of our fine, wonderful, and most of >>all truthful news networks. As far they were concerned Mississippi and >>Alabama are somewhere around North Dakota and not very news worthy. >>But some of you gave the always familiar kneejerk. To those, I say >>thanks, I knew I could depend on you to come in with your well thought >>out comments about me being a ****ing asshole, sputtering and screaming >>the whole time about how dare I post this. You got your news from the >>same networks we all did but you couldn't see how slanted it was. >> >>No Bob, recognition is not their forte. What is reported on tv is >>always the truth and how dare I challenge it. > > > You posted that (something you obviously stole off the net) and now > posting this makes you the dumbest mother****er rfc has ever seen. Get > the **** out of here, IMBECILE! > > Sheldon > Off your meds again, shellie? jim |
modom wrote:
> On 24 Sep 2005 19:20:33 -0700, "itsjoannotjoann" > > wrote: > > >>Bob Terwilliger wrote: >> >>>Ward wrote: >>> >>> >>>>>Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last >>>>>eight days: >>>>> >>>>>The hurricane only hit black families' property. >>>> >>>>my goodness...you are the MOST misinformed person on this planet. >>>> >>>>where have you been sleeping...since consciousness has not been your >>>>forte... >>> >>> >>>Joan's point was clearly that the media coverage was biased. I'm pretty sure >>>she doesn't believe any of the points she posted. >>> >>>NOW do you understand? Or is cognition not your forte? >>> >>>Bob >> >> >>It certainly is nice to see that SOME of you can read this post for >>what it is. The biased reporting of our fine, wonderful, and most of >>all truthful news networks. As far they were concerned Mississippi and >>Alabama are somewhere around North Dakota and not very news worthy. >>But some of you gave the always familiar kneejerk. To those, I say >>thanks, I knew I could depend on you to come in with your well thought >>out comments about me being a ****ing asshole, sputtering and screaming >>the whole time about how dare I post this. You got your news from the >>same networks we all did but you couldn't see how slanted it was. >> > > > I neither sputtered nor screamed. > > However, you've got yourself a heck of an epistemological problem > here. Asserting that news coverage is biased presumes you have a more > objective understanding than the news sources you pretend to critique. > You assume you have knowledge beyond what is reported in asserting > there is bias. What is the source of this knowledge? It can be had > either first hand or via reporting. If the reporting is wrong, then > where does your information come from? Do voices tell you the news? > > A smug declaration that your ethnicity and your point of view is more > normal or objective than that which you find irritating is hardly a > media critique. And the presumption that so many Black faces in the > coverage of this disaster constitutes bias is itself racist. The only > apparent bias here is yours. > > > modom I guess the coverage of the 1968 Democratic Convention was before your time, because if it wasn't, you would have your answer. There have been studies done from the right and the left on news bias - each saying the very same media is biased the opposite way. For something in your own time frame, you can take the supposedly "No Spin Zone" and look at it critically. IF you do, you would realize that it is spinning so rapidly, that were you not one of its crowd, it would spin you right out into space. Who needs a rocket booster? No one, just try landing on the no spin zone. jim |
I think the OP was trying to make a point about the failure of the
American News Media to deliver accurate and un-biased reporting. I don't think you can believe one-tenth of one percent of what you hear on the nightly news. I think that was the point that he was trying to make. chula |
itsjoannotjoann wrote: > It certainly is nice to see that SOME of you can read this post for > what it is. The biased reporting of our fine, wonderful, and most of > all truthful news networks. As far they were concerned Mississippi and > Alabama are somewhere around North Dakota and not very news worthy. > But some of you gave the always familiar kneejerk. To those, I say > thanks, I knew I could depend on you to come in with your well thought > out comments about me being a ****ing asshole, sputtering and screaming > the whole time about how dare I post this. Any time you make blatant remarks like "the only way it could be worse is if they were white" or whatever the **** it was, yeah, I'm going to call you a ****ing asshole. Don't say shit like that, even in jest, unless you want to be marked for one. >You got your news from the > same networks we all did but you couldn't see how slanted it was. Pssst...here's a clue: Some of us don't watch the mainstream news. Because some of us know what schlop it really is. > > No Bob, recognition is not their forte. What is reported on tv is > always the truth and how dare I challenge it. What was your point, really? That black people are getting more coverage than whites? Seems to me every news link I clicked during the first 48 hours of Katrina showed white folk in distress. In fact, I don't remember seeing hardly a black face. Until, of course, the "shooting and looting" started. Then covering black people in NO was ok. If you think the media is biased against white people, you are completely ****ed in the head. Nothing I can say will ever change your mind, blinded by the "white" as you are. -L. |
"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message ... > On Sat 24 Sep 2005 03:24:05p, itsjoannotjoann wrote in rec.food.cooking: > > > > > Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last > > eight > > days: > > > > > > > > The hurricane only hit black families' property. > > > > > > New Orleans was devastated and no other city was affected by the > > hurricane. > > > > > > Mississippi is reported to have a tree blown down. > > > > > > New Orleans has no white people. > > > > > > The hurricane blew a limb off a tree in the yard of an Alabama > > resident. > > > > > > When you are hungry after a hurricane, steal a big screen TV. > > > > > > The hurricane did 23 billion dollars in improvements to New Orleans: > > now > > the city is welfare, looters and gang-free and they are in your city. > > > > > > White folks don't make good news stories. > > > > > > Don't give thanks to the thousands that came to help rescue you, > > instead > > bitch because the government hasn't given you a debit card yet. > > > > > > Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue > > efforts. > > > > > > Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and > > give you money for being stupid. > > > > > > I feel so sorry for all those black folks. The only way it could have > > been worse was to be white. > > You must have been watching the same channel I did! > > -- > Wayne Boatwright *¿* > __________________________________________________ ___ > > If assholes could fly, this place would be an airport. Me, too. Funny, my white cousin was lost for a few weeks, then found in Mississippi in a church. My white cousins have no home and are living in a hotel with no clothing or any material goods. Where's their $2,000 cash cards? Where's their relief effort? kili |
In article .com>, -L.
> wrote: > nancree wrote: > > Bob wrote: > > > > "P.S. How did we get from "Katrina" to "Rita" in just 3 weeks? I > > thought tropical storm names ran alphabetically." > > Not all hurricanes are reported, or develop into storms that approach > the US. Lee through Phillipe didn't make the news. > > -L. > Well that's obviously one more indication of the TV News media's bias. I'm sure those demagogues of unbiased reporting are furious with the media for not covering all hurricanes equally. |
In article >, modom
> wrote: > However, you've got yourself a heck of an epistemological problem > here. Asserting that news coverage is biased presumes you have a more > objective understanding than the news sources you pretend to critique. > You assume you have knowledge beyond what is reported in asserting > there is bias. What is the source of this knowledge? It can be had > either first hand or via reporting. If the reporting is wrong, then > where does your information come from? Do voices tell you the news? > > A smug declaration that your ethnicity and your point of view is more > normal or objective than that which you find irritating is hardly a > media critique. And the presumption that so many Black faces in the > coverage of this disaster constitutes bias is itself racist. The only > apparent bias here is yours. > > > modom I think I understand what you are saying and I agree. Neither you nor I would want to send an unbiased person to the grocery store to select a cantaloupe. We would want to send someone with a similiar melon-bias to our own. I believe it was that melon-head Spiro Agnew who first brought epistemology into the pubic arena for erudite discussion. But I don't remember ever hearing any. |
itsjoannotjoann wrote: > Sheldon wrote: > > itsdumbestmother****ernotjoann wrote: > > > > > > > No Bob, recognition is not their forte. What is reported on tv is > > > always the truth and how dare I challenge it. > > > > You posted that (something you obviously stole off the net) and now > > posting this makes you the dumbest mother****er rfc has ever seen. Get > > the **** out of here, IMBECILE! > > > > Sheldon > > > Man, oh man, you flop around from one side to the other like a goldfish > out of his bowl. Amusing. You posted what to normal brained people is obviously "spoof" (someone elses), and you, the ****ing imbecile that you are, actually take it literally. Like I said, you are the dumbest mother****er to ever grace this newsgroup. Wait-a-minute, it's a webtv imbecile, figures. Sheldon |
itsjoannotjoann wrote: > Things I have learned from watching the news on TV during the last > eight > days: > > The hurricane only hit black families' property. > > New Orleans was devastated and no other city was affected by the > hurricane. > > Mississippi is reported to have a tree blown down. > > New Orleans has no white people. > > The hurricane blew a limb off a tree in the yard of an Alabama > resident. > > When you are hungry after a hurricane, steal a big screen TV. > > The hurricane did 23 billion dollars in improvements to New Orleans: > now > the city is welfare, looters and gang-free and they are in your city. > > White folks don't make good news stories. > > Don't give thanks to the thousands that came to help rescue you, > instead > bitch because the government hasn't given you a debit card yet. > > Only black family members got separated in the hurricane rescue > efforts. > > Ignore warnings to evacuate and the white folks will come get you and > give you money for being stupid. > > I feel so sorry for all those black folks. The only way it could have > been worse was to be white. Interesting because the news I saw from international sources (TVE, RAI CNN Espanol, CNN international. Canal Vasco, Galicia TV) showed plenty of white folks, both rich and poor who had suffered losses. SD |
kr_gentner wrote:
> The storms don't make the 5 O'clock news unless they threaten land. > They do make the weather news though. It's no wonder. Better check yer clock! :D -- Andy http://tinyurl.com/dzl7h |
"-L." > wrote in message oups.com... > > nancree wrote: >> Bob wrote: >> >> "P.S. How did we get from "Katrina" to "Rita" in just 3 weeks? I >> thought tropical storm names ran alphabetically." > > Not all hurricanes are reported, or develop into storms that approach > the US. Lee through Phillipe didn't make the news. > > -L. > Storms are named when they become tropical storms. Not all tropical storms develop into hurricanes. There were several of the storms between Katrina and Rita that went north in the Atlantic and never threatened land. Ophelia came close to hitting North Carolina but just skirted along the coast and went out in to the Atlantic. The storms don't make the 5 O'clock news unless they threaten land. They do make the weather news though. There are still over 2 months in hurricane season and only 4 names left. They'll start over with the Greek alphabet. Kathy |
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