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#41868 - 02/03/03 05:11 AM Media Bias II
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You often hear about Media Bias. Sometimes its just one of those things you hear about but rarely see in action. Last week it was a report on the NBC Nightly News. This week it's in the pages and on the website of TIME.<br><br>I just read about this, did some research, and it leaves me shaking my head. In this episode of "Media Bias", the FACTS be damned, the GOP is full of racists!<br><br>Last week (Jan 27th) in an article titled "Look Away, Dixieland", Time "reports" that President Bush "quietly reinstated" a tradition of having the White House deliver a floral wreath to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery--A practice "his father had halted in 1990." Here's how Time promoted the story on their website:<br><br>Bush may have rebuked Lott for his praise of Strom Thurmond, but the President recently revived a practice of paying homage to an even greater champion of the Confederacy.<br><br>Pretty serious charges. Can you hear the furthering cries of racism not only in the Bush White House but the Republican party? The odd thing is, their story was wrong and they've since yanked it from their website and issued a correction. Don't these guys check their facts or do they just get giddy about this stuff?<br><br>Their retraction:<br><br>The article "Look Away, Dixieland" [Jan. 27] stated that President George W. Bush "quietly reinstated" a tradition of having the White House deliver a floral wreath to the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery, a practice "that his father had halted in 1990." The story is wrong. First, the elder president Bush did not, as TIME reported, end the decades-old practice of the White House delivering a wreath to the Confederate Memorial; he changed the date on which the wreath is delivered from the day that some southern heritage groups commemorate Jefferson Davis's birthday to the federal Memorial Day holiday. Second, according to documents provided by the White House this week, [color:red]the practice of delivering a wreath to the Confederate Memorial on Memorial Day continued under Bill Clinton as it does under George W. Bush.</font color=red> <br><br> Here's a link to the archives where you can search for "Look Away, Dixieland":<br><br>LINK<br><br>Here's the link to their retraction:<br><br>LINK<br><br>
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#41869 - 02/03/03 07:30 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MattMac112]
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<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p> You often hear about Media Bias.<p><hr></blockquote><p>Mostly from you Matt.<br><br>

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#41870 - 02/03/03 07:33 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MachOne]
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<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Mostly from you Matt.<p><hr></blockquote><p>Yes, if you count the two times I've posted about Media Bias (this being the second time), you'd be 100 precent correct.
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#41871 - 02/03/03 07:42 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MattMac112]
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Well I knew if I kept going for long enough, I'd eventually be right about something. So thanks for the grade. <br><br>

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#41872 - 02/03/03 07:42 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MachOne]
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Not a problem.<br><br>
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#41873 - 02/03/03 07:44 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MattMac112]
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BTW, where's Media Bias 1? I seem to have missed that...<br><br>

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#41874 - 02/03/03 07:50 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MachOne]
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What? You missed my first post? So when you said:<br><br>"...Mostly from you Matt."<br><br>You were referring to just this post? WHEW!! You had me worried! For a second there I thought I'd mistakenly posted about media bias 948 times and this "latest" post was the last straw for you. <br><br>At any rate, here's the first one which you missed:<br><br>link
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#41875 - 02/03/03 08:12 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MattMac112]
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You need more than 1 post to extrapolate accurate percentages? When did they bring in that rule? Sheesh...the gaul of it all.<br><br>I think what I meant was actually "Only from you, Matt."<br><br>Is that better? <br><br>(You have mentioned the dreaded "Media Bias" issue over at MCF on several occasions, the only poster I can think of who has done so. Am I mistaken?)<br><br>Thanks for the link. I'll read it presently.<br><br>Edit: Read it. (Poetic, no?)<br><br><blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>Reporter: Teens are sometimes naive and immature and, say teachers, need to be taught that war means death and economic hardships.<p><hr></blockquote><p><br>I don't know how accurate your transcript is Matt but taking it at face value it seems to be quoting 'teachers' opinions, rather than offering an opinion of the reporter or channel.<br><br>Is this more of a case of teacher bias rather than media bias perhaps?<br><br><br><br><P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by MachOne on 02/03/03 03:23 AM (server time).</EM></FONT></P>

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#41876 - 02/03/03 08:18 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MachOne]
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<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>(You have mentioned the dreaded "Media Bias" issue over at MCF on several occasions, the only poster I can think of who has done so. Am I mistaken?<p><hr></blockquote><p>No, you're quite correct. Amongst the rabid and slobbering anti-President / GOP / America daily ravings I did post about media bias every once in a while, though not often. At any rate, I didn't mean to interrupt that flow for you and thus get on your nerves. My belated apologies.<br><br>
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#41877 - 02/03/03 08:27 AM Re: Media Bias II [Re: MattMac112]
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<blockquote><font size=1>In reply to:</font><hr><p>I didn't mean to interrupt that flow for you and thus get on your nerves.<p><hr></blockquote><p>Sorry Matt, I don't know what you mean here by "flow". And apology is certainly not necessary, whatever the above refers to. You haven't gotten on my nerves either. <br><br><br><br>

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