tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post2728986182531015647..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: Who Wants to Be an Anti-American Nemesis?Mytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-5053648172712356582007-03-13T10:30:00.000-05:002007-03-13T10:30:00.000-05:00I happened to meet Chalmers Johnson once, back whe...I happened to meet Chalmers Johnson once, back when he was mainly a Japan expert. I couldn't be happier with his new guise as a responsible teller of truths, especially when it comes to the dark side of US foreign policy. He is an excellent source.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-59673362623455204202007-03-12T19:29:00.000-05:002007-03-12T19:29:00.000-05:00Re: "anti-American"Not nearly as bizarre as the te...Re: "anti-American"<BR/><BR/>Not nearly as bizarre as the term sometimes used by the US military to refer to their opponents in Iraq: "anti-Iraqi forces"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-69395369240870002642007-03-12T19:15:00.000-05:002007-03-12T19:15:00.000-05:00Ah, I see, Media Matters, not Focus 580, thanks My...Ah, I see, Media Matters, not Focus 580, thanks Mytwords! I'll read more carefully next time, and I look forward to the C Johnson interview. Bob McC, of course, probably does the most progressive program on our local WILL.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213026170936751229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-63683945375100191772007-03-12T18:46:00.000-05:002007-03-12T18:46:00.000-05:00The Nemesis Party, that's the ticket. Now for a p...The Nemesis Party, that's the ticket. Now for a presidential candidate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-29099976833307662642007-03-12T16:49:00.000-05:002007-03-12T16:49:00.000-05:00Here's the site forMcChesney's Media Matters.BTW, ...Here's the site for<A HREF="http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/mediamatters/default.htm" REL="nofollow">McChesney's Media Matters.</A><BR/><BR/>BTW, I really do like a lot of our local programming too.Mytwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-51667483499073608672007-03-12T08:39:00.000-05:002007-03-12T08:39:00.000-05:00Ha! Excellent etymological research, thanks. I'll ...Ha! Excellent etymological research, thanks. I'll never think of that word the same way again.<BR/><BR/>Also good to see props here to David Inge, whose Focus 580 sometimes has great guests, and a lot of good call-in folks too. Well, he has great guests less than sometimes, but still, once in awhile . . . actually, looking over the show's archives, I can't find the Chalmers Johnson episode, which I'd like to listen to. Are you sure it was that show, oh Mytwords?<BR/><BR/>http://www.will.uiuc.edu/am/focus/<BR/><BR/>(Sorry, that was me above who removed his own comment, had a mistake in it.)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213026170936751229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-89725146432828600812007-03-12T08:37:00.000-05:002007-03-12T08:37:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13213026170936751229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-27187605121194234732007-03-11T17:52:00.000-05:002007-03-11T17:52:00.000-05:00Yes, indeed. I also was pleased to hear Chalmers ...Yes, indeed. I also was pleased to hear Chalmers Johnson on Media Matters today on WILL 580, our local NPR station, talking about his latest book called Nemesis.Mytwordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-20129675274593782032007-03-11T15:40:00.000-05:002007-03-11T15:40:00.000-05:00I noticed the excessive nemesis usage, too. You pr...I noticed the excessive nemesis usage, too. You provided info about the goddess, but the word is usually used to mean "an opponent or rival whom a person cannot best or overcome," and it's sometimes used as a synonym for bane, which is something or someone that causes death! I understand NPR is trying to demonize Chavez into our national enemy, but they sure picked the wrong word with nemesis.Kevan Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147920478213250519noreply@blogger.com