tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post5540277853466843980..comments2023-11-03T03:17:27.053-05:00Comments on NPR Check: A Provocative PieceMytwordshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04307620268159811668noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-58995050696425770682008-06-03T08:55:00.000-05:002008-06-03T08:55:00.000-05:00When NPR runs stories gently poking fun at some ex...When NPR runs stories gently poking fun at some extremism or failure in the mainstream press, that, more than anything else, makes me cringe. After all, NPR is supposed to be the borderline-communist alternative. The fact that rather than calling out Fox News on its ridiculous "terrorist" comment about Rachel Ray, instead it just gently takes a chance to call Yassar Arafat a "fashion icon", boggles the mind. It was like a few months ago, when NPR ridiculed Osama Bin Laden for dying his hair black in his latest video release: I've got news for you, Bin Laden, who had failed kidneys in 2001, is dead as shit... that's why it's a grainy video with no specific statements in it. That not one journalist, even on the "left", will look into the story beyond the mainstream Right editorializing, boggles the mind.nathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01010192286555318443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-18367696159539606002008-06-01T12:25:00.000-05:002008-06-01T12:25:00.000-05:00Indeed, f!b!, it's fiddling while Rome burns (and ...Indeed, f!b!, it's fiddling while Rome burns (and Gaza implodes). Peter Ustinov as Nero, plucking his lyre off-key in 'Quo Vadis' is a metaphor most applicable. Dubya's latest show biz gigs fit like a glove.<BR/><BR/>PS: Nero at least had the good sense to stab himself. With a little help, I might add.Porter Melmothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473990960543501439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27644679.post-52512813787759289012008-06-01T12:16:00.000-05:002008-06-01T12:16:00.000-05:00Rachel Ray?! Dunkin' Donuts?! For F's Sake! These ...Rachel Ray?! Dunkin' Donuts?! For F's Sake! These jingoists are sure desperate for entertainment. And timid milquetoast NoPR dare not grow testicles and call 'em on their Red Scare redux.<BR/><BR/>(ducks and covers)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com