OT Politicals

[Horace Greeley]

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Dean, Julia, et al,

Suggested reading:

On Bended Knee

which recounts the relationship between the media and the Reagan Whitehouse.

Horace

At 06:19 AM 11/3/2004, you wrote:
>Julia
>
>You are probably too young, but back in my day=85..   ;-)
>
>Does anybody remember the Vietnam era? Back then we had real investigative=
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>reporting, reporters who asked unscripted questions at news conferences,=20
>who were willing to get dirty in situations that didn=92t make for good=20
>photo ops. It was that kind of journalism that turned the tide of public=20
>opinion against that ungodly war and got us out of there. They don=92t make=
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>=91em (reporters) like that anymore.
>
>Dean
>Dean May             cell 812.239.3359
>PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272
>Terre Haute IN  47802
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On=20
>Behalf Of Alpha88x@aol.com
>Sent: Wednesday, November 03, 2004 8:20 AM
>To: pianotech@ptg.org
>Subject: Re: OT Politicals
>
>In a message dated 11/1/2004 10:30:31 PM Eastern Standard Time,=20
>deanmay@pianorebuilders.com writes:
>
>
>Listen to the testimony presented before the
>Congressional committee
>
>
>      Usually, people who are too buzy working cannot find the time to=20
> investigate hours long Congressional hearings. Therefore their's is an=20
> uneducated vote on election day.
>
>       Its easy and less time consuming to just turn on Dan Rathers and=20
> let him "report" it in a little, few minute clip that passes by the TV=20
> screeen so fast, that theres no substantial information for a viewer come=
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> away with. That way, the viewer, (who has to get to bed to get up for=20
> work OR has kids to pick up from volley ball and or other chores they=20
> cant do while at work)  can get on with their life.
>
>      Major network news is anemic. It leaves me with more questions than=
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> answers. The answers take time and investigation from ALL news sources=20
> and books. People just dont have the time to read or watch long hearings.=
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> Not only that, their minds are on paying bills, how their young'ns are=20
> doing with school/social upbringings and, home repairs, auto=20
> maintenece/worries.....etc. How could they have their thoughts geared on=
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> what the government is doing?
>
>Julia,
>Reading

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