<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" = xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" = xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=ProgId content=Word.Document> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 9"> <link rel=File-List href="cid:filelist.xml@01C4C186.3C033C80">  <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US style='tab-interval:.5in'> <div class=Section1> Julia<o:p></o:p> <!= [if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Yo= u are probably too young, but back in my day…..   ;-)<o:p></o:p> <!= [if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Do= es anybody remember the Vietnam era? Back then we had real investigative reporting, reporters who asked unscripted questions at news conferences, = who were willing to get dirty in situations that didn’t make for good = photo ops. It was that kind of journalism that turned the tide of public opinion = against that ungodly war and got us out of there. They don’t make ‘em = (reporters) like that anymore. <o:p></o:p> <!= [if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> Dean<o:p></o:p><= /font> Dean May             cell = 812.239.3359<o:p></o:p></= p> PianoRebuilders.com   = 812.235.5272<o:p></o:p></= p> Terre Haute IN  47802<o:p></o:p> <= span class=EmailStyle15><![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> -----Original Message----- From: = pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On = Behalf Of Alpha88x@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, November = 03, 2004 8:20 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: OT = Politicals <![if = !supportEmptyParas]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> In a message dated 11/1/2004 10:30:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, deanmay@pianorebuilders.com writes: <![if !supportLineBreakNewLine]> <![endif]><o:p></o:p> <div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in = 0in 4.0pt'> Listen to the testimony presented before the Congressional committee <o:p></o:p> </div>      Usually, people who are too buzy working cannot = find the time to investigate hours long Congressional hearings. Therefore = their's is an uneducated vote on election day.       Its easy and less time consuming to just = turn on Dan Rathers and let him "report" it in a little, few minute = clip that passes by the TV screeen so fast, that theres no substantial information = for a viewer come away with. That way, the viewer, (who has to get to bed to = get up for work OR has kids to pick up from volley ball and or other chores = they cant do while at work)  can get on with their life.      Major network news is anemic. It leaves me with = more questions than answers. The answers take time and investigation = from ALL news sources and books. People just dont have the time to read or watch = long hearings. Not only that, their minds are on paying bills, how their = young'ns are doing with school/social upbringings and, home repairs, auto maintenece/worries.....etc. How could they have their thoughts geared on = what the government is doing? Julia, Reading <o:p></o:p> </div> </body> </html>