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In the discussion thread: ‘This American Life’ retracts Apple episode, says Daisey fabricated parts [View all]

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Fri Mar 16, 2012, 08:49 PM

caseymoz (5,185 posts)

32. Umm, I heard the episode. I believe he called himself that.

Maybe it was a hint at the fraud to follow?

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69 replies	Author	Time	Post
‘This American Life’ retracts Apple episode, says Daisey fabricated parts [View all]	onehandle	Mar 2012	OP
Facts won't stop Apple haters.	former9thward	Mar 2012	#1
Or Apple fans. Double edged sword. nt	Snake Alchemist	Mar 2012	#7
Apple is EEEEEEVIL, I tells ya!	Booby	Mar 2012	#62
It doesn't change the fact that Apple is a evil fucking corporation.	alarimer	Mar 2012	#43
Speak for yourself.	former9thward	Mar 2012	#54
Links to the NPR and This American Life comments	Julian Englis	Mar 2012	#2
This is heartbreaking. It arms the deregulators.	nolabear	Mar 2012	#3
+1	Blue_Tires	Mar 2012	#59
ABC hasn't retracted.	tridim	Mar 2012	#4
OK, so he never talked to poisoned workers.	HughBeaumont	Mar 2012	#5
+1. Apple cultists love shooting messengers.	Pholus	Mar 2012	#29
Ooooohhhh...the haters gonna hate this!	Atman	Mar 2012	#6
Just as silly to righteously defend Pepsi over Coke, or demonize Coke over Pepsi	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#10
Actually, I've become a big Hosmer Mountain fan!	Atman	Mar 2012	#14
We all of us rationalize why the other guys suck...	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#67
Real Americans drink RC Cola!	Liberal Veteran	Mar 2012	#17
Real Americans drink PBR. Yes, it is still American owned.	alfredo	Mar 2012	#28
Which PC maker is Coke?	.99center	Mar 2012	#39
I have always considered	newblewtoo	Mar 2012	#11
Underscores everything I said.	Atman	Mar 2012	#16
"a total POS sold at a ridiculous markup"	DireStrike	Mar 2012	#19
I wanted to build my own Mac at one time	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#21
Don't bother. People like DireStrike don't want to hear it.	Atman	Mar 2012	#23
It's Ludicrous.... it's more of a cult of personality. against a fictitious cult of personality..	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#35
Because it not true	.99center	Mar 2012	#38
You know that many from Apple were going to jump into the Linux world if MS had been	alfredo	Mar 2012	#34
interesting!	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#36
What does hate have to do with worker conditions?	caseymoz	Mar 2012	#30
Listening to the retraction program . . .	caseymoz	Mar 2012	#50
Oopsie Daisey. n/t	Ian David	Mar 2012	#8
This message was self-deleted by its author	Pryderi	Mar 2012	#9
Huh?	frazzled	Mar 2012	#13
The Jungle was a novel yet it inspired many changes.	alarimer	Mar 2012	#45
The Jungle presented itself as a novel	frazzled	Mar 2012	#53
You are aware that Upton Sinclare actually worked at those cattle yards	Javaman	Mar 2012	#65
What if it was a similar move to what they did to the George W. Bush* National Guard story?	LoZoccolo	Mar 2012	#12
What if your repeated use of "Apple fanboy" exposed you for being just another hater?	Atman	Mar 2012	#18
?	LoZoccolo	Mar 2012	#24
I guess I'm not sure what your "?" was about.	Atman	Mar 2012	#25
I wondered why you faulted me for using that word when I was referring to someone	LoZoccolo	Mar 2012	#26
Umm, I heard the episode. I believe he called himself that.	caseymoz	Mar 2012	#32
Love the use of font size. nt	Javaman	Mar 2012	#66
Might be, except for the lack of facts.	caseymoz	Mar 2012	#31
Oh, I don't actually believe it.	LoZoccolo	Mar 2012	#33
Comedians have enough of an image problem.	caseymoz	Mar 2012	#40
Bad mistake - excellent repsonse	YankeyMCC	Mar 2012	#15
Over-the-top response. It buried the abysmal working conditions	shcrane71	Mar 2012	#56
Apple should sue this guy into oblivion.	truthisfreedom	Mar 2012	#20
Well, One Good Thing Came out of this... more Attention to Working Conditions	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#22
But now people will think everything there is fine.	alarimer	Mar 2012	#46
Exactly.	shcrane71	Mar 2012	#57
no they won't...	fascisthunter	Mar 2012	#69
I donate to This American Life and will continue to do so.	mahina	Mar 2012	#27
Anything with apple generates a lot of hits... Nowadays	got root	Mar 2012	#37
Is the entire account false, or just elements of it?	Orrex	Mar 2012	#41
Yes, but even though some of the story may be fake	hughee99	Mar 2012	#42
Must the story be dismissed as a whole?	Orrex	Mar 2012	#48
I agree.	hughee99	Mar 2012	#49
A fair assessment	Orrex	Mar 2012	#55
But you can't refer back to Daisey's story ... it is entirely corrupt.	BOHICA12	Mar 2012	#63
Very true	Orrex	Mar 2012	#64
So NPR caves to corporate pressure just like any other news organization.	alarimer	Mar 2012	#44
What do you mean?	Orrex	Mar 2012	#47
People came forward and pointed out the fabrications. Nothing to do with Apple.	onehandle	Mar 2012	#51
Listening to "This American Life" retraction program.	caseymoz	Mar 2012	#52
Glass's decision to go with the Daisey monologue sets the advent of better working	shcrane71	Mar 2012	#58
Also opens cynicism up everywhere about workers movements	caseymoz	Mar 2012	#60
I've been a huge fan of This American Life for years.	shcrane71	Mar 2012	#61
this sounds like a Rovian PR poison pill	yurbud	Mar 2012	#68

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