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Fri May-28-10 01:46 PM
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| 38. I don't get how trying to document the effects and extent of this disaster, which |
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Edited on Fri May-28-10 01:47 PM by Hissyspit
Previously has not been getting enough coverage, translates into following Lindsay Lohan or Paris Hilton around. Sure, you can criticize the type and quality of coverage, but QUALITY coverage can't occur in a free society if those in power - corporate or governmental - get to decide what gets covered based on whichever corrupted whim they want to base it on ... as the Founders understood.
"Abuse of power comes as no surprise." - Jenny Holzer
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| -US coast guards harass journalists covering BP's oil spill disaster |
Judi Lynn |
May-28-10 04:57 AM |
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Ah ! So its the Coast Guard now is it. |
dipsydoodle |
May-28-10 05:10 AM |
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Remind which country this is.......... |
backtomn |
May-28-10 01:25 PM |
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Complain, complain, complain |
orbitalman |
May-28-10 07:38 AM |
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a photographer with the New Orleans Times-Picayune was prevented from flying over the ocean |
scentopine |
May-28-10 08:19 AM |
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Going to get much worse. |
icee |
May-28-10 08:30 AM |
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At least if * was still president, we'd all be on the same page... |
hughee99 |
May-28-10 08:33 AM |
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The human mind is not logical |
robbob |
May-28-10 11:23 AM |
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Who declared martial law? ... eom |
Kolesar |
May-28-10 10:02 AM |
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well said. f'n amazing. |
nashville_brook |
May-28-10 02:21 PM |
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Yep. We are in dangerous times... |
Iowa |
May-28-10 03:05 PM |
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Really? |
Hissyspit |
May-28-10 11:24 AM |
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Go on complaining......please |
backtomn |
May-28-10 01:28 PM |
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I don't get how trying to document the effects and extent of this disaster, which |
Hissyspit |
May-28-10 01:46 PM |
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I agree wholeheartedly....... |
backtomn |
May-28-10 02:17 PM |
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Thank you Hissyspit. |
chill_wind |
May-28-10 10:31 PM |
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Wow... so freedom of the press is a bad thing now... |
liberation |
May-29-10 05:24 AM |
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The reason is damage control |
Goldstein1984 |
May-28-10 08:46 AM |
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Yep. And that's what our society has allowed to become the norm. |
gtar100 |
May-28-10 09:18 AM |
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I'm young, so please help me here |
Juneboarder |
May-28-10 10:44 AM |
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Yes, except we have mostly mucksuckers. |
Goldstein1984 |
May-28-10 09:07 PM |
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Thanks for the dose of reality, as usual. Happy to hear about the Alaskans advising LA citizens. nt |
laughingliberal |
May-28-10 10:16 PM |
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So now we have the American military under the command of a foreign corporation. |
Wizard777 |
May-28-10 09:08 AM |
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All they had to do was pay-off Admiral Allen |
FLPanhandle |
May-28-10 09:13 AM |
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oh, please spare us the hyperbole...eom |
Kolesar |
May-28-10 10:02 AM |
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Hello, that sounds more like truth than hyperbole |
lark |
May-28-10 12:08 PM |
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Let me spell it out for you: |
Raster |
May-28-10 09:15 AM |
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Thanks, Raster... |
KansDem |
May-28-10 10:57 AM |
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You are welcome, KansDem. None of the principal players in this environmental disaster want you or |
Raster |
May-28-10 11:25 AM |
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Right Raster. No oil no humvees, no tanks. 'National security' dictates that we leave BP alone |
FailureToCommunicate |
May-28-10 11:32 AM |
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+1 |
conscious evolution |
May-28-10 01:01 PM |
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+ 1000. Please consider making this an OP in GD. nt |
riderinthestorm |
May-29-10 09:24 PM |
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A cover-up may work for awhile, but this is too catastrophic to hide. |
felinetta |
May-28-10 09:56 AM |
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You may be right, but..... |
backtomn |
May-28-10 02:24 PM |
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Maybe a dash of conservatives harassing liberals? |
laurel46 |
May-28-10 10:02 AM |
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they can't do that |
barbtries |
May-28-10 10:21 AM |
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This IS like Katrina in that we are not told about the death tolls |
RedCloud |
May-28-10 10:27 AM |
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combine this with the Patriot Act... |
awoke_in_2003 |
May-28-10 10:53 AM |
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+1 |
Iowa |
May-28-10 03:12 PM |
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I thought only Bush & Cheney pulled these stunts?!! |
Imagevision |
May-28-10 11:18 AM |
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Wishful thinking!! |
lark |
May-28-10 12:21 PM |
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I am not sure that I agree....... |
backtomn |
May-28-10 01:21 PM |
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Why BP's sudden interest in protecting the wildlife sanctuaries by restricting pesky |
FailureToCommunicate |
May-28-10 11:40 AM |
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Why is it always Democrats have to be the the ones to shine the light on coverups?? |
Dappleganger |
May-28-10 12:11 PM |
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Hey BP, found a new logo for ya! |
truthisfreedom |
May-28-10 12:23 PM |
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Eyes in the wrong place. |
bl968 |
May-28-10 12:45 PM |
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Here's a link to the Newsweek story on this |
SpankMe |
May-28-10 12:26 PM |
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Thank you, SpankMe. From your excellent link: |
Judi Lynn |
May-28-10 03:14 PM |
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I'm a journalist, and this horrifies me. |
Sheltiemama |
May-28-10 07:01 PM |
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as a former journalist, i'm surprised some news organization hasn't |
Blue_Tires |
May-28-10 10:39 PM |
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They cry "Safety and Security" |
SpankMe |
May-28-10 11:37 PM |
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K&R... a tactic right out of the RW playbook... nt |
gulfcoastliberal |
May-28-10 12:52 PM |
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Kicking for exposure |
conscious evolution |
May-28-10 01:12 PM |
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Jesus H Christ! Has every American been neutered? |
Vinnie From Indy |
May-28-10 04:58 PM |
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Shouldn't real journalists be doing this? |
lovelyrita |
May-28-10 08:52 PM |
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People here keep asking, "Well, what do you want the President to do??" |
customerserviceguy |
May-28-10 05:01 PM |
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Halle-fucking-Lujia! |
Raster |
May-28-10 06:01 PM |
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That would be a good start but apparently, according to these same people |
Lorien |
May-28-10 11:47 PM |
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In the Gulf, at the leak site, that might be true |
customerserviceguy |
May-29-10 09:12 PM |
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I asked about embedding reporters earlier |
noamnety |
May-28-10 09:32 PM |
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Transparency? This is outrageous. |
Waiting For Everyman |
May-29-10 03:33 AM |
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kicking... |
BeFree |
May-29-10 09:04 AM |
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Corporations are the government! |
IndianaGreen |
May-29-10 09:45 AM |
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