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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:13 AM
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Koppel on C-SPAN2: "I am a total idiot when it comes to the Internet"
Edited on Thu Jan-20-05 10:21 AM by sabra
Maybe that explains him totally dropping the ball in last night's report?

edit: title
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liberal N proud Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:15 AM
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1. He should have stopped that message at
I am a total idiot.
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:15 AM
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2. That's today's equivalent of saying...
"I am a total idiot when it comes to the library."

What a disgrace.
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Jo March Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:15 AM
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3. He is an idiot
He doesn't even know that it's internets, plural.

Sigh. Some people just can't stick to the talking points.
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Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:16 AM
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4. That was made abundantly clear on Nightline last night
What a worthless POS show THAT was, eh?
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:18 AM
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5. No doubt!
I felt totally dissapointed.
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zann725 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 11:03 AM
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11. But the important part WAS, the 'timing' of the story...the night before
the Inauguration. It's important to remember that of course they'll try and dismiss us. But the fact they even have to "defend" their side of the story, means they're on the offensive. They knew there'd be plenty of people in the streets today protesting the Inauguration and the Election Results, and they have a lot to hide.

They're no longer ignoring us. They're fighting us. And to quote Gandhi: "...then we win."

Do not let the scorn get you down. Scorn back the media whores who are NOT doing their job to investigate and cover the truth.

Then quit watching them, turn on CSPAN and the radio.
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proudbluestater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 11:16 AM
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13. It's not just the TIMING, it the SPONSORS of the show last night
Ford Motor Company sponsored NightLine last night. It also is spending 250,000 on today's coronation. Gotta do a little story for your corporate massahs.
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:19 AM
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6. "Politics and the Media"
The kids are asking some really questions!
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:40 AM
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7. And yet they call us... "Conspiracy Theorists" n/t
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:52 AM
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8. I'm guessing Koppel lost the human race?
Edited on Thu Jan-20-05 10:53 AM by Prag
Am I right?
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sabra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:54 AM
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9. Huh?
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 10:57 AM
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10. I read this link...
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proudbluestater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 11:13 AM
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12. That goes without saying
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NationalEnquirer Donating Member (571 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 11:37 AM
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14. Well he'd better watch out.
The internet already took out one major anchor.
The rest had better bone up on what we are about.
Its a force to be reckoned with.
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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 11:49 AM
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15. Wow! He said that?
Makes me respect him for it. It explains a lot.
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glitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-20-05 11:59 AM
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16. Then he should hire people to inform him. He would if he were a journalist
I believe that's what journalists do -- they gather the information from people who know, they don't just blow speculation out their ass and call it news.
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