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  • BFT3K
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Dec 2005
    • 10764
    #1

    Who I Blame For The Current Depressed State Of America

    The Media

    No matter what channel you watch, or what radio show you listen to, The Media has been doing nothing but stoking the flames of hate.

    The reports are ALL negative - the editorials are ALL negative - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

    If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is ignored, and all The Media does is magnify disagreements.

    Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

    I wonder why....
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    • The Demon
      Confirmed User
      • Apr 2003
      • 7336
      #2
      Reports also show that people who read BFT3K's posts are more likely to commit suicide than those who don't. (Source Needed)
      Greed is Good

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        • Amputate Your Head
          There can be only one
          • Aug 2001
          • 39075
          #3
          Originally posted by BFT3K
          Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

          I wonder why....
          They have realized what the rest have not yet. There is no way to ever win. The deck has been stacked for a very long time. What we see today are just the results of that. For all the media's fear mongering & hate-spreading, all the "outcry" from the bagger nuts, the bs promises from ALL politicians, and all the division amongst the peoples.... there is still no way to ever win. We are fucking doomed.
          SIG TOO BIG

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            • BFT3K
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Dec 2005
              • 10764
              #4
              Originally posted by The Demon
              Reports also show that people who read BFT3K's posts are more likely to commit suicide than those who don't. (Source Needed)
              Man, I wish that were true - at least in your case.

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                • BFT3K
                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                  • Dec 2005
                  • 10764
                  #5
                  Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                  They have realized what the rest have not yet. There is no way to ever win. The deck has been stacked for a very long time. What we see today are just the results of that. For all the media's fear mongering & hate-spreading, all the "outcry" from the bagger nuts, the bs promises from ALL politicians, and all the division amongst the peoples.... there is still no way to ever win. We are fucking doomed.
                  Why don't you work with me to build up the Pecker Pass Network - everyone wants affiliate promo content, and rumor has it you are a designer.

                  Hit me up... support @ PeckerPass.com

                  Maybe we can make a few bucks together, and ignore the politics for a bit?

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                    • Amputate Your Head
                      There can be only one
                      • Aug 2001
                      • 39075
                      #6
                      Originally posted by The Demon
                      Reports also show that people who read BFT3K's posts are more likely to commit suicide than those who don't. (Source Needed)
                      Let's hope you will be the proof required to cement that nugget.
                      SIG TOO BIG

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                        • The Demon
                          Confirmed User
                          • Apr 2003
                          • 7336
                          #7
                          Originally posted by BFT3K
                          Man, I wish that were true - at least in your case.
                          Yea but then you'd lose the only person who really makes an effort to respond to your posts, and then you'll just be trolling GFY.
                          Greed is Good

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                            • IllTestYourGirls
                              Ah My Balls
                              • Feb 2007
                              • 14311
                              #8
                              Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                              They have realized what the rest have not yet. There is no way to ever win. The deck has been stacked for a very long time. What we see today are just the results of that. For all the media's fear mongering & hate-spreading, all the "outcry" from the bagger nuts, the bs promises from ALL politicians, and all the division amongst the peoples.... there is still no way to ever win. We are fucking doomed.
                              Originally posted by BFT3K
                              Man, I wish that were true - at least in your case.
                              Yeah..... You two should really take Obama's advice and do not take in so much info, it will only confuse you.

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                                • The Demon
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Apr 2003
                                  • 7336
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                  Yeah..... You two should really take Obama's advice and do not take in so much info, it will only confuse you.
                                  hahahaha
                                  Greed is Good

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                                    • BFT3K
                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                      • Dec 2005
                                      • 10764
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by The Demon
                                      Yea but then you'd lose the only person who really makes an effort to respond to your posts, and then you'll just be trolling GFY.
                                      When you use the term "trolling GFY" are you staring into a mirror?

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                                        • The Demon
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                                          • Apr 2003
                                          • 7336
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by BFT3K
                                          When you use the term "trolling GFY" are you staring into a mirror?
                                          No, I believe I was clear on who the troll was. But I can play "I know you are but what am I".

                                          "NO U!!"
                                          Greed is Good

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                                            • Amputate Your Head
                                              There can be only one
                                              • Aug 2001
                                              • 39075
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by BFT3K
                                              Why don't you work with me to build up the Pecker Pass Network - everyone wants affiliate promo content, and rumor has it you are a designer.

                                              Hit me up... support @ PeckerPass.com

                                              Maybe we can make a few bucks together, and ignore the politics for a bit?
                                              I think this is a great idea. Will hit you shortly here... yeah man.... sounds like something more productive for both of us.
                                              SIG TOO BIG

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                                                • BFT3K
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Dec 2005
                                                  • 10764
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by IllTestYourGirls
                                                  Yeah..... You two should really take Obama's advice and do not take in so much info, it will only confuse you.
                                                  And what exactly are you doing with "all the info" ?

                                                  Are you fixing all of the problems from your desktop via all of your non-biased genius analysis?

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                                                    • BFT3K
                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                      • Dec 2005
                                                      • 10764
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by The Demon
                                                      I can play "I know you are but what am I".
                                                      Clearly you can, as that seems to be the story of your life here on GFY.

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                                                        • BFT3K
                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                          • Dec 2005
                                                          • 10764
                                                          #15
                                                          Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                          I think this is a great idea. Will hit you shortly here... yeah man.... sounds like something more productive for both of us.
                                                          Great, I look forward to it!

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                                                            • xNetworx
                                                              So Fucking What
                                                              • Jan 2004
                                                              • 14445
                                                              #16
                                                              Dont watch the TV news. I never watch it any more.

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                                                                • Atticus
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                                                                  • Dec 2004
                                                                  • 1051
                                                                  #17
                                                                  I completely agree.

                                                                  Instead of the $750 billion plus stimulus package the government should have gone to the big media companies (behind closed doors of course) and offered them big $$ to ease up on the negative economy coverage and focus on the positive. Would of been a ton cheaper and had much better results.

                                                                  It's pretty common sense. If the average middle class family is bombarded with bad news and how the sky is falling they get scared to spend money. Instead of that dinner at Olive Garden they eat at home to save the money. Now, if all they see is how great everything is and how the economy is improving rapidly they arent as inclined to save as much and they spend. The more spending, the better the economy actually improves.

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                                                                    • The Demon
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                                                                      • Apr 2003
                                                                      • 7336
                                                                      #18
                                                                      Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                      Clearly you can, as that seems to be the story of your life here on GFY.
                                                                      Again, I rest my case .
                                                                      Greed is Good

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                                                                        • IllTestYourGirls
                                                                          Ah My Balls
                                                                          • Feb 2007
                                                                          • 14311
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                          And what exactly are you doing with "all the info" ?

                                                                          Are you fixing all of the problems from your desktop via all of your non-biased genius analysis?
                                                                          I do more than you think Scary I know!

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                                                                            • ottopottomouse
                                                                              She is ugly, bad luck.
                                                                              • Jan 2010
                                                                              • 13177
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                              Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

                                                                              I wonder why....
                                                                              It's a bit of a spiral out of control thing. Get miserable. Watch a load of TV because you can't be bothered to do anything else. Brain rots. Watch more TV because you now genuinely can't manage to do anything else.

                                                                              I've seen old people sit all day watching TV just for a bit of comfort instead of sitting in isolation going nuts. Instead they still go nuts but nuts with really strong opinions on things.
                                                                              ↑ see post ↑
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                                                                                • Vendzilla
                                                                                  Biker Gnome
                                                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                                                  • 23200
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                  The Media

                                                                                  No matter what channel you watch, or what radio show you listen to, The Media has been doing nothing but stoking the flames of hate.

                                                                                  The reports are ALL negative - the editorials are ALL negative - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

                                                                                  If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is ignored, and all The Media does is magnify disagreements.

                                                                                  Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

                                                                                  I wonder why....
                                                                                  Barry didn't help

                                                                                  "Start with Obama's big meeting with top congressional leaders on his signature legislation -- the stimulus -- on the Friday after his inauguration. Listening to Republican concerns about overspending was a nice gesture -- until he shut down any hopes of real dialogue by crassly telling Republican leaders: 'I won.' Even the White House's leaking of the comment was a slap at the Republican leadership, who'd expected Obama to adhere to the custom of keeping private meetings with congressional leadership, well, private.

                                                                                  "It's only gone downhill from there. The stimulus included zero Republican recommendations, and failed to get a single House Republican vote.


                                                                                  He has done more to polarize the country than any one single president in history
                                                                                  Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                                                                  think about that

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                                                                                    • BFT3K
                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                      • Dec 2005
                                                                                      • 10764
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by Vendzilla
                                                                                      Barry didn't help

                                                                                      "Start with Obama's big meeting with top congressional leaders on his signature legislation -- the stimulus -- on the Friday after his inauguration. Listening to Republican concerns about overspending was a nice gesture -- until he shut down any hopes of real dialogue by crassly telling Republican leaders: 'I won.' Even the White House's leaking of the comment was a slap at the Republican leadership, who'd expected Obama to adhere to the custom of keeping private meetings with congressional leadership, well, private.

                                                                                      "It's only gone downhill from there. The stimulus included zero Republican recommendations, and failed to get a single House Republican vote.

                                                                                      He has done more to polarize the country than any one single president in history
                                                                                      This thread wasn't meant to start a left/right debate.

                                                                                      It was just my opinion about conditions overall - unrelated to party affiliation.
                                                                                      Last edited by BFT3K; 08-12-2010, 11:01 AM.

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                                                                                        • Tom_PM
                                                                                          Porn Meister
                                                                                          • Feb 2005
                                                                                          • 16443
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          I'm sick of them using the old, "Your critics would say........" bullshit.

                                                                                          Hey guess what? Your critics would say you are a worthless piece of shit who should fall out of existence post haste. How do you respond to that?

                                                                                          How about this once in a while, "Your supporters would say..." you are the best person ever, you dress nice, you smell like a flower and you taste like delicious candy. How do you respond to that?
                                                                                          43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

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                                                                                            • Vendzilla
                                                                                              Biker Gnome
                                                                                              • Mar 2004
                                                                                              • 23200
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                              This thread wasn't meant to start a left/right debate.

                                                                                              It was just my opinion about conditions overall - unrelated to party affiliation.
                                                                                              And I was stating that Barry fucked it up from the begining by polarizing the nation
                                                                                              Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                                                                              think about that

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                                                                                                • _Richard_
                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                  • Oct 2006
                                                                                                  • 30991
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  ahh finger pointing

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                                                                                                    • BFT3K
                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                      • Dec 2005
                                                                                                      • 10764
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      Originally posted by Vendzilla
                                                                                                      And I was stating that Barry fucked it up from the begining by polarizing the nation
                                                                                                      Start a thread about political polarization. I'm sure it will get lots of attention!

                                                                                                      Not falling for it here however... it's a trap!

                                                                                                      Last edited by BFT3K; 08-12-2010, 11:10 AM.

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                                                                                                        • Vendzilla
                                                                                                          Biker Gnome
                                                                                                          • Mar 2004
                                                                                                          • 23200
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                                          Start a thread about political polarization. I'm sure it will get lots of attention!

                                                                                                          Not falling for it here however... it's a trap!

                                                                                                          It's that polarizing that has had fed the press, caused the upheaval of groups like the Tea Party and caused so many pissed off people, VOTERS

                                                                                                          It's sad that Sarah Palin has more clout backing someone in an election than the president of the united states does
                                                                                                          Carbon is not the problem, it makes up 0.041% of our atmosphere , 95% of that is from Volcanos and decomposing plants and stuff. So people in the US are responsible for 13% of the carbon in the atmosphere which 95% is not from Humans, like cars and trucks and stuff and they want to spend trillions to fix it while Solar Panel plants are powered by coal plants
                                                                                                          think about that

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                                                                                                            • BFT3K
                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                              • Dec 2005
                                                                                                              • 10764
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by Vendzilla
                                                                                                              It's that polarizing that has had fed the press, caused the upheaval of groups like the Tea Party and caused so many pissed off people, VOTERS

                                                                                                              It's sad that Sarah Palin has more clout backing someone in an election than the president of the united states does
                                                                                                              Can I interest you in some delicious cheese?



                                                                                                              Or maybe some sweet sticky icky?

                                                                                                              Last edited by BFT3K; 08-12-2010, 11:19 AM.

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                                                                                                                • gloryholeprincess
                                                                                                                  Registered User
                                                                                                                  • Jul 2009
                                                                                                                  • 73
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Divide and Conquer the mob. They have done it since before Rome because it works.
                                                                                                                  They are all controlled by the corporations and they are all about greed. I don't allow my man to watch any news or read any news. How can you report to the American people and think you have a clue when you make 7 million a year to be a talking head? Watch Jon Stewart, let him get paid, laugh at it, try to Vote if they let you and forget about it. Have sex, that is what I do.

                                                                                                                  Piper
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                                                  The Media

                                                                                                                  No matter what channel you watch, or what radio show you listen to, The Media has been doing nothing but stoking the flames of hate.

                                                                                                                  The reports are ALL negative - the editorials are ALL negative - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

                                                                                                                  If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is ignored, and all The Media does is magnify disagreements.

                                                                                                                  Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

                                                                                                                  I wonder why....
                                                                                                                  Last edited by gloryholeprincess; 08-12-2010, 01:40 PM.

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                                                                                                                    • sortie
                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                      • Mar 2007
                                                                                                                      • 7771
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                                                      Man, I wish that were true - at least in your case.


                                                                                                                      Touche!

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                                                                                                                        • BlackCrayon
                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                          • 19634
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          repetition works davy! and so does fear. fear=sales.
                                                                                                                          you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                                                                                            • sortie
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                                                                                                                              • Mar 2007
                                                                                                                              • 7771
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by ottopottomouse
                                                                                                                              It's a bit of a spiral out of control thing. Get miserable. Watch a load of TV because you can't be bothered to do anything else. Brain rots. Watch more TV because you now genuinely can't manage to do anything else.

                                                                                                                              I've seen old people sit all day watching TV just for a bit of comfort instead of sitting in isolation going nuts. Instead they still go nuts but nuts with really strong opinions on things.
                                                                                                                              Holy fucking shit!

                                                                                                                              You actually put together a post that was good!


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                                                                                                                                • sortie
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                                                                                                                                  • Mar 2007
                                                                                                                                  • 7771
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                                                                  The Media

                                                                                                                                  No matter what channel you watch, or what radio show you listen to, The Media has been doing nothing but stoking the flames of hate.

                                                                                                                                  The reports are ALL negative - the editorials are ALL negative - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

                                                                                                                                  If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is ignored, and all The Media does is magnify disagreements.

                                                                                                                                  Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

                                                                                                                                  I wonder why....
                                                                                                                                  I never thought about things in this way but you have a point.

                                                                                                                                  When people are happy they "make things happen" not just sit around hoping and
                                                                                                                                  praying for some miracle.

                                                                                                                                  Great post!

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                                                                                                                                    • Bill8
                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                      • Oct 2001
                                                                                                                                      • 1901
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                                                                      The Media

                                                                                                                                      No matter what channel you watch, or what radio show you listen to, The Media has been doing nothing but stoking the flames of hate.

                                                                                                                                      The reports are ALL negative - the editorials are ALL negative - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

                                                                                                                                      If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is ignored, and all The Media does is magnify disagreements.

                                                                                                                                      Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

                                                                                                                                      I wonder why....
                                                                                                                                      while true enough, you present a relatively shallow analysis.

                                                                                                                                      because it's too shallow, you make yourself vulnerable to the shallow strawman and adhominem whining of the baggers.

                                                                                                                                      baggers will whine barry barry barry because it's the strategy they've been told to use by their owners - and it works among baggers because they are too dimwitted to realize what a decent argument would look like, ad hominem and straw man is as far as their rhetoric goes.

                                                                                                                                      if your presentation was meant to be bagger bait you forgot to add the poison pill.

                                                                                                                                      if it's meant to provoke thought you have to dig a few layers deeper.

                                                                                                                                      the depression line was a throwaway, and because it's clearly pointless it invites adhominem.

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                                                                                                                                        • jimmy-3-way
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                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2001
                                                                                                                                          • 3861
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                                                                          Who I Blame For The Current Depressed State Of America
                                                                                                                                          Lazy fat fuck greedy Americans

                                                                                                                                          No matter what city you go to, or where you hang out, you are surrounded by useless, lazy fat fucks.

                                                                                                                                          Their IQs are all falling rapidly - their work ethic is a joke - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

                                                                                                                                          If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is that they need to line their own pockets and fuck the country.

                                                                                                                                          Reports show that people who eat too much and learn too little are useless.

                                                                                                                                          I wonder why....
                                                                                                                                          Make money offa that Asian honey - www.eroticmp.com.

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                                                                                                                                            • Bill8
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                                                                                                                                              • Oct 2001
                                                                                                                                              • 1901
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by jimmy-3-way
                                                                                                                                              Lazy fat fuck greedy Americans

                                                                                                                                              No matter what city you go to, or where you hang out, you are surrounded by useless, lazy fat fucks.

                                                                                                                                              Their IQs are all falling rapidly - their work ethic is a joke - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

                                                                                                                                              If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is that they need to line their own pockets and fuck the country.

                                                                                                                                              Reports show that people who eat too much and learn too little are useless.

                                                                                                                                              I wonder why....
                                                                                                                                              now thats a nice rhetorical riposte.

                                                                                                                                              sneering truth always has a place in the rhetors toolbag.

                                                                                                                                              ultimately it doesn't progress the argument, but it does nicely define the boundaries of the fighting cage.

                                                                                                                                              the original post was inherently weak, and invited counterattack, yours had the virtue of being true and funny.

                                                                                                                                              but if your argument is that the media are innocents and all is the fault of we stupid americans, well, the media isn't a pure and innocent freemarket virgin, so everybody can see you are avoiding the issue.

                                                                                                                                              so its a bitchslap, with all the pointlessness of any bitchslap.

                                                                                                                                              even tho everything you said is inherently true.

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                                                                                                                                                • Sausage
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                                                                                                                                                  • Oct 2002
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                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by jimmy-3-way
                                                                                                                                                  [SIZE="5"][B]Their IQs are all falling rapidly - their work ethic is a joke - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!
                                                                                                                                                  Agreed, I have hired a number of 'out of work' Americans to do odd jobs ranging from writing to some grunt work etc .. as a way to help some of these guys out... and all of them are so fucking lazy it defies belief. They are incapable of understanding the concept of deadlines, the standard of work is shoddy at best, and I think I have heard every excuse possible (how can your dog die twice?).

                                                                                                                                                  I will stick to hiring the nationalities who appreciate having work and put some effort into it ... especially since I pay well.
                                                                                                                                                  IW
                                                                                                                                                  Skype : blance8888
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                                                                                                                                                    • SallyRand
                                                                                                                                                      So Fucking Banned
                                                                                                                                                      • Jan 2008
                                                                                                                                                      • 3487
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      Excuses, excuses,excuses! Lies, Lies And Damned Lies!

                                                                                                                                                      "Originally Posted by weekly:

                                                                                                                                                      The number one reason for this fucked up economy is the war in Iraq. That is a hard fix. Obama has done more to change the future of America than most presidents in history. All in just over a year. That is amazing. That is real power. You guys can all hold your breath until you turn blue, but this man is an historical game changer whether you like it or not. All you might do is buy a Corvette. This guy goes down in history."


                                                                                                                                                      So did the following "go down in history":

                                                                                                                                                      Benito Mussolini

                                                                                                                                                      Joseph Stalin

                                                                                                                                                      Adolf Hitler

                                                                                                                                                      Mao Zhe Dong

                                                                                                                                                      Nero

                                                                                                                                                      Julius Ceasar

                                                                                                                                                      Pol Pot

                                                                                                                                                      Nicolae Ceauşescu

                                                                                                                                                      Francisco Franco

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                                                                                                                                                        • Overload
                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                          • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                                                          • 3185
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by BFT3K
                                                                                                                                                          The Media

                                                                                                                                                          No matter what channel you watch, or what radio show you listen to, The Media has been doing nothing but stoking the flames of hate.

                                                                                                                                                          The reports are ALL negative - the editorials are ALL negative - instead of offering ANY positive future, it is ALL negative!

                                                                                                                                                          If politicians from both sides agree on something, it is ignored, and all The Media does is magnify disagreements.

                                                                                                                                                          Reports show that people who watch too much news are very depressed people.

                                                                                                                                                          I wonder why....
                                                                                                                                                          "i'm hearing only bad news ... on radio africa" - oh, wait - AMERICA ... but serious; i am AMAZED how long it took ya to realise the media tries to KEEP YA IN FEAR! its on PURPOSE! why? frightened ppl are easier to push into WAR and things like accepting the PATRIOT ACT! get real! you have been manipulated ALL THOSE YEARS - and NOW you realise? THAT'S BAD NEWS!
                                                                                                                                                          There aren't enough faces and palms on this planet for an appropriate reaction to religion.

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                                                                                                                                                            • jimmy-3-way
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                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Bill8
                                                                                                                                                              but if your argument is that the media are innocents and all is the fault of we stupid americans, well, the media isn't a pure and innocent freemarket virgin, so everybody can see you are avoiding the issue.
                                                                                                                                                              If people weren't uneducated/stupid/uncritical/overly-credulous then the increasingly tabloid media wouldn't be a problem. Honestly, what educated person, no matter their political bent would watch Glenn Beck as anything more than a sideshow?

                                                                                                                                                              Is it any wonder he has the same advertisers as Art Bell?
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                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  the media only provide what the people WANT to watch. not what they NEED to watch. you can blame the repeal of the fairness doctrine for that.

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                                                                                                                                                                      I agree, for the past two years you go into a store, a baseball game, anywhere, people are buying, spending etc. The media hurt us all big time.
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                                                                                                                                                                        • Bill8
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                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by jimmy-3-way
                                                                                                                                                                          If people weren't uneducated/stupid/uncritical/overly-credulous then the increasingly tabloid media wouldn't be a problem. Honestly, what educated person, no matter their political bent would watch Glenn Beck as anything more than a sideshow?

                                                                                                                                                                          Is it any wonder he has the same advertisers as Art Bell?
                                                                                                                                                                          while true, it's not clear where you want to go with this line of argument.

                                                                                                                                                                          I see two most likely paths.

                                                                                                                                                                          The first is that americans should be smarter. Accepted as stipulated. What then, where do you take that line of argument?

                                                                                                                                                                          The second is that the media is innocent, a freemarket automaton guided only by the invisible hand.

                                                                                                                                                                          now thats a line of argument I'd like to see you try to support. thats where the heart of the beast would be, if it turns out that the media isn't innocent.

                                                                                                                                                                          all of the major tribes have at times made the argument that the media is NOT innocent, and all have also made arguments that the media IS innocent, depending on wether or not the media is saying something they like.

                                                                                                                                                                          pretty much everyone agrees americans are stupid fucks who deserve what's happening to them. the spin on this varies a bit tribally but not enough to matter.

                                                                                                                                                                          is the media innocent? that's the real question.

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                                                                                                                                                                            • Amputate Your Head
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                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by jimmy-3-way
                                                                                                                                                                              If people weren't uneducated/stupid/uncritical/overly-credulous then the increasingly tabloid media wouldn't be a problem. Honestly, what educated person, no matter their political bent would watch Glenn Beck as anything more than a sideshow?

                                                                                                                                                                              Is it any wonder he has the same advertisers as Art Bell?
                                                                                                                                                                              You'd be surprised. I've been to private parties around here locally and seen Glenn Beck's book on their shelves with my own eyes. People you'd never guess in a million years they'd ever spend one dime on anything GB had to say.
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                                                                                                                                                                                • Sausage
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                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                                                                                                                                  You'd be surprised. I've been to private parties around here locally and seen Glenn Beck's book on their shelves with my own eyes. People you'd never guess in a million years they'd ever spend one dime on anything GB had to say.
                                                                                                                                                                                  Have you read it ?
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                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Sausage
                                                                                                                                                                                      Have you read it ?
                                                                                                                                                                                      LOL I won't even touch it. I've seen his act on tv.
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                                                                                                                                                                                        • Sausage
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                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                                                                                                                                          LOL I won't even touch it. I've seen his act on tv.
                                                                                                                                                                                          He definitely runs a 'colorful' show

                                                                                                                                                                                          Though its a bit thick to bash a book you have never read..
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                                                                                                                                                                                            • Amputate Your Head
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                                                                                                                                                                                              #48
                                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Sausage
                                                                                                                                                                                              He definitely runs a 'colorful' show

                                                                                                                                                                                              Though its a bit thick to bash a book you have never read..
                                                                                                                                                                                              Agreed, but GB is shallow enough to warrant an exception. If there's anything in his book that would sway me IRL, I'd be the first one to admit being completely shocked. Any "message" he thinks he has is watered down & discounted by his extreme antics. I feel the same about Rush. I gave his show a few years of listening so that I could be objective on him. I got nothing out of it. Rush is in it for Rush (money) and nothing else. GB is no different. It's just business.
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                                                                                                                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by Atticus
                                                                                                                                                                                                  I completely agree.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Instead of the $750 billion plus stimulus package the government should have gone to the big media companies (behind closed doors of course) and offered them big $$ to ease up on the negative economy coverage and focus on the positive. Would of been a ton cheaper and had much better results.

                                                                                                                                                                                                  It's pretty common sense. If the average middle class family is bombarded with bad news and how the sky is falling they get scared to spend money. Instead of that dinner at Olive Garden they eat at home to save the money. Now, if all they see is how great everything is and how the economy is improving rapidly they arent as inclined to save as much and they spend. The more spending, the better the economy actually improves.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  You got a point. I read once financial magazines sold more copies with bad news on the cover.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                      #50
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by Amputate Your Head
                                                                                                                                                                                                      You'd be surprised. I've been to private parties around here locally and seen Glenn Beck's book on their shelves with my own eyes. People you'd never guess in a million years they'd ever spend one dime on anything GB had to say.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Were I to see Glenn Beck's book on a friend of mine's shelf it would be akin to paying that very same friend a surprise visit only to catch him sodomizing his canine.

                                                                                                                                                                                                      Good taste and discretion would compel me to tip toe back out the door and never to make mention of the unspeakable.
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