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To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (63481)	2/7/2001 7:40:22 AM
From: re3	Respond to of 116760

richard you are too funny !

To: Richard Mazzarella who wrote (63481)	2/7/2001 2:32:30 PM
From: long-gone	Respond to of 116760

Hey, this talks pretty well to the situation of CNBC & gold. They can mention the down for gold but never the up: The "Fourth Branch" of Government The Puerile Hucksters of the News Media by Peter Topolewski In a vain misrepresentation, that is what the media call themselves: the "Fourth Branch" of government. A nifty bit of fantasizing meant to make us feel they exist solely for the people and removed from the pull of profit. Charlatans I say, and what's more ones who've performed their hucksterisms so poorly they now call in to question the very purpose of news gathering. The original job description – and the one the media even yet allege to fulfill – was simple enough: 1. Report the facts 2. Choose which facts to report (*) On the power of task number 1 the media rose above the people and into the clouds. The pursuit of fact detached them from appetites and inclinations. Soaring above the ignoble they crowned themselves arbiters of truth – disinterested in opinion and unable to opine but always zeroed in like a laser on facts. They saw themselves performing a noble, impersonal service for the good of those who cannot provide it to themselves, and so they rightly christened themselves the Fourth Branch of Government. (cont) zolatimes.com