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To: JohnM who wrote (92969)	4/12/2003 6:02:56 PM
From: LindyBill	Respond to of 281500

At the moment it still illustrates the rabid right's (just couldn't resist typing that--I've been controlling my twitching fingers far too long--but they just took over and said to hell with my better instincts) first priority is not to report or analyze the news but to find some way to beat up on everyone else. We just watched the livid left here---I just came up with that one, not bad huh?---have an orgasm over Perle. And that was a nothing compared to this story. It is the sanctimonious attitude of liberal media like CNN that sets people off. They have their slant, but they pretend that their offerings are "Pets De Soeurs."

To: JohnM who wrote (92969)	4/12/2003 6:48:50 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

At the moment it still illustrates the rabid right's (just couldn't resist typing that--I've been controlling my twitching fingers far too long--but they just took over and said to hell with my better instincts) first priority is not to report or analyze the news but to find some way to beat up on everyone else. These so called "rabid right's priorities" may have had some justification after all when one takes CNNs Eason Jordon's report into consideration. There is a sense that there is a lot of mistrust of the various news organizations because the news they relay seems so one way or that something is missing or that too much editorializing takes place. I can honestly say that I have been a lot more sceptical, and have paid a lot more attention to news reporting in general since the whole idea of slanting the news became an issue. Before the word was used for that purpose, I thought of slant as giving a direction other than perpendicular or horizontal. This question is common, but is it really a news organizations duty to analyze the news? M