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To: LindyBill who wrote (213693)	1/20/2007 1:04:34 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Bill, the cost of houses ISN'T included in the government's manipulated inflation numbers, which is based on "equivalent rent". Americans don't NEED Krugman to tell them they aren't keeping up. They KNOW it, from their own experience.

To: LindyBill who wrote (213693)	1/20/2007 1:07:38 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

Boo Hoo! Fair use won't take your beloved ideologues off the air. It will just require that balance be the rule. Coombs doesn't cut it.. Here's a site that keeps it's eye on Fox News distortions: newshounds.us And another that looks at the media in general: mediamatters.org Both are FULL of excellent arguments for the return of Fair Use. Thanks to your moron President, the Dems may be able to resurrect it. Fox, Rush and Hannity's goose-stepping support are part of the reason we're saddled with the clown.

To: LindyBill who wrote (213693)	1/20/2007 1:35:03 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

White House Correspondents Association tells Rich Little not to make fun of the president, or Iraq by John in DC - 1/18/2007 10:16:00 PM ( The "liberal" MSM in action! ) So much for an impartial press. This is actually quite serious. If the White House Correspondents Association is so afraid of doing anything that criticizes the president, even in jest, then how does this affect their reporting? How can these people write fair, accurate and impartial stories about the increasing woes of this administration if they are so fearful of any speech that may upset this administration? From Attytood: Little said organizers of the event made it clear they don't want a repeat of last year's controversial appearance by Stephen Colbert, whose searing satire of President Bush and the White House press corps fell flat and apparently touched too many nerves. "They got a lot of letters," Little said Tuesday. "I won't even mention the word 'Iraq.'" Little, who hasn't been to the White House since he was a favorite of the Reagan administration, said he'll stick with his usual schtick -- the impersonations of the past six presidents. "They don't want anyone knocking the president. He's really over the coals right now, and he's worried about his legacy," added Little, a longtime Las Vegas resident. Poor embattled president. Gosh, someone might tell a joke about him. I mean, sure, he tortures people for a living, throw out habeas corpus, illegally spies on our phone conversations and the US mail, and oh yeah, killed 35,000 civilians in Iraq this past year alone - but having a joke told about him... now that crosses the line. The White House Correspondents Association is pitiful. You call yourself journalists. And you wonder why we criticize you? You people are pathetic. Journalism isn't about getting people to like you. It's about reporting the news, the facts, the truth, and hopefully making the world a better place while so doing. americablog.blogspot.com