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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (77894)	6/9/2010 1:12:18 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 149317

In answer to your point No. 2, the media is just reporting erroneous facts and creating visuals that are not factual. An example is Fox News that all day long shows a visual of dispersed oil in the water as they are reporting on "vast plumes" etc. Those visuals are clearly shots taken while the ROV is surfacing to its tender and naturally goes through an oil accumulation over the blowout well. Don't get me wrong, I have only contempt for the antics of BP, the negligence, the arrogance, the incompetence etc which caused this catastrophe, but in all fairness, the media is knowingly reporting incorrect information and hyping the spill for ratings. That's exactly right. And its not just cable news. Yesterday, the spokesperson for NOAA carefully noted there was dissolved oil in the water. Daily Kos reported it as plumes and referenced the spokeperson's words. SHE NEVER SAID PLUMES!!!! The media is acting like a parent who is exaggerating their response to a child's screw up in order to make a point. Even Maddow is coming off like a tsk-ing parent. I find it very embarrassing.