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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (128483)	3/31/2012 8:57:50 PM
From: TopCat	3 Recommendations Respond to of 224728

The fact that you think they are a good organization is enough for me to be skeptical.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (128483)	3/31/2012 8:58:47 PM
From: TideGlider	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224728

They could see their medical professionals for better information

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (128483)	3/31/2012 9:48:58 PM
From: Wayners	1 Recommendation Respond to of 224728

AARP advocated against the prescription drug benefit that would have helped all their members. How do you explain that?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (128483)	3/31/2012 10:36:36 PM
From: lorne	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224728

NBC to do ‘internal investigation’ on Zimmerman segment 03/31/2012 By Erik Wemple washingtonpost.com NBC told this blog today that it would investigate its handling of a piece on the “Today” show that ham-handedly abridged the conversation between George Zimmerman and a dispatcher in the moments before the death of Trayvon Martin. A statement from NBC: “We have launched an internal investigation into the editorial process surrounding this particular story.” Great news right there. As exposed by Fox News and media watchdog site NewsBusters, the “Today” segment took this approach to a key part of the dispatcher call: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. He looks black. Here’s how the actual conversation went down: Zimmerman: This guy looks like he’s up to no good. Or he’s on drugs or something. It’s raining and he’s just walking around, looking about. Dispatcher: OK, and this guy — is he black, white or Hispanic? Zimmerman: He looks black. The difference between what “Today” put on its air and the actual tape? Complete: In the “Today” version, Zimmerman volunteered that this person “looks black,” a sequence of events that would more readily paint Zimmerman as a racial profiler. In reality’s version, Zimmerman simply answered a question about the race of the person whom he was reporting to the police. Nothing prejudicial at all in responding to such an inquiry. In an appearance on Fox News’s “Hannity,” Brent Bozell, president of the conservative Media Research Center, called this elision on the part of ”Today” an “all-out falsehood” — not just a distortion or misrepresentation. And it’s a falsehood with repercussions. Much of the public discussion over the past week has settled on how conflicting facts and interpretations call into question whether Zimmerman acted justifiably or criminally. That’s a process that’ll continue. But one set of facts in the is ironclad, and that’s the back-and-forth between Zimmerman and the dispatcher. To portray that exchange in a way that wrongs Zimmerman is high editorial malpractice well worthy of the investigation that NBC is now mounting.