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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (697866)	2/8/2013 1:24:24 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574591

Not only do you need better pols but better pundits as well. O'Reilly's version of a correction By Steve Benen - Fri Feb 8, 2013 8:37 AM EST Associated Press We talked yesterday about Fox News' Bill O'Reilly, who told his audience on Wednesday night that NBC News hasn't reported "anything" on the drones story. It was, of course, a deeply odd claim -- NBC broke the drones story, which was then amplified right here on MSNBC. We learned yesterday afternoon that O'Reilly intended to " address" his error, which I hoped meant he'd issue a correction. He didn't. At the very end of his broadcast, O'Reilly complained about "more deceit from the far-left." It went downhill from there: "I put forth that over at NBC News and other media places, they were hysterical over water-boarding but muted over President Obama's drone attacks, at least until yesterday. "Immediately, the far-left machine cranked up, 'O'Reilly didn't say that NBC News broke the drone memo story. He's a deceiver.' True, I didn't say NBC broke the memo story because we weren't talking about that. Water-boarding versus drone strikes. Well, once again, we have a propaganda campaign designed to make ignorant people on the left, even more ignorant. "Factor Tip of the Day: don't deal with loons. I have to. You shouldn't have to. And that is it for us tonight." Look, I don't want to belabor the point. How O'Reilly chooses to correct his own errors is between him, his employer, and his audience. But there's no ambiguity here or room for interpretation. O'Reilly spent several minutes complaining -- on the air, live and on camera -- insisting that NBC News didn't report "anything about the drones." He and his staff, he said, "haven't heard anything over there about" the drones story. O'Reilly added that journalists at NBC News "don't care about drones," and he concluded that all of this is part of a larger scheme to "protect" President Obama. Reality shows otherwise. It's not a matter of opinion or spin or subjectivity. Pointing out basic, demonstrable facts is not evidence of a "propaganda campaign designed to make ignorant people ... more ignorant"; it's the opposite.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (697866)	2/8/2013 1:27:31 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574591

ed, no one is opposed to infrastructure investments. Republicans are opposed to the additional taxes. Well that has got to be one of the stupidest positions in the 21st century. One of the reasons American infrastructure is in such bad shape because Rs keep cutting taxes while wanting to spend more money on wars. Any 6th grader can tell you that's going to cause you problems down the road. Do you know what percentage of the federal budget actually goes towards infrastructure? It's in the single digits. And that is another part of the problem. Its funny how you see the problem but refuse to accept the solution. What makes you all so pig headed? Is your love of money that great?