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Politics : Bill Clinton Scandal - SANITY CHECK -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: jbe who wrote (20938)	12/16/1998 11:21:00 PM
From: DMaA	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Jolly joksters at Clinton News Network have a little fun with the bombing: CNN SHOWS LIVINGSTON WITH BOMB EXPLOSIONS During live coverage of comments being made by incoming House Speaker Bob Livingston, all-news network CNN interrupted with images of fresh bombs dropping in Baghdad. Livingston was announcing a delay in the impeachment vote. CNN, still airing Livingston's voice, visually showed bombs exploding. Viewers were left with the subliminal message that impeachment had been blown up! "It was unfortunate, but it was during breaking news," a CNN producer in Atlanta tells the DRUDGE REPORT. FOOTNOTE: CNN staffers joke that reporter Bob Franken knew! "The White House is putting a tremendous amount of hope that the president will do something so dramatic that it would, in fact, change the dynamic," Franken reported live on CNN -- 24 hours before the bombs! Franken was reporting on the impeachment drama unfolding on The Hill. "But Again, sources tell us that a key, maybe as far as the Democrats are concerned: what the president would do when he gets back. They're hoping he will agree to a gesture so dramatic that it would just change the dynamic up here." But staffers are being unfair to Franken. What about hotshot John King? King reported a day before the bombs: "CNN has learned the president is being told he must take dramatic steps if he hopes to sway the dwindling number of undecided Republicans to vote no on impeachment." 204.246.209.101

To: jbe who wrote (20938)	12/16/1998 11:58:00 PM
From: Dan B.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 67261

Well, that the folks here want to spend time assassinating each others characters rather than being honest about the facts, accepting what's real, and understanding why opinions are held, is maybe just a bad reflection on us all- but it's to be expected- and maybe it's not so bad. This willingness to describe each other as "wicked" is really a lot like road rage- as someone posted recently. I think we all have acquaintances who hold differing views from our own. SOMEtimes we may argue vehemently in person with them...and have these angry feelings. Yet so darn much of the time we just accept them as friends, we are congenial, we ignore the disagreements on purpose, we do things together, and we don't think about them as EVIL- though it's lurking in the back of our minds at times. Still, we defend them over many things. We talk of other things and find areas of agreement. Other things we share in in-person relationships become too important to let opinions get in the way. This internet wasn't around during Nixon's time. Here, we purposefully get together for the express purpose of talking about things we KNOW others in the room disagree with. I think this is an amazing place to learn tact, to slowly realize what's right in the "other side." - If this thread doesn't blow up the world first. What's happening is probably more profound than we realize...and we, the human race, evolve! There, I actually think all this skulldudgery is headed to a good place, and not just a downward spiral- as I KNOW many people view this thread. Kinda- gettin' our yaya's out!