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Old 09-17-2003, 07:27 AM   #14
Chewbaccus
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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Quote:
Originally posted by Whit
All info should be taken with a pound of salt.
Wholeheartedly agree. The news, sadly, has fallen victim to the "If it's on TV, it must be true!" syndrome that has plagued our country since we invented the damn box. I flip around the news stations, but MSNBC is the anchor channel for me. I feel they at least attempt to strike the balance between left and right. Do they consistently succeed? No, but then, who does? Seriously, who does? You know someone out there who pulls this off, let a guy know, huh?

Anyhow, whenever one of these places has "breaking news", my first reaction isn't "Oh, wow, look at that.", but "Wait, are they serious?" and then start flipping to the other channels to see if they picked up on this too. Like with the recent blackout in the City, when I first heard it, I thought "Now wait, is someone's blender broken or--(change channel)--oh, look at that."
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