GTAVercetti 0 #26 January 4, 2006 QuoteQuotea biohazard suit.Whew. I was scared it was going to be in a condom. Wendy W. I am wearing a condom IN the biohazard suit.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #27 January 4, 2006 This is terrible news reporting. He refutes strongly held myths with no facts. For instance the one about forests....he gives a number of how much we had years ago and then says "but we have more now" and never backs it up. With just a short bit of research several of his baseless claims could be refuted. Stossel doesn't report anything - he strives to be contrary to piss people off. It gets them to listen and gets him the ratings he wants._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #28 January 4, 2006 QuoteThis is terrible news reporting. He refutes strongly held myths with no facts. For instance the one about forests....he gives a number of how much we had years ago and then says "but we have more now" and never backs it up. With just a short bit of research several of his baseless claims could be refuted. Stossel doesn't report anything - he strives to be contrary to piss people off. It gets them to listen and gets him the ratings he wants. well, refute them, big boy! c'mon! if his claims were so basless, it shouldn't be hard for you. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #29 January 4, 2006 Quotewell, refute them, big boy! c'mon! if his claims were so baseless, it shouldn't be hard for you. I don't have time right now - got too much going on. However, if you can't realize that this is a fluff news piece, it won't matter anyhow. Most list format reporting like this is a way to avoid the details that true reporting requires. It caters to the short-attention span individuals that want their information and opinions spoon fed to them. It amuses me that people feel this is 'news' just because it has a dissenting opinion from some popular cultural beliefs. I've seen better news reporting in Readers Digest than this drivel._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #30 January 4, 2006 > It amuses me that people feel this is 'news' just because it has a dissenting opinion from some popular cultural beliefs. I've seen better news reporting in Readers Digest than this drivel. Yes Sir, I feel the same way about Polls. Your said it best, nothing more than drivel. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #31 January 4, 2006 QuoteQuotewell, refute them, big boy! c'mon! if his claims were so baseless, it shouldn't be hard for you. I don't have time right now - got too much going on. However, if you can't realize that this is a fluff news piece, it won't matter anyhow. Most list format reporting like this is a way to avoid the details that true reporting requires. It caters to the short-attention span individuals that want their information and opinions spoon fed to them. It amuses me that people feel this is 'news' just because it has a dissenting opinion from some popular cultural beliefs. I've seen better news reporting in Readers Digest than this drivel. uh-huh. it's pretty obvious to me you don't know much about stossel or his reporting, based on that sophomoric response. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #32 January 4, 2006 QuoteThis is terrible news reporting. He refutes strongly held myths with no facts. For instance the one about forests....he gives a number of how much we had years ago and then says "but we have more now" and never backs it up. With just a short bit of research several of his baseless claims could be refuted. Stossel doesn't report anything - he strives to be contrary to piss people off. It gets them to listen and gets him the ratings he wants. New reporting? Who said that? You MAY want to look at what the piece is defined as. I will give you a hint. It starts with 'Com' and ends in 'mentary'.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #33 January 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteThis is terrible news reporting. He refutes strongly held myths with no facts. For instance the one about forests....he gives a number of how much we had years ago and then says "but we have more now" and never backs it up. With just a short bit of research several of his baseless claims could be refuted. Stossel doesn't report anything - he strives to be contrary to piss people off. It gets them to listen and gets him the ratings he wants. New reporting? Who said that? You MAY want to look at what the piece is defined as. I will give you a hint. It starts with 'Com' and ends in 'mentary'. Now, don't be talkin that common sense now, boy, or we'll start huckin spit wads at you. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #34 January 4, 2006 Sorry sir. Gut reaction coming right up!Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #35 January 4, 2006 Quoteuh-huh. it's pretty obvious to me you don't know much about stossel or his reporting, based on that sophomoric response. Have seen him report for many years. Also have worked in the media and know those who have worked along side him._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #36 January 4, 2006 QuoteNew reporting? Who said that? You MAY want to look at what the piece is defined as. I will give you a hint. It starts with 'Com' and ends in 'mentary'. Commentary's that are given the medium and bandwidth are still a form of reporting._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #37 January 4, 2006 Oh, now I think I know why you don't like him, he doesn't fit into a Liberal mold. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GTAVercetti 0 #38 January 4, 2006 QuoteOh, now I think I know why you don't like him, he doesn't fit into a Liberal mold. he does not fit into a DEMOCRAT mold. He is pretty liberal from what I have seen.Why yes, my license number is a palindrome. Thank you for noticing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #39 January 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteuh-huh. it's pretty obvious to me you don't know much about stossel or his reporting, based on that sophomoric response. Have seen him report for many years. Also have worked in the media and know those who have worked along side him. then I retract my remark about not knowing much about him... however, i do find it interesting that you have come out so strongly against him. i've looked at his stuff, read his book, which I believe is referenced w/ sources and footnotes (but I don't have it in front of me just now), and I don't see a lot of holes in his work. perhaps there's a connection that you've worked in the "business" and the title of this thread. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChasingBlueSky 0 #40 January 4, 2006 QuoteOh, now I think I know why you don't like him, he doesn't fit into a Liberal mold. haha...funny...but nope. I don't like most that present themselves as reporters these days._________________________________________ you can burn the land and boil the sea, but you can't take the sky from me.... I WILL fly again..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Channman 2 #41 January 4, 2006 Damn, I guess I got pie on my face. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #42 January 4, 2006 hhmmm, there is one very important word in the title you must have missed,,,,,,"America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rushmc 23 #43 January 4, 2006 QuoteQuotea biohazard suit.Whew. I was scared it was going to be in a condom. Wendy W. "America will never be destroyed from the outside, if we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." Abraham Lincoln Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
peacefuljeffrey 0 #44 January 4, 2006 QuoteQuoteI love John Stossel. His book Give Me a Break is an eye opener about a lot of things. He's wise beyond his years. He's made some major missteps in becoming "wise beyond his years." I never liked him. And there's one thing in particular that he did many years ago--I can see short clips of the news reports in my head, but I can't remember the topic...whatever it was, he sucked. As for colds...cold does not cause a cold, but becoming chilled weakens one's immune system, making one more susceptible to cold germs. Also, I really loved the one about how money doesn't buy happiness. There are many more people in this world with incomes below $30k (much less $50k) than there are above. How friggin' elitist can you get? I don't have time for every criticism I'm inclined to make, but I think he's mostly full of shit. rl LMFAO!! -Jeffrey-Jeffrey "With tha thoughts of a militant mind... Hard line, hard line after hard line!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
