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Friday, May 16, 2003 Made for TV The New York Times has a piece on how Bush's team has taken image crafting to new heights - creating the perfect backdrops for the President's speeches. "We pay particular attention to not only what the president says but what the American people see," Mr. Bartlett said. "Americans are leading busy lives, and sometimes they don't have the opportunity to read a story or listen to an entire broadcast. But if they can have an instant understanding of what the president is talking about by seeing 60 seconds of television, you accomplish your goals as communicators. So we take it seriously." I can't fault Bush's media people for doing what they're supposed to do. It makes all the sense in the world to do it this way, especially in today's atmosphere of low attention spans and MTV-influenced media saturation. But people need to be aware that this is going on and not get sucked in by the pretty stage settings. Also from Cursor. posted by chris at 3:36 PM   Who are we arming now? California Peace Action is creating a public awareness campaign depicting Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein. The actual photo, taken in 1983 when Rumsfeld was on a mission from Reagan to befriend Saddam underlies CPA's point that "the war in Iraq marked the seventh consecutive time that American troops have been sent into combat against a regime the U.S. had previously backed." Look for them soon on a bus or subway train near you. From Cursor. posted by chris at 3:09 PM   The woman in black June Carter Cash died yesterday of complications following heart surgery. Break out your Carter Family albums in tribute today. posted by chris at 9:09 AM   ------------------ Thursday, May 15, 2003 How red is your neck? During a committee meeting, Rep. Debbie Riddle (R-Houston) demanded earnestly, "Where did this idea come from that everybody deserves free education? Free medical care? Free whatever? It comes from Moscow. From Russia. It comes straight out of the pit of hell." Rep. Joe Crabb (R-Atascocita) explained why no public hearings were held on the now-infamous redistricting bill: "The rest of us would have a very difficult time if we were out in an area -- other than Austin or other English-speaking areas -- to be able to have committee hearings to be able to converse with people that did not speak English." The guy's talking about South Texas. Are you kidding me?!?? These quotes come from two of the Republican lawmakers in Texas who are standing around the Texas Capitol trying to figure out why the Democrats up and split on them. Just maybe, it's because you're the most ignorant, ridiculous people on the face of the planet! People with views like these should in no way, shape or form be allowed to create laws that govern their own home, much less a state (much less a nation). Free education, Rep. Riddle, was an American ideal, one that theoretically helps citizens add value to their society. And as for Rep.Crabb - this man should never be allowed to hold an office that represents "the people" again. posted by chris at 5:50 PM   Would you like the salmon or the cod?   Or maybe neither. A new global analysis of industrial fishing practices reveals huge decimation of the world's fishing populations. Fully 90 percent of each of the world's large ocean species, including cod, halibut, tuna, swordfish and marlin, has disappeared from the world's oceans in recent decades, according to the Canadian analysis -- the first to use historical data dating to the beginning of large-scale fishing, in the 1950s. The new research found that fishing has become so efficient that it typically takes just 15 years to remove 80 percent or more of any species that becomes the focus of a fleet's attention. Some populations have disappeared within just a few years, belying the oceans' reputation as a refuge and resource of nearly infinite proportions. posted by chris at 2:11 PM   ------------------ Tuesday, May 13, 2003 NIN nein nyne posted by chris at 11:17 PM   ATE EIGHT A'IGHT eight legs of the octopus here. ate dinner eight times posted by chris at 11:11 PM   seven swords of sinbad seven deadly sins seven-teen magazine oh thank heaven for seven-eleven posted by chris at 11:03 PM   Six, feels like sixty . . . . what's new this time? posted by chris at 10:56 PM   Five Golden Rings!! posted by chris at 9:43 PM   Okay, trying again. this makes four. posted by chris at 8:00 PM   ------------------ Monday, May 12, 2003 FCC giving up the ghost The Federal Communications Commission is moving closer to easing its media ownership caps, including regulations that now limit how many television stations a network may own, or whether a company can own a newspaper and a television station in the same city. More good info here. posted by chris at 11:11 PM   unce, tice, fee times a mady . . . . posted by chris at 9:27 PM   posted by chris at 9:21 PM   seconds, anyone? posted by chris at 9:20 PM   ------------------

    

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