the latest national soap opera event unfolds
where are the man-in-the-street interviews where the guy says ``who gives a sh*t?''
like with princess di, the public finds its views are not represented in the media
the media play to a single audience, soap opera women
100,000 people die every day in the world and the nation has to fixate on the cast of ``how the world turns'' because advertisers pay for the eyeballs of dysfunctional women
NEW YORK -- Bob Woodruff had a comfortable career in corporate law ahead of him when he took a year away to teach in China. It was 1989, the year of the Tiananmen Square protest, and amid the chaos, Woodruff discovered his passion for journalism.
Monday, January 30, 2006
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Analysis: Bush to Try to Re-Energize GOP
stupid domestic ideas is not an energizing problem
WASHINGTON -- Beginning the sixth year of his administration, President Bush is finding it harder and harder to rally support from within his own party for major initiatives.
WASHINGTON -- Beginning the sixth year of his administration, President Bush is finding it harder and harder to rally support from within his own party for major initiatives.
Pelosi Questions Bush's Spying Program
she can do that when she's president
congress doesn't get to say what the president's powers are.
the voters do
WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says President Bush should have used his extensive authority under the law to monitor suspected terrorists rather than approve the National Security Agency's disputed monitoring program.
congress doesn't get to say what the president's powers are.
the voters do
WASHINGTON -- House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi says President Bush should have used his extensive authority under the law to monitor suspected terrorists rather than approve the National Security Agency's disputed monitoring program.
Philippine Children Brush for Record
current record held by britain
MANILA, Philippines -- Nearly 11,000 school children brushed their teeth at a seaside Manila park Sunday in an attempt to break a world record for a simultaneous brush-off and to try and reverse the prevalence of tooth decay among Filipinos, organizers said.
MANILA, Philippines -- Nearly 11,000 school children brushed their teeth at a seaside Manila park Sunday in an attempt to break a world record for a simultaneous brush-off and to try and reverse the prevalence of tooth decay among Filipinos, organizers said.
Army Tests Soldiers in Alaskan Extremes
prose eaten by bears and recovered afterwards
DELTA JUNCTION, Alaska -- The Humvee's headlights shone incredibly bright, casting daylight clarity on a line of spruce trees, every needle standing out in stark contrast to the dark night of Alaska's interior.
DELTA JUNCTION, Alaska -- The Humvee's headlights shone incredibly bright, casting daylight clarity on a line of spruce trees, every needle standing out in stark contrast to the dark night of Alaska's interior.
Lawmakers Push Bush on Abramoff Contacts
bush should tell them all to grow up
WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers said Sunday that President Bush should publicly disclose White House contacts with Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist who has pleaded guilty to felony charges in an influence-peddling case.
WASHINGTON -- Republican lawmakers said Sunday that President Bush should publicly disclose White House contacts with Jack Abramoff, the lobbyist who has pleaded guilty to felony charges in an influence-peddling case.
Police Find 3 Children Dead in Ark. Home
mother snaps
DE QUEEN, Ark. -- Police found the bodies of three children lying side-by-side on a bed in their home Saturday after their mother said she smothered them, investigators said.
DE QUEEN, Ark. -- Police found the bodies of three children lying side-by-side on a bed in their home Saturday after their mother said she smothered them, investigators said.
Brain Scans May Be Used as Lie Detectors
it won't work on women
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Picture this: Your boss is threatening to fire you because he thinks you stole company property. He doesn't believe your denials. Your lawyer suggests you deny it one more time _ in a brain scanner that will show you're telling the truth.
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- Picture this: Your boss is threatening to fire you because he thinks you stole company property. He doesn't believe your denials. Your lawyer suggests you deny it one more time _ in a brain scanner that will show you're telling the truth.
Fallen Challenger Astronauts Honored
let's take a moment to remember the challenger jokes that appeared immediately, a sign that the country is not after all a nation of national soap opera addicts
there are still cowboys out there, was the message
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The twelve children of the Challenger astronauts were toddlers, teenagers or starting careers as pilots when they gathered with family to watch the shuttle launch just a few miles away on a chilly morning they would never forget.
there are still cowboys out there, was the message
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- The twelve children of the Challenger astronauts were toddlers, teenagers or starting careers as pilots when they gathered with family to watch the shuttle launch just a few miles away on a chilly morning they would never forget.
Frist: Gov't Unwanted in End-Of-Life Cases
politician seeking votes
finds opportunists are seen as opportunists
takes opportunity to say something
it's not like he's standing on principle, once again
not a paradox
the stable configuration is that politicians are hated by everybody
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who took a leading role in the Terry Schiavo case, said Sunday it taught him that Americans do not want the government involved in such end-of-life decisions.
finds opportunists are seen as opportunists
takes opportunity to say something
it's not like he's standing on principle, once again
not a paradox
the stable configuration is that politicians are hated by everybody
WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, who took a leading role in the Terry Schiavo case, said Sunday it taught him that Americans do not want the government involved in such end-of-life decisions.
Man Fatally Shot by Ex-Wife's Grandmother
payback news
LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- A man picking up his young son for a supervised court visit was shot twice at point-blank range by the boy's 81-year-old great-grandmother and died of his injuries, police said.
LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- A man picking up his young son for a supervised court visit was shot twice at point-blank range by the boy's 81-year-old great-grandmother and died of his injuries, police said.
Weather English
a hierarchy unknown to every thesaurus.
so far, moods are untapped.
it won't, for example, be bleak this morning and dreary this afternoon.
Occasional showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning...then a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain 100 percent.
so far, moods are untapped.
it won't, for example, be bleak this morning and dreary this afternoon.
Occasional showers with isolated thunderstorms this morning...then a chance of showers with isolated thunderstorms this afternoon. Breezy with highs in the upper 50s. Southwest winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. Chance of rain 100 percent.
Monday, January 23, 2006
Much-Needed Gap Filled
each one is better than the next
Schumer: Well, who knows--but, you know, it's--no one is going to take a back seat to Democrats on fighting a tough war on terror. But what Karl Rove is doing is trying to divert attention.
cite via opinionjournal
Schumer: Well, who knows--but, you know, it's--no one is going to take a back seat to Democrats on fighting a tough war on terror. But what Karl Rove is doing is trying to divert attention.
cite via opinionjournal
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Mother Makes Appeal to Reporter's Captors
set for the grief channel for the entertainment of millions of waiting american women
eyeballs to be sold to advertisers
NEW YORK -- The mother of abducted American reporter Jill Carroll appealed for her daughter's release Thursday, hours before her captors' deadline, saying the 28-year-old is a woman of deep conviction who respects the Iraqi people.
eyeballs to be sold to advertisers
NEW YORK -- The mother of abducted American reporter Jill Carroll appealed for her daughter's release Thursday, hours before her captors' deadline, saying the 28-year-old is a woman of deep conviction who respects the Iraqi people.
Attacks on Homeless Reported Nationwide
the press release news genre
it will involve more money
From Florida to Alaska, dozens of homeless people are attacked each year, most often by white men under 20, according to the Washington-based National Coalition for the Homeless. Baseball bats are a favored weapon, as well as rocks, bricks, fists and feet, pellet guns and knives.
it will involve more money
From Florida to Alaska, dozens of homeless people are attacked each year, most often by white men under 20, according to the Washington-based National Coalition for the Homeless. Baseball bats are a favored weapon, as well as rocks, bricks, fists and feet, pellet guns and knives.
Governors Object to National Guard Cuts
can money be involved
WASHINGTON -- The National Governors Association urged the Pentagon on Thursday to reconsider its proposal to reduce the number of National Guard combat brigades.
WASHINGTON -- The National Governors Association urged the Pentagon on Thursday to reconsider its proposal to reduce the number of National Guard combat brigades.
Study: Most College Students Lack Skills
NYT editorials not understood
That means they could not interpret a table about exercise and blood pressure, understand the arguments of newspaper editorials, compare credit card offers with different interest rates and annual fees or summarize results of a survey about parental involvement in school.
That means they could not interpret a table about exercise and blood pressure, understand the arguments of newspaper editorials, compare credit card offers with different interest rates and annual fees or summarize results of a survey about parental involvement in school.
'American Taliban' Father Urges Clemency
meddlesome parents were the problem in the first place
SAN FRANCISCO -- After years of silence, the father of American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh said Thursday he has asked President Bush to grant his son clemency, adding that the then teenager never raised arms against the United States.
SAN FRANCISCO -- After years of silence, the father of American-born Taliban soldier John Walker Lindh said Thursday he has asked President Bush to grant his son clemency, adding that the then teenager never raised arms against the United States.
Top Senate Democrats oppose Alito nomination
nobody listens to the senate anymore
Three top Senate Democrats said on Thursday they would vote against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito because they feared he would not provide an effective check on what they described as President George W. Bush's bid for expanded power.
Three top Senate Democrats said on Thursday they would vote against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito because they feared he would not provide an effective check on what they described as President George W. Bush's bid for expanded power.
US senators push for sports in family TV packages
more soap
Two U.S. senators on Thursday urged the cable and satellite television industry to address the glaring absence of popular sports channels from new packages of family-oriented programming they plan to offer.
Two U.S. senators on Thursday urged the cable and satellite television industry to address the glaring absence of popular sports channels from new packages of family-oriented programming they plan to offer.
Bush faces battle to regain political clout
story about imaginary things
one imaginary thing is clout, which is a confusion of auctoritas, potestas, officium and imperium, made into something you can acquire, steal, have, and lose
it's called reification
what would political news be without phlogiston, ``the cause of fire''
President George W. Bush is battling eroded public confidence in his leadership over issues like Iraq, the economy and corruption as he seeks to recapture his political clout before November's elections.
one imaginary thing is clout, which is a confusion of auctoritas, potestas, officium and imperium, made into something you can acquire, steal, have, and lose
it's called reification
what would political news be without phlogiston, ``the cause of fire''
President George W. Bush is battling eroded public confidence in his leadership over issues like Iraq, the economy and corruption as he seeks to recapture his political clout before November's elections.
Final Report on Cisneros Details Battle
i forget who he was, but it's a coverup and a whitewash, and he's certainly guilty as hell.
The independent counsel who investigated former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros contended in his final report Thursday that the Justice Department and IRS blocked his efforts to probe possible Cisneros tax violations.
The independent counsel who investigated former Housing Secretary Henry Cisneros contended in his final report Thursday that the Justice Department and IRS blocked his efforts to probe possible Cisneros tax violations.
US on bin Laden tape: no negotiations
closed on holidays, another good policy worth citing.
the united states does not negotiate with assholes, would be my policy statement under the circumstances, but nobody elected me.
The United States dismissed on Thursday a conditional truce offered in a tape attributed to Osama bin Laden and said it "does not negotiate with terrorists."
the united states does not negotiate with assholes, would be my policy statement under the circumstances, but nobody elected me.
The United States dismissed on Thursday a conditional truce offered in a tape attributed to Osama bin Laden and said it "does not negotiate with terrorists."
Deal Reached on Mexican Cement Imports
blow to illicit cement trade
hollowed-out lawn jockey prices slashed
WASHINGTON -- Much more Mexican cement will be allowed into the United States under an agreement in principle announced by the Bush administration Thursday.
hollowed-out lawn jockey prices slashed
WASHINGTON -- Much more Mexican cement will be allowed into the United States under an agreement in principle announced by the Bush administration Thursday.
Gonzales makes legal case for domestic spying
wrong argument
it's constitutional, not legal. the status of any law is exactly the question, when it limits the president.
the area is murky and should be left murky, so it falls to the voters to decide, every four years.
otherwise people will game the system that's inevitably set up in making it definite.
if the president were gathering FBI files on political enemies or setting the IRS on them, that would be an easy call. but he's doing what most people think needs to be done, namely checking out what men of middle eastern appearance are up to.
The U.S. Justice Department, facing lawsuits and congressional hearings on President George W. Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, sought on Thursday to persuade congressional leaders the surveillance was lawful and did not violate civil liberties.
it's constitutional, not legal. the status of any law is exactly the question, when it limits the president.
the area is murky and should be left murky, so it falls to the voters to decide, every four years.
otherwise people will game the system that's inevitably set up in making it definite.
if the president were gathering FBI files on political enemies or setting the IRS on them, that would be an easy call. but he's doing what most people think needs to be done, namely checking out what men of middle eastern appearance are up to.
The U.S. Justice Department, facing lawsuits and congressional hearings on President George W. Bush's domestic eavesdropping program, sought on Thursday to persuade congressional leaders the surveillance was lawful and did not violate civil liberties.
Man Dies After Dog Falls on Car in Mich.
over a decade ago, also in michigan, a dog fell on a motorcyclist, killing him
it rains cats and dogs up there
LIVONIA, Mich. -- A dog apparently fell from a freeway overpass and crashed through a car windshield, fatally injuring the driver, police said Thursday.
it rains cats and dogs up there
LIVONIA, Mich. -- A dog apparently fell from a freeway overpass and crashed through a car windshield, fatally injuring the driver, police said Thursday.
Friday, January 13, 2006
Jonah Goldberg
wrong closing.
the deal is, that to work a decent chaos on america, you need lots of organization; but the bigger an organization, the greater the chance of detection.
once the terrorists are hunted and pursued enough around the world so that they must organize in small elements to survive, they can no longer work decent amounts of chaos, and the war is over.
this domestic spying is part of keeping the ``maximum survival size'' _smaller_ than the ``minimum chaos-working size,'' and that's the key to everything.
well before an organization grows big enough to do something worthwhile doing, it is detected.
it's not that ``terrorists are after _you_'' but that ``we are after _them_.''
it's almost as if somebody wants something big to happen, not in a way that makes them responsible, but in some way that makes sure america loses.
But, to keep the frenzy alive, we talk about spying on "certain Americans" - when in reality we're trying to stop barbarians from killing "certain Americans."
the deal is, that to work a decent chaos on america, you need lots of organization; but the bigger an organization, the greater the chance of detection.
once the terrorists are hunted and pursued enough around the world so that they must organize in small elements to survive, they can no longer work decent amounts of chaos, and the war is over.
this domestic spying is part of keeping the ``maximum survival size'' _smaller_ than the ``minimum chaos-working size,'' and that's the key to everything.
well before an organization grows big enough to do something worthwhile doing, it is detected.
it's not that ``terrorists are after _you_'' but that ``we are after _them_.''
it's almost as if somebody wants something big to happen, not in a way that makes them responsible, but in some way that makes sure america loses.
But, to keep the frenzy alive, we talk about spying on "certain Americans" - when in reality we're trying to stop barbarians from killing "certain Americans."
Sunday, January 08, 2006
N.Y. Times Editor-Reporter Dies After Attack in NW
must have been liberal
"David was one of the most accomplished journalists of his generation in Washington," Taubman said last night.
"He could do anything, and he did so many things brilliantly," Taubman said. "He was an all-time great, versatile reporter who could tackle any subject" and wrote about the most abstruse matters, particularly in financial areas, with "remarkable lucidity, speed" and sophistication.
"David was one of the most accomplished journalists of his generation in Washington," Taubman said last night.
"He could do anything, and he did so many things brilliantly," Taubman said. "He was an all-time great, versatile reporter who could tackle any subject" and wrote about the most abstruse matters, particularly in financial areas, with "remarkable lucidity, speed" and sophistication.
Thursday, January 05, 2006
Some Say Media Erred in Mine Coverage
some say the story is picked for soap opera value and don't care whether it's right or wrong, because it's a stupid story in the first place.
it caters to women, who like roller coaster emotions
but they don't like having their roller coasters trifled with
hence the media problem. how to avoid alienating their soap opera audience
each day, 10,000 americans (round numbers) die.
each one is important so somebody, but different somebodies for different people.
those somebodies get support from women around them, in their neighborhood, because the women are interested, while the men do the necessary digging.
a division of labor working the way it should, support and the technical details, in the neighborhood.
soap opera is parasitic on that virtue of women, hooking the interest in support but in support of nothing at all.
it's porn for women.
they're then sympathetic where their sympathy does no good for anybody, except entertaining themselves.
this is a solid audience and the media sells it.
hence the miner story.
hence the need for the media to deal with angry soap opera women
men in the meantime left the media target demographic years ago and don't care.
except, like porn, it becomes a problem when it takes over all the terrain.
all the nations news is edited by its soap opera target audience, which makes a serious public debate on anything impossible.
thanks to soap opera porn.
The answer, like the story itself, is murky.
it caters to women, who like roller coaster emotions
but they don't like having their roller coasters trifled with
hence the media problem. how to avoid alienating their soap opera audience
each day, 10,000 americans (round numbers) die.
each one is important so somebody, but different somebodies for different people.
those somebodies get support from women around them, in their neighborhood, because the women are interested, while the men do the necessary digging.
a division of labor working the way it should, support and the technical details, in the neighborhood.
soap opera is parasitic on that virtue of women, hooking the interest in support but in support of nothing at all.
it's porn for women.
they're then sympathetic where their sympathy does no good for anybody, except entertaining themselves.
this is a solid audience and the media sells it.
hence the miner story.
hence the need for the media to deal with angry soap opera women
men in the meantime left the media target demographic years ago and don't care.
except, like porn, it becomes a problem when it takes over all the terrain.
all the nations news is edited by its soap opera target audience, which makes a serious public debate on anything impossible.
thanks to soap opera porn.
The answer, like the story itself, is murky.
Wednesday, January 04, 2006
Second Turkish child dies from bird flu
car travel game : what countries are named after poultry
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A second Turkish child from the same family died from bird flu on Thursday at a hospital in eastern Turkey where she was being treated, a regional governor said.
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - A second Turkish child from the same family died from bird flu on Thursday at a hospital in eastern Turkey where she was being treated, a regional governor said.
Monday, January 02, 2006
Kerry Positioned for '08 White House Bid
fundraising prowess is the feminine form of rich spouse
his own prow wouldn't raise anything
he's operating on capital infusions
He has also used his fundraising prowess to aid Democrats across the country, collecting chits that could be called if he seeks the party's White House nomination.
his own prow wouldn't raise anything
he's operating on capital infusions
He has also used his fundraising prowess to aid Democrats across the country, collecting chits that could be called if he seeks the party's White House nomination.
Crowds Endure Rain to Watch Rose Parade
what it means is that reporters are assigned to the thing and are not free to go home
grabbing an off chance that the story won't seem too ridiculous to read
it's beyond their control
like NORAD tracking santa
PASADENA, Calif. -- A steady rain fell as the Rose Parade got under way Monday, forcing the Rose Queen to don a poncho.
grabbing an off chance that the story won't seem too ridiculous to read
it's beyond their control
like NORAD tracking santa
PASADENA, Calif. -- A steady rain fell as the Rose Parade got under way Monday, forcing the Rose Queen to don a poncho.
Explosion at W.Va. Coal Mine Traps 13
will it make tv breaking news 24/7 coverage, is the question.
reporters and crews rushed to the scene for the same pointless on the scene coverage
thoughts of loved ones shared, women swoon
i'd guess it will
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. -- A coal mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning trapped 13 miners more than a mile underground Monday, state officials said.
reporters and crews rushed to the scene for the same pointless on the scene coverage
thoughts of loved ones shared, women swoon
i'd guess it will
TALLMANSVILLE, W.Va. -- A coal mine explosion that may have been sparked by lightning trapped 13 miners more than a mile underground Monday, state officials said.
Small Plane Crashes in Hudson River
told you so below
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Two people were pulled from the Hudson River on Monday after their single engine plane crashed off the shore of Yonkers, police said.
YONKERS, N.Y. -- Two people were pulled from the Hudson River on Monday after their single engine plane crashed off the shore of Yonkers, police said.
Top judge worried about court violence, pay gap
it happens every time
why lifetime appointments are a bad idea
comfort of judges is foremost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his first year-end report on the federal judiciary, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday called for better court security to prevent violence and higher salaries to keep a diverse mix of judges on the bench.
why lifetime appointments are a bad idea
comfort of judges is foremost
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - In his first year-end report on the federal judiciary, U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday called for better court security to prevent violence and higher salaries to keep a diverse mix of judges on the bench.
Schumer Seeks Motive in U.S. Spy Probe
reporter does not include damaging bush among the choices.
why not.
damaging bush is worth american lives to one party.
the war doesn't figure in at all, in the motive.
WASHINGTON -- The investigation into leaks about a domestic spying program should determine whether the motivation was damaging security or revealing a potentially illegal activity, a Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday.
why not.
damaging bush is worth american lives to one party.
the war doesn't figure in at all, in the motive.
WASHINGTON -- The investigation into leaks about a domestic spying program should determine whether the motivation was damaging security or revealing a potentially illegal activity, a Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee said Sunday.
U.S. Rings in 2006 With Parties, Fireworks
actually most people didn't do anything because they don't have to write a story about it
some went to bed early
awoke to fake celebration reports
wondered how much longer this reporting crap will go on
LAS VEGAS -- Fireworks rained over the Las Vegas Strip as hundreds of thousands of revelers rang in 2006 with quickie weddings, parties at posh nightclubs and what organizers hoped was the world's largest simultaneous toast _ 14,000 Chardonnay-filled plastic glasses raised just before midnight.
some went to bed early
awoke to fake celebration reports
wondered how much longer this reporting crap will go on
LAS VEGAS -- Fireworks rained over the Las Vegas Strip as hundreds of thousands of revelers rang in 2006 with quickie weddings, parties at posh nightclubs and what organizers hoped was the world's largest simultaneous toast _ 14,000 Chardonnay-filled plastic glasses raised just before midnight.
Bush Awards 9 Purple Hearts to U.S. Troops
tripe used when actual words would do fine
you don't get honored for dying or getting wounded. you get honored for being called and going.
sometimes that has consequences
the people who cared are the ones who went when called, all of them
"This hospital is full of healers and compassionate people that care deeply about our men and women in uniform," the president said after his visit with the wounded troops. "It's also full of courageous young soldiers and marines, airmen. I'm just overwhelmed by the great strength of character of not only those who have been wounded but of their loved ones as well. "
you don't get honored for dying or getting wounded. you get honored for being called and going.
sometimes that has consequences
the people who cared are the ones who went when called, all of them
"This hospital is full of healers and compassionate people that care deeply about our men and women in uniform," the president said after his visit with the wounded troops. "It's also full of courageous young soldiers and marines, airmen. I'm just overwhelmed by the great strength of character of not only those who have been wounded but of their loved ones as well. "
Big Easy Residents Hope for Better 2006
surfeit of reporters in new orleans brings hopes across america for their immediate destruction
zeta seems to be too far away
soap opera will continue until some even more worthless news eclipses it
NEW ORLEANS -- Dr. Jeffrey Coco, his wife and their three children returned to New Orleans especially for a New Year's Eve party held at a neighbor's house that did not flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
zeta seems to be too far away
soap opera will continue until some even more worthless news eclipses it
NEW ORLEANS -- Dr. Jeffrey Coco, his wife and their three children returned to New Orleans especially for a New Year's Eve party held at a neighbor's house that did not flood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Bush defends eavesdropping amid calls for testimony
news hypes story amid audience dismissal
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush defended domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency on Sunday after a newspaper report about a Justice Department official's resistance to the program prompted new calls for a Senate inquiry.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - President George W. Bush defended domestic eavesdropping by the National Security Agency on Sunday after a newspaper report about a Justice Department official's resistance to the program prompted new calls for a Senate inquiry.
Experts: Roberts, Alito Side With Business
``business'' is everybody except academics and business experts
WASHINGTON -- Business couldn't do any better than Chief Justice John Roberts and Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court. The prospect of the two on the Supreme Court signals to manufacturers and businesses that they will have allies in high places, say academics and business experts.
WASHINGTON -- Business couldn't do any better than Chief Justice John Roberts and Samuel Alito on the Supreme Court. The prospect of the two on the Supreme Court signals to manufacturers and businesses that they will have allies in high places, say academics and business experts.
Schuller's Son to Run Crystal Cathedral
no pastor's daughter effect when it's a rich pastor
Robert H. Schuller, head of the famed all-glass church southeast of Los Angeles, told his congregation Sunday that his son, Robert A. Schuller, will succeed him.
Robert H. Schuller, head of the famed all-glass church southeast of Los Angeles, told his congregation Sunday that his son, Robert A. Schuller, will succeed him.
2 Snowmobilers Killed in Colo. Avalanche
avalanche, fire, tornado, flood, wind, shark
have i forgotten anything that has an automatic news handle and its own template
small plane lands not on runway, in its various forms, i guess
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A New Year's Day avalanche killed two men who were snowmobiling near Rocky Mountain National Park, and a snowshoer was missing and presumed dead after another avalanche in Utah, officials said.
have i forgotten anything that has an automatic news handle and its own template
small plane lands not on runway, in its various forms, i guess
FORT COLLINS, Colo. -- A New Year's Day avalanche killed two men who were snowmobiling near Rocky Mountain National Park, and a snowshoer was missing and presumed dead after another avalanche in Utah, officials said.
Big Easy Aquarium Restocking After Katrina
pets, diets, and space aliens are the big 3 when you're out of material
NEW ORLEANS -- It's lunchtime and Elvira and Nick are having a quick bite, then it's back to an afternoon of swimming in their big glass house on the Mississippi River.
NEW ORLEANS -- It's lunchtime and Elvira and Nick are having a quick bite, then it's back to an afternoon of swimming in their big glass house on the Mississippi River.
Rose Parade May Get Rare Rain Storm
dry season and rain-on-parade news
the suspense is terrible ! even though it hadn't occured to anybody that it would be suspense before this.
it would be reaching to mention the asteroid-hit menace, but one hasn't hit the rose parade ever. if the rain doesn't work out.
PASADENA, Calif. -- It hasn't rained on the Rose Parade since 1955, but organizers were prepared in case that half-century run of luck washed away Monday with the storms that have been pelting the state.
the suspense is terrible ! even though it hadn't occured to anybody that it would be suspense before this.
it would be reaching to mention the asteroid-hit menace, but one hasn't hit the rose parade ever. if the rain doesn't work out.
PASADENA, Calif. -- It hasn't rained on the Rose Parade since 1955, but organizers were prepared in case that half-century run of luck washed away Monday with the storms that have been pelting the state.
Doctors Debate Safety of Obesity Surgeries
eat less, you fat cow, news for our women readers
safety does not exist and does not come up in ordinary speech at all
it's always part of a commercial
-- As more people abandon New Year's resolutions to lose weight and turn to obesity surgery, doctors are debating which type is safest and best.
safety does not exist and does not come up in ordinary speech at all
it's always part of a commercial
-- As more people abandon New Year's resolutions to lose weight and turn to obesity surgery, doctors are debating which type is safest and best.
U.S. Says It's Making Progress on Bird Flu
orwell's inversion, the confusion of input and output
you conquer bird flu when you conquer bird flu
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is making fast progress in preparations for a bird flu pandemic, including measures to close down schools and quarantine the sick, but vaccine supplies remain inadequate, health officials said Sunday.
you conquer bird flu when you conquer bird flu
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. is making fast progress in preparations for a bird flu pandemic, including measures to close down schools and quarantine the sick, but vaccine supplies remain inadequate, health officials said Sunday.
Citizens: Nothing Odd About Normal, Ill.
reporter desperation shown by cataphoric pronoun reference
in brings out word processor hum
NORMAL, Ill. -- When he's traveling on city business, Mayor Chris Koos carries around a $50 or $100 bill that he'll hand to anyone who comes up with a joke he hasn't heard about his central Illinois town where "Welcome to Normal" signs are about geography, not a state of mind.
in brings out word processor hum
NORMAL, Ill. -- When he's traveling on city business, Mayor Chris Koos carries around a $50 or $100 bill that he'll hand to anyone who comes up with a joke he hasn't heard about his central Illinois town where "Welcome to Normal" signs are about geography, not a state of mind.
Rovers Still Exploring Mars After 2 Years
press release reworked by reporter
bottom line : nasa wants your money
the issue of pointlessness not raised
The rock-climbing Spirit went down in the history books by becoming the first robot to scale an extraterrestrial hill. Last summer, it completed a daredevil climb to the summit of Husband Hill _ as tall as the Statue of Liberty _ despite fears that it might not survive the weather.
bottom line : nasa wants your money
the issue of pointlessness not raised
The rock-climbing Spirit went down in the history books by becoming the first robot to scale an extraterrestrial hill. Last summer, it completed a daredevil climb to the summit of Husband Hill _ as tall as the Statue of Liberty _ despite fears that it might not survive the weather.
Bush Opens '06 With Focus on Economy, Iraq
he could start by prosecuting them for treason
bush's business isn't selling audience to advertisers
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush is starting his sixth year in office with a flurry of activity designed to trumpet upturns in the economy, defend U.S. action in Iraq and challenge critics who claim his methods of fighting terrorists infringe on civil liberties.
bush's business isn't selling audience to advertisers
CRAWFORD, Texas -- President Bush is starting his sixth year in office with a flurry of activity designed to trumpet upturns in the economy, defend U.S. action in Iraq and challenge critics who claim his methods of fighting terrorists infringe on civil liberties.
Tropical Storm Zeta Drifts Across Atlantic
do reporters even read their own stuff?
what's it going to do, not weaken eventually?
template-force trumps sense
it's like a poet going for a rhyme at the cost of nonsense
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Zeta, the 27th named storm of a record-breaking hurricane season, maintained its strength as it drifted across the Atlantic on Sunday, but forecasters expected it to eventually weaken.
what's it going to do, not weaken eventually?
template-force trumps sense
it's like a poet going for a rhyme at the cost of nonsense
MIAMI -- Tropical Storm Zeta, the 27th named storm of a record-breaking hurricane season, maintained its strength as it drifted across the Atlantic on Sunday, but forecasters expected it to eventually weaken.
Sunday, January 01, 2006
NYC Mayor Bloomberg Sworn in for 2nd Term
he didn't pledge it, he said it
what he pledged was to uphold the constitution
probably in contradition
NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to continue the city's progress, including lower crime and a healthier economy, as he was sworn in for another four years on Sunday.
what he pledged was to uphold the constitution
probably in contradition
NEW YORK -- Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to continue the city's progress, including lower crime and a healthier economy, as he was sworn in for another four years on Sunday.
Gunman Robs Md. Churchgoers During Service
good samaritan robbed on highway news
it's not a disaster because there's no -ing participles
BALTIMORE -- A gunman burst into a church service Sunday evening and robbed several members of the congregation, authorities said.
it's not a disaster because there's no -ing participles
BALTIMORE -- A gunman burst into a church service Sunday evening and robbed several members of the congregation, authorities said.
Florida Teen Home After Iraq Adventure
parent relief story
this can happen to your child
assuming he is not abducted first by child abductors
no more staying outside until dinner with other kids
MIAMI -- A 16-year-old who took off to Iraq alone to experience the lives of its people firsthand arrived back in Florida on Sunday, ending a three-week Middle East odyssey _ much to the relief of his parents.
this can happen to your child
assuming he is not abducted first by child abductors
no more staying outside until dinner with other kids
MIAMI -- A 16-year-old who took off to Iraq alone to experience the lives of its people firsthand arrived back in Florida on Sunday, ending a three-week Middle East odyssey _ much to the relief of his parents.
Bush Calls Domestic Spy Program 'Limited'
reporter's audience trumps country
SAN ANTONIO -- President Bush strongly defended his domestic spying program on Sunday, calling it legal as well as vital to thwarting terrorist attacks, and contended the leak making it public had caused "great harm to the nation."
SAN ANTONIO -- President Bush strongly defended his domestic spying program on Sunday, calling it legal as well as vital to thwarting terrorist attacks, and contended the leak making it public had caused "great harm to the nation."
Fires Ravage Oklahoma City, Texas Towns
past tense followed by -ing participles for color, is the template for disaster crap
the story is produced with one thing in mind : how many eyeballs can we get to read this
advertisers buy eyeballs
if you want men, crash photos page 4 does it, but it turns off a larger audience, women
women : this can happen to your house !
a fairly large number of houses don't burn up every year, a statistic omitted. probably yours included. we have to send reporters to find even these.
in general : the flavor of moral disgust with news comes from making somebody's problems into entertainment, trading on it ; which happens to coincide with soap opera.
women's interest in complex relationships, soul-searching and eternal frustration is helpful in their own neighborhoods, where it may do some good ; parasitic on that virtue is the virtual neighborhood of any-disaster-anywhere-brought-to-you-for-engrossment, where it does no good at all except to entertain the woman herself.
These women now edit the mainstream news by their preferences, being the biggest bloc of audience available
how to fight this? somehow make the calculation of audience obvious to the audience.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Grassfires raged across the dry southern prairie Sunday, burning homes in Oklahoma City, destroying two small towns in Texas, and creating patchworks of flames as burning embers were blown by the gusting winds.
the story is produced with one thing in mind : how many eyeballs can we get to read this
advertisers buy eyeballs
if you want men, crash photos page 4 does it, but it turns off a larger audience, women
women : this can happen to your house !
a fairly large number of houses don't burn up every year, a statistic omitted. probably yours included. we have to send reporters to find even these.
in general : the flavor of moral disgust with news comes from making somebody's problems into entertainment, trading on it ; which happens to coincide with soap opera.
women's interest in complex relationships, soul-searching and eternal frustration is helpful in their own neighborhoods, where it may do some good ; parasitic on that virtue is the virtual neighborhood of any-disaster-anywhere-brought-to-you-for-engrossment, where it does no good at all except to entertain the woman herself.
These women now edit the mainstream news by their preferences, being the biggest bloc of audience available
how to fight this? somehow make the calculation of audience obvious to the audience.
OKLAHOMA CITY -- Grassfires raged across the dry southern prairie Sunday, burning homes in Oklahoma City, destroying two small towns in Texas, and creating patchworks of flames as burning embers were blown by the gusting winds.
Second Major Storm Washes Across Calif.
see also avalanche, fire and shark for breaking news fallbacks when nothing is happening
editor staring at empty column inches news
GUERNEVILLE, Calif. -- The second major storm in two days washed across Northern California on Sunday, prolonging the threat of flooding as residents began cleaning up the mud and debris left behind by the first wave of floodwater.
editor staring at empty column inches news
GUERNEVILLE, Calif. -- The second major storm in two days washed across Northern California on Sunday, prolonging the threat of flooding as residents began cleaning up the mud and debris left behind by the first wave of floodwater.
Victims' Families to Confront Killer Nurse
TV to be no better in the new year than the old
women rule the airwaves and edit every national debate
audience is the name of the game
NEWARK, N.J. -- This could be the week that Marie Romero finally gets to look Charles Cullen straight in the eye and tell the former nurse and admitted serial killer how much pain he caused by killing her sister.
women rule the airwaves and edit every national debate
audience is the name of the game
NEWARK, N.J. -- This could be the week that Marie Romero finally gets to look Charles Cullen straight in the eye and tell the former nurse and admitted serial killer how much pain he caused by killing her sister.
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