Group Think, Duct Tape and Slam Dunks
Crooks and Liars: TT. First, invent arbitrary ethical or journalistic standards which apply to no one else in the universe, and then show how bloggers violate them. Second, assume beliefs and motives of bloggers, lumping them all together, and then invent charges of hypocrisy. Third, invent arbitrary benchmarks for accomplishments which if achieved prove bloggers […]
Morewashingtonpost.com, CBSNews.com and Newsweek.com have all added comments to their news story pages in the past few months. “We felt that it was the most honest and direct way to include our readers, add their perspectives and start conversations,” says CBSNews.com editorial director Dick Meyer. “These were all things we publicly committed to when we […]
MoreBasic Info about Islam: MARY, the mother of Jesus, is considered especially holy in Islam and is, in fact, the only woman mentioned by name in the Koran, “Mary” (Arabic, Maryam) being the name of one of the Koran’s most often-read chapters.
MoreBloomberg for President? — New York Magazine: ‘Let’s take that 60 percent approval rating out for a spin, see what it gets us.’ His American Dream The Bloomberg-for-president scenario starts with the mayor’s growing sense of himself as a man of destiny. Throw in the country’s disgust with the two parties, add a half-a-billion bucks, […]
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