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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:38 PM
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It's not about Clark! (for WilliamPitt)
Weigh in with your answer to this:
What is your favorite source for editorials?

I have several, but commondreams.org is probably at the top.

Any medium qualifies, but it cannot have Wesley Clark's name in the title. Thanks to all who answer!
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:39 PM
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1. I go to Wesley Clark for my editorials
Like the CNN editorial from October 10 2002 where he said "Let's Wait" before going to war.

Maybe I'll start a thread about that.
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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:40 PM
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4. No No NO!
Your answer must NOT have Wesley Clark in the title.
Try again!
:o
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:43 PM
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7. I go to the General for my editorials
He whispers them in my ear and I go start a thread about it.
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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:44 PM
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8. much better
I like Buster Keaton movies too.
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janekat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 09:41 PM
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22. How about...
http://www.leadershipforamerica.org/
Sorry - I couldn't resist.
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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 09:53 PM
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23. aaaaaaaaarrrghhhhhhh!
:argh: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank: :spank:
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janekat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 10:50 PM
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24. LOL!
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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-20-03 09:56 AM
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26. ROTFLMAOWCUB
n/t
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newsguyatl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 08:49 PM
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18. but 4 months
later in february, he was ready to go...


what changed his mind? the "evidence" of those weapons of mass destruction? :shrug:
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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 08:52 PM
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19. No! Wrong!
This thread is NOT about Clark.
:hangover:
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:39 PM
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2. Truthout
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:40 PM
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3. Los Angeles Times and Salon.com
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HereSince1628 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:42 PM
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5. toronto star
but I get all my NEWS from The NATIONAL INQUIRER!

God, I just have to know where the crop circles come from.
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JewelDigger Donating Member (440 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:51 PM
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11. All of what is called 'mainstream media' has indeed become
The National Inquirer!

A Note to 'Mainstream Media': If someone won't allow you to put their name to a quote, then you don't use it! Period. There is reason for that practice. People (and their reputations) should stand behind what they say. Period.
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kayleybeth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:43 PM
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commondreams.org is great
Truthout is my favorite though.
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Wetzelbill Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:45 PM
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9. great minds think alike
those are my two favorites. I like Counterpunch.com, tompaine.com and crisispapers.org, as well.
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goodhue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:43 PM
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6. Fighting Bob
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:45 PM
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10. I manage to cobble together what is going on in the world
by reading Awake and the Watchtower from the JW's, the free LaRouche papers they hand out by the library, and of course my subscription to "Extreme Leftist Agitator Weekly"
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KG Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:52 PM
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12. wsws.org
:)
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nostamj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:53 PM
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13. smirking chimp is good for editorials
truthout has been mentioned already
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Droopy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 04:57 PM
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14. yellowtimes.org
They've been slammed by detractors since day one. They've pissed off everybody at some point or the other. All that they've done in my view is spoken the truth about US foreign policy. It's an excellent site for commentary.
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Chovexani Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 05:02 PM
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15. The Onion
Seriously, it's the only news I can trust. :evilgrin:

I refer to most mainstream papers as the Daily Prophet. The Daily Show is like the Quibbler. :)
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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 08:40 PM
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16. this kick ...
... isn't at all about Wesley Clark.

:donut:
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KittyWampus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 08:46 PM
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17. Many Sources
But it's important to remember that every news source has editors and that editors can have bias and/or agendas.
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Tinoire Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 08:59 PM
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20. antiwar.com
Edited on Fri Sep-19-03 09:01 PM by Tinoire
They have a terrific compilation of LBN and editorials from 1st rate sources.


http://www.antiwar.com

You already listed my next fav (common dreams)
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Donna Zen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-19-03 09:02 PM
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21. My code: never...ever...trust a single source
IMHO, editorials are not news they are opinion that may contain news. And yes, everyone of us is biased. So my code is to find a minimum of three sources which might include editorials. Often listening for what's left out, what is illogically juxtaposed, and what qualifiers and buzz words shade the issue at hand, can lead to a seach in another direction. Gathering the facts, checking the source, and reading through a critical lens may often lead to ambiguity; nevertheless, it has been my experience that before long the missing piece drops from news-junkie heaven and voila! When I read Jay Bookman's AJC piece on PNAC followed by a column in the Guardian, I had one of those experiences. Seemingly unrelated news that had jumbled down the info-pike for months, came together in a seamless fit.

And as Emerson would council: always be ready to change your mind.



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Iverson Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-20-03 05:18 AM
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25. You appeal to common sense.
Your sampling of multiple sources is exactly the thing that would lead you to have a favorite. Will you divulge?
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