Subj : Re: ah, college newspaper To : TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 From : Finnigann Date : Wed Sep 21 2005 07:15:00 -=> TNW7Z7Z7Z12345 wrote to alt.tv.farscape <=- TN> From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape TN> Nick wrote: > > Tyler Trafford wrote: > > > John I wrote: > >> Tyler Trafford wrote: > >> > >>> http://tinyurl.com/cgpu3 > >> > >> It's abotu that anne coulter wanna-be at UNC, isn't it? > > > > Oh: http://rdu.news14.com/content/headlines/?ArID=74527 > > also http://www.dailytarheel.com/vnews/display.v/ART/432a4ce19fe9e TN> I think it's also important to read the editor's version of what TN> happened. He makes it pretty clear that he didn't fire her for her TN> offensive comments. TN> TN> I think the fact that the people she interviewed felt lied to and TN> betrayed holds some weight in this case. She clearly wasn't acting as TN> an investigative reporter (investigative reporters are trying to nab TN> someone and of course leave some interviewees feeling betrayed). Given TN> the fact that she wasn't investigating the interviewees or using them TN> to nab someone else, they shouldn't have been shocked by her use of TN> their quotes unless she seriously misled them. TN> And why would she bother to mislead 3 people, unless she knew that a TN> straightforward discussion of racial profiling would've brought up TN> caveats that might have hurt the simplicity of her argument. The column TN> alone () wouldn't immediately make me think TN> she should be fired. The key is that 3 interviewees felt used and TN> deceived. TN> Sad that someone just starting out in her career has chosen to emulate TN> Coulter in more than just humor and conservative bent. Coulter abuses TN> footnotes, which when checked out, often do not support the claims TN> they're meant to verify. And certainly there are people on the left who TN> do the same. So, isn't this a job for Al Franken? I'm sure his crack team of debunkers could whip up another book in short order. (I'm sure Al reads ATF). I would love to start an Al Franken wing in my library. http://tinyurl.com/96e7z [not complete] ÕÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍÍ ³ "We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, ³ in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology." ³ - Carl Sagan ³ .... You're a nut! You're crazier than a coconut! --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.46 .