Make sure to listen to the last comment by one of the anchors.
Anchor 1: "bad guys shoot at anything"
Anchor 2: "Right. But ... it's Israel"
To me that implies that Israel is not capable of being a bad guy? Am I off base?
Isn't the media supposed to be neutral when covering military conflicts? You can't say either group are in the right; You don't kidnap other countries soldiers but you also don't bomb and kill civilians in retaliation.
Man I hate the news. Why do I watch it? It's like crack to me
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If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
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C4Lukin wrote:
If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
at least watch the clip if you are going to respond (though it may not be worth your time)... the studio hosts are the ones that said the thing about Israel being the good guy, not the field reporters, but i think the guy that said it is a Jew
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pearljamminagain wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
at least watch the clip if you are going to respond (though it may not be worth your time)... the studio hosts are the ones that said the thing about Israel being the good guy, not the field reporters
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C4Lukin wrote:
pearljamminagain wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
at least watch the clip if you are going to respond (though it may not be worth your time)... the studio hosts are the ones that said the thing about Israel being the good guy, not the field reporters
Watching right now, they were just fired on.
just go to the end of the clip... like the last 15 seconds, i believe
Make sure to listen to the last comment by one of the anchors.
Anchor 1: "bad guys shoot at anything" Anchor 2: "Right. But ... it's Israel"
To me that implies that Israel is not capable of being a bad guy? Am I off base?
Isn't the media supposed to be neutral when covering military conflicts? You can't say either group are in the right; You don't kidnap other countries soldiers but you also don't bomb and kill civilians in retaliation.
Man I hate the news. Why do I watch it? It's like crack to me
The only thing I can think of is that these reporters are the ones that they showed on the Daily Show last night getting all giddy for 3 hours about the remote possibility that Hugh Grant or Drew Barrymore might talk to them. I think that is proof enough that they have zero cred. I think a real reporter or smart, thought out newsman/woman would see this issue is more complex than good guy/bad guy.
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pearljamminagain wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
pearljamminagain wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
at least watch the clip if you are going to respond (though it may not be worth your time)... the studio hosts are the ones that said the thing about Israel being the good guy, not the field reporters
Watching right now, they were just fired on.
just go to the end of the clip... like the last 15 seconds, i believe
That is typical Fox and Friends coverage. It is kind of like watching the View covering a live war. Complete useless fluff. The media should always be neutral in these cases but they rarely if ever are. Everyone knows Fox's reputation and it is pretty much to be expected. Pretty scary situation for the reporters on the ground though.
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Ends in perfect Fox and Friends style. (after saying "Thanks, dude.")
"Shifting gears, are you a rotten speller?"
They are pure douche.
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And the night Jeff Buckley died
And the night Kurt Cobain died
And the night John Lennon died
I remember I stayed up to watch the news with everyone
Ends in perfect Fox and Friends style. (after saying "Thanks, dude.")
"Shifting gears, are you a rotten speller?"
They are pure douche.
I haven't worked the morning shift and haven't seen this show in about a year. Do they still have a female there who is wearing a short skirt and showing lots of leg? It was always so blatant - hey, we've got a hot chick with killer legs...tune in!
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LeninFlux wrote:
ranting in e-minor wrote:
Ends in perfect Fox and Friends style. (after saying "Thanks, dude.")
"Shifting gears, are you a rotten speller?"
They are pure douche.
I haven't worked the morning shift and haven't seen this show in about a year. Do they still have a female there who is wearing a short skirt and showing lots of leg? It was always so blatant - hey, we've got a hot chick with killer legs...tune in!
E.D. Hill?
You should know well that there are tons of "Foxes on Fox".
Ends in perfect Fox and Friends style. (after saying "Thanks, dude.")
"Shifting gears, are you a rotten speller?"
They are pure douche.
I haven't worked the morning shift and haven't seen this show in about a year. Do they still have a female there who is wearing a short skirt and showing lots of leg? It was always so blatant - hey, we've got a hot chick with killer legs...tune in!
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Green Habit wrote:
LeninFlux wrote:
ranting in e-minor wrote:
Ends in perfect Fox and Friends style. (after saying "Thanks, dude.")
"Shifting gears, are you a rotten speller?"
They are pure douche.
I haven't worked the morning shift and haven't seen this show in about a year. Do they still have a female there who is wearing a short skirt and showing lots of leg? It was always so blatant - hey, we've got a hot chick with killer legs...tune in!
E.D. Hill?
You should know well that there are tons of "Foxes on Fox".
Oh come now. Her face looks like it was set alight and beat out with a shovel.
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Juvenal wrote:
Green Habit wrote:
LeninFlux wrote:
ranting in e-minor wrote:
Ends in perfect Fox and Friends style. (after saying "Thanks, dude.")
"Shifting gears, are you a rotten speller?"
They are pure douche.
I haven't worked the morning shift and haven't seen this show in about a year. Do they still have a female there who is wearing a short skirt and showing lots of leg? It was always so blatant - hey, we've got a hot chick with killer legs...tune in!
E.D. Hill?
You should know well that there are tons of "Foxes on Fox".
Oh come now. Her face looks like it was set alight and beat out with a shovel.
hahah.... no doubt... it's kind of like the "Ann Cunter is hot" crap... she is soooooooo not hot
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C4Lukin wrote:
If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
If anyone was shotting at me ... I'd run w/o bias.
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B wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
If anyone was shotting at me ... I'd run w/o bias.
Would you run directly away from the shooters, or would you choose an angle perpendicular to the direction of the bullets?
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$úñ_DëV|L wrote:
B wrote:
C4Lukin wrote:
If I am a western news reporter, and Israeli soldiers are shooting at me, my first assumption would be that it was an accident, and to let them know right away who I was. If it was Palastenian gunmen shooting at me, my first instinct would be to run. You cannot expect fair and balanced news in the middle of a gunfight.
If anyone was shotting at me ... I'd run w/o bias.
Would you run directly away from the shooters, or would you choose an angle perpendicular to the direction of the bullets?
What?
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GrimmaceXX wrote:
hottest chick on foxnews......... KIRAN CHETRY
I can't disagree, AT ALL.
But where the hell did you get the Kiran Chetry as Lara Croft pic?
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GrimmaceXX wrote:
hottest chick on foxnews......... KIRAN CHETRY
that's hot
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