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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:45 PM Original message |
Is Rawstory.Com A Legitimate News Source? Or... |
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Spazito (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:46 PM Response to Original message |
1. You mean like how all the mainstream copy and paste AP |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #1 |
121. Or like what we do here on DU |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:48 PM Response to Original message |
2. Yes as legitinate as AP and UPI |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. You are calling their "BREAKING" story today "Real News?" |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:33 PM Response to Reply #5 |
34. Tell me how legitinate is a main stream media |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. It seems I've touched a nerve... |
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alcibiades_mystery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. It's a Fantasy Repository |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:54 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. What got me was "as legitinate [sic] as the AP." |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #8 |
35. Ok how about Moonie news better known as UPI? |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
83. I know Helen Thomas quit UPI when Moonies took over, but occasionally |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
39. and don't forget "as legitinate [sic] as...the UPI." |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
47. No it was not a joke |
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miss_kitty (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #47 |
54. Um-I don't read RAW or watch TV News |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #2 |
19. But they just tease and give empty promises. |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #19 |
42. this is what turned me off. the a story is coming......gonna break the |
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demobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:20 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. No, they are NOT as legit as AP or UPI and are causing DAMAGE |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
46. "We're looking more stupid by the minute" |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:01 PM Response to Reply #46 |
52. We look downright human. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:05 PM Response to Reply #52 |
55. Why is it better to get your rumours from a left wing news source? |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:20 PM Response to Reply #55 |
61. Who needs specific facts when you have generalizations. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:31 PM Response to Reply #61 |
66. Rumours hurt our cause so, no- I don't see a difference. |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:42 PM Response to Reply #66 |
69. Reality doesnt comform to such absolutism. |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #69 |
78. Oh brother. |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 07:06 PM Response to Reply #20 |
129. I know what you mean about the teasers, but in fairness we have some |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
3. The latter. |
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geek tragedy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:50 PM Response to Original message |
4. The leftwing version of Drudge. eom |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:30 PM Response to Reply #4 |
29. My theory too |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:45 PM Response to Reply #29 |
87. close analogy--and like Drudge, RS is often used by MSM as |
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Balbus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
89. Bingo! - eom |
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Donailin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:16 PM Response to Reply #4 |
94. BuzzFlash is the leftwing version of drudge |
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meganmonkey (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:56 PM Response to Original message |
9. I think there are occasionally good articles on RawStory that aren't |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 01:58 PM Response to Original message |
10. Have they been wrong yet? |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:08 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. I don't know... you tell me... *have* they been wrong yet? |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #11 |
28. Are you correcting my acronyms? You're free to assume whatever you like. |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
33. Correcting You? No. -- Trying To Understand What You Mean? Yes! |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:46 PM Response to Reply #28 |
88. They published Sibel's "Vanity Fair" story before it hit the news stands |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:16 PM Response to Reply #10 |
16. Yes, of course they have. |
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WA98296 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:27 PM Response to Reply #10 |
26. Not long ago they reported a possible 22 Indictments, now 2 |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #26 |
44. Notice the word "possible" |
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Mabus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:50 PM Response to Reply #44 |
90. Not to mention that lay persons don't understand the difference btw |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. Excellent question, Allen. I don't know, but I'll offer my opinion: |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:18 PM Response to Reply #12 |
18. You took the words right out of my mouth, Bertha. |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
23. And Randi Rhodes is Rush Limbaugh. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Hi, K-W |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #24 |
43. Hi |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #43 |
63. Seems to me that she hit the nail on the head! |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:30 PM Response to Reply #63 |
65. Seems to me you cant back that up with an argument. |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #65 |
72. Sweet doggy with a bone, what is your name? |
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ArkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:56 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. I guess I'm just not as 'smart' as you are! |
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bertha katzenengel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. double post |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #23 |
36. How do those comparisons "poisen" the discussion? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:17 PM Response to Reply #36 |
82. you might owe attention some money |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:42 PM Response to Reply #82 |
85. ~ |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:22 PM Response to Reply #85 |
98. I am insulted that you jeered at my hiding place. |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:34 PM Response to Reply #98 |
104. == |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:25 PM Response to Reply #104 |
124. Only to us, apparently |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 07:51 PM Response to Reply #124 |
131. What Does That Say About Us When We Have Become... |
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rucky (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
13. It seems to be when they report good news. n/t |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:14 PM Response to Original message |
14. The latter. |
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Ksec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
15. Its our answer to Fox. |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. go pick on drudge, faux, limbaugh, hannity |
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Taxloss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. The entire point is that our reporting should be above that. |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:28 PM Response to Reply #21 |
27. Our reporting? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #27 |
38. Exact,ly, raw story is a start |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:00 PM Response to Reply #17 |
50. How Is My Question "Picking On" Them? |
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enigmatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
22. I read Raw Story every day |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:30 PM Response to Original message |
30. RS is responsibLe for the heartbreak on DU |
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kid a (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #30 |
37. "ALERT" ALERT |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #30 |
41. well said |
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K-W (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:57 PM Response to Reply #30 |
48. DU would just get its rumors somewhere else, |
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Midlodemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #30 |
53. sniffa, you da' man. |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:28 PM Response to Reply #30 |
100. Is that some kind of code or is your L key stuck on caps? n/t |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:33 PM Response to Reply #100 |
103. it is code |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:14 PM Response to Reply #103 |
119. Oh crap, now I'll have to find my secret decoder ring...LOL n/t |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
31. Is The New York Times a legitimate news source? |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:33 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Yep, that is why I said waht what I said |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:38 PM Response to Reply #32 |
40. They got the 'Hadley in Italy' story right... |
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nadinbrzezinski (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:52 PM Response to Reply #40 |
45. yes most interesting times |
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Garbo 2004 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:36 PM Response to Reply #40 |
107. Did rawstory break a Hadley in Italy story? The big news here is that |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
49. think sludge of the left |
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hippiechick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:47 PM Response to Reply #49 |
76. I tend to agree with you ... |
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dutchdemocrat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:01 PM Response to Original message |
51. Well. |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:06 PM Response to Original message |
56. It's a legitimate news source |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
57. My question is: how did they "scoop" the best kept secret in Washington? |
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SeveneightyWhoa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:12 PM Response to Reply #57 |
59. Are you serious? |
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terrya (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:16 PM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Yes, I am serious. |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:26 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. Do The Daily Horroscope Columns Have More Reliable Information? |
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sniffa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:20 PM Original message |
you couLd have said the same about drudge back in 97/98 |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:26 PM Response to Reply #59 |
125. LOL. They must employ the D-level "journalists: who skipped class... |
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Ellen Forradalom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:25 PM Response to Reply #57 |
62. As with any other source, I read with a big dish of salt by my side. |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:45 PM Response to Reply #62 |
86. Too Much Salt Is Bad For Your Blood Pressure. |
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Angry Girl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:44 PM Response to Reply #57 |
73. Raw Story has good sources and connections |
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Tace (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:54 PM Response to Reply #57 |
92. John Byrne Hired Jason Leopold To Help |
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garybeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:10 PM Response to Original message |
58. I trust Raw Story. PERIOD. |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #58 |
75. Well said, garybeck |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:07 PM Response to Reply #75 |
79. You mean like you can choose to not read this thread? |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:08 PM Response to Reply #79 |
80. Yeah, exactly - but I got tired of ignoring the bashing and decided |
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demobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:44 PM Response to Reply #75 |
110. It's fine they have their own site - it's the pollution on the DU |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:27 PM Response to Reply #110 |
126. Amen. Best post on the thread. |
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garybeck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 10:17 PM Response to Reply #110 |
138. I don't think that's happening... |
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Cults4Bush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
67. No worse than any other outlet and much better than sludge... |
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lithiumbomb (217 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
68. sort of, just use your head |
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Generator (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:42 PM Response to Original message |
70. My take |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
71. They do both, like every paper |
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robbedvoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
74. They broke several stories BEFORE Daily News "broke" them |
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understandinglife (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:12 PM Response to Original message |
81. See Steve Clemons: |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:38 PM Response to Original message |
84. I'm glad you posted this.. I was recently wondering the same thing. |
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RSchewe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
91. I think they do a very good job. They often sensationalize, but so what. |
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lostnfound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:11 PM Response to Reply #91 |
93. I agree. It is a very handy site to get the day's news. |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:20 PM Response to Reply #91 |
96. I Would Think That Hyping And Sensationalizing Would INDEED... |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:22 PM Response to Reply #96 |
97. Who is "continually" comparing them to Drudge? Today is the first |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:26 PM Response to Reply #97 |
99. I Do Not Know Who Is Making This Comparison... |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:29 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. that doesn't make sense. People who like to get their news |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:42 PM Response to Reply #101 |
109. Well, The Very 2nd Post In This Thread... |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:51 PM Response to Reply #109 |
113. No, the second post in this thread says, |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:11 PM Response to Reply #113 |
118. Then You'll Just Have To Continue To Be Puzzled. |
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Coexist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:19 PM Response to Reply #118 |
122. I'm fairly rational, and I didn't come to that conclusion |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 07:43 PM Response to Reply #122 |
130. I do not know what else I can say to you to help you to understand. |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:09 PM Response to Reply #109 |
117. Deleted message |
Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 04:21 AM Response to Reply #97 |
139. I am, and I have been doing so for a year or more. |
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RSchewe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:39 PM Response to Reply #96 |
108. Sensationalizing has nothing to do with accuracy. How that "takes away... |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:47 PM Response to Reply #108 |
112. Yeah... That Would Be Like Comparing The National Enquirer... |
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RSchewe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:52 PM Response to Reply #112 |
114. No. The National Enquirer is a tabloid publication. All news sources... |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:05 PM Response to Reply #114 |
115. The Hype And Sensational Headlines Suggest To Me... |
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RSchewe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 08:06 PM Response to Reply #115 |
132. The comparison is pretty silly. Comparing supermarket tabloids to... |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 08:27 PM Response to Reply #132 |
133. Actually, I Was Comparing Supermarket Tabloids To Each Other... |
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RSchewe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 08:47 PM Response to Reply #133 |
134. I misunderstood. Now I get your point. I would not compare RS to Drudge |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 08:57 PM Response to Reply #134 |
135. Those Things May Be True... |
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RSchewe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 09:08 PM Response to Reply #135 |
136. Well, maybe on it's face but not content. n/t |
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Griffy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:19 PM Response to Original message |
95. YES .. it is more real than most outlets.... I have met the owners... |
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NashVegas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:30 PM Response to Original message |
102. To Me? An Annoyance, Mostly |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
105. Uh oh. |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 06:03 AM Response to Reply #105 |
142. Or taken off another list now |
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beam me up scottie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 09:54 AM Response to Reply #142 |
149. I thought you left. |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 10:05 AM Response to Reply #149 |
150. Now why would you think that? |
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brettdale (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:34 PM Response to Original message |
106. I use to Love rawstory |
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Ksec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:08 PM Response to Reply #106 |
116. All media make mistakes. Just look at the NYTimes. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
111. RawStory should change its name to RawHeadline |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 04:22 AM Response to Reply #111 |
140. Their methodology reminds me of Bev Harris' |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 07:56 AM Response to Reply #140 |
146. Yowza! |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 06:04 AM Response to Reply #111 |
143. I still can't get over... |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 07:57 AM Response to Reply #143 |
147. "Cheney Aide Leaves Country!" .... Good Example. |
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bleever (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:14 PM Response to Original message |
120. Rawstory.com has rarely steered me wrong, and often had the first |
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xynthee (322 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
123. I don't remember them ever being wrong about anything . . . . |
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sadiesworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
127. Is Rawstory now on the DU chopping block? |
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Cessna Invesco Palin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 06:12 AM Response to Reply #127 |
144. I don't know if "chopping block" is the correct phrase. |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #144 |
151. Excellent Post. |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
128. RawStory is just that...a Raw Story. Unfiltered early reports. |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-25-05 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
137. Lots of independent investigation by Raw, with a big network of sources. |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 06:01 AM Response to Original message |
141. Yes by all means let's limit the sources even more here at DU |
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arwalden (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 07:55 AM Response to Reply #141 |
145. You're Letting Your Imagination Run Wild... |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-26-05 07:58 AM Response to Reply #145 |
148. My imagination has fertile ground |
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