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mod mom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 05:51 PM
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Yahoo News Juxtapositions bin Laden Photo w story on Obama opting out of public financing
Strange Juxtaposition of the Day
06.19.08 -- 5:32PM By David Kurtz

This is up on the Yahoo News site at the moment, a story about Obama opting out of public financing:


But check out the photo used to illustrate the piece:


There is no mention of bin Laden anywhere in the story.

photo at link:

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/archives/200865.php




I'm sure it's just another honest mistake :eyes:
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 05:56 PM
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1. They have changed it.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080619/pl_nm/usa_politics_dc;_ylt=Au4TGGIBbgjvSvT4SsrP2G2s0NUE
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PetrusMonsFormicarum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 06:07 PM
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2. They're still assholes
Even if THIS was a modest mistake, Yahoo is still guilty of turning over ISP info to the Chinese Government, resulting in who knows how many political prisoners.
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cbayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 06:21 PM
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3. Um, I wasn't defending them. Just noting that they had taken the pic down. nt.
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PetrusMonsFormicarum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-19-08 06:48 PM
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4. I know
Wasn't directed at you, C! I'll be more specific in the future.

And Yahoo is STILL a bunch of assholes!
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