he's simply less Ugly, Rove so raised the bar that it'll be hard to top the msm monster.

Obama is surrounded by rat-weasels;they're hybrids, faux scholarly scum bags who go through contrortions breaking their arms patting themselves on the back about how wonderful they want you to think they are?

MSM/PBS/NPR is there PR firm

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Kinda like George Will?

Did you see him this morning? What a has-been. Why is he still on TV? His fifteen minutes are long gone.

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George Bush destroyed our country, took us to war and most Americans didn't seem to notice. Our national tragedy of 9/11 was turned into a cheap drama to further the Bush agenda. We were told to be 'very afraid'. A president who never lived by any rules in his entire life, thought others should have that privilege. So the regulations that kept Wall St. and the banks in line for over 50 years were scrapped. The damage is overwhelming. We have the right to make the necessary changes which so far fall way short of the scoialism that scares so many people. Banks are already paying back loans to the government. They do not want us looking over their shoulders and that's what life is like when you owe money. It's not over, but if the people the author refers to have a better idea we would all like to hear it. Meantime David, please don't 'make shit up'. Some of us know the difference. Thanks, ANNA

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He is not going to make stuff up. He is one of the god guys, he knows there is more than enough truth out there.

Speaking of making shit up, I like this,

CIA agents cannot be "ordered" to do anything in the legal sense, since they are mere civilian employees of a federal agency.

Thank you. It is nice to be reminded of the law from time to time. So let's ask ourselves, what motivated them if it wasn't following orders?

I think they are a bunch of sexual perverts, but that is just me. Weren't they raping these men too? I haven't heard anything about that on the national news.

Is it too sick to report? You decide?

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It can help to check the record for reporters to see if there is a pattern of confabulation. The article Sirota is referring to has the byline of Naftali Bendavid. Media Matters cites Bendavid in these items as well:

WSJ reporters play dumb about Rush Limbaugh

Declaring GOP winner in "stimulus message war," media oblivious to their cohort's role in skewing debate

Even more myths and falsehoods surrounding the economic recovery plan

Despite evidence to the contrary, NY Times asserted as fact that McCain had "suspend[ed] his campaign"

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The world is coming to know that the story we learned from the press, Alternet included, is a lie.
The evidence is there. 9/11 was an inside job.
But the evidence is ignored.
Alternet ignores it just like the msm.
So anyone at Alternet who wants to throw stones should look at the glass panels of Alternet first.
Alternet has engaged in the conspiracy to keep 9/11 truth from the American people.
And considering what we have seen come from that official story of 9/11, I'd say that this conspiracy amounts to treason.

Don't worry about Washington media......worry about your own honesty, Alternet!

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These corps not only Rob US blind but own & control US through Energy Blackmail.Why do you think we are once again in Iraq? "Blood for Oil".
Worse they have two alies which work in tandem to assure they suck ever last cent out of US.Opec and Wall Street. When Natural diaster threaten to hit our Coasts- Up go Oil Prices. When Unrest looms to break out "worse" in the ME- up go oil prices. Hell when eer these groups get an eyelash out of place ( or think one my be dislodged), Up go our Prices.
This doesn't only effect US at the pump- running our daily errands, it effects our manufacturing costs, our Food costs ...Our Economy. Thus leading into Foreign policies and unnecessary conflicts and invasions.
We will NEVER be energy independent- regardless of the Source- If we continue to allow Big Energy Corps to dictate our Economic Livlihood and Global Political decisions.
Same goes for States (AK) who claim to Own our national Assets (Treasures).AK is a Member of this UNITED Country. Therefore those Oil Reserves are as much the other states as they are theirs- So wheres our Dividend Checks?
Who owns the Grand Canyon? The Great Lakes? No one they are shared Resources and Assets of the United States! the States which encompass these Treasures are charged with the responsiblity to perserve them for the Use of All Americans and Future Americans. If AZ needed Fresh water forAgriculture or drinking as a MI'er I would be compelled to assure them access (not to water your Golf courses though).
this is not only the heart of our Unity, it also is key to our Demestic and Foreign policy. Drill Baby Drill?? What do you think these corps will do with that extra oil- through it into the Global market- We will see no reduction in our prices - they will regulate its production to keep prices up- along with the Wall sTreet speculators driving the Price as it see s fit.
So not only do we need to Seize their outlandish profits, we need to seize all their assets and finally reclaim Our countries Right to it's own Economic Destiny. The Declaration of Independence Was not intended merely to Rid US of undue influence and control by Family Crests But Also Logos!!

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Not really.

They just make up things about the internet causing their downfall.

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... tells us what it and its corporate owners want us to hear. Sometimes that involves outright lying, though most of the time its just omission of certain concepts, voices, and stories.

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The article presents the current conventional wisdom, as articulated by the FDA and food industry trade groups (the two are virtually indistinguishable).

That view can only be supported by cherry-picking the science, and by ignoring the boundaries of the unknown in human physiology.

If you understand how science works, then the body of studies says something different to you. It's not a collection of facts. It's a tentative push into the unknown requiring a lot more work. Discovering the truth about human physiology is like peeling an onion, not like opening a box.

Nothing makes this clearer than the whole cholesterol controversy. Peel one layer, and you discover that cholesterol is included in the fatty deposits - plaque - which blocks arteries in arterosclerosis. Cholesterol is in some foods, like egg yolks. What's the conclusion? For years the FDA and industry trade groups (except chicken farmers, obviously) said that people should avoid cholesterol in foods. They sent us instead to buy hydrogenated margarine, which turned out to be a horrible idea.

Peel another layer. Whoa, there is "good" cholesterol and "bad" cholesterol. The "good" cholesterol actually works to dissolve plaque. Change the dietary advice! Eggs aren't so bad now!

Peel another layer. Oops, there is no connection at all between dietary intake of cholesterol and blood serum cholesterol. We had jumped to yet another faulty conclusion.

There are more layers to peel.

The statistical correlation between "bad" cholesterol and plaque deposition is present, but weak. Why is it weak? One can only presume there are other, more important variables we haven't factored in yet.

What is plaque for, anyway? It's a repair mechanism. Contrary to the common wisdom, plaque does not precipitate out of the blood simply because the LDL levels are high. Plaque only forms at the sites where arterial walls have become damaged; it's the final defense of the body to prevent arterial rupture and keep the body going a little longer. What's damaging those cellular walls?

Pathogens? Probably. Toxins? Probably. How about polyunsaturated fats, which are known to shrink and weaken cellular membranes? A distinct possibility. Other factors? Probably there are lots.

See what I mean? Knowing the shape of the boundaries of the unknown can help you think about how to frame your conclusions.

There are always more layers to peel.

All polyunsaturated fats are not created equal. The Omega-3 fatty acids are polyunsaturated and have definite health benefits. Rape seed oil, corn oil, soybean oil, other temperate crop oils - these reduce serum cholesterol and shrink cellular membranes. It's not proven that these effects are beneficial, and there is reason to think they may not be.

Your body needs saturated fats as building blocks in cells. It uses Omega-3 fatty acids, too, if it can get them. The other polyunsaturated fats? It's a work in progress, but some of them may be useless in the nutritional sense - the very definition of "empty calories." Any that aren't metabolized for energy will go straight into fat storage.

If you don't eat any saturated fats, you will sicken and die, no matter what else you are consuming. But you can survive quite well if you never eat temperate crop polyunsaturated oils.

The FDA and industry trade groups aren't pushing polyunsaturated fats because they are certain. They are no more certain than anyone else - they have not penetrated the boundaries of the unknown any further than science itself has done. The reason they are broadly promoting polyunsaturated fats is exactly the same reason they promoted transfats: the food industry stands to make money if we believe it.

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