Comments on: Journalism: The First (and Second, and Third, and Fourth) Rough Draft of History http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/05/journalism-the-first-and-second-and-third-and-fourth-rough-draft-of-history.html The Idea Grove is a full-service agency specializing in public relations, marketing and Web design. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:07:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Alice http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/05/journalism-the-first-and-second-and-third-and-fourth-rough-draft-of-history.html/comment-page-1#comment-1726 Alice Thu, 18 May 2006 17:15:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1091#comment-1726 I don't have lexus/Nexus, but somewhere Freidman said not once, but twice, in his column that the Iraq war was so necessary that it was all right for the administration to lie us into war. Wish I had the dates. I don’t have lexus/Nexus, but somewhere Freidman said not once, but twice, in his column that the Iraq war was so necessary that it was all right for the administration to lie us into war. Wish I had the dates.

]]> By: SB http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/05/journalism-the-first-and-second-and-third-and-fourth-rough-draft-of-history.html/comment-page-1#comment-1724 SB Thu, 18 May 2006 16:06:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1091#comment-1724 Friedman has said many foolish things over the years...I'm still reeling from reading his cheery book on globalization, which I was assigned in business school.<br/><br/>Only after 9/11 -- which people like Friedman had absolutely no clue would be a result of globalization -- did it occur to me to read Stiglitz's "Globalization and Its Discontents." Friedman has said many foolish things over the years…I’m still reeling from reading his cheery book on globalization, which I was assigned in business school.

Only after 9/11 — which people like Friedman had absolutely no clue would be a result of globalization — did it occur to me to read Stiglitz’s “Globalization and Its Discontents.”

]]> By: Ike http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/05/journalism-the-first-and-second-and-third-and-fourth-rough-draft-of-history.html/comment-page-1#comment-1723 Ike Thu, 18 May 2006 16:00:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1091#comment-1723 <a HREF="http://www.starwars.stopklatka.pl/sounds/styontgt.wav" REL="nofollow" TITLE="Lt. Jek Porkins!">Stay on target...<br/><br/>Stay on target..!</a> Stay on target…

Stay on target..!

]]> By: Make the logo bigger http://www.ideagrove.com/blog/2006/05/journalism-the-first-and-second-and-third-and-fourth-rough-draft-of-history.html/comment-page-1#comment-1722 Make the logo bigger Thu, 18 May 2006 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.ideagrove.com/weblog/?p=1091#comment-1722 Funny quotes. But is it limited to the journalists though, that’s the thing. The administration has adopted that mantra too.<br/><br/>Howeever, it’s just too easy out to say “The next six (anything)” – because it’s not based on any hard deadline.<br/><br/>Like that other favorite rightwing radio mantra, “You know, it's a matter of ‘if’ not ‘when’ we’ll be attacked again."<br/><br/>False security in both arguements, yet still a win-win for the right. If we don’t get attacked, well, then see that? The government protected us! (Never mind that terrorist waited eight years between WTC attacks. But hey, why let facts ruin a successful GOP talking point.<br/><br/>On the other hand, if we do get hit, the response will be “See that? We told you so!” Funny quotes. But is it limited to the journalists though, that’s the thing. The administration has adopted that mantra too.

Howeever, it’s just too easy out to say “The next six (anything)” – because it’s not based on any hard deadline.

Like that other favorite rightwing radio mantra, “You know, it’s a matter of ‘if’ not ‘when’ we’ll be attacked again.”

False security in both arguements, yet still a win-win for the right. If we don’t get attacked, well, then see that? The government protected us! (Never mind that terrorist waited eight years between WTC attacks. But hey, why let facts ruin a successful GOP talking point.

On the other hand, if we do get hit, the response will be “See that? We told you so!”

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