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Monte_RCMS
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How are you able to decide what you care for (or not) if you have never ever heard “Rush”, Savage, Beck, or those other radio pundits?
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Rich_Olszewski
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I rely on newspapers for my information - the NY Times for the news and their liberal editorial POV and the Wall Street Journal for news and the conservative viewpoint. Also the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, my statewide newspaper that is generally conservative. All go into more depth on issues than those entertainers do.
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Monte_RCMS
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Pretty thin collection of news sources. IMHO.
Anyone really interested in making sure they have an accurate representation of what is actually going on in the nation and in the world needs to access a much broader selection of media.
For example, overseas news media, while biased in their own ways, tend to have stories about foreign news that we don’t get as much of here, because of our news media biases and also because of the budget cutbacks by the U.S. news media that caused them to shut down overseas offices [news bureaux]. So the U.S. news media rely on wire services which have a lot of “issues” … for one thing, the few wire services that exist get bought up by rich guys with their own slant on the news.
Lately, there have been a lot of consolidations for financial reasons. The NY Times and Washington Post are having financial problems. The WSJ less, so … but still has laid off people. On Fox, … yes, yes, yes, … television … David Asman USED to be the senior editorial writer of the WSJ … or whatever his title was … and also used to write their “Americas” column … so, he is an actual expert … but he left the WSJ and is now on cable television. That has got to tell you something about the shifts and dynamics … reflected in the reliability of their news and information and editorials. *
And the NY Times has had a lot of problems … with the truth … the examples are legion.
So, you might want to listen to Limbaugh and Levin and Savage/Weiner … I mean Savage/Weiner has an earned PhD and has written probably two dozen books. Levin is an attorney. They scour the news media for stories that get ignored. You and I don’t have the time, but they do.*
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Monte_RCMS
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I understand that you are really busy and don’t have time to listen to the radio.
But you can visit their Web sites and just glance in two seconds at the news stories on their home pages.
www.rushlimbaugh.com
www.marklevinshow.com
michaelsavage.wnd.com/
You don’t have to pay anything and it only takes ONE SECOND. it’s free. You don’t need to buy a mattress or tube of toothpaste.
Mark Steyn fills in for Limbaugh on occasion, and being a refugee in the United States from Canada has some information and perspectives about Canada, our neighbor to the north, that one might not find in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal or other news media … steynonline.com/
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Monte_RCMS
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Walter E. Williams is another guest host on the Limbaugh radio program.
Williams has an earned PhD and worked as an economist and professor of economics.
He has written extensively … and still does. His latest book, “Up From the Projects”* , was just published.
econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/
tsowell.com/
Mark Belling is also an occasional guest host on the Limbaugh program and his Web page also can provide some helpful information not available from the newspapers:
belling.com/
Williams has an earned PhD and worked as an economist and professor of economics.
He has written extensively … and still does. His latest book, “Up From the Projects”* , was just published.
econfaculty.gmu.edu/wew/
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Mark Belling is also an occasional guest host on the Limbaugh program and his Web page also can provide some helpful information not available from the newspapers:
belling.com/
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Rich_Olszewski
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I do read other U.S. newspapers, though not daily, and I also read the online versions of some of the foreign newspapers.
Besides, almost all the men you mentioned are commentators/pundits. I don’t believe that any of them present hard news in any depth.
I have, however, read Williams and Sowell. Smart and persuasive men.
I don’t find radio a serious medium, but I do listen to NPR on my drive into work and on the way home - and yes, I know they have a liberal editorial bias, but they do a fairly good job on presenting the news.
And, as you say, IMHO. Thank you, though, for the suggestions.
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Scott_Lafrance
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Apparently, if you don’t have a PH.D. in Journalism, it doesn’t count.
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bbarrick8383
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Only if your a conservative…
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a_priori
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Is it possible to get a Ph.D. in 3 card monte?
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Rich_Olszewski
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Maybe. How about in Statistics or Mathematics?
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Monte_RCMS
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Hard news is difficult to do.
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Rich_Olszewski
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Are those words from a fellow on the inside of the profession? Sounds like.
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Mike5575
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Ok. I’m all for gun ownership, but a 31 clip mag is a bit much. You don’t need more than a couple well placed shots to defend yourself. Think of it this way. It’s like walking around with a full clip and two extra magazines expecting things to pop off! THAT IS INSANE! This is 2011 people! WE DON’T LIVE IN THE WILD WEST!!!
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bbarrick8383
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That’s what liberals say about the Bible and the constitution as well.
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Scott_Lafrance
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The “Wild West” wasn’t even the wild west of common folklore.
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stanmaxkolbe
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Since more people are killed in automobile accidents than in gun accidents maybe we should restrict one automobile per family?
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Hastrman
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If one has extra, therefore detachable, magazines, a clip is rather redundant, isn’t it? Or do you not actually know the difference?
“31 clip mag” is meaningless. Do you mean “30 round mag plus 1 round in the chamber”? And I don’t know anyone who advocates them for self-defense use. The very highest capacities I’ve seen in a self-defense gun (a semi-auto pistol) is 18 rounds, and those were 9 mm, which many consider inadequate for self-defense. In 10 mm/.40 caliber, that would be reduced to 15 rounds, and in .45 caliber to 12 or even 10. Basically the only calibers widely used for self-defense are 9 mm (Luger Parabellum), 10 mm, .40 caliber (Smith & Wesson), .45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) or sometimes .45 GAP (Glock Automatic Pistol, a shorter version of .45 ACP allowing a narrower grip, ideal for those with small hands). Other than that, is .38 Special, .357 Magnum, .44 Special (not .44 Magnum), and sometimes .45 Long Colt, all revolver rounds, with capacities rarely exceeding 6 rounds (there’s one 8-shot .357 Magnum revolver from S&W, though).
You are correct, however, about the fact one does not often need many bullets; the average gunfight is over in 1.5 rounds. However, the average couple has 2.1 children—that does not mean you don’t know anyone with 4 or 6 children, or none. If you need to fight off 4 assailants, you’ll need an average of 6 shots to end the fight. If you miss once per guy (a lot less uncommon than people seem to think), then, with the artificial magazine capacity limit of 10 rounds, you’ve run dry. Hope you don’t get shot while reloading.
As for “This is 2011, we don’t live in the Wild West”, well, actually, my sister lives within driving distance of the OK Corral, and the murder rate in her area is far higher than it was in the 1870s. The fact there’s an official structure in place to deal with crime—the lack of which being where the “Wild” comes in, in “Wild West”—does not change the fact there is a lot more of that crime for it to deal with.
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Jim_in_NC
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usccb.org/sdwp/national/criminal/gunsample.shtml
I have faith that Jesus would neither own nor condone the use of a handgun for any reason.
Luke 6:27-36
However, Carolyn McCarthy has many troubling positions on women’s issues that are not consistent with Catholic teachings. So it is difficult to support her candidacy on those grounds.
I have faith that Jesus would neither own nor condone the use of a handgun for any reason.
Luke 6:27-36
However, Carolyn McCarthy has many troubling positions on women’s issues that are not consistent with Catholic teachings. So it is difficult to support her candidacy on those grounds.
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