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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 10:02 AM
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Hey - Is There Any "Finding" Going On In The Aftermath of Rita?...n/t
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malaise Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 10:03 AM
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1. hahahahha
They're finding out that Rita was no Katrina
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Guava Jelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 10:06 AM
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2. Miles Obrien found a cute dog
poor guy..
I am sure W is devastated that there wasnt any more devestation to take americas mind off of Katrina
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global1 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 10:08 AM
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3. I Wonder What Kind Of Comment Robertson Will Make On This One?.....n/t
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converted_democrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 10:12 AM
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4. They were just talking about a Lowes that was looted in Texas....
Edited on Sat Sep-24-05 10:13 AM by converted_democrat
on waterever that station C-Span has on for Hurricane coverage. (I have it on waiting for the protest coverage). I just heard the tail end of it.

edit- for my awful grammar
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 10:51 AM
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5. They arrested some people yesterday.
But that was in the 'premath' of Rita, and they were calling it burglary, with hints that it might be looting.

The difference pre-storm is non-existent. And, if you think about it, would you rather loot a perfectly intact home or store, or one that's been trashed by a storm?
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Kagemusha Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Sep-24-05 11:26 AM
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6. I'm pretty sick of this "finding" issue.
The reporters involved said why they used different terminology and no one's proved to my satisfaction that the reason they used different terminology was race. Race is assumed to be the sole reason for the difference. Or put another way, race was assumed to be the reason why the pictures were allowed to be put up showing people of different races in different lights in similar if not equal acts, because this was racially disparaging to everyone not appreciating the context and therefore, insulting and wrong.

That's a big assumption. I feel like that assumption's been latched on to because it reinforces a political viewpoint, not because it necessarily has truth behind it. So now "finding" is code word for media discrimination? All we're managing to do is ban a word from the media's vocabulary. Reality hasn't changed one bit.
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