tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post3344911374932242165..comments2023-10-02T07:55:24.415-04:00Comments on Words Matter: Getting the story wrong every timeJimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-57330983392533933872008-01-12T21:38:00.000-05:002008-01-12T21:38:00.000-05:00Hey, don't kill purplestates yet. We're smarter th...Hey, don't kill purplestates yet. We're smarter than we look. This was fashioned after Athenean Democracy - Cynthia Farrar, the producer, wrote a book on the stuff. Part of their government used a random sample of citizens (like purple states) and asked them for a short period of time to debate and govern (like purple states). We're not trying to make PS a dumbed-down reality show; we're trying to make purplestates a reaction to the pundit stew you read on op-ed pages or hear every Sunday morning on TV. It truly is supposed to be a cross-section, with some people more informed than others - and believe me that is an issue filming and editing.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672825674443811457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-53493141955003623182008-01-05T18:49:00.000-05:002008-01-05T18:49:00.000-05:00There are a variety of important issues that are i...There are a variety of important issues that are in play during this election. Religion is just one of them.<BR/><BR/>Bias blinds and that applies to religion. Regardless of whether one chooses to espouse the same beliefs of Huckerbee (or Romney), it seems to me that given the role that religion obviously plays in our politics, it behoves those that get paid to know these things and report on them, do so accurately. Unfortunately (in my opinion), that's not happening.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763876658345223153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9263500.post-19302700377312055442008-01-04T10:08:00.000-05:002008-01-04T10:08:00.000-05:00On the subject of Huckerbee vs. Romney- while I ag...On the subject of Huckerbee vs. Romney- while I agree that the press as per only scratches the surface of an issue and that the non-metropolitan types get short shrift it still came down to rooms full of committed Republicans (i.e. the sort of folks who thought re-electing George W in 04 was just dandy) choosing between a couple of men based on which fable they espoused. As in:<BR/><BR/>"Hey; if its a choice between burning bushes and buried gold plates well heck, I'll take the guy who thinks the world is younger than brewing".<BR/><BR/>Do we really want to bestow the awesome responsibility of the American presidency on someone based on the equivalent of whether they prefer Santa to the Easter bunny?Wisdom Weaselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18216020315074987565noreply@blogger.com