Please kick if you would like to see more red meat from Eugene Robinson

regarding the tea party.

About time we start treating them for what they are...

The Truth Hurts.


http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/the_eradication_of_trust_20100419

He reminds us that there are still pools of sanity and critical thought.

is good and sane reading on my list any time.

was talking garbage this morning about Eugenes's story as though it wasn't the truth. At first he said he wanted to know who wrote the article.

Scar doesn't like the fact that he called the racists the racists that they are..

Are you calling Scarb'rough unfair?
Pus leeched slag, gross man all the time
Remember not dead interns for they're
Gone from hist'ry to protect this slime.

the term 'red meat' is a real turn off to us vegetarians.

thanks for kicking though.

because i could care less about the expression. give me a break.

The elements of journalism:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism

According to The Elements of Journalism, a book by Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiel, there are nine elements of journalism. In order for a journalist to fulfill their duty of providing the people with the information they need to be free and self-governing.

They must follow these guidelines:

1.Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
2.Its first loyalty is to the citizens.
3.Its essence is discipline of verification.
4.Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
5.It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6.It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
7.It must strive to make the significant interesting, and relevant.
8.It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
9.Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
10.Its the rights and responsibilities of citizens.

I am so dense. http://www.redmeat.com/redmeat/1998-11-02/index.html

Thanks for the heads up! :)

Edited for typo. I shouldn't type before my morning tea.

:kick:

:kick:

http://live.washingtonpost.com/opinion-focus-with-eugene-robinson-04-20-10.html

(snip)
Q.Beck, Limbauhgh, etc.
Yesterday, we had an armed protest at an area park in Northern Virgina. The word "revolution" seems to creep into conversation quite often with these nuts. Do you think the rhetoric on T.V. and Radio is partly responsible, or are Beck and Limbaugh correct to say that they bear absolutely no responsibility for what they say?

A.Eugene Robinson writes:
I think the overheated rhetoric about "revolution" and "taking our country back" (from whom?) raises the temperature. Beck and Limbaugh are entertainers, and frankly I don't expect civic responsibility from them. I do expect responsibility from elected officials, and sometimes I don't see it.
(snip)

:thumbsup:

:kick:

Kathleen Parker won a Pulitzer Prize this month; she lives on the coast. Eugene Robinson won one last year; he grew up and attended school in Orangeburg. Good to see SC produce something other than Joe Wilson and Jim Demint.

I like his opinions. Love the voice.
Too bad there aren't more of him..