Cracked.com: 5 Ways to Spot a B.S. Political Story in Under 10 Seconds
http://www.cracked.com/blog/5-ways-to-spot-b.s.-political-story-in-under-10-secondsThis turdstorm of pointless click-bait filler is a problem for anyone who wants to be an informed voter. To learn anything useful, you need to be able to sort through all of the garbage to find the actual information and insight. So let me just tell you right now that you can safely ignore any story if ...
#5. The Headline Contains the Word "Gaffe"
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#4. The Headline Ends in a Question Mark
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#3. The Headline Contains the Word "Blasts"
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#2... Now I'm pushing the 4 paragraph limit - you're gonna have to read the article at the source!
On the Road
(20,783 posts)Just about to post this. Not too many Cracked articles show up on DU.
jade3000
(238 posts)Really good story. But I had no idea that Cracked Magazine still exists. And it's great that they have such interesting content.
It's funny (pun intended) that a humor magazine put together such a solid critique of certain political coverage in the media.
FATNED
(113 posts)Glad to see he's found work writing for Cracked.
Putting Dijon mustard on a burger is EXACTLY the same as putting your dog on the car roof. Swiss on a cheese steak is EXACTLY the same as visible disgust at touching a Haitian. Both are "petty bullshit" that tell you nothing of a candidate's character. Both sides do it, I tell ya!
Write on, Brooks...
Dead_Parrot
(14,478 posts)Now I'm stuck in Cracked and can't get out.
I hate you.
Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)That site handily wins the award for keeping me forever clicking on just one more article before I go....for 45 minutes.