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jmaier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:15 PM
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Sheesh -- we criticize the media's MJ focus
Edited on Mon Jun-13-05 04:15 PM by jmaier
and then hang around staring at the news and biding our time with one inane Jackson thread after another cluttering up the front page. Is it any wonder that crap such as this drives the media today -- we eat it up.

Is there anything else of import happening today?

on edit: this is ANOTHER ONE of those threads, I guess. :-)
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:16 PM
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1. Have you noticed that
DU is now at level one? :D
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redqueen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:16 PM
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2. It's downright depressing.
:(
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jmaier Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:18 PM
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5. I hadn't noticed but thanks for the tip
It it really this verdict vigil that is keying the traffic. I'm actually amazed by that.
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Maple Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 05:18 PM
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11. Hey it made
level 2 for awhile...seems to be calming down now, although it's still a level 1.
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Tandalayo_Scheisskopf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:17 PM
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3. Good point.
And people were calling him guilty from jump street. People here.

Hmm. Damn.
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Zenlitened Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:17 PM
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4. I'd argue that tuning in -- us and the media -- for the verdict is fine.
It was the minute-by-minute, day-after-day coverage in the place of so much other news that rankled.
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:19 PM
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6. ALL NOT GUILTIES -- unbelievable!
Edited on Mon Jun-13-05 04:19 PM by Radio_Lady
Think of all the REAL news coverage we could have had through the last 14 weeks.
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Misunderestimator Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:20 PM
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7. Um.... yes, this IS another one of those threads.
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underpants Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:21 PM
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8. Oh come on
of course we were going to
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slaveplanet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:21 PM
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9. here's a story about REAL criminals
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Radio_Lady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jun-14-05 12:30 AM
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12. This one about Grandpa Gangs robbing banks caught my attention!
Edited on Tue Jun-14-05 12:31 AM by Radio_Lady
From the UK a couple of days ago, older men robbing banks because they can't support themselves on their pensions! What a way to spend your retirement, guys!


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8168846/?GT1=6657
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johnaries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-13-05 04:24 PM
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10. Hey, at least we waited until there was some actual NEWS about MJ!
:hi:
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