Comments on: Dog bites man… http://rhetorica.net/archives/2445.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Donald E. L. Johnson http://rhetorica.net/archives/2445.html/comment-page-1#comment-2435 Donald E. L. Johnson Sun, 25 Jul 2004 18:34:50 +0000 http://localhost/wpp3/?p=2445#comment-2435 What reports and editors don't like to admit is that voters learn more from watching and listening to politicians than from reading and hearing journalistic reports and interpretations of speeches and meetings. Political and news junkies form their opinions of players and news by watching and listening to talk shows and C-span and reading instantly downloaded copies of reports such as the 9/11 report or even news releases. Yes, they also take in the reports by professional journalists, but there is nothing like being there, unless you're a bored, cynical reporter who's hearing something disagreeable. What reports and editors don’t like to admit is that voters learn more from watching and listening to politicians than from reading and hearing journalistic reports and interpretations of speeches and meetings.

Political and news junkies form their opinions of players and news by watching and listening to talk shows and C-span and reading instantly downloaded copies of reports such as the 9/11 report or even news releases. Yes, they also take in the reports by professional journalists, but there is nothing like being there, unless you’re a bored, cynical reporter who’s hearing something disagreeable.

]]> By: Becky Sharp http://rhetorica.net/archives/2445.html/comment-page-1#comment-2434 Becky Sharp Fri, 23 Jul 2004 12:46:47 +0000 http://localhost/wpp3/?p=2445#comment-2434 For anyone interested, here is the URL for the convention bloggers, including the delegates <a href="http://www.conventionbloggers.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.conventionbloggers.com/</a> Personally, I'm hoping for another Paul Wellstone "Memorial" moment, when the wacky wing of the Democratic Party lets it's freak flag fly. For anyone interested, here is the URL for the convention bloggers, including the delegates http://www.conventionbloggers.com/ Personally, I’m hoping for another Paul Wellstone “Memorial” moment, when the wacky wing of the Democratic Party lets it’s freak flag fly.

]]> By: Stumax.com http://rhetorica.net/archives/2445.html/comment-page-1#comment-2436 Stumax.com Fri, 23 Jul 2004 09:16:52 +0000 http://localhost/wpp3/?p=2445#comment-2436 <strong>Nothing to See Here - 9/11 24-7 edition</strong> Why is the "Justice Department ordering":http://www.thememoryblog.org/archives/000215.html documents with titles such as "Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Procedure" and "Select Federal Asset Forfeiture Statutes" to be destroyed? Nothing to See Here – 9/11 24-7 edition

Why is the “Justice Department ordering”:http://www.thememoryblog.org/archives/000215.html documents with titles such as “Civil and Criminal Forfeiture Procedure” and “Select Federal Asset Forfeiture Statutes” to be destroyed?

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