Merry Christmas

[BEAKER]

Merry Christmas

Irish Eyes,

and a
Happy Jesus' Birthday!

u2goku!

[CraigD]

Originally Posted by goku

go to www.foxnews.com
select the free video under the O'Reilly Factor
you'll see a video sorry, of O'Reilly talking about the attack on christmas.

Before taking popular shows like the O’Reilly Factor or Rush Limbaugh radio broadcasts seriously, it’s advisable to conduct some fact checking. Both of these people have well documented records of frequent fabrication of information, so while often thought-provoking and entertaining, need to be considered skeptically.

It’s especially important to note that neither Fox News, nor any other news broadcast news service, is under any legal compulsion to refrain from outright lieing. A recent, very brief and readable decision can be found in 2003’s
WTTV-TV v. Akre.

In short, Fox, CNN, NBC, etc., despite the appearance they give of being non-fictional are under no more legal compulsion to tell the truth than are obviously fictional, entertainment services like the Sci-Fi Channel or HBO. This is especially confusing, because there appears to be clear FCC regulation requiring exactly broadcast news services to refrain from “deceptive practices”. WTTV-TV v. Akre provides a brief explanation of why the regulations are not considered “adopted rules”.

Although I’m unable to find a link to court documents (I don’t have access to a good legal search engine ), I recall reading an illuminating transcript of a Fox lawyer who made exactly this argument – that a broadcast news show was simple a form of entertainment, not at all legally different than a fiction show.

Absent government protection from broadcast news deception, we must all assume the role of skeptics and fact-checkers, if we hope to be accurately informed.

[BEAKER]

Originally Posted by CraigD

...we must all assume the role of skeptics and fact-checkers, if we hope to be accurately informed.

This may be true; but I'm a little skeptical about that statement.

[goku]

Originally Posted by BEAKER

Merry Christmas

Irish Eyes,

and a
Happy Jesus' Birthday!

u2goku!

thank you muches
and a merry christmas to you also

[Boerseun]

Happy Kwanzaa one, happy Kwanzaa all!

[goku]

Originally Posted by Boerseun

Happy Kwanzaa one, happy Kwanzaa all!

how dare you put kwanzaa in my christmas thread! na, just kidding
what is kwanzaa?

[Boerseun]

...I have absolutely no idea! Just read about it earlier in the thread.
But happy Kwanzaa, in any case!

[rockytriton]

I'd say search the net for info on kwanza, I'm not 100% sure of what it is but it has something to do with black during the civil rights movement creating a holiday for their african-american heritage.

[Tarantism]

well, i did it,

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

its actually kind of interesting, seing as how its not a religious holiday at all. hm.

merry christmas!

[BEAKER]

Originally Posted by goku

...what is kwanzaa?

I think it's missing a few letters before and after....Like; "...Rickwanzaa bike for Christmas."