![]() |
|
|
|
#136 (permalink) |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Byron Bay, NSW
Posts: 2,821
|
THE MOST FUNCTIONAL ENGLISH WORD
Well, it's shit ... that's right, shit! Shit may just be the most functional word in the English language. You can smoke shit, buy shit, sell shit, lose shit, find shit, forget shit and tell others to eat shit. Some people know their shit, while others can't tell the difference between shit and brasso. There are lucky shits, dumb shits and crazy shits. There is bull shit, horse shit and chicken shit. You can throw shit, sling shit, catch shit, shoot the shit,(or duck when the shit hits the fan). You can give a shit or serve shit on a shingle. You can find yourself in deep shit or be happier than a pig in shit. Some days are colder than shit, some days are hotter than shit and some days are just plain shitty. Some music sounds like shit, things can look like shit and there are times when you feel like shit. You can have too much shit, not enough shit, the right shit, the wrong shit or a lot of weird shit. You can carry shit, have a mountain of shit, or find yourself up shit creek without a paddle. Sometimes everything you touch turns to shit and other times you fall in a bucket of shit and come out smelling like a rose. When you stop to consider all the facts, it's the basic building block of the English language. And remember, once you know your shit, you don't need to know anything else!! You could pass this along, if you give a shit; or not do so if you don't give a shit! Well, Shit, it's time for me to go. Just wanted you to know that I do give a shit and hope you had a nice day, without any shit. But, if you happened to catch a load of shit from some shit-head.......... Well, Shit Happens!!! |
|
|
|
|
|
#137 (permalink) |
|
De-Programmer
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 492
|
No laughing matter
__________________
"Few have the stomach to pursue truth , yet most know in their gut something is wrong" V "But everyone knows the media doesn't inform. Duhhhhhh !! " |
|
|
|
|
|
#140 (permalink) |
|
De-Programmer
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 492
|
SACSIS.org.za » News » The World » Why Iceland Should Be in the News, But Is Not
By Deena Stryker An Italian radio program's story about Iceland’s on-going revolution is a stunning example of how little our media tells us about the rest of the world. Americans may remember that at the start of the 2008 financial crisis, Iceland literally went bankrupt. The reasons were mentioned only in passing, and since then, this little-known member of the European Union fell back into oblivion. .....
__________________
"Few have the stomach to pursue truth , yet most know in their gut something is wrong" V "But everyone knows the media doesn't inform. Duhhhhhh !! " |
|
|
|
|
|
#143 (permalink) |
|
Immoderator
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Wollongong NSW
Posts: 2,302
|
I thought that this might be appreciated here. A large chunk of the mainstream media in the USA has been corrupted.
__________________
The individual is hopeless without the group. The group is hopeless without its individuals. |
|
|
|
|
|
#144 (permalink) |
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 263
|
Originally Posted by Iconoclast
Appreciated by the seers , but the sheep still sleep .
Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened. Winston Churchill |
|
|
|
|
|
#145 (permalink) |
|
De-Programmer
Join Date: Feb 2011
Posts: 492
|
The Ron Paul Media Blackout Is Back On - Politics - The Atlantic Wire
![]() After a brief spike in interest, the mainstream media coverage of GOP candidate Ron Paul is back to nearly nothing, according to the Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism. This week, less than 5 percent of all campaign stories focused on Paul, the lowest point since Dec. 11. when strong performances in Iowa and New Hampshire helped stoke some interest. Over the same period, Paul's performance in the polls has only improved, going from the single digits to 12.7 percent, putting him nearly even with Rick Santorum, in the current RealClearPolitics average. But in Pew's weekly study, Paul has been heading in the opposite direction. Pew tracks a list of 52 mainstream news outlets across broadcast television, cable news, newspapers, radio and the 12 most popular news sites to measure exposure. As you can see from the graph below, the downward trajectory of coverage volume has been steep for Paul, as the star of New Gingrich rose following his decisive victory in South Carolina and strong polling in Florida. ![]() The Project for Excellence in Journalism also tracks the tone of coverage, which in the last week, saw a sharp drop in "positive" stories and a slight increase in "negative" stories: ![]() The change of coverage represents a sort of whipsaw effect for the candidate, who toiled in obscurity in October and November (rather unjustifiably), exploded in December and sunk like a rock beginning in early January amid bruising coverage of racist newsletters penned under his name and a last place showing in South Carolina. On the bright side, Paul is still a mighty presence on Twitter, according to the Pew study: ![]() Another plus for Paul, about 55 percent of those mentions are positive while only 25 percent are negative, according to Pew. The Washington Post also tracks Twitter mentions by candidate and this week, ranks Paul as receiving the second most mentions of the GOP candidates with 259,00 behind Gingrich's 294,000. If MSM coverage hewed more closely to Twitter coverage, the libertarian firebrand would be golden! Don't expect much more pickup on Paul this week. While Florida's primary becomes the nation's focus, Paul is campaigning in Maine. (Though that won't prevent him from raising a wad of cash in a money bomb protest of the TSA).
__________________
"Few have the stomach to pursue truth , yet most know in their gut something is wrong" V "But everyone knows the media doesn't inform. Duhhhhhh !! " |
|
|
|
![]() |
| Thread Tools | |
| Rate This Thread | |
|
|