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Re: "Saving" Private Lynch
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 16 May 2003 14:36:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Costello writes:
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> > My mistrust was cast more toward the original post in which the story came
> > from the guardian,
Are you saying it can't be trusted? Shame on you sir!
> > I would not have said the same had I known that the BBC
> > had also carried the story.
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> Nevertheless, your mistrust is not at all misplaced. The BBC, despite being
> government funded,
Nonsense! It is funded by the public through a licence fee [~UKP100 / US$160]
for every viewing household & through sales of its products. Fantastic value
when you think about it.
> isn't exactly hewing to reality, much less hewing to the
> Labour party line, at least according to some observers.
So the "Labour party line" is that Private Lynch's rescue was staged? The BBC
is not perfect, but it is the most independent news source I'm aware of. The
analysis it offers is certainly more objective than [say] a rag like the
National Review. ;)
Scott A
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> Your mileage may vary, of course.
of course.
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| In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes: <snip> (...) And not made up like the NY Times... Ooops--US news sources are fallible! Did I say that out loud? If you want to keep your head in the sand, then that's your choice. Don't admonish those (...) (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Nevertheless, your mistrust is not at all misplaced. The BBC, despite being government funded, isn't exactly hewing to reality, much less hewing to the Labour party line, at least according to some observers. Your mileage may vary, of course. (21 years ago, 16-May-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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