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(...) Don't take my word for it--try reading Bernard Goldberg's book Bias. I don't think anyone can make any persuasive argument for Goldberg being conservative. He details from personal experience what happens when one questions the way that news (...) (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Okay, but only if you acknowledge that "liberal media" is demonstrably false, while Dubya's "tax cuts for the rich" is demonstrably true. Dave! (21 years ago, 15-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) One book may be a revelation, or it could be a disgruntled whiner. It may be correct for the situation he was in, but not for the industry at large. It may even be correct for the industry at large, but by itself, it would be hard to draw that (...) (21 years ago, 16-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) True, but it's very difficult to refute Goldberg's claims in the book. He makes several good points, such as: 1) Why conservatives are always labelled and liberals are not, e.g., why it's always "conservative" Antonin Scalia but never (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Virtually all of the Supreme Court justices have a liberal, conservative or morderate label attached to them, so it seems I have easily refuted Goldberg in all of a few seconds. As to Tribe, who is not a member of the Supreme Court, and thus (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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First, an apology: real life interferes with a lengthier reply on your message on things that we will never agree on; sorry for the lengthy snips. In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Bruce Schlickbernd wrote: (lengthy snip) (...) Hear, hear! (...) Many (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) It is perfectly okay. It was indeed, getting to be a lot. (...) There! We don't have to agree to disagree! We can agree to agree. (...) Oh, hey, does this mean I've lost my standing in the international Hubris Society? ;-) (...) Teddy was (...) (21 years ago, 19-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Sure is. I mean no disrespect by not replying to all of your original message, and will do so still if you feel it's worthwhile--but I get the feeling the horse we're beating may be a little beyond dead! (...) I was thinking last night about (...) (21 years ago, 20-Aug-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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