[kj] FOX "news" isn't news

[bongo]

"due to a lack of trained trumpeters, the end of the world has been
postponed indefinitely..."


On Sun, Oct 25, 2009 at 10:27 AM, sade1 <saulomar1 at yahoo.com> wrote:


>  >  ..send us a postcard. And... it must be "2112."

>

>    Don't encourage him, remember that 21-12 is still the date slated for

> the end of Everything.

>




according to who?
the Mayans?   HA!  i've not found any documentation that this is what they
thought...


=)










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>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>

> *[looking at the state of things..]*

> **

> 'Who has the fun..

>   ..is it always a man with a gun...?

>     Someone must have told him "if you work too hard... *you can sweat*"

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> *From:* Karen Weil <karen.weil at sddt.com>

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> *To:* A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <

> gathering at misera.net>

> *Sent:* Fri, October 23, 2009 5:00:08 PM

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> *Subject:* Re: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

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> Have fun Brendan; and please send us a postcard. And if it's Rush, it must

> be "2112."

>

>

> Cheers,

>

> k.w.

> USA

>

> ----- Original Message -----

> *From:* Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

> *To:* 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)'<gathering at misera.net>

> *Sent:* Friday, October 23, 2009 4:51 PM

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>

> Your iron-clad arguments and relentless barrage of indisputable facts have

> brought me around 180 degrees, I'm throwing out my isolation tank and bong

> and going to get a suit fitted. And some Rush albums.

>

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> *From:* gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]

> *On Behalf Of *The Exorcist

> *Sent:* Saturday, 24 October 2009 10:31 AM

> *To:* A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>

> Not bad as much as sad.

>

> At 06:41 PM 10/23/2009, sade1 wrote:

>

> > *Groan* You read her as well?!

>

> You say that like it's a bad thing.

>

>

> ... ... ... ... ... ...

>

> *[looking at the current state of things..]

> *

> 'Save me...

>   save me from Tomorrow..

>     I don't want to *sail in this Ship Of Fools...'*

>

>

>

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> *From:* The Exorcist <killingjoke at theimmortalfool.com>

> *To:* A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!) <

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> *Sent:* Fri, October 23, 2009 12:20:22 AM

> *Subject:* Re: [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>

> *Groan* You read her as well?!

>

> At 06:14 PM 10/22/2009, Brendan wrote:

>

> They both appear in Naomi Klein's 'The Corporation' - a must see doco.

>

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> *From:* gathering-bounces at misera.net [ <gathering-bounces at misera.net>

> mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net <gathering-bounces at misera.net>] *On

> Behalf Of *Concrete Cookie

> *Sent:* Friday, 23 October 2009 9:02 AM

> *To:* A list about all things Killing Joke (the

> *Subject:* [kj] FOX "news" isn't news

>

> Just in case anyone was still under the assumption that FOX (or any news

> station in this country, considering the story below...) had any

> journalistic credibility.

>

> Today I read about a very interesting case of 2 fox journalists Steve

> Wilson and Jane Akre, reporting about rBGH used in milk even though the

> advertising on the milk said there was no bovine growth hormone.  Monsanto

> was very unhappy about the story coming out and Fox basically fired the

> journalists.

>

> Wilson and Akre sued and won the suit in front of a jury, regardless FOX

> still reported on the news that they had won.

>

> Fox later took the case to federal court where they convinced the judges

> that FCC rules about grievous harm to the public done by LYING ON THE NEWS

> are only SUGGESTIONS and not enforceable law.  Judges agreed, hence setting

> the precedent that lying is not really enforceable.

>

> Of course, trying saying F*($ on television and saying that it's just a

> silly FCC rule that no one can enforce... lol

>

> Without changing the laws all we have is propaganda.

>

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