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5 months ago  ::  Jan 16, 2013 - 1:16PM #1
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5 months ago  ::  Jan 16, 2013 - 4:26PM #2
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...age-old economic disagreement of austerity vs. stimulus



I do so love modern "journalism," where in a conflict between fact and bizarre, debunked pseudoscience, it gets framed as a "disagreement" or "difference of opinions."

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5 months ago  ::  Jan 16, 2013 - 6:27PM #3
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Jan 16, 2013 -- 4:26PM, EruditeApe wrote:

...age-old economic disagreement of austerity vs. stimulus



I do so love modern "journalism," where in a conflict between fact and bizarre, debunked pseudoscience, it gets framed as a "disagreement" or "difference of opinions."



Well, in todays puke-inducing, politically correct world, they don't want to "offend" somebody.

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5 months ago  ::  Jan 16, 2013 - 6:30PM #4
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Jan 16, 2013 -- 6:27PM, Robin_Hoodlum wrote:

Jan 16, 2013 -- 4:26PM, EruditeApe wrote:

...age-old economic disagreement of austerity vs. stimulus



I do so love modern "journalism," where in a conflict between fact and bizarre, debunked pseudoscience, it gets framed as a "disagreement" or "difference of opinions."


Well, in todays puke-inducing, politically correct world, they don't want to "offend" somebody.


I'm offended.  

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5 months ago  ::  Jan 16, 2013 - 6:31PM #5
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Jan 16, 2013 -- 6:30PM, draco1119 wrote:

Jan 16, 2013 -- 6:27PM, Robin_Hoodlum wrote:

Jan 16, 2013 -- 4:26PM, EruditeApe wrote:

...age-old economic disagreement of austerity vs. stimulus



I do so love modern "journalism," where in a conflict between fact and bizarre, debunked pseudoscience, it gets framed as a "disagreement" or "difference of opinions."


Well, in todays puke-inducing, politically correct world, they don't want to "offend" somebody.


I'm offended.  



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5 months ago  ::  Jan 16, 2013 - 7:09PM #6
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Jan 16, 2013 -- 6:31PM, Robin_Hoodlum wrote:

Remember to use the report button, located at the upper right of the post.


I did.  Repeatedly.  I used it good.  

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