[WellSpyder]

 blackshoe, on 2012-August-13, 07:33, said:

So are we screwed or not screwed or just maybe screwed?

How would I know? I'm only a forecaster.....

[billw55]

 Zelandakh, on 2012-July-16, 05:17, said:

As for Fox News, are Americans really unable to realise the difference between a programme reporting the news and one trying to shape public opinion?

 blackshoe, on 2012-July-16, 11:09, said:

Journalism in the old sense of "objective unbiased reporting" seems to be a dead art.

This is not a coincidence.

News, opinion, entertainment, and advertisement have been so thoroughly mixed and blended that it can be difficult for even intelligent, alert people to notice which is which. A program could be any mix of these elements, and you really have to pay close attention and think about it. The main result for me is that I watch very little TV other than sports.

[kenberg]

 blackshoe, on 2012-August-13, 07:33, said:

So are we screwed or not screwed or just maybe screwed?

Probably one of the above, but maybe not.

[blackshoe]

 blackshoe, on 2012-August-13, 07:33, said:

So are we screwed or not screwed or just maybe screwed?

 kenberg, on 2012-August-13, 16:26, said:

Probably one of the above, but maybe not.

And so it goes…

Robert Heinlein, speaking of life in the voice of Lazarus Long, said "Certainly the game is rigged, but so what? If you don't play, you can't win."