tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post116372075219262946..comments2024-03-13T03:13:59.610+01:00Comments on the beatroot: What the….?beatroothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11242716221133886807noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1163915675099874022006-11-19T06:54:00.000+01:002006-11-19T06:54:00.000+01:00Are these stereotypes, over-generalizations? How ...Are these stereotypes, over-generalizations? How can 300 million people be lumped together as ignorant? I suppose some solace can be taken in that Americans have not been uniformly cast as bloodthirsty but I'm bothered by such characterizations, nonetheless. Polish people are....<BR/>Europeans are.... The French are ... Those Russians are ... Or for that matter, Muslims are...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1163875875733792852006-11-18T19:51:00.000+01:002006-11-18T19:51:00.000+01:00Correct me if I’m wrong but CNN is a news service ...Correct me if I’m wrong but CNN is a news service that’s to say the least 3rd rate at best. The BBC seems a lot more professional and vastly superior in its international coverage. <BR/><BR/>CNN also clearly tows the political line. The latest outrages are guys like Glenn Beck and others that mix the delivery of news with entertainment.<BR/><BR/>It is no wonder that the Americans are so clumsy in their dealing with the outside world when both the education system and media do such a poor job of keeping people informed.<BR/><BR/>Typically Europeans have are better informed on the international situation and more comfortable with other cultures compared to Americans.<BR/><BR/>Often people are quick to condemn American policies as malicious by design when really only driven by ignorance at the highest level of the political structures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1163797817587082902006-11-17T22:10:00.000+01:002006-11-17T22:10:00.000+01:00Ratings, schmatings.Ratings, schmatings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1163790328988747192006-11-17T20:05:00.000+01:002006-11-17T20:05:00.000+01:00ig da geez,Sorry but even with Keith Olberman, TV'...ig da geez,<BR/>Sorry but even with Keith Olberman, TV's own political cartoonist, MSNBC is way, way down in the ratings. Believe it or not, Fox is number 1.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1163732082991195372006-11-17T03:54:00.000+01:002006-11-17T03:54:00.000+01:00CNN blows. MSNBC, especially with the advent of K...CNN blows. MSNBC, especially with the advent of Keith Olberman, has moved waaaay up.<BR/><BR/>Interesting somewhat related tie-in in terms of Muslims and Polish-Americans...<BR/><BR/>Hamtramck is a city within the city of Detroit. It's always been very working class Polish-American. Indeed the mayor is a very progressive (I hate to use such a designation but I'm too tired to split hairs) Polish American woman. But there was a big tift there a year or two ago about the sounding of the morning prayers from loudspeakers at Muslim mosque in the neighborhood.<BR/>See: http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2004-04-19-hamtramck-islamic_x.htm<BR/><BR/>Also, there's a Polish American punk band in Detroit or Hamtramck called the Polish Muslims that've been around for a 1/4 century:<BR/><BR/>http://www.thepolishmuslims.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1163726524981391842006-11-17T02:22:00.000+01:002006-11-17T02:22:00.000+01:00They're both unfamiliar. Switch the names. I meant...They're both unfamiliar. Switch the names. I meant Glenn Beck and not Keith Ellison.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536170140242758466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13112593.post-1163726291483763732006-11-17T02:18:00.000+01:002006-11-17T02:18:00.000+01:00Hi Beatroot,I understand your concern...it was a b...Hi Beatroot,<BR/>I understand your concern...it was a bad interview. This Kieth Ellison is not on the national CNN news, though. I have never seen him before and the entire interview was very uncommon. He may be a local journalist for CNN that is not well-known, looking for ratings. <BR/><BR/>National news is far more moderate. Nothing like that is common.Legacy Userhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14536170140242758466noreply@blogger.com