Posts Tagged ‘media’
Posted by Mack W. Borgen September 19th, 2013
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Posted by Mack W. Borgen September 6th, 2013
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Tags: alan simpson, cynicism, grover norquist, information age, media, political pledges, politics, taxpayer protection pledge, Time Magazine, Wall Street Journal
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Posted by Mack W. Borgen August 28th, 2013
Excerpt and Fact of the Day “We no longer know whom to believe. All reporters are deemed too drive-by. All politicians are thought to be too compromised. The Pope is too Catholic, and Obama is too black. Cantor is too right, and Pelosi is too wrong. Reid is too mumbly, and Boehner is too tan. Cronkite […]
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Posted by Mack W. Borgen August 26th, 2013
Excerpt …(T)he facts about America’s achievements, its failings, and its current condition have somehow gotten lost in the mix. Not wanting to disturb us with details or precision, much of the media (but not all!!) and most politicians present the world in a binary form — us or them, this way or that way, no […]
Tags: American Society of Civil Engineers, borgen, infrastructure, investment in U.S. infrastructure, media, perpetuation of conflict, Precision
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