hehe that's a reporter who was assigned to find something positive to report, that is. Really had to reach for it, too. Higher real estate prices as a sign of optimism? Ummm... could also be a sign of a housing shortage, due to a bunch of buildings being blown up...
Dana On 12/18/06, Robert Munn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd like to hear as much as possible, that is the point of reading the news. > Yes, the forest is on fire, but that has been practically the only prominent > story line from the media this year. > > On 12/18/06, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > RoMunn wrote: > > > I love how the press waits until after the mid-term elections to start > > > reporting positive stories about Iraq. > > > > > > > The > > things-are-gumdrops-and-lollipops-in-Iraq-but-the-media-isn't-reporting-it > > argument didn't hold much water 2 years ago and certainly holds none > > today. > > > > So which would you have the media report: the forest fire or the > > trees that aren't burning? Sure, the trees that aren't on fire are > > interesting; but only because they're the exception. Which is the > > dichotomy this story is making. > > > > No amount of reporting on the pristine trees will change the fact that > > the forest is burning. > > > > > > -- > --------------- > Robert Munn > www.funkymojo.com > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Create robust enterprise, web RIAs. Upgrade & integrate Adobe Coldfusion MX7 with Flex 2 http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;56760587;14748456;a?http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion/flex2/?sdid=LVNU Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:222431 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
