tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post9101663616334460179..comments2023-10-25T05:02:32.574-05:00Comments on SNIPPETS FROM SPACESHIP ORION: Issues of True ImportWithinWithouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-15763435931766328152007-03-02T00:02:00.000-06:002007-03-02T00:02:00.000-06:00Angel:Bang on...and apparently she abused them all...Angel:<BR/><BR/>Bang on...and apparently she abused them all...yet we keep paying all this attention to her.<BR/><BR/>Kesh:<BR/><BR/>It's ridiculous, for sure. The TV media have just so blown it up into a ridiculous story.WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-85078856430585075792007-03-01T23:28:00.000-06:002007-03-01T23:28:00.000-06:00I know WW...this is so very sad. I mean ppl should...I know WW...this is so very sad. I mean ppl should learn to let go atleast after someone's dead...but here they r battling over decomposing bodies and I think there's nothing more ridiculous than that.<BR/> <BR/>high time to let em RIP!<BR/><BR/>Keshi.Keshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17147250771662427208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-49460541263482725652007-03-01T23:14:00.000-06:002007-03-01T23:14:00.000-06:00it is a bit shocking... but it also clearly demons...it is a bit shocking... but it also clearly demonstrates the differences between abusing drugs and alcohol and abusing plastic surgery!AngelConradiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423318903817661244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-32044318229232054672007-02-27T19:14:00.000-06:002007-02-27T19:14:00.000-06:00Ziggi:Of course you WOULD know about spells. I'm j...Ziggi:<BR/><BR/>Of course you WOULD know about spells. I'm just here to keep you on your toes.<BR/><BR/>You are a HOOT!!!WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-32616148879577592562007-02-27T12:24:00.000-06:002007-02-27T12:24:00.000-06:00Base Form Spell Past Simple Spelt/Spelled Past Par...Base Form Spell <BR/>Past Simple Spelt/Spelled <BR/>Past Participle Spelt/Spelled <BR/>3rd Person Singular Spells <BR/>Present Participle/Gerund Spelling <BR/><BR/>I KNOW about "spells"<BR/><BR/>:)Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-43123480825240227452007-02-27T08:48:00.000-06:002007-02-27T08:48:00.000-06:00Shelley:And it's the sheer reality as you and HE a...Shelley:<BR/><BR/>And it's the sheer reality as you and HE and others that I guess I understand but lament.<BR/><BR/>There appears to be nothing that we can do about it. This crap, to me, though, eclipsed even the lowest of standards.<BR/><BR/>So is this acceptance of what is, with no recourse? Or we just say what's new? Isn't that apathy?<BR/><BR/>I may go hide in the woods yet...<BR/><BR/>Ziggi:<BR/><BR/>Yes, my dear, you spelled absurdity correctly. And, for that matter, hello. And hello to you.<BR/><BR/>Now "spelt," I'm not sure of...WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-47384271410859786012007-02-26T11:52:00.000-06:002007-02-26T11:52:00.000-06:00I don't know what to say about the absurdity (have...I don't know what to say about the absurdity (have I spelt that right?) of that, so I'll just say hello, which I can spell<BR/>:)Zighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14325808421083028026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-90524319620135287762007-02-26T11:36:00.000-06:002007-02-26T11:36:00.000-06:00WW, I have to agree with Homey on this one. What e...WW, I have to agree with Homey on this one. What else is new? I find it harder and harder to be surprised by this bullcrap. <BR/>Don't go to the woods though. You might end up with writing as tedious as Thoreau, and we can't have that!!TiGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764953157742258902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-60106157432220007282007-02-26T09:33:00.000-06:002007-02-26T09:33:00.000-06:00Laurie:I'm with you in many ways on this. I certai...Laurie:<BR/><BR/>I'm with you in many ways on this. I certainly don't watch CNN or any of the big networks.<BR/><BR/>I try to catch the local TV news because for the most part, they're not sophisticated enough and don't have the massive corporate agenda going on.<BR/><BR/>I read my newspaper but skip the crapola and stick to reading National Geographic, Time and Psychology Today (all from HE, the ultimate subscriber and modern culture maven).<BR/><BR/>Menchie:<BR/><BR/>That's my point...they're jumping on the bandwagon. In fact, they want to steer the damn thing too and charge admission.<BR/><BR/>It's like everybody's watching that and it's more important for us to feed the beast and make money than actually present the news like BBC does, so let's take it to infinity and beyond.<BR/><BR/>Star:<BR/><BR/>Thanks. Was that a cleverly disguised spam designed to get me to visit your site?<BR/><BR/>Hildegarde:<BR/><BR/>Thanks. I think it's almost impossible to gain perspective with stuff like this.<BR/><BR/>Custer was:<BR/><BR/>Yeah I think a lot of this is diversionary, like I said in the post, part of a plan to get us not to think about the things that we actually should care about.<BR/><BR/>I think bloggers do enlighten...at least ourselves.WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-25297037957598243992007-02-26T09:13:00.000-06:002007-02-26T09:13:00.000-06:00I think it's deliberate. I think that the media wa...I think it's deliberate. I think that the media wants joe bloe to think about <I>anything</I> besides the immoral actions and inactions of our nation.<BR/><BR/>if it wasn't for the blogs, and foreign news sites, we'd be in the dark, ey?<BR/><BR/>-let's indict bush for war crimes, and stop teaching our children that POS like custer were heroes.-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-54800360719110187772007-02-26T08:03:00.000-06:002007-02-26T08:03:00.000-06:00A good way to put things in perspective :-)A good way to put things in perspective :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-65328347494328973162007-02-25T21:01:00.000-06:002007-02-25T21:01:00.000-06:00I don't really listen to the news and it's by choi...I don't really listen to the news and it's by choice except when I travel. First, local anchors really annoy me and second, the news is done by the time I get home so I only read the newspapers on weekends. <BR/><BR/>I admit I surf celebrity based blogs often but in those things, what you see is what you get. It's weird when CNN constantly airs news about Anna Nicole Smith. Isn't there enough going on around the world that they have ride on that bandwagon?Menchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07474186474395126654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-62489161846764901992007-02-25T18:32:00.000-06:002007-02-25T18:32:00.000-06:00Actually, I rarely watch the news on tv and hardly...Actually, I rarely watch the news on tv and hardly ever read the regional newspaper. The TV is set on a contemporary or jazz music station and I don't subscribe to the newspaper. I read books, play with the cats or surf the internet. <BR/><BR/>I found out about Anna Nichole on Chani's blog and Bratney Spear's shearing on HE's blog.<BR/><BR/>I don't have the time or energy to cull the real news from the celebrity gossip and government propaganda, so I don't bother with it.<BR/><BR/>Is that a good thing? Probably not, but until someone puts together a television news show or newspaper source that isn’t full of the afore-mentioned crap, I’m not going to waste my time.dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-21580195679915196202007-02-25T17:19:00.000-06:002007-02-25T17:19:00.000-06:00Laurie:I hate to differ, but I really think it's t...Laurie:<BR/><BR/>I hate to differ, but I really think it's the other way around, in a way.<BR/><BR/>The fact is, if people stopped watching ET and the like, as with everything else in TV, which is entirely based on advertising dollars, they'd stop showing it.<BR/><BR/>It's about viewership and numbers, not about morals.<BR/><BR/>If millions more will tune into Larry King or Nancy Grace or ET or whatever to hear about Britney or Anna Nicole and her decaying body, and no one wants to see starving kids or people getting their legs blown off, that's what they'll show.<BR/><BR/>CNN's Situation Room isn't about the news, it's about spin -- lobbyists' take on the news.<BR/><BR/>And newspapers basically try to follow what's on TV and the Web, with more depth.<BR/><BR/>So what's the agenda? I think we've all been dumbed down by the advertisers and promoters, who would tell you they're just giving the world what people want and need, as a diversion from the truly bad stuff.<BR/><BR/>I think we're being blinded by the light and by our own inability to process all the lightning-fast messages and sales jobs and ugliness we're being fed, and so we've been convinced that we have to watch this plastic pap...and care about it.<BR/><BR/>Instead of caring about what we really should be caring about.WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-2053493164643831822007-02-25T16:13:00.000-06:002007-02-25T16:13:00.000-06:00I think the media is setting out the plate and the...I think the media is setting out the plate and the public's just eating what it's given. At least that's my hope. If the majority of the population really wants to hear about this kind of crap, we are in even more trouble than I thought.dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-84404312831433651812007-02-25T14:57:00.000-06:002007-02-25T14:57:00.000-06:00Laurie:I agree the media is certainly part of this...Laurie:<BR/><BR/>I agree the media is certainly part of this, a big part, but I'm thinking it's much more.<BR/><BR/>I guess it's the chicken and egg quandary...do people actually care about this crap so much and so the media is just feeding their hunger?<BR/><BR/>Or is the media setting out the plate at the table and the public's just eating what it's given?<BR/><BR/>Look at the biggest shows on TV. The Entertainment Tonights and their ilk, the freakish talk shows.<BR/><BR/>Look at People Magazine and all its copy-cats: Nicole dying and Britney sheared.<BR/><BR/>It seems the more outrageous a story is, so far removed from "normal" peoples' reality, the bigger it gets.<BR/><BR/>It's like we're all watching or reading freak shows in our living rooms or computer rooms.<BR/><BR/>I don't get it.<BR/><BR/>Gautami:<BR/><BR/>Yes, does anyone care. Exactly. Celebrity...and why? Where did the spin come from, and why are we buying it?<BR/><BR/>Laura:<BR/><BR/>An understatement, I'd say.<BR/><BR/>Anna:<BR/><BR/>Because you're as aghast as I am? Or because you're wondering why I'm so surprised?<BR/><BR/>Aidan:<BR/><BR/>ORDINARY? I dunno, maybe I've been hiding under a rock. I usually avoid this crapola but this seemed beyond extreme.<BR/><BR/>Glad you're TV-free.<BR/><BR/>HE:<BR/><BR/>Geez...am I THAT naive and idealistic that this should just be glossed over as nothing new?<BR/><BR/>Is the solution to become jaded and not even think about this?<BR/><BR/>**Packs up, runs away to northern wilderness to live with the polar bears**WithinWithouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05545398587099834271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-67412214062682100692007-02-25T14:41:00.000-06:002007-02-25T14:41:00.000-06:00Yeah..so what else is new.Yeah..<BR/>so what else is new.Romeo Morningwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10826410608415260786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-7917852574916402972007-02-25T14:02:00.000-06:002007-02-25T14:02:00.000-06:00thats pretty ordinary..media was a good selling po...thats pretty ordinary..<BR/>media was a good selling point in becoming TV free...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-88093816973883846952007-02-25T13:41:00.000-06:002007-02-25T13:41:00.000-06:00I don't even know how to comment on this.I don't even know how to comment on this.annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10528972018222777551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-65720473665246500222007-02-25T12:48:00.000-06:002007-02-25T12:48:00.000-06:00Yeah,it certainly makes you wonder about our prior...Yeah,it certainly makes you wonder about our priorites at times!<BR/><BR/>LauraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-46443104547983143022007-02-25T11:29:00.000-06:002007-02-25T11:29:00.000-06:00As always major issues are passed over for trivial...As always major issues are passed over for trivial ones. Does any one care?<BR/><BR/>Celebrity sells even in death. War and blasts deaths are just figures.gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28180198.post-87270549569781519392007-02-25T10:13:00.000-06:002007-02-25T10:13:00.000-06:00I agree. I cannot believe what passes for news th...I agree. I cannot believe what passes for news these days. If I hear about ANS or JB or BS on the news station one more time, I'll scream.dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.com