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Tue, May 20 2008
Internet, Email, text messaging right up there with network and cable news
I'm still catching up on the details of the whole set of comments President Bush made that have been characterized as a dig at Barack Obama. I do disagree with one thing that Bush counsel Ed Gillespie is quoted as saying: "It's simply absurd for people to have to log onto the Internet and stream video to get accurate information from NBC News." Mr. Gillespie is apparently unaware that many of us don't take 30 minutes of network (or cable) news as gospel anymore. And we have no trouble at all going right onto the internet to start fact-checking and researching for further information. TV broadcasts are now only a starting point for finding out what's going on in the world. If the White House spokespeople choose to ignore that fact they're going to find themselves characterized as slow on the draw when it comes to keeping up with world news.
posted at: 08:05 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
I'm still catching up on the details of the whole set of comments President Bush made that have been characterized as a dig at Barack Obama. I do disagree with one thing that Bush counsel Ed Gillespie is quoted as saying: "It's simply absurd for people to have to log onto the Internet and stream video to get accurate information from NBC News." Mr. Gillespie is apparently unaware that many of us don't take 30 minutes of network (or cable) news as gospel anymore. And we have no trouble at all going right onto the internet to start fact-checking and researching for further information. TV broadcasts are now only a starting point for finding out what's going on in the world. If the White House spokespeople choose to ignore that fact they're going to find themselves characterized as slow on the draw when it comes to keeping up with world news.
posted at: 08:05 | category: /Politics | link to this entry
