But Kevin, since the mission of Pacifica is to provide accurate objective and comprehensive news from varied sources it seems clear that malcontents like Dennis and even Stan for that matter were never intended to be permitted to use KPFA as their tool for spreading or receiving the kind of spun crap that spews forth from the mouth of Dennis "Dead Palestinian babies" Bernstein. The best Flushpoints shows are always the ones were Dennis' guests rip him a new one for misrepresenting them and more often for ignoring and even chiding him for his leading questions that lead to a place the guests have no intention of going. M/ Kevin White wrote: > > I just wish he would stick to the facts. The fact alone as strong > enough to speak for themselves. His overly colorful purple prose is > completely unnecessary and distract from the story itself. > > > > It's the same kind of journalism practiced by Rush Limbaugh and Fox News. > > > > The phrase "I am a (sic) objective journalist. I have a (sic) > objective" are two contradictory statements. It is completely > unprofessional and brings down the reputation of the network. > > > > If we're ever going to be more than a little hippy radio station we > need to develop some journalistic integrity. > > > > Having a show host weeping repeatedly on the air while he exaggerates > the news is not what Pacifica needs to bring it out of obscurity. > > > > K > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: "SWoods510@xxxxxxx" <SWoods510@xxxxxxx> > To: Iley_dohn@xxxxxxxxx; pacifica_now@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; > NewPacifica@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; fulcrumsofchange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 11:51:51 AM > Subject: Re: [Fulcrumsofchange] [pacifica_now] Re: [NewPacifica] Re: > Denver Arrests & Possible Assassination Plot > > Flashpoints doesn't pretend to be ''objective '' journalism . As > Bernstein > often jokes'' I am a objective journalist. I have a objective ! '' As i > might add, so does practically every journalist , certainly not > excluding those in > the corporate media . > It should be noted that being Partisan doesn't mean not being > accurate . I > have written , for example, about marches and rallies that were > attacked by > Police. I wasn't ''unbiased'' , i was out raged by the cop violence > and my piece > reflected that . But everything was factual . i gave a accurate count > of the > size of the rally . I quoted the cops's lying rationale for the > attack. I > conceded there were a handful of people who attempted (unsuccessfully > ) to > defend themselves and others. But i noted that not one rock or bottle > was thrown > until after the police charged .I didn't exaggerate the scale of the > violence > (It was bad enough without hyperpole ) I ''took sides''and wrote a > entirely > honest account. > That's what i want to hear on Pacifica. No phony ''objectivity ''but hard > hitting accurate reports of what's going on . > Stan W. Oakland > > > > ************** > It's only a deal if it's where you want to go. Find your travel > deal here. > > (http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047 > <http://information.travel.aol.com/deals?ncid=aoltrv00050000000047>) > _______________________________________________ > Fulcrumsofchange mailing list > Fulcrumsofchange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:Fulcrumsofchange@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > http://lists.pacificana.org/listinfo.cgi/fulcrumsofchange-pacificana.org > <http://lists.pacificana.org/listinfo.cgi/fulcrumsofchange-pacificana.org> > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.6.9/1634 - Release Date: 8/25/2008 > 8:48 PM >