tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post4570179579190295837..comments2023-09-02T09:53:58.930-04:00Comments on Future News Today: "All the news..." - except BlackwaterFrank Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01610256051568976952noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-11400045385884412682009-12-05T09:55:53.786-05:002009-12-05T09:55:53.786-05:00@Anon - "Journalism is a profession, but medi...@Anon - "Journalism is a profession, but media is a business."<br /><br />Well said. Are you a writer yourself? <br /><br />I had forgotten the "accidental" shelling of the Baghdad hotel. Are you talking about the one where the reporter made a video recording of his own death? Or is that a different one?<br /><br />Either way. The point you make is about "embedded" reporters being "compromised". Dare we say that the military is censoring the news? What about the prohibition on images of our wounded and dead troops? Is this out of respect for our troops and their families? Or is their a more sinister reason?<br /><br />During Vietnam the horror of the battlefield was brought home to the American public every night on the evening news. Each night the report started out with the number of new wounded and "casualties". It's been called "the first televised war".<br /><br />Today we have more communications, but less information. The dead soldiers are hidden from our view. Their caskets are wrapped in a flag of euphemisms.<br /><br />At a time when graphic violence is more prevalent in the media than ever, the one area in which our children are protected from exposure to the blood and the guts is the one where it might actually have some benefit for them.<br /><br />Keep playing your video games kids. The ones where you shoot up the enemy and watch the ever more realistic blood shoot out; and the gore as heads and arms are torn off. Nothing wrong with that.<br /><br />And keep watching those sadomasochistic music videos; with images of torture and faux executions. Nothing wrong with that either.<br /><br />But we must shield you from the bloody reality of war. It's for your own good.Frank Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610256051568976952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-67092003127600261832009-12-05T09:16:56.633-05:002009-12-05T09:16:56.633-05:00It is not surprising that the military has effecti...It is not surprising that the military has effective control of the media. They learned well in Vietnam how the lack of popular support affected the so-called mission. So in our glorious middle east wars, we witness the phenomenon of "embedded" reporters. An embedded reporter is a compromised reporter.<br />And if you don't play-- remember the "accidental" shelling of the Baghdad hotel housing non-embedded reporters who refused to play by Pentagon rules?<br />Journalism is a profession, but media is a business. Don't expect the MSM to do anything that will be bad for profits.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-79352217503822938452009-11-29T19:39:08.823-05:002009-11-29T19:39:08.823-05:00@Virginia - Thanks for sharing the article with me...@Virginia - Thanks for sharing the article with me. That's quite a story. I had some run ins with trolls when I was active on Digg. Eventually I got banned from Digg and went on to become active on Reddit.<br /><br />Here's a link to the story of how I got banned from Digg.<br /><br /><a href="http://futurenewstoday.blogspot.com/2009/01/israeligirl-violates-digg-tos.html" rel="nofollow">IsraeliGirl violates Digg TOS</a><br /><br />I actually like it that Blogger does not ban people in most cases. I know I have written some pretty controversial things and have offended people in the process. I'm sorry they were offended, but I felt that what I said needed to be said. And I'm glad that Blogger allows a free range of ideas to be expressed without liberally pushing the 'ban button'.<br /><br />Anyway, you're right that there is a lot of hate speech on the internet. The anonymity of the web certainly encourages that. It sounds like in your case the personal attacks got completely out of hand. In an extreme case like this, I have to agree with you that the attack blogs should have been banned. You probably have a case for libel, but do you really want to drag this into a court?<br /><br />I hope you find a way to make effective use of the internet to express yourself and to further your political work. This may take some experimentation. Keep at it. I know you'll find a way to make the internet work for you.<br /><br />As far as "Gaga 4 Dada" I have not had any problems with any of the comments he/she has posted. <br /><br />I'm not shy about deleting comments that I find offensive. But I haven't found that I had to delete very many comments so far. Most of the comments I've deleted have been product spam. But I don't tolerate crude language or personal attacks.<br /><br />I hope that both you and Gaga will continue reading my blog and offering comments.Frank Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610256051568976952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-57879331010998065492009-11-29T14:51:56.324-05:002009-11-29T14:51:56.324-05:00@Frank
I hope I have not caused you any inconveni...@Frank<br /><br />I hope I have not caused you any inconvenience.<br /><br />Please keep up the good fight.Gaga 4 Dadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-14061026964407709262009-11-29T01:04:16.808-05:002009-11-29T01:04:16.808-05:00guess what I was investigating on my blog? corrupt...guess what I was investigating on my blog? corrupt media.<br /><br />Guess what corrupt media in Pasadena was doing? spreading hate and racism throughout the San Gabriel valley (via trolls)Virginia Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708239841776080451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-7237203207312502482009-11-29T00:48:08.629-05:002009-11-29T00:48:08.629-05:00here you are, Frank, the story of how trolls shut ...here you are, Frank, the story of how trolls shut down my blog the Pasadena New Progressive (including and especially, Gaga 4 Dada)<br /><br />When Blogs Become a Weapon to Shut Down Free Speech<br /><br />http://www.laprogressive.com/2009/10/10/when-blogs-become-a-weapon-to-shut-down-free-speech/Virginia Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708239841776080451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-82242776525000878232009-11-29T00:46:05.024-05:002009-11-29T00:46:05.024-05:00make that Gaga 4 Dadamake that Gaga 4 DadaVirginia Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708239841776080451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-73087409045690791782009-11-29T00:45:11.021-05:002009-11-29T00:45:11.021-05:00Gaga for Dada is a troll who has been attacking me...Gaga for Dada is a troll who has been attacking me for a long time. He/she was involved in the troll attacks that shut down my blog, the Pasadena New Progressive.<br /><br />(you are right, Frank, these freaks are out to stop the truth as much and as often as they can, keep up the great work!!)Virginia Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708239841776080451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-31041381186262530122009-11-28T08:03:34.519-05:002009-11-28T08:03:34.519-05:00@Gaga - You have a good memory. Nicaragua is the p...@Gaga - You have a good memory. Nicaragua is the perfect case of how covert operations are used to support dictators around the world. Issues like communism or terrorism are often used as a cover to justify using covert US government resources to support US corporations, to the detriment of people in countries around the world. And to the detriment of the US people as well.<br /><br />It goes back to the Dulles brothers supporting the United Fruit Company in Central America. Thousands of people were massacred so they could continue to make their profits.Frank Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610256051568976952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-82807614677751400532009-11-28T00:53:07.128-05:002009-11-28T00:53:07.128-05:00Better Xe than Wackenhut security.
Seriously thou...Better Xe than Wackenhut security.<br /><br />Seriously though, I recall Pacifica broke the Eugene Hasenfus story (Nigaraguan contras) months before the MSM.Gaga 4 Dadanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-13851534610878435792009-11-27T17:36:41.024-05:002009-11-27T17:36:41.024-05:00@Virginia - I've been thinking about this issu...@Virginia - I've been thinking about this issue of military censorship. We know that there has been some level of censorship with respect to photographs of wounded soldiers and civilians. But this is a whole new level of censorship and secrecy. It also occurs to me that the censorship is as much targeted at keeping JSOC activities secret as at keeping Blackwater activities secret.<br /><br />In March 2009 Seymour Hersh reported on a "executive assassination wing" led by Cheney. He even named JSOC specifically. Now it appears that JSOC was not acting alone, but was working with Blackwater.<br /><br />You can hear some of Hersh's accusations in an audio recording from March here.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.truthout.org/031209J" rel="nofollow">Investigative Reporter Seymour Hersh Describes "Executive Assassination Ring"</a>Frank Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610256051568976952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-5258239350799067702009-11-27T11:39:59.903-05:002009-11-27T11:39:59.903-05:00What is so scary about this is that this proves th...What is so scary about this is that this proves the Military is allowed to control our media...<br /><br />(Yikes!!)Virginia Hogehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05708239841776080451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-837711901621339962009-11-26T17:13:18.834-05:002009-11-26T17:13:18.834-05:00@anon - The reason the State Dept. refuses to even...@anon - The reason the State Dept. refuses to even acknowledge this story is because it is true. If they try to deny it then they will get caught up in a web of lies. <br /><br />But that's not an excuse for the MSM. They have a responsibility to pursue the truth. There is no national security reason why Blackwater should be allowed to operate a covert war in Pakistan. This needs to be exposed, and I am growing more and more confident that within a week's time this will become a major story in the US as it already has in Pakistan. <br /><br />The next time this question comes up in a State Department press conference, they won't be able to say that they are "not aware" of the story.Frank Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610256051568976952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-39491443174259272322009-11-26T13:11:14.908-05:002009-11-26T13:11:14.908-05:00@anon
I guess its not big news and we should focus...@anon<br />I guess its not big news and we should focus on other 'big stories' such as Palins ghost written book or say celebrity eating habbits... lol <br /><br />Who would 'everybody' in your response be? Maybe the people who care about important things such as covert ops being undertaken by a corrupt elite military contractor in Pakistan. Oh nevermind lets focus on CNN.com homepage (the White House crashers are aspiring reality show stars)Joenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-8638039153849643212009-11-26T12:18:38.358-05:002009-11-26T12:18:38.358-05:00Why does everybody assume that the fact that a unv...Why does everybody assume that the fact that a unverified and flaky story from thenation.com ddidn't catch fire in the MSM world is always because of a media blackout.<br /><br />If the whitehouse doesn't comment and MSM doesn't pick it up IT MUST BE TRUE.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-63188797613356709582009-11-26T09:46:45.813-05:002009-11-26T09:46:45.813-05:00@Joe - It's good to know that there are young ...@Joe - It's good to know that there are young people out there that are aware and motivated to expose the truth. Just keep speaking out and have faith in your fellow human beings that once they get a big enough dose of reality, they can be deprogrammed from the MSM mind control propaganda.<br /><br />Keep the faith!Frank Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01610256051568976952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030388666382918203.post-32511966378546551812009-11-26T06:18:09.555-05:002009-11-26T06:18:09.555-05:00'Blackwater' - 'blackout'
Like y...'Blackwater' - 'blackout' <br /><br />Like you said its very odd in the day and age of the internet the MSM refuses to pick up on an important subject AND also like you said rather cover Sarah Palin and her remarkable attraction towards the ignorant and utterly clueless.... I don't know about you or anyone else who 'cares' but my patience has run thin with all the madness. By that I mean it's hit me on a very personal level the lack of coverage on certain events/topics. Also the apathy the American public has seemed to indulge in... <br /><br />As a young current college student it pains me to walk among the future leaders of this country and see the lack of motivation and pure ignorance towards current affairs. The easiest tool of 'google/bing/ask' can bring unforeseen information to even the most ignorant of us. Though we (people) refuse to acknowledge any truth unless it comes directly from the white house or government official. We have been duped, dumbed down, and swindled of human insight.<br /><br /><br />"In the future There will be no love except the love of Big Brother &no loyalty except loyalty towards the party" 1984 <br /><br />"Truth is treason in the empire of lies" - Ron Paul<br /><br />The books written in latter times foretelling this time have come true. Its is spooky that instead of a memorable quote from literature many have become past/present/ and reality. <br /><br /><br />Also here is something interesting:<br /><br /><br /> “We have slept through the annihilation of Afghanistan, Iraq, and Palestine, a war with Islam, the rendition of terrorist suspects, prisoner abuse and torture, the suppression of civil liberties, citizen surveillance, corporate greed, pandering to the rich and powerful, global warming, full spectrum dominance, imperial overstretch, and a culture of deceit. Massive military spending, multi-trillion dollar deficits and Wall Street bailouts, mounting trade deficits, and a precipitous decline in the value of the dollar have gone virtually unnoticed.<br /><br /> During our long period of slumber the United States government has lost its moral authority. It is owned, operated, and controlled by Wall Street and Corporate America. The United States has become ungovernable, unfixable, and, therefore, unsustainable economically, politically, militarily, and environmentally. It has evolved into the wealthiest, most powerful, most materialistic, most racist, most militaristic, most violent empire of all times.” – Thomas NaylorJoenoreply@blogger.com