[Vision2020] being fair and even

[lfalen]

I agree with Judge Jones on the Dovor case.
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Sue Hovey" suehovey at moscow.com
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 13:35:56 -0700
To: "lfalen" lfalen at turbonet.com,  vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] being fair and even

> Roger,
> 
> No, I think you aren't evenhanded in your jokes and other emails, but truly 
> I don't care. It was a concern you expressed and then didn't follow through 
> on.    I know I'm not out to make sure the critcial material I send out 
> about the Current Resident (as Garrison Keilor calls him) is balanced by 
> something positive about him.  I don't have the time, energy or desire to 
> dig that deeply.  Now to segue into this:  In the book, THE DEVIL IN DOVER, 
> Lauri Lebo addresses the idea of "fair and balanced" journalism thusly:
> 
> "Somewhere along the line, we as journalists have gotten confused by a 
> misguided notion of objectivity.  It is our job to inform readers of the 
> truth,.........even if it means the stories are no longer "balanced."
> 
> And, by the way, this is a really fine book.  Lebo is a hometown journalist 
> who covered the trial between the Dover (PA) School District and local 
> parents, who went to court when the board imposed the teaching of 
> Intelligent Design in science classes.  It was one of the best of my summer 
> reading.
> 
> Sue Hovey
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "lfalen" <lfalen at turbonet.com>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 10:28 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] being fair and even
> 
> 
> > Sue doesn't think I'e been fair and even in the ridicule or poking fun at 
> > department. I think that Saundra's George Bush cartoon was a fair response 
> > to my kittens joke. I will give her another one. The radio talk show hosts 
> > have been belittling Obama for his " that is a higher pay grade than me" 
> > answer at the Saddleback Forum. I don't see a problem with it. He could 
> > have been referring to God. Who knows? In any case why waste time on it. 
> > There are more important thing to be worried about. For instance he said 
> > "It will be necessary to restructure the entire american economy. That 
> > translates to full blown socialism if not communism to me. That scares the 
> > hell out of me.
> >
> > Roger
> >
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