sic transit gloriasic transit gloria - LiveJournal.comthis has been bugging me for a few days- September 18, 2006 A example of media bias:what happened:Pope Benedict quoted a 14th Century Christian emperor who said the Prophet Muhammad had brought the world only "evil and inhuman" things. There is an outcry from Muslims that this statement is offensive.The point of this post is not to address the right or wrong of the statement, but rather to point out the way the news treated this story. Time and time again, a news network started the story by saying "An offensive statement by the Pope has angered...http://your-new-cuckoo.livejournal.com/373782.html (Untitled)- September 12, 2006 I slept the sleep of the dead today. I definitely needed it- I think I woke up around 2 and then again around 4 to let Jonathan out before finally getting up at 645. I didn't do much of anything- I really should have done laundry.I tried to resist the siren call of Target, but failed. I wandered the makeup aisle, and even though I kept telling myself I was on a spree, I still didn't buy as much as I thought I would. Two kinds of mascara, one clear and another with a fancy new brush that is..http://your-new-cuckoo.livejournal.com/370719.html |