The President's comment concerning Cindy Sheehan to the affect of "...She does not represent the views of most of the families I've met with." Should we be surprised when the Bush Administration carefully keeps dissent as far away from the President as possible?
Meanwhile the Siberian permafrost is melting and the only places I personally saw it covered was a BBC news program carried by a local PBS station and a website whose founder believes he has been abducted by space aliens. Although this should be one of the biggest stories going it seemed to be ignored in the US. (I don't
have cable though so can't comment on those stations.)
Also, some places may experience cooling as weather patterns go haywire. This does not mean global warming is not
happening; in fact, it could be another result of it. During a cooler than normal summer I had the misfortune of work with "educated" people in an education related position as they
laughed, "So much for global warming." I wanted to slap them!!!
While you may have ups and downs in any new
industry, it is better for all that the media
remain -- or be -- neutral, and honest. Yes, in
every country, there are unethical PR professionals,
but most adhire to ethical standards.
It does no body any good if journalists can be
bought. Readers will know, and then look elsewhere
for news.
Then, those in PR will be SOL.
Mike
You can't just blame the soda companies for pop
in schools. Yes, Pepsi, Coke, etc., give big bucks
to schools (scoreboards, etc.) in exchange for
placing pop machines.
You'll notice that it's not all pop in those
machines. (But, I'm not naive enough to think
kids will choose MinuteMaid or water on their own.)
Since the soda makers are making it voluntary, the
schools should go ahead and pull the machines, or
make the companies put in drinks with less sode
and caffeine (caffiene?).
Yes, I don't want my kids drinking pop at school.
But don't come down hard on just the supplier. Their
ultimate goal is to make money; not care for
children.
They have some responsibility, but so do the schools
and the parents.
The companies are making a start.
Mike
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