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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#46026: Jan 3rd 2013 at 3:54:29 PM

I wish news outlets were reporting on this. I believe it costs around 2 million dollars every time congress votes so they've wasted over 60 million on this bullshit.

Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#46027: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:00:17 PM

I'm with Representative Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota). Lets start allowing competitive bidding with Medicare Part D prescription drugs. That saves about 100 billion.

If you want to cut something, lets cut the oil, gas and coal subsidies. That saves at least another 100 billion. Lets cut the bloated defense industry, which the sequester was supposed to do (Obama flat-out said that it will not happen with him).

edited 3rd Jan '13 4:20:16 PM by Serocco

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46028: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:19:53 PM

Al-Jazeera buys Al Gore's Current TV

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#46029: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:20:47 PM

[up] Time Warner dropped Current after that news broke out.

Spineless as ever, Time Warner.

edited 3rd Jan '13 4:20:56 PM by Serocco

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DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46030: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:28:05 PM

Joe Biden:“Spread your legs: You’re gonna be frisked,”

...

edited 3rd Jan '13 4:28:35 PM by DeviantBraeburn

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Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#46031: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:30:09 PM

[up]

I love how somehow "making a dirty joke" counts as a "gaffe" to the idiots in the media.

edited 3rd Jan '13 4:30:17 PM by Midgetsnowman

TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#46032: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:31:03 PM

Biden's gaffes are the best gaffes.

Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#46033: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:31:10 PM

Biden is gaffe proof.

He gaffes so much everyone just goes "Oh Biden!" and moves on.

He's like a lovable uncle who says so many wrong things but you cant help but like him.

edited 3rd Jan '13 4:31:47 PM by Thorn14

Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#46034: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:31:28 PM

Isn't a gaffe unintentional? This seems to be an intentional joke (even if it's in bad taste) so I fail to see how it counts.

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Lost in Space
#46035: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:31:52 PM

That could all be part of his Evil Plan. Make himself seem harmless so that when he does something awesome, everyone is caught by surprise.

"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"
TheyCallMeTomu Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#46036: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:33:33 PM

Biden's gaffes are harmless, because he by and large does nothing but say something in an enthusiastic but at times uncouth or inappropriate manner.

Midgetsnowman Since: Jan, 2010
#46037: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:35:25 PM

[up]

Yeah. It read to me more as "dirty joke" tnen "oh ho ho I'm saying silly double entendres without realizing it"

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46038: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:41:13 PM

Before Al-Jazeera made there offer, Glen Beck had tried to buy Al Gore's Current TV

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Kostya (Unlucky Thirteen)
#46039: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:42:17 PM

Is Al-Jazeera trustworthy like the BBC or is it like the US networks?

AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#46040: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:43:13 PM

It's like they can't catch Obama saying anything wrong all that often, so they go after the guy who continually tells off color jokes.

[up]They broadcast in a lot of countries that aren't America, but due to the name they probably are going to have a hard time being trusted here. But I trust that Current TV is dedicated to facts in general, and it seems like right now they'll keep to that. *shrug* We'll have to see what happens. Current TV is far to the left of all other news channels.

Also loling at Glen Beck trying to buy it. Like Al Gore would ever sell that tool.

edited 3rd Jan '13 4:45:54 PM by AceofSpades

DeviantBraeburn Wandering Jew from Dysfunctional California Since: Aug, 2012
Wandering Jew
#46041: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:50:05 PM

[up]

In fairness, Biden makes it so easy.

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#46042: Jan 3rd 2013 at 4:53:39 PM

Al Jazeera has ex-BBC reporters, actually. I'd say they're trustworthy.

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BestOf FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC! from Finland Since: Oct, 2010 Relationship Status: Falling within your bell curve
FABRICATI DIEM, PVNC!
#46043: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:00:02 PM

Al-Jazeera has some biases, but generally speaking you could say it's usually reliable. With some topics you can expect to see one-sided reporting - for instance, when they talk about the Israel-Palestine conflict they don't tend to dwell on the crimes of the pro-Palestine movements as much as they do on those of Israel. If you watch al-Jazeera and something else I think you'll see at least two sides of just about any question.

This is off-topic but since some of you don't seem to be familiar with al-Jazeera I thought it might be a good idea to talk a little bit about them. If you read up on how al-Jazeera was created and by whom and to what end (Wikipedia has that stuff) you can probably make an educated guess about how al-Jazeera is going to go about running Current TV.

Whatever criticism I might say of al-Jazeera I'd take them rather than Glenn Beck as the owners of an American network any day of the week.

Quod gratis asseritur, gratis negatur.
Thorn14 Gunpla is amazing! Since: Aug, 2010
Gunpla is amazing!
#46044: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:02:03 PM

I think half the reason people dislike al-jazeera is the name.

I know I've heard people mix them with Al-Queda.

Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#46045: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:03:35 PM

One should trusth Al Jaazera whenever they report something regarding Qatar or any country thats too similar to it.

But then once again, the same is true of CNN and the BBC.

Of all the 3 is probably the best, most informative, and more accurate news source.

I will always cherish the chance of a new beggining.
TheBatPencil from Glasgow, Scotland Since: May, 2011 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#46046: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:08:11 PM

I'll give it five minutes before the "Hussain Obama gives thumbs-up to Al-Qaeda TV station" hysteria from the usual camp begins. And we all know it's gonna.

edited 3rd Jan '13 5:08:26 PM by TheBatPencil

And let us pray that come it may (As come it will for a' that)
AceofSpades Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Showing feelings of an almost human nature
#46047: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:08:54 PM

In spite of the fact that Obama has nothing to do with what is a private business transaction? I hate people sometimes.

Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#46048: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:10:48 PM

Actually now that I remember there was a very heavy campaign to have Al Jaazera banned from the United States... and it worked.

Also the Americans bombed the Al Jaazera headquarters in Kabul, and then again Baghdad during the invasions, "accidentally", do they had been provided with the coordanates weeks prior.

also this [1]

edited 3rd Jan '13 5:14:07 PM by Baff

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Serocco Serocco from Miami, Florida Since: Mar, 2010 Relationship Status: Faithful to 2D
Serocco
#46049: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:18:49 PM

We bombed a bunch of reporters?

edited 3rd Jan '13 5:20:03 PM by Serocco

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Baff Since: Jul, 2011
#46050: Jan 3rd 2013 at 5:22:22 PM

[up]

Twice, by accident of course. Actually...

Heres a video of American helicopter shooting (killing) Reuters reporters.

This video was leaked by Bradly Manning (who has since been tortured) with the help of Asange (now trapped in the Ecuatorian embassy do to the british disregard for his politcal assylum)

edited 3rd Jan '13 5:23:37 PM by Baff

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