August 18, 2011
1. Newblog2011: 08/18/11 The New York Times newspaper on August 17, 2011
There are several problems demonstrated by yesterday’s New York Times newspaper, which was an extreme version of what has been going on all during the past year and a half.
One of the problems is that the newspaper isn’t making the reporting of news its main task; it is using its visibility and influence to attack human rights.
The same can be said of all of the individuals in government who are leading and supporting the same attacks on human rights; they are abusing their power and betraying the best interests of the populations of their countries.
Also, even if the word “democracy” were synonymous with the term “majority rule,” which it isn’t, it doesn’t seem to me that the majority of reasonable people want or will want what those in government, media, the corporate world, the entertainment industry and others who have been part of those abuses have been attempting to impose on the world, as those reasonable people understand more of what’s going on.
Here were some of the titles and pictures on the front page of the paper version of yesterday’s New York Times newspaper:
--A picture of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a scuba suit, holding half of a broken urn. The suit said “Bali” on the chest and “AQUA” on the leg.
--Next to that picture, there is a picture of Russian President Dmitri Medevdev holding an assault rifle, with soldiers behind him.
--The caption below the 2 pictures says:
“OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin dived for artifacts recently; President Dmitri A. Medvedev stayed dry.”
--The article is by Ellen Barry. The title of the article is “Before Voting, Russian Leaders go to the Polls.”
--Another title on the page is: “On Economy, Raw Data Gets a Grain of Salt,” by Binyamin Appelbaum.
--Another title: “Schools Restore Fresh Cooking to the Cafeteria,” by Kirk Johnson. The first sentence of the article is:
“GREELEY, Colo.—The idea of making school lunches better and healthier has gathered steam in many parts of the nation in recent years, but not equally for every child. Schools with money and involved parents concerned about obesity and nutrition charged ahead, while poor and struggling districts, overwhelmed by hard times, mostly did not.”
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Here’s what I have to say about the article about schools:
To use a mostly middle class example, I’m sure that there were a lot of parents who had children in the South Burlington School system in Vermont who were sickened and angry about what happened there. As for the parents who supported the use of public schools to endorse harassment and the corruption of their and others' children, what I have to say about them is that there are bad parents at every socioeconomic level. With Gannett news, the media outposts of larger TV networks such as NBC, and those in government, Internet corporations, small business, small media, corporations with outposts in Vermont and the substantial influence of those in the entertainment industry and other public figures who have been promoting the terrible issues, responsible parents all across the state have the battle of their lives to fight for their children.
Also, let’s make sure that all schools have adequate funding and staffing WITHOUT making parents in any school district, rich, poor, or middle class, send their children to schools run and staffed by child molesters.
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--Another title on the front page of yesterday’s New York Times is: “Panama Adding a Wider Shortcut for Shipping,” by Henry Fountain. The story’s location is given as “COCOLI, Panama.”
--At the end of the front page, there are several, smaller blurbs advertising for other articles in the newspaper. One gives its section as “DINING D1-8,” and the title is “A Chef With Good Box Office.” The blurb says “Grant Achatz is selling tickets to his Chicago restaurant NEXT, which has a fast-changing menu. Below, catfish and caramel sauce in a fish-shaped dish. PAGE D1.” Below the blurb is a picture of the fish-shaped dish mentioned in the blurb.
--Below that, there’s another title and blurb. The section is “SPORTSWEDNESDAY B11-15,” the title is “Phillies’ Missing Piece,” and the blurb says “The recently acquired Hunter Pence adds offensive punch to the team with the best record in baseball,” and the page number is “B11.”
--Below that, the New York Times has put again its editorial notice for “Maureen Dowd,” with section and page numbers given as “EDITORIAL, OP-ED A20-21, Page A21.” It seems to me that the New York Times, and others, have been ever-eager to call me frumpy in my homeless and impoverished condition.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman August 18, 2011 @ 3:01 p.m.
1. Newblog2011: 08/18/11 The New York Times newspaper on August 17, 2011
There are several problems demonstrated by yesterday’s New York Times newspaper, which was an extreme version of what has been going on all during the past year and a half.
One of the problems is that the newspaper isn’t making the reporting of news its main task; it is using its visibility and influence to attack human rights.
The same can be said of all of the individuals in government who are leading and supporting the same attacks on human rights; they are abusing their power and betraying the best interests of the populations of their countries.
Also, even if the word “democracy” were synonymous with the term “majority rule,” which it isn’t, it doesn’t seem to me that the majority of reasonable people want or will want what those in government, media, the corporate world, the entertainment industry and others who have been part of those abuses have been attempting to impose on the world, as those reasonable people understand more of what’s going on.
Here were some of the titles and pictures on the front page of the paper version of yesterday’s New York Times newspaper:
--A picture of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in a scuba suit, holding half of a broken urn. The suit said “Bali” on the chest and “AQUA” on the leg.
--Next to that picture, there is a picture of Russian President Dmitri Medevdev holding an assault rifle, with soldiers behind him.
--The caption below the 2 pictures says:
“OFF THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL: Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin dived for artifacts recently; President Dmitri A. Medvedev stayed dry.”
--The article is by Ellen Barry. The title of the article is “Before Voting, Russian Leaders go to the Polls.”
--Another title on the page is: “On Economy, Raw Data Gets a Grain of Salt,” by Binyamin Appelbaum.
--Another title: “Schools Restore Fresh Cooking to the Cafeteria,” by Kirk Johnson. The first sentence of the article is:
“GREELEY, Colo.—The idea of making school lunches better and healthier has gathered steam in many parts of the nation in recent years, but not equally for every child. Schools with money and involved parents concerned about obesity and nutrition charged ahead, while poor and struggling districts, overwhelmed by hard times, mostly did not.”
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Here’s what I have to say about the article about schools:
To use a mostly middle class example, I’m sure that there were a lot of parents who had children in the South Burlington School system in Vermont who were sickened and angry about what happened there. As for the parents who supported the use of public schools to endorse harassment and the corruption of their and others' children, what I have to say about them is that there are bad parents at every socioeconomic level. With Gannett news, the media outposts of larger TV networks such as NBC, and those in government, Internet corporations, small business, small media, corporations with outposts in Vermont and the substantial influence of those in the entertainment industry and other public figures who have been promoting the terrible issues, responsible parents all across the state have the battle of their lives to fight for their children.
Also, let’s make sure that all schools have adequate funding and staffing WITHOUT making parents in any school district, rich, poor, or middle class, send their children to schools run and staffed by child molesters.
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--Another title on the front page of yesterday’s New York Times is: “Panama Adding a Wider Shortcut for Shipping,” by Henry Fountain. The story’s location is given as “COCOLI, Panama.”
--At the end of the front page, there are several, smaller blurbs advertising for other articles in the newspaper. One gives its section as “DINING D1-8,” and the title is “A Chef With Good Box Office.” The blurb says “Grant Achatz is selling tickets to his Chicago restaurant NEXT, which has a fast-changing menu. Below, catfish and caramel sauce in a fish-shaped dish. PAGE D1.” Below the blurb is a picture of the fish-shaped dish mentioned in the blurb.
--Below that, there’s another title and blurb. The section is “SPORTSWEDNESDAY B11-15,” the title is “Phillies’ Missing Piece,” and the blurb says “The recently acquired Hunter Pence adds offensive punch to the team with the best record in baseball,” and the page number is “B11.”
--Below that, the New York Times has put again its editorial notice for “Maureen Dowd,” with section and page numbers given as “EDITORIAL, OP-ED A20-21, Page A21.” It seems to me that the New York Times, and others, have been ever-eager to call me frumpy in my homeless and impoverished condition.
Copyright, with noted exceptions, L. Kochman August 18, 2011 @ 3:01 p.m.