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Joe the Plumber to become war correspondent

I think I'd make a ****ty brain surgeon. But the good news is that war-corresponing ain't brain surgery.

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No, but it does take some serious skillz. And least when it comes to the Christiane Amanpours of reporting.
 
I agree, but journalism has failed to objectively do it's job since around the Vietnam war, they unfairly(to us) assume that they are automatically credible and so don't pay attention to objectivity, they don't "report to" us anymore, they "report at" us. Not all journalism schools are turning out these kinds of reporters, but most are, best advice my professors gave me was report the story, don't create the story, unless you are op-ed, in which case you "analyze" what is there. Long story short though, journalistic integrity has mostly been lost, and they therefore fail us as consumers of information.


I don't disagree. But there's so good stuff out there... you just have to find it.
 
I don't disagree. But there's so good stuff out there... you just have to find it.
Yep, there are still professionals, but a good bit of todays reporting is crap.
 
Yep, there are still professionals, but a good bit of todays reporting is crap.
Ever wonder why the 'professionals' always make a point of mentioning that someone was killed with a "semi-automatic handgun" instead of just "handgun" or "pistol"?
 
I hope for his sake, he doesn't make more than $250,000....:2razz:

Milk it till its dry Joe....
 
Ever wonder why the 'professionals' always make a point of mentioning that someone was killed with a "semi-automatic handgun" instead of just "handgun" or "pistol"?
It's all about the wording, newspapers are famous for changing the way certain things are reported, such as fatal accidents, if there were two priuses, then the headline would be "couple killed in tragic weekend auto accident" however if a truck, SUV, or other gas thirsty vehicle were involved it would read like "SUV crash kills two over weekend". Guns, same thing.
 
The people who made folks heroes out of
Tawana Brawley, and Anita Hill have room to complain?
 
The people who made folks heroes out of
Tawana Brawley, and Anita Hill have room to complain?

You betcha... hey don't forget Terri Schiavo!

(okay, what does this have to do with the topic at hand?... did Anita Hill get an automatic ticket on Survivor or something?)
 
Did you turn down a 6 figure job in order to become a plumber? If you did you are certifiably insane.

not necessarily, my dentist has a brother who owns a plumbing company, and makes more money at it, but the dentist says his plumber brother has paid for it with back ailments...
 
Like I already said, do not dare to question The One.

It's amazing how pissed off you people get when The One is challenged, criticized, or even asked a difficult question.
Why be amazed? Its a religion for them, apparently.
 
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FWIW, many public interest jobs paying $40k fresh out of law school are more selective than some jobs at firms paying $160k. I have several friends with offers from firms in hand who are still interviewing at public interest places.
 
not necessarily, my dentist has a brother who owns a plumbing company, and makes more money at it, but the dentist says his plumber brother has paid for it with back ailments...

Teh back ailments were a part of my equation. Certifiably insane I tell you!
 
Ever wonder why the 'professionals' always make a point of mentioning that someone was killed with a "semi-automatic handgun" instead of just "handgun" or "pistol"?
For the same reason that SUVs run over people and not drivers.
 
It appears to me that Joe is going to milk every drop of extension time from his 15 minutes fame has Paris Hilton has. At least Joe actually has job skills that relate to the real world.:2razz:
 
It appears to me that Joe is going to milk every drop of extension time from his 15 minutes fame has Paris Hilton has. At least Joe actually has job skills that relate to the real world.:2razz:
Paris has skills as well, and the public has paid her lots of cash to expose herself and her general lack of common sense. In a capitalist society one talent is not prized more than another except by one measure: money.
 
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