[B5JMS] And So It Begins...

[b5jms at cs.columbia.edu]

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From: "CaptJosh" <captjosh at phantos.subspacelink.com>
Date: Fri, 23 May 2003 13:21:44 -0700
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> I wouldn't believe anything written by the New York Times, an
> organization that hires confessed liars and plagiarizers and
> "journalists" that make up stories and print them as the "Truth".

Last I checked it was only one and he's been fired. I do not discount the
possibility of others, but I remind you of the words of a song by the
Jackson 5. "One bad apple don't spoil the whole bunch..." Don't judge that
paper on the actions of ONE reporter whose plagiarism and lies have only
recently come to light.

CaptJosh





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From: jmsatb5 at aol.com (Jms at B5)
Date: 24 May 2003 23:48:44 GMT
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>> I wouldn't believe anything written by the New York Times, an
>> organization that hires confessed liars and plagiarizers and
>> "journalists" that make up stories and print them as the "Truth".

Since you maintain that the truth matters, let's look a little more closely at
that rhetorical statement, shall we?

The tense that you use, "an organization that hires confessed liars and
plagiarizers and "journalists" that make up stories," states that they hired
them *knowing* these things.  

You didn't say that they hired them and then found *out* that they were those
things...that it "hires" them knowing those facts and with the intent of
putting out false stories (and you use the plural form to indicate that this is
an ongoing and consistent situation).

Care to back that one up, binky?

Because you're stating that as fact, so either you've got the backup on that,
or you're just as bad as the ones you're criticizing.

So what'll it be, sport?

 jms

(jmsatb5 at aol.com)
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