Where in the World Isn't Bob Saget?

MOXOMUMD

MOXOMUMD

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NYwdwfan said:
I put Steak & Shake - I bet that's what skewed mine. I was thinking of a place I don't have but wish I did. I'm also thinking it puts Yankees haters outside NY and is overlooking Mets fans.

I am putting way too much thought into this.
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I put S&S because it's the only one we have anywhere near us.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Nemo14 said:
Walter Cronkite would be 100 today. I miss having true newsmen like him. The closest we have now is possibly Charlie Rose.
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Goofyernmost said:
I do so agree. This year just shows how much we needed someone like Walter Cronkite. I trust no one right now. I don't know who to believe, I just have to fly by the seat of my pants and go with my own judgement and gut feelings. It is no longer about news, it's about head count. A very strong example of how technology can be a bad thing when connected to people with no moral compass.
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Lucky said:
But the electronic news media is so much more entertaining now - isn't that all that matters? And it's more comforting, now that we can shop around for the "facts" that we prefer to hear.
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All the above is precisely why I seek out multiple (and I mean, multiple . . .) news outlets daily, both here and abroad. My pet peeve is that news reports now are not always vetted; all they care about is being the first with a sensational sound bite. I know we're living in a world of "instant" everything . . . but, I'd rather wait for the real facts on a story than the "Entertainment Tonight" version. I'm at the point where I trust maybe 60% of the news reporting.

I know what you mean about Cronkite and some other reporters (note: reporters, not "on air personalities" as they refer to them now, at least on the local news . . . :rolleyes: ), of his era. They got the stories right, way more than they got them wrong. And that was without some of the fancy communication tools that we have nowadays. There used to be actual news "bureaus" in major cities here in the U.S. and overseas--Paris, Rome, Brussels, to name just a few. It was "boots on the ground" credible reporting that came back to the U.S. to the home bureau of the major networks.

Sorry for the rant. You guys just hit a sensitive nerve, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who's disgusted here.
 
NYwdwfan

NYwdwfan

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MinnieM123 said:
All the above is precisely why I seek out multiple (and I mean, multiple . . .) news outlets daily, both here and abroad. My pet peeve is that news reports now are not always vetted; all they care about is being the first with a sensational sound bite. I know we're living in a world of "instant" everything . . . but, I'd rather wait for the real facts on a story than the "Entertainment Tonight" version. I'm at the point where I trust maybe 60% of the news reporting.

I know what you mean about Cronkite and some other reporters (note: reporters, not "on air personalities" as they refer to them now, at least on the local news . . . :rolleyes: ), of his era. They got the stories right, way more than they got them wrong. And that was without some of the fancy communication tools that we have nowadays. There used to be actual news "bureaus" in major cities here in the U.S. and overseas--Paris, Rome, Brussels, to name just a few. It was "boots on the ground" credible reporting that came back to the U.S. to the home bureau of the major networks.

Sorry for the rant. You guys just hit a sensitive nerve, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who's disgusted here.
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I remember when one of the news outlets ran a crawl that Joe DiMaggio had passed when he had not yet at that point. They jumped the gun to be first and they were wrong. It's just so disgusting and irresponsible.
 
Nemo14

Nemo14

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MinnieM123 said:
All the above is precisely why I seek out multiple (and I mean, multiple . . .) news outlets daily, both here and abroad. My pet peeve is that news reports now are not always vetted; all they care about is being the first with a sensational sound bite. I know we're living in a world of "instant" everything . . . but, I'd rather wait for the real facts on a story than the "Entertainment Tonight" version. I'm at the point where I trust maybe 60% of the news reporting.

I know what you mean about Cronkite and some other reporters (note: reporters, not "on air personalities" as they refer to them now, at least on the local news . . . :rolleyes: ), of his era. They got the stories right, way more than they got them wrong. And that was without some of the fancy communication tools that we have nowadays. There used to be actual news "bureaus" in major cities here in the U.S. and overseas--Paris, Rome, Brussels, to name just a few. It was "boots on the ground" credible reporting that came back to the U.S. to the home bureau of the major networks.

Sorry for the rant. You guys just hit a sensitive nerve, but I'm glad I'm not the only one who's disgusted here.
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Our local news is a joke - if there's a sensational story in Oklahoma or something, they'll report that, but local events are minimized. And the Today show is nothing but sensationalized Hollywood gossip. We watch the CBS morning news, and the BBC news at night.
 
MinnieM123

MinnieM123

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Nemo14 said:
Our local news is a joke - if there's a sensational story in Oklahoma or something, they'll report that, but local events are minimized. And the Today show is nothing but sensationalized Hollywood gossip. We watch the CBS morning news, and the BBC news at night.
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Local "news" . . . I'm still trying to wrap my head around a report they had on the "news" the other day. They devoted a good 3 minutes to the differences between the Starbucks Christmas (or holiday) paper cup, versus, the Dunkin Donuts Christmas (or holiday) paper cup. Yah, real cutting edge reporting there . . . :rolleyes: . . . so much so that my hubby walked out of the room--said he couldn't take it anymore! :hilarious:
 
unkadug

unkadug

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MinnieM123 said:
Local "news" . . . I'm still trying to wrap my head around a report they had on the "news" the other day. They devoted a good 3 minutes to the differences between the Starbucks Christmas (or holiday) paper cup, versus, the Dunkin Donuts Christmas (or holiday) paper cup. Yah, real cutting edge reporting there . . . :rolleyes: . . . so much so that my hubby walked out of the room--said he couldn't take it anymore! :hilarious:
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Oh it's all over the internet as well.

Seems that Starbucks has chosen to ignore CHRISTmas while DD has chosen to embrace the holiday.

Starbucks defense is that they chose a "simple" design, and ignores the fact that they have taken the meaning of the holiday season completely out of the equation.
 
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JenniferS

JenniferS

When you're the leader, you don't have to follow.
MinnieM123 said:
:p No, he didn't want coffee -- he said he was going to have a nervous breakdown, if he watched the local news for one more minute! :D

By the way, how's your local news up in Canada?
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Believe it or not - some TO shootings, a little weather and sports ... and the Starbucks cup debate.
 

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