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One has to remember that MOST newspapers of Jefferson's day, even the
respected ones, invented stories like the tabloids do today. There was a
constant competition for readers. My gripe with today's newspapers is how
they get the details wrong, from lazy or unqualified reporters.

John Wild <jwild@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
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> Was it Thomas Jefferson who also said that a stopped watch is more
accurate
> than one which loses 1 second a week?  After all a stopped watch is
exactly
> correct twice a day while the other one is hardly ever correct ( you work
> out the correctness frequency which must be of the order or once every 100
> years!).
>
> So it is with newspaper readers.  If you don't read them you will 'miss'
> even being aware of most events that might or might not have occurred.
From
> personal experience I know that reported events are correct sometimes. At
> least readers can be aware of proposed events that might have occurred and
> know at least one version of what may and may not have happened.   They
can
> examine the presented evidence and, in most cases, look to other sources
to
> test what is being said if they so desire.  Same applies to Video which,
> Carl, you seem to think is the ultimate in the presentation of 'the
truth'.
> Clearly you do not follow 'Media Watch' on video which demonstrates
untruths
> on Video! Quite a paradox for you eh?    How one could proceed with your
> suggestion to ask THE REST OF THE WORLD re 'the Hoax' beats me as does the
> way you have come to the conclusion that 'the Western Imperialists' have
no
> idea what the rest of the world thinks of them.  I would be interested how
> you determined (1) who specifically are the Western Imperialists (2) How
did
> you determine what they all think ..did you see each on video or, not
> believing newspaper data, did you personally interview 'them' all ... or
> ..is what you say just a complete figment of your imagination.  If the
> latter is correct then I'm afraid that I, for one, in the absence of any
> evidence from you whatever,   put NIL credence on your thesis.  Fail !!!
> JDW
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> "Carl Wilting" <looter92@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > The man who reads nothing at all is better educated than the man who
> > reads nothing but newspapers.  -- Thomas Jefferson
> >  I heartily agree- I used to believe what I read in the newspapers,
> > and I was afraid to walk down the street, now I only believe in Video.
> > I know we can't go to the Moon to see what it's really like, but we
> > don't need to use sophistry to find out what the rest of the world
> > thinks about the Hoax. Why not just ask them?? Why not respect their
> > right to have their own opinions? One thing we should have learned is
> > that Western Imperialists have no idea what the rest of the world
> > thinks of them. Maybe those Muslims really do believe that you have
> > treaded on their sacred Moon and that's why they are so pissed off??
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