15,000 Reporters, One Arrested

Posted Wed, 08/27/2008 - 14:18 by rba
There are apparently 15,000 journalists attending the Democratic National Convention. Here is what some of them are doing: - 14,000 are wearing terrible suits. - 7,500 aren’t doing much at all. This isn’t surprising. . . [ . . ] - 1,026 are drunk. This is as it should be. [Justin Peters/CJR: The 15,000]
:: :: :: In baseball they call this a swing-and-a-miss: Brian Ross/ABC: ABC Reporter Arrested in Denver Taking Pictures of Senators, Big Donors Turns out ABC's crack 'producer' + cameraguy team was unobtrusively blocking the sidewalk directly in front of a high-priced hotel entrance waiting for their 'gotcha' shot. The whole thing looks manufactured from foul air. I'd say it was half-assed, but that'd be an upgrade. :: :: :: Image: Sign @ Mudd Street Cafe, Eureka Springs, Arkansas @ Texas Moonlighters Newsletter

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You always make me laugh

by TXsharon - 08/27/2008 - 16:32
Bluedaze
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Anymore

by rba - 08/27/2008 - 18:57
you just have to cut & paste. :-) ps - Nice work over @ Bluedaze.
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Meanwhile, Real News

by jimstaro - 08/28/2008 - 09:57
And this was: A No-Brainer, Iraq Oil China has head start over West for Iraq oil
DUBAI (Reuters) - China crossed the line first in the race for big oil contracts in post-Saddam Iraq and has gained a head start over Western oil majors in the competition for future energy deals.
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Meanwhile In Tourists Haven Iraq, 'surge success'..............

by jimstaro - 08/28/2008 - 10:11
Top Iraqi official detained at Baghdad airport
U.S. forces arrested a top Shiite official in Iraq's government as he stepped off a plane in Baghdad, a political ally said Thursday, and a U.S. military intelligence official linked the man to a June bombing that killed four Americans and six Iraqis. Ali al-Lami's arrest raised fresh concerns about Iranian and Shiite militia influence in the top ranks of Iraq's leadership.
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