General Debate

The print media often claims that its purpose is to provide information to the citizens. Does anyone believe this?

The Bee recently sued to obtain pension information on Stan County retired employees. Public employee are also citizens. Who agrees this information should be public information?

Since the print media has the ability to decide elections, sway peoples oppinions, and choose which facts it puts in a story or leaves out, should'nt they provide the salaries of all its staff and employees?

If the  print media were concerned about quality factual reporting, all papers would be free. If the goal of papers is to inform the public of what is occuring, then all papers should be free. The cost of making papers would be paid for by Ads.

so we all know the little BEEHive here is supposedly watched and monitered.  Well I believe that is depends on who and what is being said.  There is a lot of grey area around here.  The last sock puppot fiasco seemed to take forever for the someone to finally pull the cr*p.

Hee Hee...now the front page of the BEE has this twitter feed from folks in modesto.  Unmonitered.  And anyone can be their friend...

BobbyFara."Im just a shy girl from Modesto, Ca that loves listenin to Beyonce&haven sex. And I like to give deep throat in my spare time." p.s. she loves black guys...

Barbiemackz.#whenimdrunk in modesto ; my binkyBabeyy LC takes care of me; lmaO passed out moments.

November 5, 2009

By APRIL CASTRO and DEVLIN BARRETT, Associated Press Writers

FORT HOOD-Texas-A U.S. Army spokesman says the Fort Hood shootings suspect is alive and was not killed by authorities responding to the attack. Lt. Gen. Bob Cone also say the death toll from the attack remains 12 after another victim died.

Authorities said immediately after Thursday's attack that they had killed the suspected shooter. But Cone now says the suspected shooter is still alive and stable condition.

Cone offered little explanation to reporters at a news conference as to why the suspect was believed dead, saying only there was confusion at the hospital.

www.news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_fort_hood_shooting/print

We saw both the Editorial staff and Jardine attack elected officials after they had lost a second election.

Now if the Bee is REALLY concerned about getting more people involved in the election process maybe they should hold back in kicking people who are down and allow them to bow out gracefully after losing a re-election bid.

Thanks to the Bee, bashers from the other side should feel no remores in reproaching the Bee for its actions.

Shame on you Mark Vasche, Judy Sly, and Jeff Jardine.

Do people realize what they just did? They voted down all growth measures and then voted into council those that are for growth. Good job. Just remember when they ignore what you want, you voted for them. They are not going to listen to you. Measures A, B, C, D and E are advisory, meaning City Council members can ignore ballot outcomes and extend sewer trunks to those areas. Council members wrote ballot arguments favoring Measures A and D, which would have generated the most jobs, they said.
Some took money from Measure E supporters. Others will have serious conflict of interest issues.

That’s what Stanislaus County Board of Supervisors Chairman Jim DeMartini said today on the Morning Mayor Show 11/4/09.

Read the rest of the story here...

http://voiceofmodesto.org/wordpress/

Listen to the interview here...

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Morning-Mayor/2009/11/04/The-Morning-Mayor

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