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CBS News Correspondent: "I'd blow my brains out" watch!

youtube.com — The latest in a series of recent high-profile media "mea culpas," CBS News chief foreign correspondent Lara Logan told Jon Stewart she'd "blow her brains out" if forced to watch what passes for TV news coverage in America.

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  • Zoophagous, on 06/19/2008, -30/+1090My SO lived in Europe for several years. She rails about how terrible the American media is and how uninformed we are as a result all the time.

    I'd hit it... just saying.
    • fakekevinrose, on 06/20/2008, -47/+9Oh ok
    • Hefelumpman, on 06/20/2008, -2/+109I lived in the UK all my life up until last October, and when nothing else was on TV, I'd have BBC News 24 playing in the background at all times.
      The US? I really cannot watch the news in this country.
      • peterfnet, on 06/20/2008, -1/+29But we play BBC News here
      • mmmmmbiscuits, on 06/20/2008, -28/+9"I'd have BBC News 24 playing in the background at all times."

        Nothing like being spoonfed from a self-admitted biased news source, I guess. Saves you the trouble of critical thinking.
        • wisam, on 06/20/2008, -6/+25BBC is a biased news source?
          I guess FOX News is fair and balanced then.
        • Hefelumpman, on 06/20/2008, -3/+26As far as news agencies go, the BBC is about as unbiased as it gets. Would you compare it to Fox, or even CNN? I don't want punditry - I want the news.

          Which is better? To listen to a source that admits bias, or to listen to sources that are insanely biased, but go under the guise of independence and impartiality?
          How many people do you think believe that Fox is fair and balanced? Isn't that number depressingly high?
        • floorman56, on 06/20/2008, -19/+5As far as news agencies go, the BBC is about as unbiased as it gets

          Oh Really?
          http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-411846/We- ...
        • Hefelumpman, on 06/20/2008, -2/+22@floorman56
          You realise that you're linking to an article by the Daily Mail, right?
        • jamdogg, on 06/20/2008, -4/+8BBC is so damn good they report the news BEFORE it happens (ref: WTC7)
        • floorman56, on 06/20/2008, -6/+3You realise that you're linking to an article by the Daily Mail, right

          OK so? ...

          Was there not a 'impartiality summit' called by BBC chairman Michael Grade?

          Did not Washington correspondent Justin Webb said that the BBC is so biased against America that deputy director general Mark Byford had secretly agreed to help him to 'correct', it in his reports?

          If so then why do we care where it comes from?
        • honeymustardn, on 06/20/2008, -7/+4Exactly, BBC News is ***** biased, just like the other news channels. Ok, maybe Fox news is more biased, but the whole point is IT IS biased: http://www.biased-bbc.blogspot.com I guess American Digg users have just conjured up a magical idea of BBC News from seeing a few clips on Youtube.
      • oninbonin, on 06/20/2008, -12/+2So which news source is UNBIASED in the whole friggin world...I'm curious? Personally, I believe they are all bought and paid for and show only what the people who bought and paid want you to see. The only way to actually get solid news is to actually be there. Thieves! Liars! Thieves! Liars!
        • Hefelumpman, on 06/20/2008, -1/+8It's a good thing the BBC is funded by the public through taxes and not beholden to any single individual, sponsors or advertisers.
        • oninbonin, on 06/20/2008, -8/+4Hmn you believe that? Wow...just wow.
        • Suil, on 06/20/2008, -0/+16It's a myth that the BBC is not biased. They certainly are, very gently, and there are blogs on the topic.

          Compared to the US Media though? Holy *****. The BBC are angels.

          Comedy Central / Olbermann are the only real exceptions =/
        • Ishiguro, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3Uh, except the Government.
        • mombassa, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1I don't understand why oninbonin is being dugg down.

          EVERYONE is biased in some respect.
      • solarsavior, on 06/20/2008, -1/+14I don't watch our (US) new either as it makes me vomit. I actually tried to watch it last night as there wasn't much else on TV at the time. Within 2 minutes, I moved on to something else. It is unbearable.
        • digiframes, on 06/20/2008, -0/+9News isn't news here (US), it's trash.
        • Spudster, on 06/20/2008, -0/+7There ARE good independent media in the United States. Online you can find Democracy Now and on television PBS still has excellent political coverage (Bill Moyers for example).
      • cawpin, on 06/20/2008, -11/+2Are you people ***** insane? I went to Scotland for my honeymoon and watched the "news" on the BBC. I've never seen so much sensationalist crap in my life. The newspapers were the same way.
        • allywilson, on 06/20/2008, -0/+41) You went to Scotland? I'm from there. Why the f*ck did you go there on your honeymoon?
          2) Sensationalist crap? Like what? I'd rather watch BBC than Sky (owned by Rupert Murdoch).
          3) OK, I agree, the 'newspapers' are abysmal. But you have to understand that we have Tabloids and Broadsheets. Tabloids are full of junk (usually) and Broadsheets are not (usually).
          There is no direct correlation I believe, but Broadsheets are usually larger (longer, wider) than tabloids - oh, and they don't necessarily have sensationalist headlines (e.g. Beckham has 12 heads! Extra!).
      • InRussetShadows, on 06/20/2008, -13/+2Yes, they are insane. Welcome to Digg. They hate the US News because it's not leftist enough. *shaking head*
      • Spudster, on 06/20/2008, -1/+9Try Democracy Now. Great daily podcast covering world events and news. Amazing how good it is.
      • max4077, on 06/20/2008, -0/+7I lived in the US all my life and recently moved to the UK where I've been for about a year. The news here may be sensationalist now and again, but it is not overtly partisan nor does it tell lies of omission. The US media cannot be depended upon for objective journalism to any extent anymore. Here in Europe, you still can do.
      • ornitier, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1Western media in general censor out a lot of the gruesome scenes of war. If you went to Africa, Middle East or some areas in Asia, the media there have a much higher threshold for gruesomeness. I was pretty surprised that the news in India showed some of the torn up bodies just a few hours after the Hyderabad Bombings last year. To be honest, as much as I can understand how the journalist is frustrated by the censorship of what she's trying to broadcast, I also understand how a lot of people here wouldn't be able to hold their stomach if they saw what she describes.
      • bxblox, on 06/21/2008, -1/+5But the real question is: What do you think about our fancy transitional graphics with wooshing sound effects?
    • Reaktor5, on 06/20/2008, -15/+172Did anyone else think he just used caps for the word 'so'?
      • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -1/+44yeah until the rest of the sentence made no sense.
      • Conrey, on 06/20/2008, -4/+105I don't even kow what an SO is
      • quasipolymath, on 06/20/2008, -1/+20I read it as 'sooooooooooooooooooooooooo' that should have been preceded by some qualifier that was left out. Like, "My brother soooooooooo lived in Europe..."

        Either that or superior officer.
      • dsoldier, on 06/20/2008, -0/+17Or 'significant other', hence the "she" sentence.
      • Fracture98, on 06/20/2008, -1/+35If only the English language had some sort of punctuation mark that could be used to separate two letters in an abbreviation. This needless confusion could be abated. One can dream...
        • toonworld, on 06/20/2008, -2/+4touché
        • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -4/+6nah I just think diggers aren't used to the abbreviation SO.
        • mindfeck, on 06/20/2008, -1/+20or the word "she"
        • allywilson, on 06/20/2008, -1/+2Without sounding like a douche - I suppose that's why Bold, Italic and Underscore are commonly used in literature. Emphasis just changes language to language. Truth be told though, if you can't get your emphasis across using the language - you're not good at it.
        • WolverineBlue, on 06/20/2008, -1/+11@mindfeck: you spelled 'he' wrong.
        • stormkrow, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3.™

          But I've patented it so you owe me 40 gazillion dollars. Be sure and read the EULA and remember pirating is illegal.
      • aenima987, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1Must have a long arm...
    • IglooBurner, on 06/20/2008, -11/+4What accent is that?
      curious... I can't recognize it.
      • japface, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5probably south african considering she was born there. wikipedia is your friend ;)
      • GeorgeStone2, on 06/20/2008, -2/+2I was gunna say south african.
        Blond hair is a dead give away. As is the south african accent.
        Which I find great, but many others hate.
        • Fozefy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2hmm, I didn't even notice an accent. I went back and listened to it again just to hear her accent. Gotta say that it sounds pretty close to the english spoken in Ontario, yes different, but very close considering the huge difference in locations. Far closer than any american accent. Even when I cross the border into Detroit, which is around 30km from me its a massive change.
      • vidaliasweet, on 06/20/2008, -5/+1Laura Logan. http://www.wikipedia.org/
    • cheeseplease, on 06/20/2008, -8/+80Realizing that most Americans only know about what's happening in the world from Fox and CNN kind of scares me. But then ofcourse knowing that lots of people use digg as their primary news source is probably even scarier.

      Anyway it's not like European news is perfect, but objectivity in the media is very important here. Here in The Netherlands we even have a TV program that deals solely with media objectivity.

      And fᴜck yeah she's hot.
      • doctechnical, on 06/20/2008, -1/+8I use the Daily Racing Form as my primary news source. Hey, Paul Revere is looking pretty good in the seventh...
        • MacEnvy, on 06/20/2008, -1/+8His name is Valentine, and on the Morning Line, the guy has got him figured at 5 to 9.
        • IntellEJent, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2But look at Epitaph! He wins it by a half according to my issue of the Telegraph.
      • hobo343, on 06/20/2008, -7/+1overly informed citizenry = thought + deliberation = inaction in face of terrorism
        • Spudster, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5uninformed citizenry = ignorance + fear = willingness to suspend civil liberties in face of terrorism
        • EricSchC1, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1There's no such ***** thing as "overly informed citizenry" ...Any grown taxpaying, voting adult who can't wrap their heads around whats going on in the world and the best (most peaceful, humane, compassionate, cost-effective, etc.) resolution for these issues doesn't deserve to be a grown taxpaying, voting adult in the first ***** place.
        • Fozefy, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1@EricSchC1 Actually there is such a thing as "overly informed citizenery". Most people don't care enough, which is the reason for the poor media. The media has to choose what to show, because people won't care about a lot of things and if the average person is continuously bombarded with information they'll stop caring. You might call me crazy, because you and probably the majority of your friends aren't like that, but that's probably a reason they are your friends. People on Digg are definitely not like that, but we are a minority. Think about it though, if people wanted to be more informed they would be and they wouldn't be voting for someone like John McCain.
      • matroska1, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1Off-topic: Just wanted to say the NL team has been awesome in the Euro Cup this year (I'm from the U.S.); they've definitely had the most exciting games to watch and I'm rooting for you guys to win it all
        • cheeseplease, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1Thanks man, we're all pretty proud of our team over here. Hope they're gonna do well against Russia this saturday but I don't think it should be too hard. Didn't know Americans liked soccer :)
        • im2emo4myshrt, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1I am going to say turkey has the most exciting games played. Maybe thats just me though.
      • Naieve, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3People watch fox news and cnn?

        I just go to a bunch of news sites and see what everyone is saying.

        Then i put it all together to get a more complete picture.
      • LoveAndSeagulls, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3before digg, i didn't have a primary news source.
        so this is actually an improvement
    • kelmaster1, on 06/20/2008, -21/+15Wow, American media biased? And I'm sure that all the media in Europe has no agenda and is completely independent. :P Give me a break, ALL major media world wide is biased and everyone has their own agenda. Its a common ploy to cover "both sides" so that it seems accurate. When was the last time you heard about something bad about the IMF, the World Bank, Israel government, Saudi Arabia etc.. Europeans have a smug sense of that they know everything that Americans don't, but they are just as stupid believing their media. Granted, American media is probably one of the more propaganda filled media; but European media is not void of it, just different.
      • cheeseplease, on 06/20/2008, -2/+7One of the main differences is that (when comparing a regular newscast) European media go deeper into the subjects and show different viewpoints, while American media touch most topics just very lightly and present it like it is "the truth" instead of just one way of viewing the subject.

        American news is also much more sensationalist. I really can't stand watching CNN, it almost views like an action movie to me.
        • floorman56, on 06/20/2008, -2/+4American news is also much more sensationalist

          Cough " Royal Family " Cough
      • pensivewombat, on 06/20/2008, -2/+7Nobody said anything about biased/unbiased. I don't know why people assume that all the media has to do is be neutral and everything will be ok. The problem isn't left/right bias, it's a stupid bias.
      • stickyman, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5kelmaster1, you are talking out of your arse.

        have a look at news.bbc.co.uk and search for IMF, the World Bank, Israel government, Saudi Arabia etc, and see how many critical stories you find
      • bono4u, on 06/20/2008, -3/+2"no agenda and is completely independent"
        i don't know of agenda's but there is surly no thing as "independent" media/journalist, objectivity depends on the point of view(s) you are able to include.

        "When was the last time you heard about something bad about the IMF, the World Bank, Israel government, Saudi Arabia etc.."
        These topics are rather reluctantly covered.

        "Europeans have a smug sense of that they know everything that Americans don't" Start reading the german(foreign language) news, perhaps then you might claim this preconception for yourself.

        "American media is probably one of the more propaganda filled media; but European media is not void of it, just different."
        extract "probably" from your statement and i can sign it
      • archiesteel, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1"Give me a break, ALL major media world wide is biased and everyone has their own agenda."

        That's an oversimplification of the issue. Some media *are* more biased than others.

        Just because complete objectivity is impossible doesn't mean we shouldn't strive for it.
    • randumbusername, on 06/20/2008, -2/+5yeah, me too.
    • ferkranus, on 06/20/2008, -16/+30SO = significant other.

      I'm Canadian...some family of mine moved to California and said they can't get any decent news and decided to pay extra to have one of our newspapers delivered to their house and to get CBC news, so they can stay informed without the American bias on everything.

      But rest assured...most of the world is aware of your ignorance and expects dumb ***** to spew out of your mouths...it's funny.
      • cameldung, on 06/20/2008, -6/+15The CBC is horrible - the B is bias. Its no different than Fox or CNN - there is an agenda.

        I am Canadian.
        • Gutterpunk, on 06/20/2008, -0/+6Thats because you don't watch CNN or Fox. The CBC is biased compared to other in Canada. Compared to the MSM in the US, the CBC is Fair and Balanced ++...
        • RyanBlack, on 06/20/2008, -6/+3Yeah CBC is owned by the Canadian government, of course its going to be bias.
        • ferkranus, on 06/20/2008, -2/+4I stand by my point that CBC news does not contain an American bias.

          A Canadian bias...fine...I trust our bias more than theirs any day.
        • Spudster, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4No, compared to other Canadian broadcasters such as CTV and Global, CBC is NOT biased. They are more in tune with their audience than any other network I know, because they care little about corporate advertising interests when selecting their coverage.

          The only arguably more objective station would be CPAC.
        • archiesteel, on 06/20/2008, -0/+7CBC News is actually among the least biased in the world. It may be a public service, but it's very independent from the influence of politicians - one only has to look at how critical they can be of sitting governments (whether they are liberals or conservatives).
        • Fozefy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Sure, the CBC is biased, everything in this world is going to be biased no matter how hard you try. However, compare it to anything in the states and the CBC looks amazing. I live in a Canadian border city so I get both American and Canadian news...sometimes I watch american news for a bit, but it just ends with me laughing at them. CBC is always way more on top of world events. Heck, in most cases CBC is more accurate about things happening in the US. Especially if it has anything to do with Iraq.
      • johnboycanada, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1NOT True! According to Reporters Without Boarders, New Zealand and Canada are the English speaking world's highest rated on the freedom of press index. CBC Newsworld and The Hour are my programs. Been trying to get Al-jazzera English but it's only available via fta satellite. BBC world I don't have much respect for ... here's why... I work a lot in Southeast Asia (I won't mention what countries, let's just say press is highly restrictive.) Where CNN will criticize countries they are distributed in, BBC will stear clear of such controversial reports. In fact, I recall 8 years ago CNN lost distribution rights by the government for some of its reporting. I have the overwhelming feeling the people at BBC World Asia steer clear of its minders.
    • staffa, on 06/20/2008, -3/+28She is talking about how our solders are feeling forgotten in a war that never ends and how American news coverage seems more concerned with the sex lives of celebrities and other such nonsense and the first post, a popular post at that is one talking about having sex with the news correspondent.

      Sigh, kinda proving their point.

      I like a joke as much as anyone, but until you stop seeing EVERYTHING as a joke, then that is all this country will be, a joke. A very sad, dangerous, screwing the world up very fast, joke.

      Not even a very funny joke.
      • noumuon, on 06/20/2008, -3/+2"I like a joke as much as anyone, but until you stop seeing EVERYTHING as a joke" ... says the person commenting on a interview that took place on Comedy Central, on a show that is entirely about making jokes about topics in the news.
        • Fozefy, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Wait, The Daily Show is comedy? I generally laugh more while watching fox news (at how stupid they are).
      • feoren, on 06/20/2008, -0/+6Yeah, but on the other hand, she's really hot.
    • Narrator, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4I get a kick out of watching Russia Today which is kind of like the Russia's BBC. It is pretty absurdly biased but at least i know what the bias is. Georgia -- bad! Former soviet states who don't like Russians -- very bad! Putin GOOOD! Former soviet states removing monuments to soviet solders -- Very Very Bad -- National Crisis Bad!
      • thedarkwolf, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3Estonia FTW
      • marillion, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1I think a tacit point being made here is that most Americans have an assumption that their media, while not perfect, is at least reasonably neutral. I doubt most Russians would say the same of their media.
        I think most of the problem with American media stems from how it's marketed. It's marketed to advertisers. Advertisers don't care about truth or accountability. They care about market shares and eyeballs. It is a sad but true reflection of human nature that lots of people love to know what's going on with the celebrity trollop du jour.
    • illt, on 06/20/2008, -5/+37she's a babe, if she were president she'd be baber-ham lincoln
      • toonworld, on 06/20/2008, -4/+7Wayne called, he wants his joke back
        • Spudster, on 06/20/2008, -0/+9[Citation Needed]
        • toonworld, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5My bad... I guess it was Garth calling:

          Wayne and Garth are lying on the hood of the mirth-mobile, staring at the starlit sky]
          Garth Algar: Sometimes I wish I could boldly go where no man has gone before... but I'll probably stay in Aurora. What are you thinking about?
          Wayne Campbell: Cassandra. She's a fox. In French she would be called "la renarde" and she would be hunted with only her cunning to protect her.
          Garth Algar: She's a babe.
          Wayne Campbell: She's a robo-babe. In Latin she would be called "babia majora".
          Garth Algar: If she were a president she would be Baberaham Lincoln.
          [a brief pause]
          Garth Algar: Did you ever find Bugs Bunny attractive when he put on a dress and played girl bunny?
          Wayne Campbell: No.
          [cracks up laughing]
          Wayne Campbell: No.
          Garth Algar: Neither did I. I was just asking.
    • ICSU, on 06/20/2008, -4/+6Europe is full of ***** too. It's just more differentiated ;)
      • asus2000, on 06/30/2008, -1/+8They have more than a two party system there (dem-rep). In Germany there are like 20 parties.. THAT is a democracy...this is a ***** theft. The GOP shut down Ron Paul, the news shut him out, and the movement was stifled. ***** this country's ***** politicians and television. I haven't turned the television on once since they shoved McCain in a spot where Ron Paul should be.
        • wbgo, on 06/20/2008, -1/+3In practice, however, the German system is a recipe for stalemate, particularly with the current joke coalition.

          The advantage of the US and British systems, while perhaps unfair, is that they generally produce an effective government. Too many European countries have got coalitions so complex and disjointed that they become impotent goverments.

          For all the apparent diversity, there are very rarely more than two realistic choices for president/prime minister/chancellor, who--at least in Western Europe--are usually the two most centrist of the available choices.
      • mombassa, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1There's "*****" everywhere but if it's more "differentiated" then it is much easier to get at the truth.
    • Iztikeit, on 06/20/2008, -0/+0The simple solution is to never watch the news unless you are in a position to fix things. That's the only way the news, to me, could be tolerable.
      • staffa, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1Well, as long as you are voluntarily choosing absolute and total ignorance about current events, please also be responsible with your own self imposed naivety, and don't vote.

        Also, anyone can get politically active, there is no such thing as a person who is not in a position to do something to help fix it. It would just take, you know, like actual work.

        • Iztikeit, on 06/21/2008, -0/+0There's a difference between "watching" the news and being involved with fixing the problem. Do you think 95% of the people who watch the news do anything EXCEPT stew over it and bitch about it? I'd like to join that 5% or so but I'm not in any position at the moment to do so.
      • feoren, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2Everyone is in a position to fix things.
        • Iztikeit, on 06/21/2008, -0/+0That's true, but no one has the balls or will. I don't want to be bothered with "fixing" things which are nothing more than a conscious decision away. Almost every problem in the world can be solved with one national change of perspective.
    • notanidiot, on 06/20/2008, -2/+8What, is the Daily Show going to have to give up humor? That's when you know things are getting really bad.
    • BigManOnCampus, on 06/20/2008, -0/+6Which is why the informed in America all use the internetz tubez for their information.

      Frankly, I think America is ahead of the curve on this one. People in this country who pay any attention know that network media is *****. Blogging and distributed information distribution/analysis is the next evolutionary step. We're ahead of the curve because we do not rely on a single network or government network for our news, we all use a number of sources. This generally leads people to question sources more, and that's good.
      • Spudster, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3I agree with the trend that you have identified, but I personally don't think that Americans are leading the way. This is a trend being seen all over developed countries and not just the United States.
        • BigManOnCampus, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3Then perhaps leading the way in abandoning traditional media structures for news.
    • skyshock1, on 06/20/2008, -4/+15SO = politically correct way of saying gay lover.


      ... just sayin'
    • thirteenthcor, on 06/20/2008, -2/+12"You would hit it" not two sentences away from "SO"


      Classy.
    • eigenweasel, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1I agree completely.
      Thank goodness we have the BBC to keep the revolutionary proletariat informed about the dangers of deviating from its path towards a unified global Soviet.
      Curse the Imperialist Capitalist schemers and their media bias.
    • abisinister, on 06/20/2008, -5/+0Real news is being told ion America ,But not by Corporate monsters like Fox and others,regular every day people are telling and capturing great stories you just have to know where to look

      Comcast billing for un-ordered porn
      http://www.babelation.com/?q=node/622

      Florida Cyber cafe busted for Internet gambling
      http://www.babelation.com/?q=node/530

      Autism
      http://www.babelation.com/?q=node/582
    • sabotis, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1Check out this talk on the same topic: http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/248
    • DangerCollie, on 06/21/2008, -1/+3Not only is she hot, she's got stones. A blond western woman in a Muslim country surrounded by soldiers and contractors who know they can get away with murder and she hangs in that hostile environment and does her job. That's huge in my book.

      And looks good doing it. That gal's got it where it counts. Hell, yes, I'd hit it. But I'd be just as happy to have lunch and just listen.
    • KDX200rider, on 06/21/2008, -2/+2I agree....I mean with the "hit it" part.
  • m4532v, on 06/19/2008, -15/+407We don't see it as uniformed or terrible because we have our media and information "spoon fed" to us to the extent that the only place to get real news is from "news comedy"! You really have to be looking for the truth to get it. The news stations ALL have their talking points and some lean left and some lean right but they are all in the same league. They all sold us this war and didn't question the president because of the "dissent is unpatriotic" crap that has consumed America like a cancer.
    • ShanonaRyder, on 06/20/2008, -3/+35that sounds about right.
    • Scrappy1850, on 06/20/2008, -21/+6i think you aqre talking about the daily show when you refer to "news comedy" right? while the show is entertaining and funny, if you consider that "the only place to get real news" then man you need to open your eyes some. they rehash the same stuff you see on other news broadcasts. its the same stuff! just looked at from a funny angle. you can find real news anywhere you just need to know how to filter out the opinions and make your own.
      • VcTrMASO, on 06/20/2008, -3/+13Sigh, you know what he meant.
        • Scrappy1850, on 06/20/2008, -7/+3no, please explain. how is john stewart talking about iraq "real" but when another network talks about iraq it is propaganda for their way of thinking?
      • Hamletlere, on 06/20/2008, -1/+8Really? I haven't seen much at ALL about the Iraq Commission's report on the President effectively lying to bring about the war. The Daily Show showed clips of the conclusions of the report being read, and then clips showing how it was not being reported on by the main stream media.

        How is that mere regurgitation of media coverage in a humorous light?

        I do watch the Daily Show. As a moderate, I find its heavy liberal bias a bit much some times, but I find it refreshing as media outlet that brings to light inconsistencies in things the government says. I hope that if we get a Democratic President, Mr. Stuart will continue to show this sort of information and not become some sort of syncophantic media outlet.
    • unperfekt, on 06/20/2008, -14/+1omg THE MEDIA. Inform yourself.
    • sodade, on 06/20/2008, -3/+18"The news stations ALL have their talking points and some lean left and some lean right but they are all in the same league."
      Chomsky talked about this in Manufacturing Consent - the media in America bounds the argument with their version of "right" and "left" any idea that doesn't fit into their tight boundaries gets marginalized.
    • EvilJelloMan, on 06/20/2008, -6/+1So would you say the "dissent is unpatriotic" sentiment is the cancer that is killing /A/ ?
    • NotOptium, on 06/20/2008, -2/+29Don't forget NPR. They've been doing consistently good work for years (decades?).

      However, in my experience, Jon Stewart has ALWAYS asked far better questions than any pundit. Though I think the fact that he's a comedian gives him this ability. If Bill O'Reily were to ask someone "why are you destroying America?", they'd become instantly defensive and there'd probably be some outrage from their organization, etc.

      But when Stewart asks that question, though he may be serious, they don't have to take him completely seriously, and can give a genuine answer after a chuckle, such as "well I believe it's in the best interest of this country......"
      • doctechnical, on 06/20/2008, -15/+2"However, in my experience, Jon Stewart has ALWAYS asked far better questions than any pundit."

        As well he should, given most pundits don't have a paid staff of writers to give them those questions.
        • MacEnvy, on 06/20/2008, -0/+17Actually, a lot of pundits DO have writing/editing/production staffs that help them.
        • HonestAbe, on 06/20/2008, -1/+15***** IT WE'LL DO IT LIVE
        • doctechnical, on 06/20/2008, -1/+3@MacEnvy: How many of them went off the air during the writer's strike?
        • NotOptium, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1Stewart went off the air but came back and did interviews without the writers. Him going off the air was more about solidarity with his co-workers than him being unable to do the show without them. He showed that he could carry the show for a while without any writers.

          Beyond this, his ability to do an interview isn't based on how good his writers are. He has to react to what the person is saying and improvise during all interviews.
    • buggles, on 06/20/2008, -3/+1I disagree, Americans have always been ready to dissent. I think it is patriotic too. I think most people were ready to give the American Government (if not Bush) the benefit of the doubt on the reputation and vast resources of our Intelligence community in the military.

      The American Government has boldly gambled that any retribution or accountability for being incompetent, wrong, or outright deceitful will be negligible. Our media may try to spin things in a positive light, depending on their bias as you pointed out, but I think they were duped just like everyone else was.
      • DestroyFascism, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Americans have always been ready to dissent? *****!
    • OffPiste, on 06/20/2008, -7/+3Yes and dissent from Obama is racism. Nice!
    • z1freeride, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1TV isn't the only news source. A simple search talks about the 51 dead: http://au.news.yahoo.com/080617/2/17bp8.html. It was a car bomb. More sectarian violence.
      • darkciti2, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1More religious violence is more accurate.
        • z1freeride, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1I said sectarian not secular. Sectarian is religious.
    • Johneeeee, on 06/20/2008, -5/+2Sorry but that nonsense. No "News media" in the USA leans right. Almost all of them rip and rewrite Associate Press reporting. Associated Press is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Democrat National Committee. Nera Pickler Liz Sadot, Jennifer Loven are all connected on the personal level with big wigs in the Democrat party. The notion that there is any objective Journalism in this society is nonsense. It all a manufactured product like any other product in this society. It just a more sophisticated form of advertising
      • Rednik2011, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2There are so many blatant lies here. Get educated.
    • sk11, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2There is NOTHING stopping Americans online from going to somewhere like economist.com to get their news.

      It's a real shame Americans can't get anything like the bbc's newsnight over there.
    • skepticalben, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1That is exactly what I was thinking. Why the hell isn't this content on MSNBC or CNN?
      • mrraven200, on 06/21/2008, -1/+3GE and other war contractor advertisers. Anymore questions I can answer for you?
  • Jasper710, on 06/19/2008, -34/+14wait, what?
    • relic180, on 06/20/2008, -1/+9I got the joke. Apparently other diggers didn't.
      • Danby123, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3I didn't. :(
        • relic180, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Er, well.. assuming the joke was intentional...

          Mainstream media shows one thing...
          This chick says another which accuses MSM of not being as informative as it should...
          Jasper says, "wait, what?" like mindless zombie that MSM has produced...

          Joke was 'ok', not worth -21, but maybe not the most hilarious joke ever either...
  • notque, on 06/19/2008, -20/+124Democracy Now! is the only sensible news I've seen in this country. The Real News network does a decent job as well as an online outfit.
    • relic180, on 06/20/2008, -2/+19RawStory is good, oh and obviously the Daily Show (despite being "fake news") does a halfway decent job of putting light on some 'harder to find' stories.
    • papastout, on 06/20/2008, -0/+20Amy Goodman = national treasure
    • greenroom628, on 06/20/2008, -1/+14BBC-america is pretty good. and the news hour with jim lehrer is good, too.
      • dylanmat, on 06/21/2008, -2/+1BBC and NPR... Just more government news...
    • YukosEyes, on 06/20/2008, -0/+19National Public Radio's (NPR's) "This American Life" had a really great show on the housing crisis that made more sense then anything I've heard anywhere. They have also done amazing shows on Iraq, Guantanamo Bay, and the Patriot Act. Their stories are in a narrative style, but always more comprehensive then what you get in the mainstream media. Books too are a great source of news because of the compilation and contextualization of the information; books are also inherently more comprehensive and narrative-based.
    • m0neybags, on 06/20/2008, -0/+9I still have my Democracy Now "In Exile" t-shirt from 2001. I run 20 miles a week in the hopes of someday being able to fit in it again.

      It's interesting that at one time even some people at Pacifica radio, (pretty far to the left) did what they could to silence her.
    • seanieb, on 06/20/2008, -3/+4I disagree its just more divisive, partisan media coverage to offset the media coverage of the far right.

      I dont think its truely objective or unbiased.
      • notque, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3I didn't say it was objective or unbiased. It's biased towards people as opposed to governments, or corporations. It's biased towards people, as the MSM is biased towards corporations and the rich.
      • leunghoi, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1It's true. I get the feeling sometimes that the US can do no right in DN!. However, getting news from multiple news sources help us get the facts straight and think. DN! is a very valuable source of news that looks at current events at a very different angle. However, no matter how someone frame them, facts are facts. It's up to us to figure out what's the truth.
    • kuantan97, on 06/20/2008, -3/+3You really need to get out more then. Democracy Now doesn't hold a candle to antiwar.com or lewrockwell.com.
      • mrraven200, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1How about all three for the win? I know I do...
      • papastout, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1ummm, as for diversity in reporting, Democracy Now is unmatched!
    • Hangly, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2Their ultra-liberal politics annoy the crap out of me, but I have to admit they're very good journalists.
    • mrraven200, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3The podcast of DN. is the only thing that allows me to hang on through the work day!
  • m1th, on 06/19/2008, -5/+114Just in case they take it down:

    http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/index.jh ... - skip to 13:20
  • ShanonaRyder, on 06/20/2008, -10/+17yes, and be sure to check out the latest colbert report-
    • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -28/+9which is MUCH better than the Daily show... just saying...
      • tikiman453, on 06/20/2008, -6/+3agreed.
        • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -1/+2Obviously digg does not agree... but I could have told you that beforehand ; )
      • fearofsociety, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5I watch them both. Doesn't everybody?
    • Sohosoutherner, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2Junot Diaz was great on the Colbert Report. Funny guy, great writer.
    • antiorblkflag9, on 06/20/2008, -0/+7Firefox 3 got the Colbert Bump
  • SilentSpyder, on 06/20/2008, -4/+250And to think she didn't see the real bad stuff. This soldier mentions her.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZTyfrg06Xc
    • relic180, on 06/20/2008, -0/+24Pretty good vid.
    • iddybiddy, on 06/20/2008, -6/+30incredible, big kahunas to step up and speak the truth.
      • ErikHarrison, on 06/20/2008, -5/+57It's cajones, like balls. Not Kahunas, like big Hawaiians. You are now the official joke of the day for our office. Thank you.
        • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -1/+22aahaha... big Hawaiians... You got some BIG Hawaiians there.
        • GeorgeStone2, on 06/20/2008, -4/+13Boring office must be boring :(
        • belebih, on 06/20/2008, -2/+36Actually, it's "cojones". Two o's.

          cajones = boxes (which is pretty much the opposite of what you're trying to say)
        • Nitesmoke, on 06/20/2008, -1/+7wow, thats a boring office.
        • relic180, on 06/20/2008, -1/+16@belebih

          Not if he's talking about me. I got some pretty big boxes myself.
        • defectDS, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2And so I begin a personal screenshot collection of my favorite Digg threads to keep me up in the hard times.
    • Eganj, on 06/20/2008, -7/+18So is that ***** being brought up on war crimes?
      • fiktionous1, on 06/20/2008, -2/+14I hope so... he admitted to doing some heinous *****, then blames everyone around him for his actions. To top it off he is speaking as if he is/was crying about it. He even stated that he had a tattoo of "***** YOU" in arabic on his left wrist "because it was his choking arm" (sounded something like that to me).
      • doctechnical, on 06/20/2008, -6/+4I think the better question is why did this guy join the Marines if he didn't want to kill people? Was the recruiter handing out lollipops the day he enlisted?
        • MudMan69, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5He obviously did want to kill people and said as much.
      • blackinthmiddle, on 06/20/2008, -1/+8I honestly don't know how it works. If your commanding officer is telling you to do something that would be considered a war crime, do you have the right not to do it? My guess is if you're in the middle of war-torn Iraq, you better damn well do what your commanding officer tells you to do if you want to come home alive!
        • jerichobp, on 06/20/2008, -1/+2As I understand it, usually low ranking enlisted men aren't brought up on war charges.Officers would be the ones punished for issuing the order in the first place.
        • Navicerts, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3Not based off what happened with Abu Ghraib
        • lbdinh, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Article 92 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice only oblige soldiers to follow "lawful orders". I know a lot of people think that soldiers have to follow orders regardless of what orders you are given. It's not true.

          It is a soldier's duty to not obey illegal orders and to report it to the chain of command. Every soldier is responsible for his/her own actions. That "I was just following orders" defense doesn't work anymore. That's why those abu ghraib ***** are in prison right now.

          A soldier should stay true to himself and his values regardless of the adversaries and should always hold his head up high when refusing illegal orders.
    • arplayer2k, on 06/20/2008, -7/+13These types of videos sincerely disgust me. Whoever still thinks that we are the defenders of the world, and fighting the bad guys and the entire sham of propaganda we are fed on a regular basis..... go jump off of a bridge and drown. We are the bad guys. Lets just hope there is a power out there that is righteous enough to bring us to our knees... for the sake of justice.
      • Ryan32, on 06/20/2008, -11/+7"We are the bad guys. Lets just hope there is a power out othere that is righteous enough to bring us to our knees... for the sake of justice."

        I'd bitch slap the living ***** out of someone if i ever heard them say something like that irl.
      • mrbradg, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3The media will not show this. I hate this ***** war. I was in Iraq and are even guilty of almost forgetting about it on many days, all when people are still dying everyday.
      • tiraid, on 06/20/2008, -3/+1You really have taken this too far. The American people are GOOD people. We have bad eggs, sure. What you are seeing here is war; war is hell. The American people who were so insistent that we go war did not understand what it was were about the unleash upon so many good and innocent people. The crime of the American people is ignorance, but isn't that what this article is about?
        I would have to say that you are equally ignorant. Who is this "righteous" power you speak of? Are you so ignorant of history that you don't know that any power that becomes capable of "bring[ing] us to our knees" would simply take our place?
        We went to war to take out the Taliban and Saddam. The Taliban and Saddam were bad. They are gone now, that is good. What has happened since then is a tragedy.
        • bpoteat, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3The Taliban are not gone. Not even close.
        • tiraid, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1The Taliban is no longer in power.
          Now you're going to say, "The Taliban is still very powerful".
          Then I'm going to say, "The Taliban is no longer the undisputed government of Afghanistan, running the day to day affairs of the country."
          Then you're going to say, "Nah uh!"
          And I'll replay with, "Uh huh!"
          But the fact is, none of this changes the original intent of my post and was a waste of all of our time. Thank you for being a contrary *****.
      • halliburke, on 06/21/2008, -2/+0You and your pompous, liberal self-loathing disgust me.
    • CharlesDance, on 06/20/2008, -0/+20Submit this link as a story.
    • timewarp424, on 06/20/2008, -9/+9Sounds like the guy was a horrible solider who committed heinous crimes. I'm not sure why this reflects back on the military. The guy chose to do these things. He wasn't commanded to shoot the Mosque or euthanize the wounded man. The guy sounds like a horrible man who's playing the victim.
      • lbdinh, on 06/21/2008, -0/+4I don't understand why you are being dugg down. This guy is a clear psycho and now he's sorry. He's a disgrace to anyone who ever put on the uniform. I hope he goes to jail for a long time. He's no better than those abu ghraib *****. He's just trying to shift blame towards the war for his actions. Sorry, it doesn't make up for the loss of innocent lives.

        I did a 15 month tour in Iraq without committing any atrocities and I still know the difference between right and wrong so I don't wanna hear it.
    • RickS2, on 06/20/2008, -0/+9Amazing that videos like this exist, yet the US public never sees them.
    • tiraid, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3What disgusts me is that I don't believe anything anymore. What I've learned from all the disinformation I've been fed, is not to accept anything. While this soldier is convincing, what makes his group different from the Swift Boat Veterans for the Truth? How can you believe one and not the other? Should they both be dismissed? Or, most disturbing and disgusting of all, should we simply believe the one repeating the opinion we want to be true?
    • nutzngum, on 06/20/2008, -3/+5I followed that link and then another and ended up watching a couple of testimonies from Winter Soldier:Iraq and Afghanistan and as I'm listening to the voiceover in one particular video, they keep talking about "veterans" of the war and then they show these guys who are in their early twenties and all I can do is wonder how someone so young can be broken so early in life.

      It just breaks my heart.
    • Rotzooi, on 06/20/2008, -1/+3MrBabyMan should submit this, pronto!
    • ejpusa, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1I wish a billionaire out there would buy 4 mins of prime time TV time and put this video on the networks. Maybe right before American Idol?

      Pretty strong stuff. All the guys in the video look very intense, the kind that can relate to a teenager or a macho soldier wondering what it's all about.
      • ruyen, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Networks wouldn't air it, not for even double the normal cost.
    • fredtehcat, on 06/21/2008, -0/+0I think this one is better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i5ZUfpxnV0&feature ...
  • buildbyflying, on 06/20/2008, -52/+5Obviously, a loose cannon, prone to bite a man's dick off should he even look as if he didn't see she meant business, and making sure that the only thing standing between her and a story is .2 seconds from getting a stilletto heel to the chest ... damn, only if there were more women like her.
    • pearbobber, on 06/20/2008, -0/+14Dude what? "Bite a man's dick off..." "stiletto (spell check is your friend) heal to the chest"?

      you're on the wrong site.
      • buildbyflying, on 06/20/2008, -3/+2so what's your "heal" taste like foot-in-mouth guy? speel chek dosn't ficks everthing? =/ tool.
    • Shaman760, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2So we've not lost our humanity? Wow. What was it, a few days ago a baby was stomped to death and all the peiople there could not/would not stop him? Even a FIRE CHIEF?

      Bad guys 1 humanity 0

    • hansk, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1were you being sarcastic?
  • fludgesickles, on 06/20/2008, -47/+10i'd like her to blow me
  • Ganja420, on 06/20/2008, -52/+786She can blow my brains out
    • loveddevol, on 06/20/2008, -13/+76if you know what i mean ;D
      • shutaro, on 06/20/2008, -1/+52*nudge nudge* *wink wink*
        • apothekari, on 06/20/2008, -1/+28A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!
          Say no more!
        • mjloskin, on 06/20/2008, -9/+3Absolutly right
        • mjloskin, on 06/20/2008, -12/+1Absolutly right
        • tyywebb, on 06/20/2008, -2/+9Sooooo hot. Want to touch the heiny...
        • drez24, on 06/20/2008, -1/+14Do you think she's into... *looks around* ... photography? eh?
        • allenu, on 06/20/2008, -1/+5Know what I mean? Know what I mean?
      • Danby123, on 06/20/2008, -2/+3I don't please explain
      • Tripacer9999, on 06/20/2008, -2/+7I'd have sex with her in the missionary position, if you know what i mean
    • Emmo213, on 06/20/2008, -12/+127Her entire interview was excellent, including parts about how she was in a hotel when it was blown up, how soldiers respond to her, her comments about not seeing dead American solders in the media, and this comment about the poor quality of American journalism. Yeah, I think she's good looking too but instead of discussing the issues she brings up 75% of these comments are going to be "he he boobies". Maybe we as American do deserve the mindless drivel that Fox spoon feeds us.
      • shutaro, on 06/20/2008, -14/+61he he... boobies.
      • relic180, on 06/20/2008, -4/+12Or maybe we're just a product of the spoon fed ***** we currently get.
        • quesi, on 06/20/2008, -0/+7I am. And, um... I'd clean her spokes.
      • CrackyJSquirrel, on 06/20/2008, -12/+36Or maybe you should just lighten up a bit...
        • lacr, on 06/20/2008, -7/+2I'd have to disagree with you. Emmo proves a point. I know this site is all about getting informed by media all over the world--and then responding with the wittiest comment you can come up with...and that's alright with me. But with the rep that digg users get, being "nerds" who never get girls, you all aren't really helping your case out by the comments some of you make!
      • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -11/+5Wow... so you don't like the mindless drivel from Fox... I get it... so turn the ***** channel... I swear... anyone who wants to be informed needs to be listening to more than one station so complaining about ONE and only ONE over and over again gets really annoying.
        • mojoface, on 06/20/2008, -3/+19Putting three periods does not make a super period.
        • sparsely, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4Of course not...it makes an ellipsis.
        • Emmo213, on 06/20/2008, -1/+3You actually make a point, but I don't have to turn the channel because I don't have Fox on to begin with. It's the people to do watch Fox that worry me.
        • shutaro, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4Periods are like exclamation points... More powerful in groups.
        • relic180, on 06/20/2008, -1/+4@shutaro

          Shouldn't it be something more like, "Periods are like grenades, more powerful in groups"?

          It's kinda like saying, "Blue is the best flavor because it tastes like Round."
        • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -3/+2they're not periods... they're microdots... those last three said what i did to your mom last night!
      • h0merg0mez, on 06/20/2008, -5/+12Yea, single out Fox. They're the only ones feeding us mindless drivel, and not showing dead soldiers bodies!

        He he. Boobies.
      • tyywebb, on 06/20/2008, -3/+8Party's over guys. : (
      • offspring06, on 06/20/2008, -4/+2Yes she has some nice boobies.
      • omg404, on 06/20/2008, -4/+5fag.
      • RobotCitizen, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1I find her journalistic integrity very sexy.
    • xOKxWhy, on 06/20/2008, -19/+222She can perform sexual acts on me, if you know what I mean.
      • DigitusAnonymus, on 06/20/2008, -5/+61Oh I get it !! Hahaha. Dugg
        • shutaro, on 06/20/2008, -20/+3I see what you did there.
        • JBish828, on 06/20/2008, -2/+32Oh. My God. Everyone sees what he did there. Shut the hell up.
        • elalonde, on 06/21/2008, -1/+0Wait...I still don't get it.
      • fenderbiz, on 06/20/2008, -1/+51what do you mean?
        • Chirp08, on 06/20/2008, -0/+41She can put her "mouth" on my "penis" and move it around, if you know what I mean.
        • forceuser, on 06/20/2008, -0/+13No sir I am afraid I do not.
        • feoren, on 06/20/2008, -0/+23I still don't get it
        • allenu, on 06/20/2008, -0/+12You're gonna have to dumb it down a little.
      • diggydougie, on 06/20/2008, -11/+5By saying "if you know what I mean." you are implying that you actually mean something other than sexual acts. I'd be happy with the sex. So I don't know what you mean.
    • richgustavson, on 06/20/2008, -5/+6Amen brother.
    • hakz, on 06/20/2008, -4/+31gigity
    • jlab, on 06/20/2008, -7/+15Thats what he said.... to she.
    • dinot, on 06/20/2008, -8/+94Bury me.........



      with her boobies.
    • RadiatedAnt, on 06/20/2008, -5/+11bewbs
    • tyywebb, on 06/20/2008, -9/+4She reminds me of Jennifer Connelly in Blood Diamond.
    • chimaera2005, on 06/20/2008, -9/+2I see what you did there.
    • Calcularius, on 06/20/2008, -12/+5pffft. everybody knows gay guys give the best head
    • UglyAryan, on 06/20/2008, -2/+11im surprised it took 10 comments for this to be said...
    • trousercustard, on 06/20/2008, -10/+4I'd hit it like a red-headed stepchild.
    • drichards78, on 06/20/2008, -10/+2Damn you - You stole my line...and my diggs!! ;)
    • QuixoticNoob, on 06/20/2008, -3/+1wait... what?
    • DIAF, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Cool:

      http://www.glamour.com/images/news/2007/11/near_la ...
    • Kontra8, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1She's so beautiful, she could be a waitress.
  • DuggDowner, on 06/20/2008, -47/+14I got something she can blow.
    • franklymister, on 06/20/2008, -2/+54Oh, you mean your penis.

      I get it. You want the pretty lady on the tv to touch your penis.
    • DiggCrusher, on 06/20/2008, -17/+5Dugg this comment down for two reasons:

      1) Comment is unoriginal
      2) Comment is a douche

      • iamnobody8614, on 06/20/2008, -4/+6You don't really get how this is supposed to work, do you?
    • zebco, on 06/20/2008, -4/+7Like you've ever touched a woman before, dude.
      "HEy everyone! Look at me! I want to ***** this woman! Seriously! I WANT to! I like ***** and everything! Hey everyone! Did you hear that! I like pussy!"
      Too bad pussy doesn't like you.
      Only someone not getting any would make a public plea for oral sex.
      Poor guy. Go out and exercise, get an education, get away from the computer, go to a bar and talk to a female. They're the ones with breasts, by the way.
      Good luck. You're going to need it.
  • dib2, on 06/20/2008, -14/+390Put her on camera more often. Please. For all of us.
    • bobartig, on 06/20/2008, -0/+72She's smart, well spoken, and amazingly hot. Triple threat.
      • glinsvad, on 06/20/2008, -0/+10It's like an OGC for the mind
      • Jorin, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1And she stands for something. This is the kind of woman I like!

        (Now where do I meet them?)
    • sovietninja, on 06/20/2008, -1/+7Striking resemblance to Tony Stark's lay.
    • BillMoocho, on 06/20/2008, -3/+5Hopefully next time she is wearing a lot less clothes.
    • lukasj, on 06/20/2008, -0/+12Anyone else notice that she's sitting higher up and further back than other guests on the show? Usually, the head height of the guest falls below that of the host. But this way, they could do a better job of showing off her seriously journalistic legs.
      • WileyK, on 06/20/2008, -0/+0"Usually, the head height of the guest falls below that of the host."

        Not when the host is Jon Stewart.

        :P
    • DestroyFascism, on 06/21/2008, -2/+3She could just talk for me, her words are like sweet music.
  • LoneRanger85, on 06/20/2008, -31/+3Promises, promises.
  • DaDrake, on 06/20/2008, -22/+3She was obviously being literal and not making a remark to exaggerate her feelings. =p
  • FREETHINKER2008, on 06/20/2008, -4/+121The corporate news media in this country is a joke, you have to watch bbc to find out what's going on in other places around the world. We don't need around the clock news coverage of the death of Anna Nicole Smith. Unfortunatley the American public has been dumbed down to the point that they can't pay attention to important world news, only celeb reality crap. One more thing, we all know who's running for president. So therefore we don't need minute by minute updates about what Mccain and Obama are doing.
    • nonymous666, on 06/20/2008, -1/+17Anna Nicole died!? OMFG!!!!!
    • BadseedJR, on 06/20/2008, -0/+10This is an entirely accurate comment. I can't watch any news anymore. I think I have seen 1 news broadcast since I was 16. I'm 26 now. Even the local news is just trash. They go all over the country to fond some bad news story about a car wreck or some disaster. The last story I saw on the news was seriously about a 2 person fatal accident in Alabama. That would be fine normally I guess, except I'm in Spokane, Washington and it was the "local" news. the only news on the war I get is from Digg or Reddit. My roommate does a good job of finding videos by soldiers too, since he's been to Iraq 2 times and is going back again. Those videos are real news.
    • Treoinmypocket, on 06/20/2008, -8/+6Why would you watch the BBC to find out anything when you know they are as dishonest as the Major American Media outlets?

      BBC biased towards Palestine
      -http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-444074/BBC ...

      BBC internal memo admits bias:guilty of promoting Left-wing views, anti-Christian sentiment; unbalanced and disproportionate representation of homosexuals and ethnic minorities, overt promotion of multiculturalism, and anti-Americanism.

      -http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3318582, ...

      • Nitesmoke, on 06/20/2008, -1/+5because those are all things that are popular on digg.
      • CartoonAl, on 06/20/2008, -1/+8Although I agree that the BBC can be biased, don't you think that pointing to articles in the Daily Mail and Israel News to support this is a bit, well, biased?
        • Treoinmypocket, on 06/20/2008, -1/+3No - not when these are facts. The internal memo from the BBC executives was everywhere. This was just the first "google grab" that pulled up the info.

      • FREETHINKER2008, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1I just meant bbc is the only news channel with news from Africa, Asia etc, etc.
      • InRussetShadows, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1Again, it's because the news in America isn't leftist ENOUGH. The Diggbats lurve themselves some Beeb action because it's self-justifying leftism AND America-bashing with a little bit of Mohammedian love just for spice.
      • johnboycanada, on 06/20/2008, -0/+0I was going to read that article until I saw it posted on ynetnews.
      • hellgas00, on 06/24/2008, -0/+1WOW, now that you mention it, these stories come from Dailymail and ynetnews, which are at the pinnacle of journalism. When will people learn that sourcing your information from such sites at these, implicitly makes you a douchebag.
    • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -0/+3actually the more we know about the candidates the better to make an informed decision... just gotta be careful to filter out the media's opinion. Though yes I agree... celebrities do not need to be in the news thats what the celebrity gossip shows are for.
      • donte, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4Unfortunately most of Americans lack the brain power to filter out filter out the media's opinion on political candidates, or sadly, Ben Affleck's opinion on political candidates for that matter.
        • FREETHINKER2008, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2I agree, if the media would have spent equal time reporting on all candidates, maybe the American public would be better informed of who the best candidates are.
      • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1Anytime a celebrity opens their mouth and it isn't about their new movie or album... i close my ears... they've got talent in what they do... they can Act like other people... they can sing... that doesn't make them smarter or more informed than the average person... it just gives them a microphone to spew they're BS opinions... wow so and so actor endorses Obama/McCain.... wow... what does this mean for the world... um to me it means Obama/McCain can count on one more vote... and sadly however many dumbass fans that want to be like that actor.
        • Kzoo, on 06/20/2008, -0/+0Some of them are actually pretty smart. The trick is picking out which ones those are, though the media probably aren't going to talk to/about them intelligently anyway.
    • l815, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1BBC documentaries are great too.
    • AlbertCress, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Living in the UK it's not like I have to go out of my way to watch the BBC - so I guess I'm slightly better informed about how British and US troops are still fighting pointless wars.
      Not that it makes much of a difference.
      Democracy can bring down kings, and shatter divine right - so it really should have the capacity to be way better than Fox. Don't blame the media - just win the argument.

      Oh and the BBC does not have a bias towards Palestine - it just does not reserve judgment on Israel




    • MrViklund, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1Well spoken!
  • monsieurginger, on 06/20/2008, -16/+1831. I was in France 4 years ago watching the news(no, i didn't go to france just to watch hot female french broadcasters) and they showed deal US soldiers lying in the street in Baghdad. Americans should see what real war looks like. War is hell.

    2. Mmmmm, I'd hit that.
    • monsieurginger, on 06/20/2008, -1/+22correction- dead soldiers not deal
    • CrackyJSquirrel, on 06/20/2008, -12/+8Yeah, its sucks how all we Americans think war is just rainbows and sunshine. Maybe if we stopped teaching our kids that war includes gum drop throwing and blowing kisses, we would have a real understanding of what happens over there.
      • seanc6610, on 06/20/2008, -1/+4rainbows and sunshine? really?
      • normalkid0615, on 06/20/2008, -2/+12showing what really happens in war would decrease recruitment.
    • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -10/+11Yes war is hell... does the news show people who die everyday in things like car accidents? No... everyone knows its hell... If I was a soldier I wouldn't want the media to plaster my dead body up for everyone to see and then put their opinion with it... We do NOT have a draft... everyone in the military KNOWS the risks... you sign up knowing that you will more than likely go to war... I wouldn't respect anyone who signed up thinking they'd get a free ride on the taxpayers dollar. I know a LOT of people who are in the military and many of them signed up after we were at war... so using the fact that our boys are dying as the only reason for us to get out of Iraw is an insult to our soldiers. They signed up to help... they signed up to risk their lives to help... they want the help they've brought to be noticed and supported... they want their sacrifice to be respected... the do NOT want their sacrifice to be an excuse to retreat.
      • sparsely, on 06/20/2008, -1/+14Wars are waged on the backs of the masses. Indeed, war itself is supposedly for the benefit of the common citizen. Therefore, we have the right to evaluate the progress of conflicts, see the results of our actions, and stay fully informed about our military's doings. It is the duty of the press to provide this information to citizens, especially in foreign conflicts. Full, accurate reporting, even the ugly truths. Without that, we have no way to be informed voters.
      • blackinthmiddle, on 06/20/2008, -0/+6While I agree that they signed up, they also assumed that they would go to war for just reasons. Based on our 200+ year history, they were probably stupid for thinking this. However, it's a hell of a lot different knowing you died defending your country as opposed to aiding and abetting the current administration's cronies.
      • zombies187, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2They don't want their sacrifice to be an excuse for America to destroy ourselves in a war with the wrong people.
      • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -1/+2First off, ALL we've heard about in the news is the UGLY truths... any time bad stuff is happening... we hear about it... when we are making progress? Nothing... it goes quiet... so I give the same arguement...

        Yes the American people have the right to know whats going on... but if you havent heard stories yet of what happens if you let the press get out on a day to day... minute by minute baisis then you are missing a BIG part of the picture... the press can hurt our boys over there more than they realize... when you send out information into the public domain it doesn't just go to US citizens... it goes to our enemies as well... I've read stories before of insurgents attacking with mortar... then a soldier went posted on his blog (of course not thinking) that he was glad no one got hurt and that if they came at a different time and hit the dinning center in the middle of camp there would have been casualties. guess what... they saw the blog... they came back and there were casualties... check out the wealth of information online that if you had (and you were an insurgent) you could probably do some damage. Do you think these people don't have access to this?

        Also my problem, is that most of the arguements are that we need to pull out because of the casualties... (thats all she mentions) and I'm telling you... you have better not use the soldiers sacrifice to push your own political agenda. All I hear about is this war is wrong because it kills soldiers... or broad generalized statements like "aiding and abetting the current administration's cronies" WTF does that mean? Seriously... if you have something thats against the war other than broad statements without any support behind them... then you are just pushing your own political agenda. "I heard the War was bad... grumble grumble... I THINK its the reason for the high gas prices, so I'm going to fight it."
        • sparsely, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1Well, obviously you want to use common sense from reporting. If your anecdote is true, that soldier was a ***** idiot for clearly identifying vulnerabilities in their methods. Obviously, our press should use better judgment than that, but aside from releasing information that has a high likelihood of endangering our troops, nothing should be held back. Pictures of dead soldiers and reports from Afghanistan do not meet such criteria, thus Americans should be informed of it if a reporter finds it newsworthy.

          To address your second paragraph: I think you know the war was a farce from the beginning. There was no WMD, Saddam was a threat to no one including his neighbors (and especially the US), had nothing to do with the September 11, and the American people were duped into supporting it by media complicity.
          There is nothing noble, moral, or justified about this war.
      • Larsonal777, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1With the wrong people? Terrorists and suicide bombers? Um ok... you're going to have to come up with a better arguement than that.
        • greenm1981, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2The people that attacked us on 9/11. Iraqis did not fly planes into our buildings. That's what was meant by the "wrong people."
      • greenm1981, on 06/20/2008, -1/+31)War is not about the soldiers. When you enlist in the military you do so for NON-personal reasons. You enlist in the military to sacrifice personal interests for the good of the nation. It is good for the nation to realize the full ramifications of its actions.

        2) It is clear from your argument that you've never been to Iraq or Afghanistan. How can the press hurt our boys over there? Or a soldier's blog for instance? There are hundreds, maybe thousands of local national civilians that walk in and out of our installations over there daily. They do this because we contract out every last garrison activity to them.

        This isn't WW2, where the location of our forces is unknown to the enemy. We are occupying and attempting to conduct military operations WITHIN, the entire civilian populace. Our locations, patterns of movement, equipment, etc is no secret to anyone. All any "terrorist" has to do is look out the window to gather the intel it needs.

        So I'll ask again, how does press coverage of the wounded inhibit our tactical advantage?
    • BECoole, on 06/20/2008, -3/+3How many dead Jihadis did they show?
      • Jexie, on 06/20/2008, -3/+4Probably not many considering these Iraqi's are just fighting for their freedom from the American occupation. Though the invasion has created many 'jihadis' that will be visiting the US over the next few decades now I am sure.
        • Dragular, on 06/20/2008, -3/+1Step one, remove head from ass.
        • Jexie, on 06/20/2008, -1/+1Thats the best you have? Why don't you tell me whats wrong with what I said?
        • Dragular, on 06/21/2008, -1/+1Because you're so ***** brainwashed that you've probably got that exact phrase locked in your clipboard and you're just randomly copy/pasting it in every Iraq war related thread. For some reason, they want us over there. The ones who don't are the minority, not the majority. If the majority of Iraqis didn't want us there, they'd be picking off troops the second they tried to leave the green zone. Makes sense to me, doesn't it to you?
        • Jexie, on 06/22/2008, -0/+1Of course, anyone who doesn't agree with your point of view is just brainwashed. If the majority of Iraqi's wanted you there then you wouldn't need to have a green zone to begin with dumbass.
  • Lucas123, on 06/20/2008, -4/+414Very intelligent woman and right on with everything she said.

    "Tell me the last time you saw the body of a dead American Soldier"

    "More soldiers died in Afghanistan last month than in Iraq. Who's paying attention to that?"

    "We may be tired of hearing about this 5 years later, but they [the soldiers] still have to go out and do the same job."

    She's spot on.
    • ElAssoWipo, on 06/20/2008, -4/+33You'll be hearing it in twenty years too.

      Nobody in the history of mankind was ever able to invade afghanistan successfully.

      Not Romans, not the Babyloneans, nobody. Some took "control" of the land, such as Mongols, but they never succeeded in making Afghanistan anything other than Afghanistan. Not since 1800 BC.

      You'll have to kill them all in order for them to stop fighting your presence. They are just plain too proud.

      "May God deliver us from the venom of the Cobra, teeth of the tiger, and the vengeance of the Afghan."
      - Alexander the Great. (Also, Rambo 3)
      • Ryan32, on 06/20/2008, -21/+5Nobody ever successfully invaded Afghanistan? Dude if we wanted to we could curb stomp the ***** out of that country and take it for our own....

        As is we are only keeping a small footprint there for political post 9/11 reasons.... If we wanted to truly invade and rule that country it'd be no chore.

        You all forget that currently we are "invading" places like Iraq and Afghanistan with the intention of being "nice" and "helping". If we truly dropped a plan to invade and conquer, we'd own that ***** in under 24/hours.
        • BossKey, on 06/20/2008, -0/+5"If we truly dropped a plan to invade and conquer, we'd own that ***** in under 24/hours."

          'Ownng' is not the problem. We already proved we could bomb the crap out of anyone in 24 hours. We even did it a few times in this war ("shock and awe"). But we would still not be able to hang on to Afghanistan for any length of time, or keep it from reverting after we left. You do have plans for after we leave, right? You do expect us to leave, right?
        • metaliq, on 06/20/2008, -2/+8If, by owning, you mean nuking the entire population, you are correct.

          AMERICA! ***** YEAH!
          -_-
        • S1ngular1ty1, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1Russia couldn't do it and they had an army in many respects equal to that of the US. Why do you think it would be any different for the US?
        • dudeguy1234, on 06/20/2008, -0/+2Didn't we "invade and control" Iraq? Yeah, that ***** was totally ours within 24 hours. YEAH! Not.
        • Jorin, on 06/20/2008, -3/+1***** YEAH

          LETS ***** CARPET BOMB THEM
        • Corrosionx, on 06/26/2008, -0/+1"You all forget that currently we are "invading" places like Iraq and Afghanistan with the intention of being "nice" and "helping"."

          If you believe that, I have a bridge to sell you.
      • mwrl, on 06/20/2008, -7/+1As someone who has been to both Iraq and Afghanistan, this lady has no clue as to what is going on. Things are way better now then they have been.
    • thisguy457, on 06/20/2008, -14/+1"Tell me the last time you saw the body of a dead American Soldier"

      It's illegal to show dead bodies or people dying on American television, so, obviously never. That's a stupid comment, not an intelligent one.
      • paradox4190, on 06/20/2008, -0/+4No. You're incorrect.
      • Haapi, on 06/20/2008, -0/+1TV is not the only media.
      • Trublmakr, on 06/21/2008, -0/+2Got a law against truth in the land of the free eh?
      • Corrosionx, on 06/25/2008, -0/+1So what, are you defending this? The law is there so the government won't look bad, it's anti-freedom of speech.
    • noprtyaff, on 06/20/2008, -5/+2When John Murtha shamelessly and falsely accused the Haditha marines of murder, it was all over socialist MSM U.S. news. Even the media s_l_u_t_s and media w_h_o_r_e_s at Fox News and CNN foamed at the mouth. And now, all Marines involved have been completely exonerated. Including Colonel Chessani. And where pray tell in the marxist U.S. media now? There has been dead silence in the media about this story.

      And somehow John Murtha is still a member of congress.

      Have a nice day.

    • emilychap, on 06/21/2008, -0/+1
      "More soldiers died in Afghanistan last month than in Iraq. Who's paying attention to that?"

      One guy definitely is... Fast forward to 6:10...

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9cGu1aiDks
    • JonnyIsElectric, on 06/21/2008, -2/+1how can you get 321 diggs just for writing whats been said in the video. i never get any... even for saying some pretty whitty stuff =[
      • metaliq, on 06/21/2008, -0/+3Whit doesn't get it.
        Try wit next time.
  • traveler19, on 06/20/2008, -4/+31The universe seems small in comparison to the amount of corruption and greed on this planet.
    • daveeemc2, on 06/21/2008, -1/+0The universe seems small in comparison to how much she inflated my loins.

  • macwisdom, on 06/20/2008, -4/+64What is distributed through the MSM is not information it's manipulation.
    • Abram730, on 08/17/2008, -0/+1watch "The Century of Self" to see some history on the manipulation.
      PT1
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=9167657690 ...
      PT2
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-678466363 ...
      PT3
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-611192272 ...
      PT4
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1122532358 ...

      The Power of Nightmares

      PT1
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-535008336 ...
      PT2
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4602171665 ...
      PT3
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2081592330 ...

      Read confessions of an economic hit man.

      The Secret Government
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3505348655 ...

      The Fellowship aka The Family aka the Christian mafia. This is the most powerful "Christian" group in America. This group is quite sick in that instead of having a trinity of the father the son and the holy ghost, it's a trinity of Hitler, Stalin, and Mao. They say that Democracy has run it's course and it's time for "Godly Rule" on earth. They use Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Bin Ladan, Pol Pot and other as examples of Godly rule.

      Examples of their morality or lack there of.

      David said, “let's talk about the Old Testament. Who would you say are its good guys?”... “King David,” David Coe said. “That's a good one. David. Hey. What would you say made King David a good guy?”... “King David,” David Coe went on, “liked to do really, really bad things.” He chuckled. “Here's this guy who slept with another man's wife—Bathsheba, right?—and then basically murders her husband. And this guy is one of our heroes.”

      “Beau, let's say I hear you raped three little girls. And now here you are at Ivanwald. What would I think of you, Beau?”
      Beau shrank into the cushions. “Probably that I'm pretty bad?”
      “No, Beau. I wouldn't. Because I'm not here to judge you. That's not my job. I'm here for only one thing.” “Jesus?” Beau said. David smiled and winked.

      “Genghis was a man with a vision. He conquered”... "He devastated nearly everything. His enemies? He beheaded them.”
      when Genghis entered a defeated city he would call in the local headman and have him stuffed into a crate. Over the crate would be spread a tablecloth, and on the tablecloth would be spread a wonderful meal. “And then, while the man suffocated, Genghis ate, and he didn't even hear the man's screams.” David still stood on the couch, a finger in the air. “Do you know what that means?” He was thinking of Christ's parable of the wineskins. “You can't pour new into old,”... “Isn't that great?” David said. “That's the way everything in life happens. If you're a person known to be around Jesus, you can go and do anything. And that's who you guys are. When you leave here, you're not only going to know the value of Jesus, you're going to know the people who rule the world. It's about vision.

      The late Indonesian president Suharto and Somalia's bloodthirsty strongman Siad Barre were "brothers" of the Family. They prayed with congressmen, oilmen and arms dealers. Later some lucrative business was done. It was after hearing that Suharto had killed around 100,000 of his own citizens, that "The Family" knew he was "their kind of guy" and helped him kill as many as 1.8 million.

      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YaYia5Ensw4
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVrQkunIZXo
      http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-808173955 ...

      http://www.insider-magazine.com/ChristianMafia.htm

      "the Family's long-term project of a worldwide government under God is more ambitious than Al Qaeda's dream of a Sunni empire."

      And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
      —Matthew 10:36
  • extratwice, on 06/20/2008, -2/+48Wait, the news is supposed to report what really happens?
    • InRussetShadows, on 06/20/2008, -4/+1Yeah, imagine that. Then again, all you have to do is read the hysterical and fulminating screeds by tin-foil leftists all over this thread