03 Sep 10
prices should be dropping soon. rejoice!
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/3615301
For Mexican cartels, marijuana is still gold
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CORRE COYOTE, Mexico — Times are good for the dope growers of the western Sierra Madre mountains. The army eradication squads that once hacked at the illicit marijuana fields have been diverted by the drug war that's raging elsewhere in Mexico .
The military's retreat has delighted farmers who are sowing and reaping marijuana. Cannabis cultivation in Mexico soared 35 percent last year and is now higher than at any time in nearly two decades, the State Department says.
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03 Sep 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoungAs usual, Steven Colbert is a voice of sanity in a twisted world...
http://immigration.change.org/blog/view/stephen_colbert_and_immigrant_farm_workers_challenge_take_our_jobs
The FoxNews article is worth reading as case study in biased "reporting”…
Step 1) Say what some liberals are doing. 2) Have a supposedly credible source describe it as a sham, or in this case, "a stunt." 3) Pose a concise conservative talking point and attribute it to some anonymous "critics." 4) Ignore the obvious liberal rebuttal to 3 and hope that nobody notices that the source in 2 has a really eugenics-y sounding name.
Seriously! "Californians for Population Stabilization"?!?! Let's hope that their JUST an anti-immigration group! Also, the obvious reply to the point the article makes about wages is that Americans don't want to pay the full cost of a head of lettuce. Ironically, if you take this criticism to its logical conclusion, it makes for a great pro-union, pro-regulation argument against dogmatic free-market ideology.
…The formula for biased “reporting” can substitute any ideology and gets used across the board. FoxNews has made it into an art.
03 Sep 10
Originally posted by AThousandYoung"United Farm Workers of America has teamed up with Stephen Colbert to put out a call to all American citizens: Go ahead, take our jobs. As the president of the union told the Associated Press, “Farm workers are tired of being blamed by politicians and anti-immigrant activists for taking work that should go to Americans and dragging down the economy.”"
http://immigration.change.org/blog/view/stephen_colbert_and_immigrant_farm_workers_challenge_take_our_jobs
08 Sep 10
Originally posted by mrj0hn50n"As usual, Steven Colbert is a voice of sanity in a twisted world..." mrj0hn50n
As usual, Steven Colbert is a voice of sanity in a twisted world...
The FoxNews article is worth reading as case study in biased "reporting”…
Step 1) Say what some liberals are doing. 2) Have a supposedly credible source describe it as a sham, or in this case, "a stunt." 3) Pose a concise conservative talking point and attribute it to some anonymous ...[text shortened]... ubstitute any ideology and gets used across the board. FoxNews has made it into an art.
Pssst...... I got news for ya. He's a comedian. Not meant to be taken seriously.🙄
08 Sep 10
Originally posted by utherpendragonActually I have him down, first and foremost, as a political satirist - and as such, he delivers a take on things that may well be, in many instances, more able to get to the heart of something and shed light on truths than any number of "serious" i]duckspeaking[/i] talking heads or op-ed scribblers.
"As usual, Steven Colbert is a voice of sanity in a twisted world..." mrj0hn50n
Pssst...... I got news for ya. He's a comedian. Not meant to be taken seriously.