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https://variety.com/2018/music/news/fox-news-aretha-franklin-patti-labelle-1202908395/ Fox News Mistakenly Uses Patti LaBelle Photo in Aretha Franklin Tribute in an amazingly unsurprising mistake,Fox News got their Queens of Soul confused on Thursday. As Twitter users were quick to recognize, the network’s tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday morning at 76, featured an image of Patti LaBelle instead of Aretha Franklin. The faded photo appeared during an “America’s Newsroom” segment with hosts Bill Hemmer and Sandra Smith, who were in the midst of lauding Franklin’s legacy. Hemmer said, “She sang with a smile on her face when she performed, and that is what she emitted for so many millions and for so many years.” [but THAT wasnt enough of a mistake for FOX news,so they had to double down and make it even worse by giving an excuse that was ALSO proven to be mistaken!] https://ew.com/news/2018/08/16/fox-news-doubles-down-defends-patti-labelle-photo-aretha-franklin-tribute/ In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Fox News executive Jessica Santostefano explained the error. “We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends. Our intention was to honor the icon using a secondary image of her performing with Patti LaBelle in the full screen graphic, but the image of Ms. Franklin was obscured in that process, which we deeply regret,” the statement read. However, upon review of the photo in question of LaBelle, EW was unable to find any instance of her and Aretha Franklin performing or appearing together on stage at the “Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House” special hosted by President Obama in 2014, which aired on PBS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ but,on the bright side,FOX news doesnt really have any credibility left,so this mistake shouldnt really hurt them any with their normal viewing audience. [but,this little faux pas will probably give the REAL news agencies and late night comics a good laugh!!] probably not the first time you thought wrong. the first place i heard of cuomo's ill thought utterance was on msnbc, and they were are laughing about what a ridiculous and ill conceived comment it was for any politician to make, let alone one in the midst of an election campaign. being well informed means getting the facts right. that's why i refuse to limit myself to just one source, or one 'type' of source to track down the facts of a story. listening to different sides of a discussion, debate, or argument is crucial in sussing out facts. police do it. courts do it. honest news sources do it. and, genuinely civic minded citizens do it. as for the comment about the assault on a reporter being left out...i wouldn't read too much into that. it's not unusual for legitimate news organizations to not make themselves the story unless it is a major part of a piece, or serves the public interest to do so. your sadly proud admission that you don't want to hear the truth if it is something that you do not like just further proves my point that your opinions are partisanly biased,,and invalid. ONE of your problems is that it appears that you are ONLY relying on strictly partisan sources for your news,which are clearly designed to evoke your emotional responses to manipulate you,instead of informing you of the facts. instead of networks like THOSE,you should be viewing the REPUTABLE non-partisan news shows that aren't forced to appear on cable channels,instead of on regular networks,where they have to report the ACTUAL FACTS,and don't take sides,as they are only interested in reporting THE TRUTH,and not partisan opinions masquerading as the truth. and,if for some reason,you don't want to watch the big 3 [ABC,NBC,CBS],just tune into BBC,which doesn't have any dogs in this fight,and can give you their honest,and detached view of what the rest of the world can plainly see is going on. you might not like what you hear on them,but at least THEN you will have the actual facts,instead of just opinions. so,instead of watching them,because you are afraid that they will say things that you just dont WANT to hear,you would rather watch FOXnews,who has made a career out of telling you lies,as they have just clearly demonstrated with the story that I made this thread to talk about? |
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Fake News and Gut Instincts
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 Many are too lazy to dig just beneath the surface to find the facts. Just take others' word for honest information. Having the knowledge of history, civics, current events, global dynamics, democracy/socialism/communism, geography and economics is shallow in general. It especially bothers me with voting. People don't look for factual information about candidates. . THAT is what makes it so easy for them to be manipulated!  it is A LOT harder to manipulate someone who is well informed about things!! |
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Edited by
shovelheaddave
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Sun 08/19/18 10:16 PM
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I wasnt there. But according to the OP, a mistake about a photo is one thing, maybe not a big thing excepting that news sources are expected to review what they air before they air it and to definitely be posting the right picture of the right person. that being said, the mistake is not as newsworthy as the excuse that they were using a photo that does not appear to actually exist ... that just sounds like LYING. that is why I included that part of the story,along with a link to confirm it,instead of just making fun of them for making a mistake. the fact that they are so lax on fact checking things that they could allow a major mistake like that to happen IS important,since it shows their incompetence,but the fact that they made a mistake isn't nearly as important as the fact that,then,they DELIBERATELY lied about something instead of telling the truth,which proves that they can not be trusted to tell the truth,and that they should not be considered a valid news source. cuz,if they would openly lie about something like THAT,who knows what else they might be lying to their viewers about! THAT is what makes this story truly newsworthy! |
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https://variety.com/2018/music/news/fox-news-aretha-franklin-patti-labelle-1202908395/ Fox News Mistakenly Uses Patti LaBelle Photo in Aretha Franklin Tribute in an amazingly unsurprising mistake,Fox News got their Queens of Soul confused on Thursday. As Twitter users were quick to recognize, the network’s tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday morning at 76, featured an image of Patti LaBelle instead of Aretha Franklin. The faded photo appeared during an “America’s Newsroom” segment with hosts Bill Hemmer and Sandra Smith, who were in the midst of lauding Franklin’s legacy. Hemmer said, “She sang with a smile on her face when she performed, and that is what she emitted for so many millions and for so many years.” [but THAT wasnt enough of a mistake for FOX news,so they had to double down and make it even worse by giving an excuse that was ALSO proven to be mistaken!] https://ew.com/news/2018/08/16/fox-news-doubles-down-defends-patti-labelle-photo-aretha-franklin-tribute/ In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Fox News executive Jessica Santostefano explained the error. “We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends. Our intention was to honor the icon using a secondary image of her performing with Patti LaBelle in the full screen graphic, but the image of Ms. Franklin was obscured in that process, which we deeply regret,” the statement read. However, upon review of the photo in question of LaBelle, EW was unable to find any instance of her and Aretha Franklin performing or appearing together on stage at the “Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House” special hosted by President Obama in 2014, which aired on PBS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ but,on the bright side,FOX news doesnt really have any credibility left,so this mistake shouldnt really hurt them any with their normal viewing audience. [but,this little faux pas will probably give the REAL news agencies and late night comics a good laugh!!] probably not the first time you thought wrong. the first place i heard of cuomo's ill thought utterance was on msnbc, and they were are laughing about what a ridiculous and ill conceived comment it was for any politician to make, let alone one in the midst of an election campaign. being well informed means getting the facts right. that's why i refuse to limit myself to just one source, or one 'type' of source to track down the facts of a story. listening to different sides of a discussion, debate, or argument is crucial in sussing out facts. police do it. courts do it. honest news sources do it. and, genuinely civic minded citizens do it. as for the comment about the assault on a reporter being left out...i wouldn't read too much into that. it's not unusual for legitimate news organizations to not make themselves the story unless it is a major part of a piece, or serves the public interest to do so. your sadly proud admission that you don't want to hear the truth if it is something that you do not like just further proves my point that your opinions are partisanly biased,,and invalid. ONE of your problems is that it appears that you are ONLY relying on strictly partisan sources for your news,which are clearly designed to evoke your emotional responses to manipulate you,instead of informing you of the facts. instead of networks like THOSE,you should be viewing the REPUTABLE non-partisan news shows that aren't forced to appear on cable channels,instead of on regular networks,where they have to report the ACTUAL FACTS,and don't take sides,as they are only interested in reporting THE TRUTH,and not partisan opinions masquerading as the truth. and,if for some reason,you don't want to watch the big 3 [ABC,NBC,CBS],just tune into BBC,which doesn't have any dogs in this fight,and can give you their honest,and detached view of what the rest of the world can plainly see is going on. you might not like what you hear on them,but at least THEN you will have the actual facts,instead of just opinions. |
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but,on the bright side,FOX news doesnt really have any credibility left,so this mistake shouldnt really hurt them any with their normal viewing audience.  LMAO and,like I mentioned.. FACEBOOK's normal viewing audience is HUNDREDS of times greater than FOXnew's is,but that doesn't mean that all of the crazy stuff that RIDICULOUSLY ignorant people on FACEBOOK pass off as news is any more credible than FOXnew's is... all it means is that it is more ENTERTAINING,and focused on telling people what they WANT to hear... NOT telling people what the ACTUAL FACTS are!! and,personally,i think FACTS are A LOT more important than one sided,biased political opinions,and fantasies are,when it comes to something as important as making decisions that could possibly affect the entire country,or even the world. if YOU do not think THAT is true,then,i think that says an awful lot about YOU,and further proves that your opinions are invalid,and without merit,since they are formed without ALL the knowledge necessary to make a well informed,valid opinion. |
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https://variety.com/2018/music/news/fox-news-aretha-franklin-patti-labelle-1202908395/ Fox News Mistakenly Uses Patti LaBelle Photo in Aretha Franklin Tribute in an amazingly unsurprising mistake,Fox News got their Queens of Soul confused on Thursday. As Twitter users were quick to recognize, the network’s tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday morning at 76, featured an image of Patti LaBelle instead of Aretha Franklin. The faded photo appeared during an “America’s Newsroom” segment with hosts Bill Hemmer and Sandra Smith, who were in the midst of lauding Franklin’s legacy. Hemmer said, “She sang with a smile on her face when she performed, and that is what she emitted for so many millions and for so many years.” [but THAT wasnt enough of a mistake for FOX news,so they had to double down and make it even worse by giving an excuse that was ALSO proven to be mistaken!] https://ew.com/news/2018/08/16/fox-news-doubles-down-defends-patti-labelle-photo-aretha-franklin-tribute/ In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Fox News executive Jessica Santostefano explained the error. “We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends. Our intention was to honor the icon using a secondary image of her performing with Patti LaBelle in the full screen graphic, but the image of Ms. Franklin was obscured in that process, which we deeply regret,” the statement read. However, upon review of the photo in question of LaBelle, EW was unable to find any instance of her and Aretha Franklin performing or appearing together on stage at the “Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House” special hosted by President Obama in 2014, which aired on PBS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ but,on the bright side,FOX news doesnt really have any credibility left,so this mistake shouldnt really hurt them any with their normal viewing audience. [but,this little faux pas will probably give the REAL news agencies and late night comics a good laugh!!] the fact that you are deliberately refusing to watch things that would keep you informed about BOTH sides of the issues,and are strictly focusing your information feed only from one highly questionable source proves that your opinion about political matters can not be considered objective,and is therefore invalid,because your knowledge is incomplete. NBC NEWS is widely considered to be the most highly trusted news source in the world,but instead of watching it,and getting your information from a trusted source like them,you are choosing to get your information from a privately controlled cable news show which has been positively identified as basically nothing BUT a political propaganda machine who reports fake,politically biased 'alternative facts',and is so careless about their research that they allowed a photo of Patti Labell to be nationally broadcast as the main image of Aretha Franklin on a memorial program ABOUT Aretha Franklin,who is a VERY recognizable person who has been an American icon for decades! I think THAT sort of lack of attention to detail speaks very poorly to the accuracy of ANY information that FOXnews chooses to pass along to its viewers. |
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Its not the device that dooms our species, its the minds that think that way in the first place. well said!
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Well Dave, a regretful mistake indeed but stuff happens and we all believe what we want to believe. I want to believe that I just read that FOX News just recorded it's 25th consecutive month as the most watched cable news network. FNC recorded 2.4 million viewers in July prime time deliveries versus 1.6 million at MSNBC and .8 million at CNN. There may be some troubles at FNC, but they are so far ahead of MSNBC and CNN that they kind of don't matter. You aren't watching CNN at the airports are you Dave? LOL just because there are more people who USE something does NOT make it a valid source of information!! because, 'validity',and 'accuracy' has absolutely nothing to do with 'popularity',or 'viewing audiences numbers'..it just has to do with 'poularity',otherwise all of that crazy stuff you see on FACEBOOK would be MUCH MORE valid than anything FOXnews ever reported,since THEIR viewing audiences are MUCH HIGHER than FOXnews has EVER been,right? so,THAT argument you are trying to use just doesnt even BEGIN to hold water,does it? |
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Topic:
Momo, Do not contact
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just what we need.... ANOTHER bats**t crazy conspiracy theory.  I guess 'slender man',and 'the illuminati' must be starting to lose its luster,huh? Well, I wish Slender man would loose it luster and go away before someone else gets hurt. But being that a movie was just made about it, would seem to mean it still has " luster" But even if it does go away it will be replaced by something else. The internet is fantastic.... and horrible ... at the same time. well,like the old saying goes... "for every credibility gap,there is a gullibility fill!" |
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Edited by
shovelheaddave
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Sat 08/18/18 11:01 AM
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https://variety.com/2018/music/news/fox-news-aretha-franklin-patti-labelle-1202908395/
Fox News Mistakenly Uses Patti LaBelle Photo in Aretha Franklin Tribute in an amazingly unsurprising mistake,Fox News got their Queens of Soul confused on Thursday. As Twitter users were quick to recognize, the network’s tribute to Aretha Franklin, who died Thursday morning at 76, featured an image of Patti LaBelle instead of Aretha Franklin. The faded photo appeared during an “America’s Newsroom” segment with hosts Bill Hemmer and Sandra Smith, who were in the midst of lauding Franklin’s legacy. Hemmer said, “She sang with a smile on her face when she performed, and that is what she emitted for so many millions and for so many years.” [but THAT wasnt enough of a mistake for FOX news,so they had to double down and make it even worse by giving an excuse that was ALSO proven to be mistaken!] https://ew.com/news/2018/08/16/fox-news-doubles-down-defends-patti-labelle-photo-aretha-franklin-tribute/ In a statement to Entertainment Weekly, Fox News executive Jessica Santostefano explained the error. “We sincerely apologize to Aretha Franklin’s family and friends. Our intention was to honor the icon using a secondary image of her performing with Patti LaBelle in the full screen graphic, but the image of Ms. Franklin was obscured in that process, which we deeply regret,” the statement read. However, upon review of the photo in question of LaBelle, EW was unable to find any instance of her and Aretha Franklin performing or appearing together on stage at the “Women of Soul: In Performance at the White House” special hosted by President Obama in 2014, which aired on PBS. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ but,on the bright side,FOX news doesnt really have any credibility left,so this mistake shouldnt really hurt them any with their normal viewing audience. [but,this little faux pas will probably give the REAL news agencies and late night comics a good laugh!!] |
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Edited by
shovelheaddave
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Sat 08/18/18 09:20 AM
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absolutely nothing on your profile to distinguish it from the other thousands of profiles on here that people have to choose from...
that by itself would make me give it a 1 [not a zero,cuz you DID post a photo.] if you want to catch any fish,you have to put some bait on the hook! |
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Topic:
Momo, Do not contact
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just what we need....
ANOTHER bats**t crazy conspiracy theory. I guess 'slender man',and 'the illuminati' must be starting to lose its luster,huh? |
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like the song by lonestar says..
"the view I love the most is my front porch lookin' in!" 
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Topic:
Share your favorite Proverbs
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'a man who stands on top of the toilet is high on pot."
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Topic:
The Five why's of life
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How do you get 5 "WHY"s out of 'who','what','when','where',and 'why'?
that's only ONE 'WHY'! BUT,i DO have a solution for you,OP... all you need to do is post that 4 more times,and you will meet your quota of advertised "WHY"s!
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I wish we had some wild monkeys here...China and India get to have all the monkey fun... sorry,but you missed out on all of the fun... about 25-30 years ago,there was a private animal collector in south texas that had some monkeys escape,and they started breeding to the point where they were becoming a nuisance animal,and I think texas hunters were allowed to hunt them under nuisance laws,like we do wild hogs. they built a new free ranging monkey habitat down there,though,and rounded most of them up,so I don't think that you are allowed to hunt them anymore. https://www.chron.com/news/article/Dilley-Japanese-snow-monkeys-make-South-Texas-2044090.php |
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I am allergic to deliberately stupid people.
I break out in merciless ridicule whenever I am around them. |
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Did you know that 4 out of every 3 people have trouble with fractions? 18 out of 10 schizophrenics will agree with that statement! |
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Topic:
Say it's not So
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A search into his history, shows that he leans far left on the political spectrum. He's also worked extensively in the field of political opposition research for the benefit of democrats. Thanks ! No surprise to me. He's a continuation of the same old crap, the left has been foisting on the country. its funny because all these things could be said of Trump,,,, troubles with managing monies, funding/support for democrats, ....lol ssdd Actually it cannot be said by all these things whatsoever regarding President Donald J. Trump.  actually,it CAN be said about him,but just not by republicans,cuz THEN they would have to admit that they dont care about their politicians credentials,or qualifications to hold the office,and are only interested in what they can do for them emotionally,without providing good leadership for the country. [i.e. - he told us what we were told that we wanted to hear,so its all worth it,even if he DID destroy the country in the process,cuz he made us feel good about it while he was doing it! ] |
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Topic:
Land of opportunity ...Hmmmm
Edited by
shovelheaddave
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Mon 08/13/18 05:07 PM
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I find it interesting that people dont aknowledge their opinion vs the facts. If someone can guess that Trump is to be credit for what goes right, why cant others guess he can be held responsible for things going wrong? _______________________________________________________________________ So do I So why is it that the left can not admit when Trump has does something good?. Why cant that be acknowledged? When he has, all you hear from the left.. is crickets. Or is it that the left is stating that the President has done absolutely nothing positive.. at all.. is that it? it is sort of like if jeffrey dahmer volunteered to babysit your children for you, and then he murdered them and ATE their livers... sure,it was nice of him to offer to babysit for you,but what do you think the most IMPORTANT part of his behavior was? a rattlesnake in your house can eat mice,which can spread disease,BUT,he will also probably bite you,and kill you... sure,it is a good thing that he ate that mouse,but what do you think the most IMPORTANT part of his behavior is? a cop might stop a bank robbery,but,at night, he is ALSO a seriel killer who is preying on the people he is protecting by day... sure it is a good thing that he stopped that bank robbery,but what do you think the most IMPORTANT part of his behavior is? donald trump MIGHT do something that is good for the country occasionally,but mainly,he is also doing A LOT MORE things that are tearing it apart,and causing great damage to it,its citizens,and its reputation.... sure,it is good that donald trump did something that actually helped the country for a change,but is that REALLY the part of his behavior that you think we should be focused on,considering what is at stake? |
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