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Phillip Blanchard	Post subject: I'd rather attend a Poynter seminar Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 10:48 am
Joined: Sun Apr 07, 2002 1:01 am Posts: 8342 Location: Bethesda, Md.	In my New World Order, there will be no such thing as the White House Correspondents Association Dinner.
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tommangan	Post subject: Re: I'd rather attend a Poynter seminar Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 3:51 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 485 Location: San Jose, CA	first I was gonna say "fer crissakes Blanchard can't people have some fun?"<p>Then I clicked on the link, then I read. Now I want to start throwing mudpies. <p>That thing sounds like a bash Pravda would throw for the Central Committee.
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rumymommy	Post subject: Re: I'd rather attend a Poynter seminar Posted: Sat Apr 26, 2003 11:36 pm
Joined: Tue Aug 06, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 138	Awfully hard to convince people that the media isn't in the pocket of government and big business with flagrant ass-kissing and fawning like this going on.
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tommangan	Post subject: Re: I'd rather attend a Poynter seminar Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 2:46 am
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 485 Location: San Jose, CA	What I tell people when I hear them complain about the media: "oh, it's not as bad as you think.It's actually much worse."
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gunslinger	Post subject: Re: I'd rather attend a Poynter seminar Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2003 5:45 am
Joined: Thu Apr 24, 2003 12:01 am Posts: 13 Location: Arnold Land	Ah, yes. I remember those state dinners at the White House. Or, more precisely, I remember the guest lists for said state dinners. Many folks who called themselves journalists on those lists. Mostly from TV and places like the NY Times and Washington Post. Made me wonder what they did or didn't report to get that invite.
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gullyj	Post subject: Re: I'd rather attend a Poynter seminar Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 10:09 am
Joined: Fri Jun 21, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 145 Location: Toronto	<blockquote><font size="1" face="TImes, TimesNR, serif">quote:</font><hr>Originally posted by tom mangan: That thing sounds like a bash Pravda would throw for the Central Committee.<hr></blockquote><p>Even Pravda could come up with a better bunch than this pathetic B-list of "such celebrities as Bo Derek, Ken Burns, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Christie Brinkley, Paula Abdul, and Molly Sims are scheduled to attend, according to a list furnished by the White House Correspondents’ Association, which hosts the event."<p>The Parliamentary Press Gallery in Ottawa does something similar. They think they are all clever and sophisticated. That is if you think rubber chicken and Canadian celebrities not big enough yet to flee to the U.S. counts as clever and sophisticated.
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Earl	Post subject: Re: I'd rather attend a Poynter seminar Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2003 6:48 pm
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2002 12:01 am Posts: 48 Location: Seattle, WA	“Only the best people come to this dinner as U.S. News guests,” says editor Brian Duffy<p>I guess my invitation got lost in the mail.<p>[ April 30, 2003: Message edited by: Earl ]</p>
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