Does this means he won't be reporting for NPR either?

Al Jazeera is not "the Al Quaeda channel"

Luckily all the new channels in the states aren't biased.....oh wait.

al-Jazeera is going to have a bit of a pro-Arab bias in reporting on news, of course, but I find it to be an extremely useful source of news for what's going on in the Middle East. You just have to keep that in mind.

/thinks we should give up the myth of "fair and balanced" news

Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

This was a Mad TV skit. fark you subby for making me remember that show.

Onager: Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

You're right. I was so embarrassed when we attacked those embassies over the cartoons of Mohammed. Is it me, or is your head up your ass?

downtownkid
Onager: Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

You're right. I was so embarrassed when we attacked those embassies over the cartoons of Mohammed. Is it me, or is your head up your ass?

Onager said developed countries. Also, you kind of just proved his point.

Sometimes I think Muslims feel the same way about their religion that uber-patriot Americans feel about their flag and country. It's the bedrock of their mental lives, to insult that bedrock is to attack their psychological underpinnings.

\loves me my home country, the U.S.A.
\\doesn't consider it sacred & holy

downtownkid: Onager: Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

You're right. I was so embarrassed when we attacked those embassies over the cartoons of Mohammed. Is it me, or is your head up your ass?

Odd you should say it that way. An Onager is an ass literally. I Loled.

Onager: can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault

yes, we get all stabby when foreigners dis jebus and toby keith and free speech.

jake_lex

al-Jazeera is going to have a bit of a pro-Arab bias in reporting on news, of course, but I find it to be an extremely useful source of news for what's going on in the Middle East. You just have to keep that in mind.

/thinks we should give up the myth of "fair and balanced" news

You mean you should give up your myth, most of understood since childhood that everyone has their biases. What that doesn't mean is that all news sources are equally - a news source that is blatantly biased is essentially valueless for forming an opinion on anything (other than how many retards there are to support such a source) - they should at least attempt to be balanced on all subjects even if they are never going to achieve it fully. At the worst case they should at least be hiding their biases, not wearing them like a farking badge.

Egalitarian: Onager said developed countries.

You don't consider Denmark to be a developed country?

Egalitarian: Also, you kind of just proved his point.

Really? Who did I assault?

this is odd. Al Jazeera is often slated in the Arab speaking world as being too pro american.

potato_chip_eating_geek: this is odd. Al Jazeera is often slated in the Arab speaking world as being too pro american.

The Qatar government tended to be displeased with it too, so it's interesting that the local Qatar bureau is asserting more control. I suppose it's the usual "get big and famous, have more to lose, start kissing the brown starfish of power" syndrome.

When it comes to foreign policy news it can be helpful to read some papers from countries that aren't involved.

I actually ended up watching some Al Jazeera when I was on holiday in France last summer (it was one of two English speaking channels available to us). I was surprised to find that it was actually reasonably balanced.

downtownkid: Onager: Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

You're right. I was so embarrassed when we attacked those embassies over the cartoons of Mohammed. Is it me, or is your head up your ass?

Well good job on prooving his point.....

hot anchor ladies ftw: video (new window)

Doublespeak: Well good job on prooving his point.....

1. I answered his assertion with an example of people who are exponentially "touchier" about things than Americans are.

2. I insulted him, did not assault him. This is not being touchy, or easily offended, it is simply calling him out for a patently ridiculous statement.

Care to explain how that "proves his point"?

The Duh Channel

Or, as we call it, Comedy Central.

downtownkid
You got pissy. Which is not the same as an assault, but it shows you are not immune to knee-jerk reactions to perceived attacks on your sacred cows.

I'm still fuming about the rampant anti-Americanism on Top Gear.

Somebody's gonna put a fatwa on that fatmouthed Jeremy Clarkson...

Egalitarian: downtownkid
You got pissy. Which is not the same as an assault, but it shows you are not immune to knee-jerk reactions to perceived attacks on your sacred cows.



So you are admitting that you were wrong? Still consider Denmark to be an undeveloped nation, or were you wrong about that part as well?

I don't understand why people have a hard time understanding it.

We were born of war, the Revolutionary War. We were tried by war, The War of 1812. We were divided by war, the Civil War. We were expanded by war, the Spanish-American War. We profited from war, World Wars I and II selling arms to nations. We rose to prominence through war, World War II. After all of that, we were shamed by loss in war, Viet Nam "Conflict". If we don't call it a war, it won't count on the unofficial record.

We innovate through war, The Internet. Radio communications. Other inventions. We celebrate war, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, this new fangled "Patriot Day", and other form of candle lit vigil marking the passing of Pearl Harbor, D Day, and other notable conflicts. We reenact war all across the nation, with Civil War charades and costume parties. This town is site of one of 139 National Cemeteries, it's rows and columns full of silent white headstones. Our nation's capitols and cities are adorned with monuments to war: old cannons, retired ships and artillery pieces, statues, plaques. Places of battles themselves are now enshrined like The Alamo, the grounds at Gettysburg, and others. Phrases of war are part of our every day vernacular, "Remember the Alamo." "Give me liberty, or give me death." "War is hell." "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself." "A house divided upon itself cannot stand."

Of course we will fight you. War is all we know.

jake_lex: al-Jazeera is going to have a bit of a pro-Arab bias in reporting on news, of course, but I find it to be an extremely useful source of news for what's going on in the Middle East. You just have to keep that in mind.

/thinks we should give up the myth of "fair and balanced" news

European Sources consider FoxNews more biased than al-Jazeera.

So I'm guessing this anchorman already has a new home...

downtownkid: Onager: Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

You're right. I was so embarrassed when we attacked those embassies over the cartoons of Mohammed. Is it me, or is your head up your ass?

Here we see the naked problems. Poorly educated Americans have sunk at about the same rate as their currency to the level of their current unworthy enemies.

/pointlessly inflammatory, but I enjoyed typing it.
/perhaps too much.

bittermang: (yadayadayada... ) Of course we will fight you. War is all we know.

I'm having a hard time finding a civilization/country/whatever...
which doesn't have just as much a history of war as we do, and even LONGER.

I see what you're TRYING to say here... but it's true of the PLANET. Not just the big bad mean ol' USA.

Onager: Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

We, as a nation, don't attack any other nation/rag heads over an insult we attack because of an attack on Pearl Harbor & the Twin Towers ect. But lets not think too long about the Mexican war we were wrong in that one.
Your whole premise is WRONG. We attack for VERY good reason almost all of the time.
Don't wake us up buy attacking us with out a delectation of war.
even a declectation of war will not help you, ask the Japs and the Huns how they made out in the war.
They, of course, they made out VERY well after it though.

Actually in the Arab world, al Jazeera is seen as extremely conservative and pro-Western.

When I was in Africa earlier this year, this was the main news network that was available, and I actually found it more 'balanced' and straightforward in it's news coverage than most American outlets. However, they criticized American media endlessly for everything they did, so maybe this has something to do with why it has a bad reputation over here.

Goodfella: Actually in the Arab world, al Jazeera is seen as extremely conservative and pro-Western.

Can't be said enough. The fact that the West sees it as anti-West says at least something about its reliability.

/ not to mention it's staff of ex-BBC Brits
/ and Tony Blair's ex COC declaring it 'fair'

Gavino: downtownkid: Onager: Is it me, or are Americans a lot touchier about their homeland than most other nationalities? I can think of a few others, but America's one of the few developed nations whereby an insult could be answered with assault.

You're right. I was so embarrassed when we attacked those embassies over the cartoons of Mohammed. Is it me, or is your head up your ass?

Here we see the naked problems. Poorly educated Americans have sunk at about the same rate as their currency to the level of their current unworthy enemies.

/pointlessly inflammatory, but I enjoyed typing it.
/perhaps too much.

"Stop being defensive" "I am not being defensive" "See!!!!" Meh, we care about our country. Some countries did not have to have a revolution to own thier own government. Not that individualy we did either... But if your gonna speak in generalisations...