Subby:

Senator introduces bill to rescue struggling newspapers, guarantee him a re-election endorsement . . .

FTFA:

Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements.

Subby didn't make it very far into the article before submitting.

So... when do I get my bailout?

I can't wait for the Buggy Rejuvenation Act to pass Congress some time this summer.

I fapped and blew it at "goat dressed in leather", what is this all about?

Senator introduces bill to rescue struggling newspapers, guarantee him a re-election endorsement every six years

He's a Democrat, so he's always going to get those election endorsements, anyway.


Oh, I see. He wants to keep those election endorsements. This makes much more sense than saving a dying industry for nostalgia's sake.

Cardin's Newspaper Revitalization Act would allow newspapers to operate as nonprofits for educational purposes under the U.S. tax code, giving them a similar status to public broadcasting companies.

Fark that shiat.

I say we bail-out buggy whip manufacturers.

I'm sure there must be some buggy-whip makers still out there. When is it their turn? I mean seriously:

PowerSlacker: I can't wait for the Buggy Rejuvenation Act to pass Congress some time this summer.

Damn it. Beat me to the joke.

Hey let's bail out some churches while we're at it! Nothing to see here...

Hey government, stop bailing out failing business models.

K? Thx, bye.

Signed,
Taxpayer.

flannelled fool: I mean seriously:

Seriously (new window)

And it's still no time to cut spending. If we don't invest in something other than the ridiculous service economy we've built over the last 30 years, we're still farked.

What if the naked intern is dressed in leather, but not the goat?

Three Crooked Squirrels:
Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements.

Subby didn't make it very far into the article before submitting.

So they can't say "Vote for this guy". So they'll just write their articles talking about how great he is.

You are not an independent paper when the government is funding you.

Three Crooked Squirrels: Subby:

Senator introduces bill to rescue struggling newspapers, guarantee him a re-election endorsement . . .

FTFA:

Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements.

Subby didn't make it very far into the article before submitting.

You are right, but i am sure they would give him more favorable coverage than his opposition. THey are creativ elike that

Except that this isn't a bailout. But keep on getting all frothy with the outrage if it makes you feel better.

But more importantly, why would radio and television outlets deserve the ability to qualify as a nonprofit, but newspapers don't?

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: What if the naked intern is dressed in leather, but not the goat?

What if the goat's in lace instead?

This would constitutionally fail on many levels.

MyRandomName: Hey government, stop bailing out failing business models.

K? Thx, bye.

Signed,
Taxpayer.

Look who didn't bother to read the article. This wouldn't be a bailout, it's offering breaks to local community papers. I really don't see how this would affect taxpayers at all. It doesn't seem like a terrible idea, actually.

Inyego: This would constitutionally fail on many levels.

That depends on the goat.

benlonghair

Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: What if the naked intern is dressed in leather, but not the goat?

What if the goat's in lace instead?

Then you've got a Stevie Nicks on your hands.

DarnoKonrad: If we don't invest in something other than the ridiculous service economy we've built over the last 30 years, we're still farked.

But those manufacturing jobs that disappeared to China were in businesses whose owners bought yachts.

The AZ Daily Star and the [waiting for its last issue] Tucson Citizen are so left it isn't even funny. So what if they don't take out half a page each year and have their five editors explicity tell you to vote (D)? The rest of the stories are written with enough bias to make their motives clear.

That's why I don't read them. I am an intelligent, educated, thinking man. I find it insulting that a paper thinks it is sly enough to be able to control how I will vote. More often than not, I finish the article more concerened about why more details weren't investigated, rather than thinking that one side is good or bad.

/Both sides are bad.
//Hijacked airliners + Capitol = Solution?

...because propping up an industry with an outdated product that is expensive to produce and is delivered through inefficient channels is a wise use of tax payer dollars.

Blaxabbath: I don't read

Blaxabbath: I am intelligent

O (new window)

Hey man, sometimes the goat's just asking for it.

Al_Ed: ...because propping up an industry with an outdated product that is expensive to produce and is delivered through inefficient channels is a wise use of tax payer dollars.

Exactly. Why would we give OUR money to businesses that fail (bad business practices, outdated product, or other circumstance)?

Seriously....If I owned a Commordore 64 repair business and it FAILED, would the government dole our your tax dollars to help me?

benlonghair: Terrified Asexual Forcemeat: What if the naked intern is dressed in leather, but not the goat?

What if the goat's in lace instead?

Wait wait wait - the naked intern can't be dressed in leather, otherwise s/he wouldn't be naked, but rather leather-clad.

Am I the only one who sees this?

Are you really that BLIND???!!!11

3_Butt_Cheeks: Al_Ed: ...because propping up an industry with an outdated product that is expensive to produce and is delivered through inefficient channels is a wise use of tax payer dollars.

Exactly. Why would we give OUR money to businesses that fail (bad business practices, outdated product, or other circumstance)?

Seriously....If I owned a Commordore 64 repair business and it FAILED, would the government dole our your tax dollars to help me?

There are 535 members in our bicameral system. It wouldn't surprise me if there was a Commodore 64 repair bill.

In the grand scheme of things, this is another snipe hunt. You can pick any random number of 535 people and find something to be outraged about -- if you're easily distracted and not terribly bright.

Let the papers die. I think everyone knew in the last decade that the spread of the inner tubes would wipe out the printed news paper.

I mean, why should I get a subscription for a bulky paper when I can easily scan the news on CNN.com, ABC.com, MSNBC.com, etc, etc? It's a dying industry. The horse and buggy industry pretty much died with the car (I'm sure a few are still around for historical reasons or nostalgia, but for the most part, it'd dead), why do we need newspapers? Do they hold up the economy? Will the US fail without them?

Unless a businesses failure is a threat to the US economy, the US government should not work to bail it out. And if a business grows so large that it takes down the economy with it, then I'm sorry, but it grew too large and this needs to be regulated.

RTX: Hey man, sometimes the goat's just asking for it.

Who do you think you are? Bill O'Reilly?

flannelled fool:



But...but...Bush!

Seriously guys? Are you Dems going to back this?

Three Crooked Squirrels: Subby:

Senator introduces bill to rescue struggling newspapers, guarantee him a re-election endorsement . . .

FTFA:

Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements.

Subby didn't make it very far into the article before submitting.

Apparently neither did some of the Republicans in here before they commented.

PowerSlacker: But...but...Bush!

But...but...do the gray bars count the war expenditures, like the red ones do?

Hmm...maybe consolidating all those newspapers into a few companies wasn't such a good idea after all.

heinekenftw: Let the papers die. I think everyone knew in the last decade that the spread of the inner tubes would wipe out the printed news paper.

I mean, why should I get a subscription for a bulky paper when I can easily scan the news on CNN.com, ABC.com, MSNBC.com, etc, etc? It's a dying industry. The horse and buggy industry pretty much died with the car (I'm sure a few are still around for historical reasons or nostalgia, but for the most part, it'd dead), why do we need newspapers? Do they hold up the economy? Will the US fail without them?

Unless a businesses failure is a threat to the US economy, the US government should not work to bail it out. And if a business grows so large that it takes down the economy with it, then I'm sorry, but it grew too large and this needs to be regulated.

The failure of the papers is a major problem for us as a democracy. Papers at least could do investigative journalism and in-depth stories, things that TV news can't do. With no journalists doing this work, where will the blogs get their news? Also, blogs have no real editorial control or responsibility unlike papers. If they go, I'll miss them. Of course I grew up with computers yet can't stand reading anything really dense on them.

Dear Newspapers,

Adapt or die out.

Sincerely,

The Taxpayers

xtragrind: Seriously guys? Are you Dems going to back this?

He he hehe... Are you really saying that with a straight face?

3_Butt_Cheeks: Al_Ed: ...because propping up an industry with an outdated product that is expensive to produce and is delivered through inefficient channels is a wise use of tax payer dollars.

Exactly. Why would we give OUR money to businesses that fail (bad business practices, outdated product, or other circumstance)?

Seriously....If I owned a Commordore 64 repair business and it FAILED, would the government dole our your tax dollars to help me?

(shakes Magic 8 Ball)...signs point to 'yes'.

or a goat dressed in leather

What if he's already a Freemason?

DarkLancelot: heinekenftw: And if a business grows so large that it takes down the economy with it, then I'm sorry, but it grew too large and this needs to be regulated.



I'm not sure how regulation would prevent a business from failing. Surely it's already trying to succeed in the first place?

What DarkLancelot said. As things stand, all the major media outlets depend on newspapers for ideas and content. Radio and television see no return in serious investigative journalism, and the Web is limited as a revenue source, as all the papers with sites are discovering. As things stand, the end of newspapers wouldn't be the end of news, but it would be the end of news coverage as we know it.

Cardin's Newspaper Revitalization Act would allow newspapers to operate as nonprofits for educational purposes under the U.S. tax code, giving them a similar status to public broadcasting companies.

Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements.

So they would offer balanced coverage and opinion, like NPR. Got it.

potato_chip_eating_geek: I'm not sure how regulation would prevent a business from failing. Surely it's already trying to succeed in the first place?

Regulation wouldn't prevent a business from failing. It would just (hopefully) prevent it from bringing down the rest of it's sector with it.

Latinwolf: Three Crooked Squirrels: Subby:

Senator introduces bill to rescue struggling newspapers, guarantee him a re-election endorsement . . .

FTFA:

Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be prohibited from making political endorsements.

Subby didn't make it very far into the article before submitting.

Apparently neither did any of the Republicans in here before they commented.

/ftfy


That reminds me of something: Newspaper readership linked to literacy rates

Ahem ...

Senator introduces bill to rescue struggling newspapers, guarantee him a re-election endorsement every six years until he's caught with a naked intern or a goat dressed in leather

What's this "or" business about? You're not accounting for the entrepreneurial sick bastard who enjoys both.

This thread is worthless without leather-clad goat pics.

/Ain't googling THAT at work

potato_chip_eating_geek: DarkLancelot: heinekenftw: And if a business grows so large that it takes down the economy with it, then I'm sorry, but it grew too large and this needs to be regulated.



I'm not sure how regulation would prevent a business from failing. Surely it's already trying to succeed in the first place?

No. They are not.
Ever read news on a website? Yeah, the big papers are trying to either ignore that or make a backwards attempt to capitalize on it. And I mean, like, WSJ backwards.

Sir Roderick Ponce von Fontlebottom: /Ain't googling THAT at work

Lazy bastard .

We don't need newspapers, we need journalism. Those aren't the same thing.