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To: R. Scott
How soon forgotten. Our “esteemed” MSM has the attention span of a gnat.

We truly live in a Soundbite Society-- a place of endless "gotchas!" and reaction shots.

And every time I hear yet another of an infinite loop of talking heads exclaim "Oh, My God!" I can't help but retort "He ain't yer God, Lady ( or Brother )..."

Andy Warhol's 15 minutes of fame for everybody has been Zipped into 15 seconds-- then everyone "Mooves On!" to the next sensation.

It's all rather creepy to this old timer... unlike Space, on the Internet people can indeed hear you scream-- they just don't remember it a minute later...

284 posted on 12/29/2005 4:38:28 AM PST by backhoe (-30-)
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To: backhoe
Andy Warhol's 15 minutes of fame for everybody has been Zipped into 15 seconds-- then everyone "Mooves On!" to the next sensation.

Most news articles are compressed to the length of a TV commercial. The “in depth” portion is even shorter. I won’t even comment on the content – or lack thereof.
285 posted on 12/29/2005 6:32:56 AM PST by R. Scott (Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
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