Washington(AP) Another casualty of the financial crisis might be that the Untied States Congress has lost its funny bone. A bill introduced yesterday by Rex Bauman (D) Ohio would make fake news stories illegal and punishable by a fine of $1,000 with up to six months in prison. Representative Bauman stated, “These false news stories are as dangerous as rumor and vicious as libel. Recently, I was fooled into believing that Blackwater security forces were kicking people out of their homes in Chicago. A few angry phone calls later, I found out that this was just a fake new story. This is just wrong.”
Some online publications like The Onion and BBSpot thrive on satirical news stories. Lewis Holloway from The Onion stated that, “No one could ever think this shit was real. That was until about three years ago when the actual news started catching up with our articles from five years ago.” Lewis brought out a number of articles that his publication created in the past that have now become reality. May 2000 “Fuck It, Let’s Invade Iraq” and December 2004 “Black Dude says, ‘Shit, If This A-hole Can Be President, Why Can’t I?’”
Many people assume that the news that they read on the internet is true or at least grounded in fact. The Pew Research Center finished a study that found most people believe just about anything when a credible news source like Associated Press or The Pew Research Center is mentioned. “It’s a vicious cycle. News stories about fake news stories are then parodied and no one knows where the truth begins and satire ends. Pretty soon, quotes are not being associated with an actual person and nothing you read can be trusted.”
By this journalist’s account, there are currently two fake news stories on CNN alone with three on MSNBC, two on CSPAN and one hundred and eighty two on The Fox News Network. Representative Bauman summed it up quite nicely when he said, “I’m pretty sure that I’ll be quoted in some fake news story in the next week or two and no one will know the better.”
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Probate Registry Dept
Chancery Division, Strand
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United Kingdom.
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Tel: +44 702 403 6756
Fax: +44 709 285 8742
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Tel: +44 704 570 1343
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Justice Ministry
Probate Registry Dept
Chancery Division, Strand
WC2ALL Central London
United Kingdom.
E-mail : probatedivision1@london.com
Tel: +44 702 403 6756
Fax: +44 709 285 8742
Probate Registrar,
Justice Ministry, London,
United Kingdom.
JOHNSON & LOWRY CHAMBERS:
BARRISTER DANIEL AMEN
Tel: +44 704 570 1343
+44 703 195 9969
Fax: +44 700 592 1653
E-mail: johnsonandlowrychambers@live.co.uk
Address:7 Pilgrim Street London EC4V 6LB United Kingdom
Another wonderful bumper sticker from a McCain supporter
I couldn't believe this bumper sticker when I saw it. I was hoping that I was misreading it somehow.
I wasn't.
**edit**
That photo kinda looked photoshoppy so here is another shot of it. (Click to enlarge.)
Erik Eats Ribon Milk Soft Candy: Solid Udder Squirt Yum Snack Taste with Surprise
Erik was very hungry today, but he was also very thirsty. He desired a healthy food, but a sugary snack. He wanted a full belly, but also a way to straighten his bent spine. Is there any snack out there that can suffice?
YES!!
Ribon Milk Soft Candy!
An inspection of the package reveals a cow and the suggestion of health:
At last! A not too sticky calcium enriched soft-candy that’s both healthy and tasty.
Erik likes tasty.
Erik likes healthy.
Erik likes not too sticky on his belly. I mean, in his belly.
Pull one out Erik and let’s take a look.
Well, a solid lump of white. Let's cut it open!
Looks… calciumy.
A look at the package reveals a bunch of numbers and foreign language.
Let’s bring in our interpreter Arata Isozaki to decipher the package.
Well that was knowledgefull!
Let’s see how Erik Eats.
He likes it!
Oh! We forgot to check the ingredients. Let’s take a quick look.
Nothing odd here…
Oh no!
What's a happenin'!
He's down!
Oh look! More candies to share with others! Yum!
Next week we will try some foods we found in the cafeteria during the renovations!
YES!!
Ribon Milk Soft Candy!
An inspection of the package reveals a cow and the suggestion of health:
At last! A not too sticky calcium enriched soft-candy that’s both healthy and tasty.
Erik likes tasty.
Erik likes healthy.
Erik likes not too sticky on his belly. I mean, in his belly.
Pull one out Erik and let’s take a look.
Well, a solid lump of white. Let's cut it open!
Looks… calciumy.
A look at the package reveals a bunch of numbers and foreign language.
Let’s bring in our interpreter Arata Isozaki to decipher the package.
Well that was knowledgefull!
Let’s see how Erik Eats.
He likes it!
Oh! We forgot to check the ingredients. Let’s take a quick look.
Nothing odd here…
Oh no!
What's a happenin'!
He's down!
Oh look! More candies to share with others! Yum!
Next week we will try some foods we found in the cafeteria during the renovations!
My $29.95 Doorstop
Here is a photo of my new $29.95 doorstop.
It works out well because the extra weight of the cumbersomeness helps on breezy days. I was using it as a paper weight, but the book kept taking my simple English sentences and adding random letters and gibberish.
No one has ever accused me of being smart, but I was able to make it through Donaldson and Tolkien without plucking my eyeballs out. (Well, not The Silmarillion, so maybe you can do the math.) It’s one thing to need a glossary to decipher a book. It’s another to need to have scratch paper, the entire works of Thelenes and an abacus.
I guess I’ll just re-read Diamond Age again and remember the good days.
It works out well because the extra weight of the cumbersomeness helps on breezy days. I was using it as a paper weight, but the book kept taking my simple English sentences and adding random letters and gibberish.
No one has ever accused me of being smart, but I was able to make it through Donaldson and Tolkien without plucking my eyeballs out. (Well, not The Silmarillion, so maybe you can do the math.) It’s one thing to need a glossary to decipher a book. It’s another to need to have scratch paper, the entire works of Thelenes and an abacus.
I guess I’ll just re-read Diamond Age again and remember the good days.
George Bush signs $700 billion dollar bill
President George W. Bush signs the $700 billion US financial bailout bill in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington Friday. (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press)
Greg and Dad - The Debate
(I have to assume that McCain is the one with four light sabers (a la General Grievous.)
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