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RoeBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:14 PM
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Fox news buys Al Jazeera
Think it's from The Onion?
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/6894936/site/newsweek/
Wrong
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:15 PM
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1. Satire.
Edited on Tue Feb-01-05 05:15 PM by crispini
Don't DO that in GD.
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Cadence Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:21 PM
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7. That just about gave me a coronary. n/t
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Love Bug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:16 PM
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2. LOL
Did you see this:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6839322/site/newsweek/
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beam me up scottie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:16 PM
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3. ya think?
snip
"The media mogul said that changes to Al-Jazeera's programming would be "minimal" at first: "We'll be going through their news copy and every time they call President Bush 'Satan,' we'll take out the words 'President Bush' and replace them with the words 'Ted Kennedy."

:hi:
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forgethell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:16 PM
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You did notice
the word "Satire" at the top of the page??
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RoeBear Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:20 PM
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6. Uhh...no...
Edited on Tue Feb-01-05 05:21 PM by RoeBear
Where?

Nevermind found it.

I really thought something was up about this.
That's why I didn't post it in LBN.
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Speck Tater Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:16 PM
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4. You did see the heading "SATIRE" didn't you? (nt)
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Robbien Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:18 PM
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5. Edit: Okay, you got me.
Edited on Tue Feb-01-05 05:22 PM by Robbien
But it is not beyond belief.

But, perhaps the best thing would be for Iraqis to start drinking the koolaid.
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doubleplusgood Donating Member (810 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Feb-01-05 05:23 PM
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8. "We report, you jihad..."
n/t
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