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Crap_in_a_Hat Donating Member (258 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-16-07 09:03 PM
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It's not a tragedy if you can't exploit the fuck out of it
http://mediamatters.org/items/200704170001
I think 9/11 is still the record-holder for death toll/profitability ratio, though.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-16-07 09:05 PM
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1. It's terribly cynical of me....
...but I couldn't help wondering how many talking heads were salivating over today's tragedy. Big viewership. Big ratings. Big, big, big story.
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Crap_in_a_Hat Donating Member (258 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-16-07 09:07 PM
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2. God forbid the shooter turns out to be a foreigner
We'll show a country in the general area of his who's boss within the month.
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Nicole Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-16-07 09:10 PM
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3. I'm as cynical as you are....
I was thinking the same thing.
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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-16-07 09:19 PM
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4. People call me tragic and nobody's f... oh, dear...
:rofl:

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realisticphish Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Apr-16-07 09:28 PM
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5. i will say though
i was fucking pissed at BuzzFlash, for blaming Bush hours after the massacre. I unsubscribed from it, just for that.
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