Racism in the news media

From the LA Times:

Katrina Takes a Toll on Truth, News Accuracy

Rumors supplanted accurate information and media magnified the problem. Rapes, violence and estimates of the dead were wrong.

By Susannah Rosenblatt and James Rainey, Times Staff Writers

First, I am not African American. My grandfather was "passing", but everybody else in my family is white except for a little Native American on my father's side several generations ago. But when I learned, as an adult, what my grandfather went through to become a teacher and then a school principal during the segregated '30's, I was shocked by the stupidity and racist mindset of people who lived "back then". Now, once again, I am shocked at the racism in the news media. You would never hear breathless reporting about baby rape in the aftermath of an earthquake in Japan, or landslides in La Conchita, California, so why did they spread such horrible lies about African Americans?

I'm sick of it all.

IRA has scrapped its arsenal

NEWS STORY: IRA has scrapped 'entire arsenal'

http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=1997332005

The world is getting to be a better place.  

Stopping Junk Faxes 1

Today I took the first step in stopping junk faxes. This morning I got 5 junk faxes in a row from a company who addressed a fax to "All Employees who own homes in California".

I called the number to ask them to stop faxing me and got put on automatic hold.

I called my State Senator's office, Tom McClintock, and asked what legistlation there was to prevent this sort of attack on my business, and was told a bunch of garbage that looks like it came directly from the Junk Fax Lobbyist Association.

I called the phone company, and was told there was nothing they could do.

Junk faxes take time, materials, and tie up capital equipment. It is not time to make them stop.

They drew first blood.