Old media has run its course from 1800 all the way to 2000. They were the king of the hill. After certain audience accumulation old media grew boundless. As they got bigger they wet the appetite of big corporations. Either they became mega corporation themselves or they were purchased by bigger companies. During this process, old media forgot their initial mission of TRUTH FINDER and impartial arbitrator role and sunk into money making machines.
The Young Turks would like to solicit vlogs (video blogs) from our viewers and fans, and then we'll feature these on the website. Malcolm Y has created the first ever such vlog, and we present it below. Click the image to play the video.
These are some of the quotations that Malcolm discusses in his video:
"Glenn Beck has done a wonderful job building his audience by complaining that the government is bugging his underwear drawer. And he's a Mormon, so you know he's an expert on underwear Many people have criticized Beck just because he can't go ten minutes without crying like a frightened little girl, but not me. I applaud Glenn for not trying to hide his serious mental illness and the fact that he frequently wets his pants behind the desk." - Rush Limbaugh
"I really admire Rush. He's such an amazing talent that even though he's gained all that weight back and is back to popping Oxycontin like they're Tic Tacs, he still manages to produce the same exact broadcast he's been doing for, what, like 50 years? Plus his fans are so loyal, I have no doubt that they'll stand by him even when it gets out that his so-called 'heart attack' was actually caused by a botched anal bleaching procedure." - Glenn Beck
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Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld talks about her fight for `Libel Tourism' Protections. A bill in Congress is aiming to protect US-based authors from overseas libel judgments.
I really liked Hurt Locker. It not only had action, drama and suspense, it had a very interesting underlying theme. While we make our own choices (as in the men who volunteered to be in the military), we can still be clogs in the machine with seemingly little control over the larger events of our lives (like the Iraq War).
That being said, I thought it was crazy that it won Best Picture. It was a very good movie that was not nearly as historic as Avatar or anywhere as ingenious as Inglourious Basterds. Now, that's my opinion. I loved Basterds. I think it got robbed. But these are arguable points.
I don't think Kathryn Bigelow winning Best Director is arguable, or defensible.