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You do realize yahoo is mainly a third party website, right?

They run articles that were written from news organizations like Reuters, BBC, AP, etc. some of their articles are written by yahoo staff.

It's no different than logging on to MSN.com and reading the stories.

Yes, but they still get to pick the articles they want and then they embellish the title to make it look much more exciting (or slanted) than it really is.

I used to have Yahoo as my homepage but I got rid of it. I got tired of clicking on stories that were "Shocking" that were really pretty stupid.


I really should get rid of Yahoo as my homepage. If only I could combine my email, news and fantasy team info on some other page. Yahoo has been complete garbage for years. The articles they choose to run are bad enough, topped off by their terrible click-bait headlines. Then if you're unlucky enough to click an article written by an actual Yahoo writer, look out. I'm shocked Adrian Wojnarowski actually works for them. It's like Lebron playing ball at the YMCA.

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Denzel sums it up in less than a minute ...





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Not really sure I care about what movie stars have to say.....


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Why not?


“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

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For the point he was trying to make I thought he made a lot of sense.


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Why not?


When you think about it, they have about as much knowledge as you or I. they carry no particular experience that makes them any smarter than average ordinary citizens. Being a Star doesn't make them better to judge political things.

That's why!


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Originally Posted By: Damanshot
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Why not?


When you think about it, they have about as much knowledge as you or I. they carry no particular experience that makes them any smarter than average ordinary citizens. Being a Star doesn't make them better to judge political things.

That's why!


If anything, their job requirement is to look good and parrot lines. You don't even need a high-school diploma to meet those standards. Also living like a rock-star tends to detach many of them from reality. Granted, there are some very intelligent celebs and some have come from very grounded circumstances before making it big. But I still wouldn't give most of their opinions any credence over anyone else.

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Why not?


When you think about it, they have about as much knowledge as you or I. they carry no particular experience that makes them any smarter than average ordinary citizens. Being a Star doesn't make them better to judge political things.

That's why!



If anything, their job requirement is to look good and parrot lines. You don't even need a high-school diploma to meet those standards. Also living like a rock-star tends to detach many of them from reality. Granted, there are some very intelligent celebs and some have come from very grounded circumstances before making it big. But I still wouldn't give most of their opinions any credence over anyone else.



Looking good and parroting lines doesn't make them any more qualified than you and me.

Yes, some very smart movie stars out there. Probably more are smart than any of us thing.

Example:
Dolph Lundgren (born Hans Lundgren; 3 November 1957)[2] is a Swedish actor, director, martial artist, screenwriter and producer.

Lundgren received a degree in chemistry from Washington State University, a degree in chemical engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in the early 1980s, and a master's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Sydney in 1982. He holds the rank of 3rd dan black belt in Kyokushin karate and was European champion in 1980-81.

Dude is smart and a bit of a bada** to be sure.

But how would that qualify him to be a spokesperson for one political belief or another?


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Just because a guy is smart enough to make LSD doesn't mean we should listen to him. lol


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Just because a guy is smart enough to make LSD doesn't mean we should listen to him. lol


Well, it sure worked for Timothy Leary (although he didn't technically make it he still had enough folks who listened dearly to everything he said about it, and other chemical forms of spirituality, as if he was some sort of holy messiah)!

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Originally Posted By: Damanshot
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Why not?


When you think about it, they have about as much knowledge as you or I. they carry no particular experience that makes them any smarter than average ordinary citizens. Being a Star doesn't make them better to judge political things.

That's why!


No doubt. No doubt. No doubt. But no one here at least is claiming that they're smarter than us. Them, like you and I, have opinions that we should listen to, maybe not take head, but certainly listen to. I think that's a universal thing we should give everyone.

But you should have listened, all he Denzel said, "If you don't read the newspaper you're uninformed. If you do read the newspaper, you're misinformed." I think that we can all agree on that.

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It was the MESSAGE I thought was dead nuts on ... the messangeR was irrelevant ...

My dog could have said it ... wouldn't matter ...

The key was the MESSAGE ... the MESSANGER had absolutely NOTHING to do with it ...





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Originally Posted By: PitDAWG
Just because a guy is smart enough to make LSD doesn't mean we should listen to him. lol


rofl My point exactly!

That's why when a star athlete or a movie star tell us what he/she believes, it means little to nothing to me.


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Just because a guy is smart enough to make LSD doesn't mean we should listen to him. lol


Well, it sure worked for Timothy Leary (although he didn't technically make it he still had enough folks who listened dearly to everything he said about it, and other chemical forms of spirituality, as if he was some sort of holy messiah)!


So your saying he wasn't some sort of holy messiah? willynilly





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I don't know what she's complaining about, she knows what lies are better than anyone except maybe Brian Williams.


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What are you talking about?

Brian Williams was there when we dropped the bomb.


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Thats pretty funny .....

- Benghazi happend due to a video ..
- her e-mail server
- smearing every women who had the guts to tell the truth about her husband ....

She's put out more fake news than the onion ... *L* ..




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What are you talking about?

Brian Williams was there when we dropped the bomb.


Ya, thats why he was demoted ... not even he denies that one ...

TULSA - LMAO .. forgot about her being under sniper fire in Bosnia ... most dangerous flowers ever ... and that little girl .. SCARY ... *LOL* ..




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Brian Williams was there when the Declaration of Independence was signed.


“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

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Brian Williams found the WMD's in Iraq.

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Brian Williams witnessed Hitler committing suicide.


“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

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Brian Williams was the first to report that the U-boats attacked New England.

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Brian Williams wrote the speech for Reagan demanding they tear down the Berlin Wall.


“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

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Originally Posted By: Swish
Brian Williams was there when the Declaration of Independence was signed.


*LOL* .... sometimes the elevator takes a little longer to get to the top than others ... wink ... and sometimes i need to be kicked in the head to get it moving ... *L* ...

Damm .. i thought i recognized him standing next to George ... smile




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Brian Williams picked out all of the green jelly beans for Reagan to eat during that speech too. Sometimes he gets too little love. A true American.

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Brian Williams was at Fidel's bed side when he passed.


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Brian Williams held the wire to the key on Franklin's kite.


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If you look really closely, in da Vinci's "Last Supper", there, to the right of Jesus, is Brian Williams. wink


Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.

John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
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Brian Williams asked Steve Harvey who won WW2. He reported that the Japanese did.


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Brian Williams... yup- here.




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If you look closely you can see Brian Williams wearing a white shirt and black slacks...




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Brian Williams witnessed Hitler committing suicide.


rofl

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Sorry Tom bump an old thread, just an interesting video I watched.



Not really shocking. Anger is extremely powerful and causes people to instantly react more than any other emotion. Doesn't matter what side you're on. If something you read (that you believe) gets posted on a site, you're probably going to share it and that's how articles go viral.

We get clickbaited easy.

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So is this fake news too? Compare pics at the below link:

'White House claims largest crowd size in history, despite evidence to the contrary'

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-s...-232820494.html


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No, they're "alternative facts".

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No, they're "alternative facts".


willynilly laugh

Well, for those that don't know that's what they're callin' 'em now!

"Kellyanne Conway DEFENDS Trump press secretary's dubious claims about inaugural crowd size saying he provided 'alternative facts' when he wrongly claimed it was the largest ever"

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4145388/Kellyanne-Conway-backs-Sean-Spicer.html

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This is sad.


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This is sad.


It totally is. If you're gonna call the media on something, call them on something that matters.

Not the size of your inauguration crowd.


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