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Funny, many people don't know that the Iraq war has been going quite well lately, and they have more than 60% of the nation managed by the Iraqi government. I agree with the idea that there should be a little mandatory public service in education. 04:58, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

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You know, before recent times, the word "Gay" meant to be happy/excited. Contralya 04:59, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

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People talk all the time about how they think the press war mongers. If you look at the press, you will find that almost all of it is RUN by the far left. There is a problem with press bias. But it's that they don't give the administration a chance that is the problem. Anyone who thinks the press war mongers needs to actually watch some press coverage. They try to make things look bad were they are good (its called 'spinning'), and they are the OPPOSITE of yellow. Contralya 05:06, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Well I guess it all boils down to bad news sells better, and whats worst then Where all going to die, we're going to war. But honestly they gave the administration a chance. They are still giving it a chance. How much news did you hear about iraq war before the iraq war saying it was a bad thing (and no matter if it was a good or bad idea (my opinion is bad), there is more then enough evidence to say both sides). All I remember is hearing left right and center how they had WMD and other nonsense.

As for being yellow (I assume you mean being cowardly), You can say anything you want, spined in any direction, and you can still do it in a cowardly manner, or a brave manner, or a lazy manner or a non-lazy manner. Your opinions don't really dictate how Brave you are. Bawolff ☺☻ 05:18, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

Talese has a point: the press is not supposed to take any source that says anything and then report on it. You have to go back to the invasion (there's a good article on it on Wikipedia w:2003 invasion of Iraq media coverage). But the press is not supposed to be go along with administration policy, it's supposed to question it. Am I the only one who remembers how much Bill Clinton was skewered in the press, with every minor gaffe turned into a "scandal-gate"? For such a left-wing bias, they sure enjoyed picking at the bones of the Clintons during their years. The press supported the war, and they didn't question any sources. That's exactly why w:Judith Miller was in such hot water, and eventually lost her job. Any source that says some crap isn't supposed to be able to find a voice in the press - they are supposed to be verified and fact checked. That was why w:Deep Throat was so long in the making. Woodward and Bernstein didn't find Deep Throat and immediately print what he said, they actually did some digging. And now look at the mess we are in with Iraq. Because we had a press who bought the evidence hook line and sinker. That they sold it to us is now given to us as proof we all believed in Weapons of Mass Destruction; well, yeah, because they told us to believe. We trusted them and we trusted the administration. Our bad! --David Shankbone 14:38, 27 October 2007 (UTC)