tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post4160751926632831321..comments2023-11-03T08:36:50.905-04:00Comments on Monkey Muck: It will never sink inDr. Monkey Von Monkersteinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370062692837972451noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-53375214172250673192007-08-15T12:50:00.000-04:002007-08-15T12:50:00.000-04:00I am deeply honored to be mentioned in the same pa...I am deeply honored to be mentioned in the same paragraph with such greats as Blue Gal and Dcup, Dr. Monkerstein. You are very kind.Dr. Zaiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16153875976834518896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-33557103666871845722007-08-14T21:06:00.000-04:002007-08-14T21:06:00.000-04:00this post and comments section is actually a perfe...this post and comments section is actually a perfect example of exactly why blogging is important.<BR/>where else do you get to have relevant conversations that span continents? where else do you get to read actual opposing sides to various arguments - as opposed to slight shades of gray that the media forces upon us? if anything is fair and balanced, it's the blogosphere - because the playing field truly is level, and THAT means that the voices that make sense will start to emerge from the babble.<BR/>thanks, doc monkey.kelsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01664199219218001021noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-35452425142190363082007-08-14T15:07:00.000-04:002007-08-14T15:07:00.000-04:00Every time I look at Brian Williams I think "God! ...Every time I look at Brian Williams I think "God! I hope I never have to buy a car from that guy!"Snadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04055786911610974637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-23376116029811854582007-08-14T11:50:00.000-04:002007-08-14T11:50:00.000-04:00Ditto to every comment posted so far and a great b...Ditto to every comment posted so far and a great big<BR/><BR/><BR/>"Huzzah!"<BR/><BR/><BR/>to you, Dr. Monkey!splordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06426754745729551958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-7459711699897143552007-08-14T10:53:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:53:00.000-04:00Um, I like to have sex and I don't get paid for it...Um, I like to have sex and I don't get paid for it.<BR/><BR/>In fact, getting paid to do some things actually gets you in trouble doesn't it?Jess Wundrunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627683239720941969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-47726413031631950082007-08-14T10:18:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:18:00.000-04:00I don't think journalism is being supplanted by bl...I don't think journalism is being supplanted by blogging necessarily, though I think that despite there being countless amazing journalists out there, the rigid structure in which they function in many times poisons the news.<BR/><BR/>On the other hand, I don't think blogging is anything sacred. Just like anything else, it can become polluted and self-important. Yet, I find the lack of a rigid structure in the world of blogging encouraging.<BR/><BR/>I dunno --- there's always been pitfalls and obstacles to discovering what's going on in the world, whether it's journalism or blogging. The important thing is to try your best in finding your way, providing a complete picture, etc.<BR/><BR/>If you see people in the media disparage bloggers without any meaningful backing arguments, I would resist getting too angry. These people aren't probably in favor of real journalism, either.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-18127675216476137522007-08-14T09:57:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:57:00.000-04:00I find it funny when bloggers are referred to as k...I find it funny when bloggers are referred to as kids, just a bunch of kids. I'm not a kid, you're not a kid. We are intelligent adults exchanging ideas and discussing what we see happening in our world.<BR/><BR/>The MSM is the pusher man. We are breaking our "habit" and turning away from them. They are pissed and they are telling us we can't go on without them. They miss that money we used to hand to them every time we needed a "fix". How long can you remain a pusher man if no one is buying your dope?pissed off patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08854364015577541981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-86932711324684371212007-08-14T09:31:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:31:00.000-04:00I do think there's a lot of value in also looking ...I do think there's a lot of value in also looking at sources who <I>aren't</I> like you and <I>don't</I> agree with you. (This is easy for me, since there's probably nobody out there who agrees with me on every single issue.) It helps avoid one's arguments and viewpoints getting stale, which can happen when one never confronts opposing views on their own terms. And it can keep one aware of stories which one's own "side" ignores or minimizes because they're inconvenient.<BR/><BR/>This is true regardless of where one stands ideologically, of course.<BR/><BR/>And reading blogs is still the best way to do it. At least when you read a blogger with a different viewpoint, he's upfront about where he's coming from, unlike the MSM which maintains a pretense of objectivity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-86729598218447923292007-08-14T09:18:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:18:00.000-04:00It's posts like this that make me appreciate blogs...It's posts like this that make me appreciate blogs all the more.<BR/><BR/>Well said.Some Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06899082993897012313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-74958940169909133412007-08-14T06:16:00.000-04:002007-08-14T06:16:00.000-04:00Amen brotha! This is so well put and so true.They...Amen brotha! This is so well put and so true.<BR/><BR/>They just don't get it and they just don't want to.<BR/><BR/>I work in a field related to the tv biz and have friends who work in that actual industry... Including someone that I adore in a behind the scenes but relatively important spot at a cable news channel. (Not Fox, thats all I am saying!)<BR/><BR/>They are rearranging the deck chairs on the Titantic and chasing ratings that are sliding off like said deck chairs as the ship descends into the briny deep.<BR/><BR/><BR/>It is sad. <BR/><BR/>It reminds me of my early career (early 80's)spent at a tv station in upstate NY... All the experienced people laughed off cable as some nutty fad. These were the same dinosaurs who thought the same thing about tv in the 50's, FM radio in the 70's etc.<BR/><BR/>In my youthful optimism I couldn't understand why they would think that. Now I do. <BR/><BR/>Oh well kids- wake up and smell the blogging.<BR/><BR/>I am also laughing when I think back to my then outrage(i guess i always had it in me!) over GE buying NBC lo those many years ago. I was like some nutjob among my friends and colleagues who couldn't understand why I cared that a major defense contractor was buying a news outlet. <BR/><BR/>Anyway enough of this too long comment. So damn glad to be here.Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07181529277715646835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1914855334135989478.post-72667872988306265422007-08-14T02:45:00.000-04:002007-08-14T02:45:00.000-04:00What I love is the whole DIY ethic of blogging. T...What I love is the whole DIY ethic of blogging. The perspectives and biases of bloggers are easier to figure out than are those of corporate-funded mainstream news outlets.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747874295331152779noreply@blogger.com