I was waitin' for it.I think the article left out the part where the driver threatens the motorcyclists with a broom...I mean...shotgun.
.... prepare to be boiled constantly. The media, expecially broadcast media, do this on every story. I could tell you a half dozen instances where a situation I knew about first hand was reported on and each was exaggerated beyond belief and several were simply lied about. This is why I quit watching the news over a decade ago. Watching it is a total waste of time. You learn nothing of value. I laugh when people say, "You've got to watch it to stay informed." Yeah right. Informed by lies and distortion. Manipulated by propaganda is more like it."There have been two recent attacks in the St. Louis area involving drivers who were outnumbered by motorcycle riders."
this sort of hearsay-paraded-as-fact-journalism really gets under my skin. instead of attempting to recreate the situation in question, the news channel here has sided with sensationalism.
unfortunately, a) news stations are not there to provide us with correct information - they are businesses that have to sell advertising minutes to turn a profit, b) researching the entire story costs money/time, and c) often an explanation of the real/complete story would be less sensational (read: lucrative) than simply letting the audience entertain the thought of a bloodthirsty gang of 200 motorcyclists, hellbent on naked destruction, cruising down the highway.
fact is not always stranger than fiction.
...but i suppose, "as i was yelling at my daughter in the passenger seat, i drifted into the left lane and almost ran over one of them; they all then proceeded to flip me off as they rode by" wouldn't sell very much ad time, either.
I'm in the land of "do something" right now. I'll run on up to Capitol Hill and bring this up. Maybe I'll bring a crying girl along for added effect..... prepare to be boiled constantly. The media, expecially broadcast media, do this on every story. I could tell you a half dozen instances where a situation I knew about first hand was reported on and each was exaggerated beyond belief and several were simply lied about. This is why I quit watching the news over a decade ago. Watching it is a total waste of time. You learn nothing of value. I laugh when people say, "You've got to watch it to stay informed." Yeah right. Informed by lies and distortion. Manipulated by propaganda is more like it.
Expect more and more of these lies with demands that the govt "do something". The press is the govt's running dog.
... fleece a few million for me. And if you do I promise I'll buy a new bike right away instead of annoying everyone with indecision like that Kenneth Moore guy.I'm in the land of "do something" right now. I'll run on up to Capitol Hill and bring this up. Maybe I'll bring a crying girl along for added effect.
I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I'M GOING TO TELL KDUKE YOU'RE BEING MEAN TO ME AGAIN AND CHANGE MY LOGIN AND NOT SAY ANTHING EVER AGAIN EXCEPT STUFF THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW CAUSE I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW IT AND IF I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHO WOULD TELL YOU I'M GOING TO OPEN MY OWN WESITE YOU BASTARDS!!!!!!... fleece a few million for me. And if you do I promise I'll buy a new bike right away instead of annoying everyone with indecision like that Kenneth Moore guy.
Now that would be a crowd!Maybe they are zombie motorcyclists, rising from the dead to wreak vengeance on the witless cagers who killed them and got away with it by claiming that "I didn't see him".
Shouldn't your sig read "Do all to none and let me be a circle-jerking Dink that's all for one".I HATE YOU! I HATE YOU! I'M GOING TO TELL KDUKE YOU'RE BEING MEAN TO ME AGAIN AND CHANGE MY LOGIN AND NOT SAY ANTHING EVER AGAIN EXCEPT STUFF THAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW CAUSE I THINK YOU NEED TO KNOW IT AND IF I DIDN'T TELL YOU WHO WOULD TELL YOU I'M GOING TO OPEN MY OWN WESITE YOU BASTARDS!!!!!!
"Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."
His signature was:Shouldn't your sig read "Do all to none and let me be a circle-jerking Dink that's all for one".
Or whatever the hell his sig was.