A guy shoots five people in the mall but all you want to hear about is Anna Nichole

Yes, pretty pathetic...My boss knows the GM at that restaurant the cop was eating at...He said the GM was at home and his manager called him up...Apparently the gunman tried to kill him as he says a bullet parted his hair...He was behind the bar...The cop got up and did his duty...

 

I guess it'd be in the D&D sooner if that member who had a hard on for anti-Muslim news stories was still here.

 

She was not a Saint in the truest sense of the word before her death. Sainthood is given posthumously.

 

Are you thinking of Gwayneco? Whatever happened to him?

 

Weird - he sorta disappeared didn't he?

 

She's been beatified so she's on her way. If she is declared a Saint at some point in the future, I believe it would be proper to say, "She was a saint". I don't think the process of canonization actually confers sainthood, but instead recognizes the saintly nature that existed during their life.

In other words it may be proper to say that Mother Theresa was a saint, but the Church hasn't gotten around to recognizing it yet.

 

Yeah, that's the guy.

 

this did take place in bosnia, not here in the states. i think it would have had more coverage if it was a local (US) story.

i do agree it's pretty pathetic that something like this gets relegated to the back pages, while ANS gets 24 hour coverage.

 

crazy

 

Actually, it happened in SLC Utah.

 

oh



utah isn't a real state

 

One thing that is sad about this is that the people of Utah, not particularly known for their exceptional acceptance of diverse religious views, is apparently not dealing with the fact that the guy was a Muslim. Apparently there were some pretty unpleasant ‘letters to the editor’ to the Deseret News suggesting which draconian measures need to be taken against ‘them’ (Muslims) and claiming that this was an orchestrated Muslim terror attack.

 

Anybody listen to Michael Savage on the radio? He echoes the same point. We can't have the media drawing attention to a shooter's Muslim background, it might stir up the public.....

Who gives a whoop about Anna. She's no different than any other bimbo with nothing to offer society, except "good" looks.

 

Here's some video footage......sad, and angering.

http://kutv.com/video/?id=23467@kutv.dayport.com

 

There was George magazine, my favorite magazine of all time. Salon.com's probably your best bet, but not if you're a conservative. I also got suckered into reading The Economist when I was a finance major in school and I absolutely love their website. b**** magazine does a lot of feminist commentary, but specifically about pop culture.

 

If his muslim background is part of the story fine, if it isn't then why bring it up?

In this case it wasn't a reason for the shooting, apparently, and has nothing to do with the case.

 

How is is appartent?

Well, there is no motive that is known, so all aspects should be considered. Background usually has something to do with how a person is critiqued when something like this comes up. It's an honest question, which some people feel it innappropriate to ask.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17176227/

No motive known. The title of the article illustrates why the fact that he was Muslim is an issue, one way or another.

 

Britney - the next Anna Nicole?

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I think it calls into question the professionalism of journalists today. Ever wonder why nothing positive ever gets reported out of Iraq. Whatever side of the issue you're on, the troops over there deserve a fair shake.

Sorry to switch subjects, but I think the similarities are apt.

 

No they aren't.

There's war in Iraq. Lots of people are getting blown to bits and there's no clear indication that any good is going to ultimately come of it. Billions and billions of dollars that could be helping people here are getting siphoned off for this war and there's no clear indication that any good is going to ultimately come of it. Reporting 'good news' from Iraq at this point is like reporting on finding a perfectly good peanut in a piece of rancid ****.

The best thing the media can do for the troops is avoid making fluff pieces when kids are getting sent back home daily missing limbs.