These are very difficult times for ***insert victim here***, especially in ***insert poor beleaguered region here***, and feelings are strong on both sides of this issue. Like you, I believe it is important that American ***insert victim here*** have the right to ***insert something abhorrent to assholes here***, and I agree that the ***insert underfunded and under-appreciated Gummint bureaucracy here*** process needs reform. I have thought for some time that the best way to approach this issue is through compromise between ***insert assholes here*** and ***insert victim here*** to reach common ground, improve ***insert unthinkable benefit to employees here***, and create an open playing field.

I have a friend who went to J-school. She’s 50-ish. Insists that bloggers just write random stuff about their feelings and opinions and don’t do “real” journalism. Insists that print journalists still do real reporting (as a rule, not a rarity). I gotta figure out a way to be openly skeptical about mainstream journalism without making her feel like I’m attacking her as a professional. My scorn for the M$M makes that hard.

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