tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post115668635323279308..comments2023-10-29T16:28:32.158-05:00Comments on TEXAS POLYGAMY: Media Gets it Wrong Againweblog administratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02235229368378151618noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1157060894810061082006-08-31T16:48:00.000-05:002006-08-31T16:48:00.000-05:00I think it's incumbent upon reporters to really re...I think it's incumbent upon reporters to really report objectively, using lots of quotes, because it is sooooo easy to insert our own values or perceptions into a story without even realizing that we didn't get it right.<BR/><BR/>It's unfortunate, but I don't believe in every instance it's purposefull, but in some instances, it might be.ATAR_ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883525547158688152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1157008125393370622006-08-31T02:08:00.000-05:002006-08-31T02:08:00.000-05:00Anonymous 8/30/2006 10:09 PM said...we need to st...<I>Anonymous 8/30/2006 10:09 PM said...<BR/><BR/>we need to stop old fat ugly guys who are cowards and lack social skills from messing up childrens lives we live in a sick sick world god save us</I><BR/><BR/>Are you referring to Sam Barlow there?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1157031785191284522006-08-31T08:43:00.000-05:002006-08-31T08:43:00.000-05:00Speaking of media getting it wrong,I live next doo...Speaking of media getting it wrong,<BR/><BR/>I live next door to the office building of Gary Engels, so it was logical that CNN would try to interview someone nearby. CNN interviewed my wife thinking she was FLDS and she actually talked to them; quite a surprise. That's about the only accurate part of the whole deal.<BR/><BR/>Here are a few mistakes<BR/>(1) I am not chasing girls for a second Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1157033559786716082006-08-31T09:12:00.000-05:002006-08-31T09:12:00.000-05:00Where CNN went wrong is they had an agenda. They ...Where CNN went wrong is they had an agenda. They wanted to find evidence of the people rejecting Warren and finding a new prophet. So, when they find an XFLDS member that talks to them, they twist everything she says into proving their agenda.<BR/><BR/>Elsie's Husband.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156993758493313442006-08-30T22:09:00.000-05:002006-08-30T22:09:00.000-05:00we need to stop old fat ugly guys who are cowards ...we need to stop old fat ugly guys who are cowards and lack social skills from messing up childrens lives we live in a sick sick world god save usAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156862144165945882006-08-29T09:35:00.000-05:002006-08-29T09:35:00.000-05:00Media got it right this time. WARREN CAUGHT!Media got it right this time. WARREN CAUGHT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156803174075661442006-08-28T17:12:00.000-05:002006-08-28T17:12:00.000-05:00We do not usually 'trash', but I myself am guilty ...We do not usually 'trash', but I myself am guilty of it, especially with certain individuals.<BR/><BR/>I think OTS is the exception to my normal posting etiquette. It's not that I disagree with him. I disagree, and yet respect a great many folks on this board. <BR/><BR/>OTS has been so vulgar, sexual, disgusting, and egotistically spiritual as well as monumentall confused that he usually ATAR_ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883525547158688152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156732554992797792006-08-27T21:35:00.000-05:002006-08-27T21:35:00.000-05:00Happily I will address the problem of equal number...Happily I will address the problem of equal number of males and females. The answer is implied in what I have written. <BR/><BR/>The presupposition is that if their are equal number of males and females than some sort of exterior control must be imposed to see to it that an non polygamous solution is imposed to acheive some sort of fairness or balance.<BR/><BR/>If this balance is to be acheived Digital Dighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872181398903986994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156743632743368722006-08-28T00:40:00.000-05:002006-08-28T00:40:00.000-05:00Do I understand how this site works. If you cannot...Do I understand how this site works. If you cannot answer or do not like a response, you trash the comment and attack the person. Well, ok then, but it departing let me say that logic alone will not suffice to answer all these hypothetical questions. Only when men come to the point that they are truly willing to obey their Creator, and lives as he directs, will the true meaning of things be seenDigital Dighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872181398903986994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156725342718067242006-08-27T19:35:00.000-05:002006-08-27T19:35:00.000-05:00So, begging the initial question... What did the m...So, begging the initial question... What did the media get wrong in this case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156716134740139632006-08-27T17:02:00.000-05:002006-08-27T17:02:00.000-05:00Her's a link for newspaper that published article:...Her's a link for newspaper that published article: <A HREF="http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,645196473,00.html" REL="nofollow">Article on "Banking on Heaven"</A><BR/><BR/>IMO the poster Anon 1:12PM makes a good artgument, but failes to address issue of fact that human reproduce equal nembers of males & females, which creates the "lost boy" problem of creating multiple females for one man, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156702324323146372006-08-27T13:12:00.000-05:002006-08-27T13:12:00.000-05:00This is the first post I have made on this site. I...This is the first post I have made on this site. I have spent the last couple of hours looking it over. <BR/><BR/>The organizations that oppose polygamy itself, beyond emotionalism, have weak arguments and will eventually lose in their intention of prosecution. It is almost a moot point.<BR/><BR/>The arguments over "authority from god seem senseless". Every man and women ought to have the right Digital Dighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02872181398903986994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156704404078194172006-08-27T13:46:00.000-05:002006-08-27T13:46:00.000-05:00I like that 11:17hits the nail right on the head.I like that 11:17<BR/>hits the nail right on the head.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156695420709362942006-08-27T11:17:00.000-05:002006-08-27T11:17:00.000-05:00"Variety," which said "more agitprop (agitational ..."Variety," which said "more agitprop (agitational propaganda) than balanced reportage, this somewhat amateurish feature nonetheless has more than enough shocking allegations to grab the attention."<BR/><BR/>This half of it is true.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11081631.post-1156692176438457352006-08-27T10:22:00.000-05:002006-08-27T10:22:00.000-05:00Which half was right?Which half was right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com