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mark edward marchiafava
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Posted: Tue Feb 9th, 2010 04:16 pm |
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Benjamin Franklin once stated the NEWSpapers were to be the watchdogs of liberty.
Based on that statement, I've often called MS newspapers to see how they stack up to ole Ben's standard.
When I get them to actually read article 3 sec 12 for the very first time,
most of them just cannot grasp the concept of OC in MS.
With ZERO exceptions, they have all earned a big, fat, red F for their failings.
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DKSuddeth
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Posted: Tue Feb 9th, 2010 05:32 pm |
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mark edward marchiafava wrote: Benjamin Franklin once stated the NEWSpapers were to be the watchdogs of liberty.
Based on that statement, I've often called MS newspapers to see how they stack up to ole Ben's standard.
When I get them to actually read article 3 sec 12 for the very first time,
most of them just cannot grasp the concept of OC in MS.
With ZERO exceptions, they have all earned a big, fat, red F for their failings.
not surprising. My wifes uncle is a DA in southern Mississippi. When questioned about the same article and how it coincides with the license issue, he's very evasive.
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JT
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Posted: Tue Feb 9th, 2010 07:18 pm |
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The vast majority of "journalists", editors and syndication services are liberal. Most in the industry receive their education in liberal journalism schools so it shouldn't surprise you. It's pretty much the same everywhere. Their reaction to reading that section of the constitution is the same as some people when they read the Bible. It's not that they don't understand what they are reading. It's that they don't like it.
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mark edward marchiafava
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Posted: Tue Feb 9th, 2010 07:30 pm |
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"They don't like it." If you could have monitored some of the many phone conversations I've had with MS "news" paper folks, you'd realize just how true your assessment is: Dead on.
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JT
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Posted: Tue Feb 9th, 2010 10:33 pm |
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mark edward marchiafava wrote: If you could have monitored some of the many phone conversations I've had with MS "news" paper folks, you'd realize just how true your assessment is:
It's not surprising. We have had at least two full generations of anti-gun propaganda and myths perpetuated on our society in the popular media and then their education has reinforced all of the propaganda, myths and stereotypes. When open carry is advocated it will not be long before someone will write about the perils of returning to the violence of the wild West. Nevermind that homicide rates per capita were far less in the "wild West" than they are today. This truth has been swept under the carpet while we proclaim ourselves civilized. It's not true because our society is becoming more barbaric but it makes us feel good about ourselves.
Our "journalism" today reflects the cause of this barbarism. The Constitution is the supreme law of the land but in their "reporting" their ideas trump the parts they don't like. Simply put, they have no respect for the rule of law when it conflicts with their ideas. It matters not that open carry is actually the law of the land in Mississippi. The MS Supreme Court has issued opinions contrary to the Constitution and the media refuses to call them on it. Why? Because it is what the majority in the media want so they will never report the truth. That is also why the media has divorced the right to keep and bear arms from any discussion of "civil rights." The RTKBA is a civil rights issue but it is always divorced from any mention of civil rights in the media and treated as separate issue because most in the media don't see it as a civil right. They want society to embrace their idea rather than the law of the land.
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mark edward marchiafava
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Posted: Wed Feb 10th, 2010 12:39 pm |
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I'm currently waging war on another front in MS (wage and hour law), but as soon as this is brought to a conclusion, I'll go back to contacting "news"paper folks concerning the OC issue there.
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