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Saw the 60-Minutes segment on TV. Reeks of US Govt denial - nt

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In Reply to: RE: Breaking story on Havana Syndrome, the mystery disease affecting US diplomats. posted by vacuous on April 01, 2024 at 10:35:45

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Yeah, but it's "60 Minutes." - ghost of olddude55 12:05:56 04/01/24 (17)
Not exactly a credible source.

The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
- In which respects have they ever been less than credible? - vacuous 12:52:31 04/01/24 (16)
  Not like I'm a die-hard champion of their program, but some of their investigative reporting has been really good. On the air for 54 years.
  
  When have they ever botched their reporting or got a story completely wrong? How often does that happen?
  - The glory days of 60 minutes were the 60's and 70's - Chris from Lafayette 14:59:34 04/01/24 (7)
    Ever since then, they've been on a more or less continuous slide towards mediocrity, and their audience has shrunk and skewed more and more towards the retirement home demographic, as the residents tune in for the latest expose on anyone opposed to official government narratives or corporate culture.
    
    Coming up next week on 60 Minutes: Revealed! The horrible things which MTG has said about the latest woke orthodoxy! (Oops - I think they already ran that segment a year or so ago!)
    
    BTW, vacuous, do YOU live in a retirement home? ;-)
    - When science 'might' not have all the answers - Feanor 05:51:26 04/03/24 (0)
      Too many (otherwise) reliable witness have attested to significant symptoms for the problem to be dismissed on account of no brain damage based on CAT scans, MRIs, etc. .
      
      Maybe the symptoms are psychosomatic but there are just too many victims for that to be entirely plausible. Science just isn't all the way in many areas.
      
      Do we remember when one-number THD was considered the be-all & end-all of amplifier sound evaluation?
      
      Dmitri Shostakovich
    - 'Depends' - vacuous 16:53:32 04/01/24 (3)
      Is that you in the photo Comrade Chris? Yes, you do appear to be rather incontinent, if not with actual diapers, surely with your speech.
      - Why, vacuous - you naughty boy! - Chris from Lafayette 02:06:53 04/02/24 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: 'Depends' posted by vacuous on April 01, 2024 at 16:53:32
        
        You know I've never worn Depends in my life, nor do I have a stash of Depends pictures (like you evidently do!). The only way to account for the picture in your post is to conclude that it must be one of your friends at the retirement home where you live - where the big event of the week is to gather round the communal TV set for the weekly broadcast of 60 Minutes - God's unvarnished truth! ;-)
        
        You made an ad hominem comment, and I replied in kind. This conversation is over. n/t - vacuous 09:44:52 04/02/24 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Why, vacuous - you naughty boy! posted by Chris from Lafayette on April 02, 2024 at 02:06:53
        
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        I asked a simple question, which you construed into an ad hominem comment - Chris from Lafayette 14:09:44 04/02/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: You made an ad hominem comment, and I replied in kind. This conversation is over. n/t posted by vacuous on April 02, 2024 at 09:44:52
        
        One thing I don't like is a bum rap, but if you want to keep generating them, that's on you.
        
        BTW, I notice in fact that you never did answer my question as to whether you live in a retirement home (with your stash of pictures of old men in Depends). That's OK with me - whatever floats your boat! ;-)
    - RE: The glory days of 60 minutes were the 60's and 70's - double28 15:49:21 04/01/24 (0)
      Back in the day if your receptionist says Mike Wallace is in the lobby, you head out the back door and hope camera crews aren't in the parking lot!
    - It's just not a real news show. - ghost of olddude55 15:41:18 04/01/24 (0)
      It's infotainment. Some information but the primary role of 60 Minutes is to entertain.
      
      The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
  - Audi sudden acceleration... - ghost of olddude55 13:03:26 04/01/24 (7)
    ...the story on W. that cost Dan Rather his job...
    Among others. 60 Minutes is infotainment.
    I'm not saying they're blowing smoke out their asses this time, but I'll wait till some other actual news source verifies.
    
    The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
    
    Edits: 04/01/24
    - That report on Audi sudden acceleration was done by Ed Bradley, not Dan Rather. - vacuous 13:24:28 04/01/24 (6)
      From my quick google search... The main reason for Dan Rather's departure from 60 Minutes was a controversy over a 2004 report he did on President George W. Bush's National Guard service during the Vietnam War. Made claims that could not be authenticated.
      
      Linked: Ed Bradley video clip on Audi sudden acceleration.
      
      Here. (Open in New Window)
      - That's what I said. - ghost of olddude55 14:07:32 04/01/24 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: That report on Audi sudden acceleration was done by Ed Bradley, not Dan Rather. posted by vacuous on April 01, 2024 at 13:24:28
        
        The Audi acceleration story (which was out and out faked), AND the W. story that cost Dan Rather his job. I just left out the "AND."
        On top of which, I've watched CBS and NBC network news casts and IMO even those are 40% bullshit. And they're supposed to be actual news, not newsiness like 60 Minutes .
        
        The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
        
        Edits: 04/01/24 04/01/24
        
        Right! That's 2 misleading stories by 2 reporters at 60 minutes. - vacuous 14:42:13 04/01/24 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: That's what I said. posted by ghost of olddude55 on April 01, 2024 at 14:07:32
        
        Gotta rope in Ed Bradley... And there's more! The Politico article below also lists a botched Benghazi report, a fawning Jeff Bezos interview, and a toothless interview with an NSA director.
        
        So they're not an impartial crucible of truth. They get stuff wrong. The scales have fallen from my eyes!
        Politico (Open in New Window)
        
        "60 Minutes" isn't news, it's infotainment.. - ghost of olddude55 15:35:51 04/01/24 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Right! That's 2 misleading stories by 2 reporters at 60 minutes. posted by vacuous on April 01, 2024 at 14:42:13
        
        I'm not saying the producers make up everything just that it shouldn't be confused with actual news, and any story run on the show should be taken with a grain of salt until it's verified elsewhere.
        
        The blissful counterstroke-a considerable new message.
        
        Edits: 04/01/24
        
        Well, it's a "news magazine" and has always presented itself as that... - musetap 23:02:23 04/01/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: "60 Minutes" isn't news, it's infotainment.. posted by ghost of olddude55 on April 01, 2024 at 15:35:51
        
        so, you have the correct approach.
        
        Magazines sure aren't newspapers and too many newspapers strive to be magazines.
        
        Never considered 60 Minutes a source of news, but usually a good source of information.
        
        Also haven't watched it in at least 25 years.
        
        In the 70's and 80's, though they presented some great interviews and interesting topics.
        
        AND... Andy Rooney.
        
        "Once this was all Black Plasma and Imagination" -Michael McClure
        
        RE: Right! That's 2 misleading stories by 2 reporters at 60 minutes. - Kirk57 14:56:26 04/01/24 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Right! That's 2 misleading stories by 2 reporters at 60 minutes. posted by vacuous on April 01, 2024 at 14:42:13
        
        Every news organization that has ever existed has made a mistake on occasion.
        
        The test is whether they admit it and take steps to prevent it in the future.
        
        Every news organization makes mistakes? No excuses!! They must be 100% accurate all the time! - vacuous 16:57:23 04/01/24 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Right! That's 2 misleading stories by 2 reporters at 60 minutes. posted by Kirk57 on April 01, 2024 at 14:56:26
        
        Else they are merely 'infotainment'.

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