tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post75707751328827773..comments2024-03-19T06:13:08.345-04:00Comments on the daily howler: Breaking: Various people who don’t exist!<b>bob somerby</b>http://www.blogger.com/profile/02963464534685954436noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-9250764021496422742013-01-18T02:19:30.201-05:002013-01-18T02:19:30.201-05:00The story is the contrast between ND's respons...The story is the contrast between ND's response to rape charges vs. its football players and its response to Manti Teo's embarrassment (assuming the best about him). And the media's degree and kind of covering each set of stories. Rah rah the boys. Talk about chosen narratives.mchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-549887140286411862013-01-17T16:12:54.583-05:002013-01-17T16:12:54.583-05:00Once again, the guy who dares say "The Empero...Once again, the guy who dares say "The Emperor has no clothes" draws more response than the Emperor's post itself.<br /><br />My, my how quick the Somerby Tribe is to defend it chief. I guess it's OK to question everybody else.<br />irishguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214796640416172528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-6492586219208066662013-01-17T15:44:28.923-05:002013-01-17T15:44:28.923-05:00"[B]asically insignificant"? And yet, A..."[B]asically insignificant"? And yet, Anonymous @ 12:18, you continue to come here to read. Daily?<br /><br />Horace FeathersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-49277716453391052442013-01-17T15:37:36.188-05:002013-01-17T15:37:36.188-05:00Re: Anonymous 2:05PM
Look who's talking!Re: Anonymous 2:05PM<br /><br />Look who's talking!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-31535923386717710992013-01-17T14:05:32.637-05:002013-01-17T14:05:32.637-05:00Nah, man. It's your ongoing commentary that...Nah, man. It's your ongoing commentary that's insignificant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-91873321607726290252013-01-17T12:18:07.767-05:002013-01-17T12:18:07.767-05:00Yes, quite obvious. And you would have thought it ...Yes, quite obvious. And you would have thought it would have been obvious to Somerby. <br /><br />Instead, the guy who has been railing for years about media following chosen narratives without question blows this off as "basically insignificant" then uses it to extend his own narrative and bash one of his favorite targets.<br /><br />This is why the Howler, on a daily basis, is becoming "basically insignificant."<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-4149541051295200152013-01-17T11:50:00.770-05:002013-01-17T11:50:00.770-05:00Yes, the Te'o story is just world-class gossip...Yes, the Te'o story is just world-class gossip. But for purposes of this site, the media angle is pretty obvious. Major media outlets like Sports Illustrated ran with a story they couldn't possibly prove. Gene Wojciechowski of ESPN admitted he couldn't find an obituary or a picture, and they didn't think twice about glorifying the story. Everyone loved the narrative, and no one did their homework. Sound familiar around here?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8611810694571930415.post-9709363112054796362013-01-17T11:30:44.011-05:002013-01-17T11:30:44.011-05:00Looks like some college kid might have messed up. ...Looks like some college kid might have messed up. I kind of think it's more newsworthy when they don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com