tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post112092003072627590..comments2024-03-28T16:17:20.965-05:00Comments on Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine: Dave Barry in a Serious Moodmybillcriderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02350478005243505108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1121039254657582392005-07-10T18:47:00.000-05:002005-07-10T18:47:00.000-05:00I keep having this image of some crusty old Brit w...I keep having this image of some crusty old Brit who lived through the Blitz sitting on his park bench and telling people "Yer call that a bombing? In my day, laddie, we had REAL bombing. bin Laden, that great poof..."JD Rhoadeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123361739160525998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1121016302978944552005-07-10T12:25:00.000-05:002005-07-10T12:25:00.000-05:00The BBC were as sombre and unbiased as always, ITV...The BBC were as sombre and unbiased as always, ITV more sensational. And the tabloids?<BR/><BR/>Well, when the headline of The Daily Star is "BASTARDS" and Al Qaeda is spelled wrong on the front page, you get a measure of how truly diverse the reportage can be.Ray Bankshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04981352396421812729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1120934978835514012005-07-09T13:49:00.000-05:002005-07-09T13:49:00.000-05:00With the coverage of the Gulf War the American net...With the coverage of the Gulf War the American networks realized that the news could be just as much a ratings grabber as their original programming. <BR/><BR/>So the television news became television entertainment. <BR/><BR/>American television "news" is an embarrassment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1120928333992611502005-07-09T11:58:00.000-05:002005-07-09T11:58:00.000-05:00As they used to say during the war - "London can t...As they used to say during the war - "London can take it."Brent McKeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14883838112004433045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3668066.post-1120921009093995242005-07-09T09:56:00.000-05:002005-07-09T09:56:00.000-05:00I think that for the British it was no surprise. ...I think that for the British it was no surprise. They reacted as if they knew it was coming.PollyMEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16690895463446816009noreply@blogger.com