Rolling Stone Cover

[dellinger63]

Free speech; of course I have the choice of buying it or walking away. Something Obamacare is missing. But sometimes the constitution is right and sometimes it's not. Similar to the bible I guess.

[GenuineRisk]

I would have been more impressed if Rolling Stone, or magazine, for that matter, instead had devoted a cover to the owners of the fertilizer storage facility that blew up two days after the Boston Marathon bombing, seeing as how it killed more people, did much more damage, and was much more preventable (the company lied to the EPA about what they were storing):

http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/04/26/...h-of-it-wrong/

I read a quote somewhere after both tragedies that terrorists crave publicity and owners of companies that violate laws try to avoid it, and the media is happy to give both of them what they want.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

I would have been more impressed if Rolling Stone, or magazine, for that matter, instead had devoted a cover to the owners of the fertilizer storage facility that blew up two days after the Boston Marathon bombing, seeing as how it killed more people, did much more damage, and was much more preventable (the company lied to the EPA about what they were storing):

http://www.fair.org/blog/2013/04/26/...h-of-it-wrong/

I read a quote somewhere after both tragedies that terrorists crave publicity and owners of companies that violate laws try to avoid it, and the media is happy to give both of them what they want.

i find it ironic that tx wanted to secede and then complained fema didn't give them enough $. that they say they don't want more regulations, especially not on business and industry (see storage facility, above) but they just had a second special session to force more regulations on businesses....
ah, texas. ain't it grand.

[declansharbor]

A buddy of mine shared the band Disturbed's view on this that they posted on their fb page. Woahhh.

[Danzig]

http://www.mediaite.com/online/mass-...ston-bomber/#4

a response from mass. police

and, yeah, declan, just saw what draiman had to say....i think he's a bit put out.

[NTamm1215]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i find it ironic that tx wanted to secede and then complained fema didn't give them enough $. that they say they don't want more regulations, especially not on business and industry (see storage facility, above) but they just had a second special session to force more regulations on businesses....
ah, texas. ain't it grand.

What are you talking about?

Some Texans have wanted to secede for going on 200 years. Using it as a generalization would be akin to saying that Americans want to invade Canada. Sure, there are some who do, but it is a minority sentiment.

The decision by FEMA to deny any aid to West because it "wasn't a major disaster" flew in the face of the president's promise that the needs of the citizens there would be met. The real argument would be why did Gov. Rick Perry lament not getting additional aid from FEMA when he triumphantly denied getting any federal assistance for his state when the economy tanked. That amounts to apples and oranges in my opinion.

Whatever you want to say about the special session is fine, it was about the abortion bill almost entirely. That's why he kept bringing them back.

Oh, and on the topic of this thread, the cover is disgraceful, but Rolling Stone is getting EXACTLY what they wanted.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by NTamm1215

What are you talking about?

Some Texans have wanted to secede for going on 200 years. Using it as a generalization would be akin to saying that Americans want to invade Canada. Sure, there are some who do, but it is a minority sentiment.

The decision by FEMA to deny any aid to West because it "wasn't a major disaster" flew in the face of the president's promise that the needs of the citizens there would be met. The real argument would be why did Gov. Rick Perry lament not getting additional aid from FEMA when he triumphantly denied getting any federal assistance for his state when the economy tanked. That amounts to apples and oranges in my opinion.

Whatever you want to say about the special session is fine, it was about the abortion bill almost entirely. That's why he kept bringing them back.

Oh, and on the topic of this thread, the cover is disgraceful, but Rolling Stone is getting EXACTLY what they wanted.

what i'm talking about is just like what you mentioned, when perry, the other 'leaders' in texas and many of the citizens always crow about their independence, but then lambast not getting additional aid from the very feds they constantly deny needing. fema has given aid for the explosion-an explosion that texas would do well to learn from, as many feel that industry down there is terribly under-regulated. they weren't denied any aid. money, housing assitance, etc has been provided.
yes, it's a generalization, because in general regarding texas, that attitude is very real. i doubt it's a minority sentiment. of course, in texas, they seem to have a feeling of superiority, since they were once a country....the proud, but incredibly bankrupt republic of texas. i think texans are pretty clueless about what kind of state their country was in, and why it wanted to join the us so badly.

and yes, rolling stone got plenty of attention and pr, no doubt they will benefit from it.
as for the special session times 2, the state could have used the money spent on those for west, tx.

[MaTH716]

If this was the cover of Time or Newsweek, would it be creating as much of a buzz?

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

If this was the cover of Time or Newsweek, would it be creating as much of a buzz?

same picture? i think so. i know some of the people time chose for man of the year got a lot of negative feedback.

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by MaTH716

If this was the cover of Time or Newsweek, would it be creating as much of a buzz?

My fav mag back in the day...kaput..

[notyep59]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

Free speech; of course I have the choice of buying it or walking away. Something Obamacare is missing. But sometimes the constitution is right and sometimes it's not. Similar to the bible I guess.

if you just put "I hate Obama and Obamacare" as your tagline, would your life be easier?

[Danzig]

^^

the policeman who posted the photos has been relieved of duty...may lose his job.

[bigrun]

[Danzig]

[ArlJim78]

I don't get the choices, it conflates two separate issues. I thought the cover was in bad taste, but I'm for free speech. Saying "I feel that cover was inappropriate" is not the same as saying "they have no right to publish that cover"

[Danzig]

jsut saw that the policeman who released photos in response to the stone cover has been put on restricted duty. at least he didn't get fired. altho, if i was stuck behind a desk rather than out and about, i'd probably wish i'd been fired.