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	<title>Comments on: Who would you name PoTY?</title>
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		<title>By: CR UVa</title>
		<link>http://blog.vivianpaige.com/2006/12/17/who-would-you-name-poty/comment-page-1/#comment-21808</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[CR UVa]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I have noticed is that the media is pushing more and more into using stories that freak people out.  E-coli scares, Wii remote injuries, shark attacks, and the like.  It gets worse and worse every year; not these incidents.  If anything, these incidents are not happening any more than they might at any other time.  They are just receiving more attention.  Now, I know you are all wondering &quot;CR, where are you going with this?&quot;

Well, Time has not always picked the POTY as a hero, but sometimes a heel.  So, I might suggest the mainstream media (and no, not because I believe they have a liberal slant, but because they misuse their role to sell papers), or perhaps even more specifically, Matt Drudge, who helps to perpetuate a lot of this junk.  Do not get me wrong, Drudge can be a great resource, but isn&#039;t it silly to post about a bird flu that has failed to take hold at a more widespread level?

Certainly the world is not perfect, but things could be much worse. For this reason, I pick an MSM (or if you want me to be more specific, Matt Drudge for name recognition) that has misused their role and leave much of America a nervous wreck worrying about things that will not hit them.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing I have noticed is that the media is pushing more and more into using stories that freak people out.  E-coli scares, Wii remote injuries, shark attacks, and the like.  It gets worse and worse every year; not these incidents.  If anything, these incidents are not happening any more than they might at any other time.  They are just receiving more attention.  Now, I know you are all wondering &#8220;CR, where are you going with this?&#8221;</p>
<p>Well, Time has not always picked the POTY as a hero, but sometimes a heel.  So, I might suggest the mainstream media (and no, not because I believe they have a liberal slant, but because they misuse their role to sell papers), or perhaps even more specifically, Matt Drudge, who helps to perpetuate a lot of this junk.  Do not get me wrong, Drudge can be a great resource, but isn&#8217;t it silly to post about a bird flu that has failed to take hold at a more widespread level?</p>
<p>Certainly the world is not perfect, but things could be much worse. For this reason, I pick an MSM (or if you want me to be more specific, Matt Drudge for name recognition) that has misused their role and leave much of America a nervous wreck worrying about things that will not hit them.</p>
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		<title>By: Genevieve</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Genevieve]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 03:56:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I dunno, Vivian. It seems like kind of a cheap way out. I mean, what are they going to do next year? Everyone has technically already won. Can you win twice, or will next year be, &quot;The unborn?&quot; &quot;Those born post-2006?&quot; 

In all seriousness, it is a good choice, and one that ought to satisfy everyone, for who can say that they were upset that they did not win? Perhaps only those who desire a solo spotlight... but then again, obviously, those people did not accomplish anything significant enough to merit that spotlight this year!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I dunno, Vivian. It seems like kind of a cheap way out. I mean, what are they going to do next year? Everyone has technically already won. Can you win twice, or will next year be, &#8220;The unborn?&#8221; &#8220;Those born post-2006?&#8221; </p>
<p>In all seriousness, it is a good choice, and one that ought to satisfy everyone, for who can say that they were upset that they did not win? Perhaps only those who desire a solo spotlight&#8230; but then again, obviously, those people did not accomplish anything significant enough to merit that spotlight this year!</p>
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