tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post7135491286434124836..comments2024-03-29T07:13:00.641+11:00Comments on Notes on a Serviette: 530 : Who's Manning the Watch?J Cosmo Newberyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04459976320205444628noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-52952118686000426792013-06-15T01:43:06.997+10:002013-06-15T01:43:06.997+10:00We definitely have some messed up priorities. It&#...We definitely have some messed up priorities. It's amazing how different a story is told depending on the country you are in and the agenda. Very intelligent and thought-provoking workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-2163754925670103302013-06-14T03:24:58.472+10:002013-06-14T03:24:58.472+10:00Media Frenzy gets crazy at times...
Loved this......Media Frenzy gets crazy at times...<br /><br />Loved this.....<br /><br /><a href="http://firmlyrooted.blogspot.in/2013/06/universe-will-not-hand-it-over-to-you.html" rel="nofollow">universe will not hand it over to you</a>gautami tripathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04192356825699543613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-22419332051386154932013-06-12T00:17:10.754+10:002013-06-12T00:17:10.754+10:00Wow! Spot on! I love the contrast between what we ...Wow! Spot on! I love the contrast between what we obsess over and what we ignore. Hypocrisy exposed. Great write!Lolamousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508347229501155001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-73981048346201153512013-06-10T22:04:49.840+10:002013-06-10T22:04:49.840+10:00Media frenzy is crazy sometimes, like the lipping ...Media frenzy is crazy sometimes, like the lipping of the newspaper, every page is different. very well captured hereTCPChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01735466017293465064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-58313067667205276752013-06-10T18:11:49.551+10:002013-06-10T18:11:49.551+10:00I laughed and I sighed. So true and so sad, really...I laughed and I sighed. So true and so sad, really.veronicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09014627398376882098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-67181881472823186762013-06-10T16:13:09.749+10:002013-06-10T16:13:09.749+10:00Eloquent and salient.Eloquent and salient.Roslyn Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15700960108357035957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-91454948870374983362013-06-10T14:19:48.818+10:002013-06-10T14:19:48.818+10:00oh my - sometimes reading or watching the news is ...oh my - sometimes reading or watching the news is just crazy and you wonder what they all come up with - the sad thing is that we usually think they're unbiased and neutral and if they say it's like this and that, it is like this and that - but talking to different people from different countries about events there and reading the media versions of it - the gap can be quite big - well pennedClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-53153475124540944872013-06-10T13:52:03.442+10:002013-06-10T13:52:03.442+10:00Wow! The dark side laid bare. Clever title! I can...Wow! The dark side laid bare. Clever title! I can't but agree.Rosemary Nissen-Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05913841031559499568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-36218604789974442932013-06-10T13:43:52.598+10:002013-06-10T13:43:52.598+10:00The secret with newspapers is to read them in a ca...The secret with newspapers is to read them in a cafe so you haven't wasted your own money. They are of course suffering death throws, sadly TV is not much better. Old Egghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14727444489103758018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-58880023598408316002013-06-10T10:14:06.361+10:002013-06-10T10:14:06.361+10:00This is spot on! You captured the craziness of th...This is spot on! You captured the craziness of the media in our society in the 21st C. WabiSabihttp://wabisabipoet.wordpress.com/2013/06/09/bombarded/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-63499809102042796072013-06-10T09:16:23.183+10:002013-06-10T09:16:23.183+10:00Yes the important things get swept under the frivo...Yes the important things get swept under the frivolous in the media... and one small soldier sits in a court room...yeah our priorities are up in the air. Great Write!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-69289708415529222392013-06-10T04:10:30.213+10:002013-06-10T04:10:30.213+10:00Irony and hypocrisy captured quite well in this wr...Irony and hypocrisy captured quite well in this write, J.<br /><br />Pamelaflauberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18424439866515694972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-37261925833845203592013-06-10T04:09:57.431+10:002013-06-10T04:09:57.431+10:00I love your take on the wordle words. It was truly...I love your take on the wordle words. It was truly unexpected and lovely.Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15937202381298099458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-13536022011341339822013-06-10T02:37:58.928+10:002013-06-10T02:37:58.928+10:00Message received and well-understood.
Our priorit...Message received and well-understood.<br /><br />Our priorities are all wrong, so very wrong. Yesterdays news interests us not...<br /><br />Anna :o[hyperCRYPTICalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967085628384237933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-40529805997847377382013-06-10T00:37:01.363+10:002013-06-10T00:37:01.363+10:00You really express the duality of our media-coerce...You really express the duality of our media-coerced world--thanks for the last stanza of the most forgotten man in America right now, and for the wry eye on hypocrisy this presents.It's only news when they say its news, and only if it sells product. Meanwhile, the blood flows like an underground river, sustaining a living world of nightmare.hedgewitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13090696134322515899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-56269399985945880872013-06-09T22:22:51.116+10:002013-06-09T22:22:51.116+10:00So true!So true!Laurie Kolphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07494759781947881343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-65196267073759871392013-06-09T22:10:08.249+10:002013-06-09T22:10:08.249+10:00Message clear.....and needed!Message clear.....and needed!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07366010389846904663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-35854655412166112132013-06-09T20:05:37.587+10:002013-06-09T20:05:37.587+10:00Love how you weave the tabloids new reports with t...Love how you weave the tabloids new reports with the real news of war and its consequences - brudberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563403553536472377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-60865737606311605152013-06-09T17:45:03.006+10:002013-06-09T17:45:03.006+10:00No news is good news...? Maybe that's why some...No news is good news...? Maybe that's why some papers don't contain any...Stan Skihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11963655096635414472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59564114175400931492013-06-09T17:12:11.112+10:002013-06-09T17:12:11.112+10:00You have caught the irony and hypocrisy of modern ...You have caught the irony and hypocrisy of modern media hype and catastrophic politics to perfection. I applaud you for this poem, and shout "encore"vivinfrancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07388722600118753457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-16731454342863751372013-06-09T15:20:38.818+10:002013-06-09T15:20:38.818+10:00Fascinating read and spot on commentary of the med...Fascinating read and spot on commentary of the media.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09589253190731511955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-48000324774750876532013-06-09T13:46:03.255+10:002013-06-09T13:46:03.255+10:00A very effective poem - you are right at the disco...A very effective poem - you are right at the disconnects - the focus on infotainment - short on both the info and the entertainment - you switch back and forth very fluidly and with great timing, thanks. k .Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-3518255263282369192013-06-09T11:06:42.229+10:002013-06-09T11:06:42.229+10:00ha. its the outlandishness of what we call the new...ha. its the outlandishness of what we call the news, mixed with the crazy bit of reality we have created and it just keeps getting a bit more bizarre...i feel for the feather rooted rock peckers of the world...smiles...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-26263611918617637642013-06-09T10:21:39.183+10:002013-06-09T10:21:39.183+10:00In focus, on pointe, compelling, and lyric. Thank ...In focus, on pointe, compelling, and lyric. Thank you for this. ~ Mgrapelinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14929030339206629628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30233877.post-59226032102003429632013-06-08T23:01:25.807+10:002013-06-08T23:01:25.807+10:00Everything is reported on but the daily deaths in ...Everything is reported on but the daily deaths in Afghanistan, and other places where boots are on the ground and jets are in the air. Nice contrast between the birds and jets. Thank you for this piece. I enjoyed every word. You shed light where it needs to be cast. brenda whttp://undercaws.comnoreply@blogger.com