'Media manipulations don't serve democracy'

[Agent CSL]

Yay my article made it into the SeattleTimes today. Despite the slightly disturbing picture of myself which makes me look like im frickin' stoned. Oh well.
I'm surprised it made it in.

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2004138966_snopresidents23.html

[rice_classic]

And that's why I love Seattle!

[mdevour]

Nice article, Laura. Good job!

:D

Mike D.

[Ronin]

Awesome article! Well done.

[ronpauleddy]

Nice!!
Have you ever seen the documentaries, Manufacturing Consent, Century of the Self, or Commanding Heights??
They are on Google Video...I think you'll enjoy them!!

[electronicmaji]

JAY
(as a chant)
--fuck, fuck, fuck, mother-mother
fuck, mother-mother fuck-fuck! Mother-
fuck-, mother-fuck, mother-fuck,
noinch, noinch, noinch, smoking weed,
smoking weed, doing coke, drinking
beers! Drinking beers, beers, beers,
rolling fatties, smoking blunts! Who
smokes the blunts? We smoke the
blunts!

A pair of TEENS approach them.

TEEN 1
Lemme get a nickel bag.

JAY
Fifteen bucks, little man. Put the
money in my hand. If the money does
not show, then you owe-me-owe-me-
owe.
(changing up to Morris
Day)
My Jungle Love! Yes, Oh-we-oh-we-oh!
I think I want to know ya', know ya'--

TEEN 1
(digging in pockets)
What the hell are you singing?

JAY
You don't know "Jungle Love"? That
shit is the mad notes. Written by
God Herself and handed down to the
world's greatest band--the
motherfucking Time.

TEEN 2
The guys in that Prince movie?

TEEN 1
Purple Rain.

TEEN 2
Man, that shit was so gay--fucking
eighties style.

Jay suddenly grabs the kid by the throat, throwing him against
the wall.

JAY
Bitch, don't you NEVER say an unkind
word about The Time! Me and Silent
Bob modeled our whole fucking lives
after Morris Day and Jerome! I'm a
smooth pimp who loves the pussy, and
Tubby here's my black manservant!

Just then, RANDAL exits the video store, locking the door
behind him.

RANDAL
What'd I tell you two about dealing
in front of the store? Drop the kid
and peddle your wares someplace else,
burn-boy.
(walking away)
And for the record, The Time sucked
ass.

He exits. Jay, Silent Bob, and the Teens watch him go. After
a beat--

JAY
Yo-youse guys wanna hear something
fucked up about him and the Quick
Stop guy?