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CBS News had erroneously posted the obituary of former first lady Barbara Bush.

Radio host Harry Hurley stated that the obituary, as published before retraction, included quotes from Bush family members such as, "She died peacefully at home."

It's one thing to post a news article in error, but where did CBS get the quotes on an event that didn't take place?

See how some news sources just make shit up?

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7 minutes ago, 1938 Packard said:

CBS News had erroneously posted the obituary of former first lady Barbara Bush.

Radio host Harry Hurley stated that the obituary, as published before retraction, included quotes from Bush family members such as, "She died peacefully at home."

It's one thing to post a news article in error, but where did CBS get the quotes on an event that didn't take place?

See how some news sources just make shit up?

I see how YOU make shit up in general

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Are you aware that people exist who are less educated people and who can't grasp that valuable complex things exist which requiring specialized knowledge, and that those less educated people being unaware of the existence of such things automatically and wrongly assume that their specialists are fakes?

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6 minutes ago, Poof said:

Are you aware that people exist who are less educated people and who can't grasp that valuable complex things exist which requiring specialized knowledge, and that those less educated people being unaware of the existence of such things automatically and wrongly assume that their specialists are fakes?

Packard has a Ph. D. in understanding human nature, he works in a casino, he knows everything, fantastic, winning bigly.

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6 minutes ago, 1938 Packard said:

How did they write the family quotes in advance?

HERE ARE THE FIRST LINES OF THE STORY:

The first lines of the story read, “Barbara Bush, the witty, gregarious matriarch of a political dynasty that propelled two of its members to the White House and dominated Republican politics for decades, has died after a series of recent hospitalizations. She was 92. A Bush family spokesman said Bush passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones.”

first of all, its not a direct quote. It's a paraphrasing of a simple communication.

second, here is the quote they've already received:

"She is surrounded by a family she adores, and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving,” the statement from the office of George H. W. Bush, who was president from 1989-1993, read.

so you see, if they get a status update that she croaks in bed, it will be exactly that. A spokesperson said that she died peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones. If anything changes, like godzilla stomps on her instead, then they can change it. BUT ODDS ARE SHES GOING TO PASS PEACEFULLY AT HOME SURROUNDED BY LOVED ONES SO THAT IS THE PREPARED STORY WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY STANDARD FARE PREPARATION IN JOURNALISM.

Do you now understand the relevance of my previous post in this thread?

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8 minutes ago, Poof said:

HERE ARE THE FIRST LINES OF THE STORY:

The first lines of the story read, “Barbara Bush, the witty, gregarious matriarch of a political dynasty that propelled two of its members to the White House and dominated Republican politics for decades, has died after a series of recent hospitalizations. She was 92. A Bush family spokesman said Bush passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones.”

first of all, its not a direct quote. It's a paraphrasing of a simple communication.

second, here is the quote they've already received:

"She is surrounded by a family she adores, and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving,” the statement from the office of George H. W. Bush, who was president from 1989-1993, read.

so you see, if they get a status update that she croaks in bed, it will be exactly that. A spokesperson said that she died peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones. If anything changes, like godzilla stomps on her instead, then they can change it. BUT ODDS ARE SHES GOING TO PASS PEACEFULLY AT HOME SURROUNDED BY LOVED ONES SO THAT IS THE PREPARED STORY WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY STANDARD FARE PREPARATION IN JOURNALISM.

Do you now understand the relevance of my previous post in this thread?

Did the spokesman say she died?

 

 

 

 

 

 

No.

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1938 Packard

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10 minutes ago, Poof said:

HERE ARE THE FIRST LINES OF THE STORY:

The first lines of the story read, “Barbara Bush, the witty, gregarious matriarch of a political dynasty that propelled two of its members to the White House and dominated Republican politics for decades, has died after a series of recent hospitalizations. She was 92. A Bush family spokesman said Bush passed away peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones.”

first of all, its not a direct quote. It's a paraphrasing of a simple communication.

second, here is the quote they've already received:

"She is surrounded by a family she adores, and appreciates the many kind messages and especially the prayers she is receiving,” the statement from the office of George H. W. Bush, who was president from 1989-1993, read.

so you see, if they get a status update that she croaks in bed, it will be exactly that. A spokesperson said that she died peacefully in her home, surrounded by loved ones. If anything changes, like godzilla stomps on her instead, then they can change it. BUT ODDS ARE SHES GOING TO PASS PEACEFULLY AT HOME SURROUNDED BY LOVED ONES SO THAT IS THE PREPARED STORY WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY STANDARD FARE PREPARATION IN JOURNALISM.

Do you now understand the relevance of my previous post in this thread?

Also journalism is reporting on events as they take place, not forecasting them.

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Just now, 1938 Packard said:

Also journalism is reporting on events as they take place, not forecasting them.

you'd know right? you ignorant fuck. you are exactly the problem in the world today. working class hero bullshit. you think you have some magical common sense that anyone who is educated couldnt possibly have because why? god. i stay out of your threads bc dunking on you is like pulling wings off a fly and it makes me feel bad how ugly i get. but idgaf bc your brand of ignorance is the exact idiocracy that got us trump. its the same idiocracy that brings every demagogue into power

you have absolutely no idea how journalism works because you're a J A N I T O R

not a J O U R N A L I S T

 

 

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1938 Packard

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9 minutes ago, Poof said:

you'd know right? you ignorant fuck. you are exactly the problem in the world today. working class hero bullshit. you think you have some magical common sense that anyone who is educated couldnt possibly have because why? god. i stay out of your threads bc dunking on you is like pulling wings off a fly and it makes me feel bad how ugly i get. but idgaf bc your brand of ignorance is the exact idiocracy that got us trump. its the same idiocracy that brings every demagogue into power

you have absolutely no idea how journalism works because you're a J A N I T O R

not a J O U R N A L I S T

 

 

So, you're saying journalists are supposed to report forecasts instead of facts?

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Here's an idea for you to consider.  When old people start to get really old, sometimes they have their obits written ahead of time, especially when they know they aren't going to be around much longer.  And when it's famous people, they distribute these to various news outlets so that the news can get out because the public likes to know these things.

If she died in a skydiving accident, they'd change that line.  If she died screaming and convulsing, they'd still probably say "she died peacefully in her sleep" because that's really none of our fucking business.

Nixon had a speech pre-written in case astronauts died on the moon, is that the same as just "making shit up", or is it being prepared for a likely possible outcome?

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6 hours ago, 1938 Packard said:

CBS News had erroneously posted the obituary of former first lady Barbara Bush.

Radio host Harry Hurley stated that the obituary, as published before retraction, included quotes from Bush family members such as, "She died peacefully at home."

It's one thing to post a news article in error, but where did CBS get the quotes on an event that didn't take place?

See how some news sources just make shit up?

News networks write stories like these ahead of time so they can among  the first to publish them.
This is nothing new.  The only newsworthy thing about this instance is that was accidentally released.

That's just how they work.   They  had no intention  of releasing  that to the public before she died.

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On ‎4‎/‎19‎/‎2018 at 5:14 AM, naraku360 said:

The Packard obituary:

Smelly old guy died. Nobody cared enough to comment.

His tombstone reads 'Smoke doesn't have a smell' . 

You can find it by looking for the only tombstone in the area covered in those pine tree shaped car fresheners. 

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22 minutes ago, katt_goddess said:

His tombstone reads 'Smoke doesn't have a smell' . 

You can find it by looking for the only tombstone in the area covered in those pine tree shaped car fresheners. 

It was a tragic science experiment. He removed the batteries from his fire detector and set the apartment on fire to test the scent of smoke.

Alas, his apartment already smelled like smoke and without a detector there's no way he could've known about the fire he set.

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