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michael5799042



Joined: 16 Jan 2008

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:09 am    Post subject: Mad cow protests finally getting noticed Reply with quote

This article is number 3 on Google world news. I think it nails the foolishness on the head

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=c79d60e7-4fb3-4342-94c5-f4a854506903
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Smee



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Picked up by the AP, too: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,364346,00.html

Still waiting for Bill O'Reilly to come get him some.
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Scotticus



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:39 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

From the first article:

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One story in the last few days, for example, said that cheap, poisonous American beef would be used for school lunches. A weeping 13-year-old was quoted lamenting that she had worked so hard to get good grades and now she was going to die.


Hahahaha.
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michael5799042



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

She's not studying science then!
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komerican



Joined: 17 Dec 2006

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:40 pm    Post subject: Re: Mad cow protests finally getting noticed Reply with quote

michael5799042 wrote:
This article is number 3 on Google world news. I think it nails the foolishness on the head

http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/business/story.html?id=c79d60e7-4fb3-4342-94c5-f4a854506903


Man, what a completely biased article. It basically depicts Koreans as a mad raving crowd. It doesn't mention the egregious parts of the deal that surrenders Korean sovereignty, it whitewashes Lee's clumsy attempt to use beef imports as a tool for the FTA without preparing his own people, and it assumes that the science is clear on this when you even had the US Cattlemen's Association calling Canadian beef unsafe as early as last year.

Western media sparkling!
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michael5799042



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

But, they are raving mad! Search "mad cow" in the international news and all results are for Korea. It is a case of mass hysteria.
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newteacher



Joined: 31 May 2007

PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Mad cow protests finally getting noticed Reply with quote

komerican wrote:


Western media sparkling!


Right, and Korean media is a fine example of journalistic integrity. They're the ones who started this madness with shoddy reporting and the spreading of misinformation.
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endo



Joined: 14 Mar 2004
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Mad cow protests finally getting noticed Reply with quote

komerican wrote:


Man, what a completely biased article. It basically depicts Koreans as a mad raving crowd.



Sounds about right to me.

Seriously, these people are f-ing stupid. The protestors that is.
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crusher_of_heads



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scotticus wrote:
From the first article:

Quote:
One story in the last few days, for example, said that cheap, poisonous American beef would be used for school lunches. A weeping 13-year-old was quoted lamenting that she had worked so hard to get good grades and now she was going to die.


Hahahaha.


Not cool-13 year olds haven't developed critical thinking capabilities in real countries, let alone in conformist drone territories.
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IncognitoHFX



Joined: 06 May 2007
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scotticus wrote:
From the first article:

Quote:
One story in the last few days, for example, said that cheap, poisonous American beef would be used for school lunches. A weeping 13-year-old was quoted lamenting that she had worked so hard to get good grades and now she was going to die.


Hahahaha.


Apparently, "The Children of Tomorrow" are composed entirely of feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeelings...
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newteacher



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scotticus wrote:
From the first article:

Quote:
One story in the last few days, for example, said that cheap, poisonous American beef would be used for school lunches. A weeping 13-year-old was quoted lamenting that she had worked so hard to get good grades and now she was going to die.


Hahahaha.


I've seen this quote from like four different articles now, twice it was a boy who said it, and twice it was a girl. I think the quote might be fabricated to incite an emotional reaction in the Korean readers.
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grnmle



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is not in the interest of an American interest group chairman to say his competitors beef is safe. I routinely tell girls I am interested in that their boyfriends have crabs or some sexual transmitted derivative.
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Scotticus



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 7:55 pm    Post subject: Re: Mad cow protests finally getting noticed Reply with quote

komerican wrote:
...it whitewashes Lee's clumsy attempt to use beef imports as a tool for the FTA without preparing his own people...!


That would be great, except that Roh was the one who made those promises. I love how the sheep were fine with it when the leftie pres agreed to it, but once Lee merely took the step of honoring the agreement, everyone crapped their pants in collective anger.
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diver



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

newteacher wrote:
Scotticus wrote:
From the first article:

Quote:
One story in the last few days, for example, said that cheap, poisonous American beef would be used for school lunches. A weeping 13-year-old was quoted lamenting that she had worked so hard to get good grades and now she was going to die.


Hahahaha.


I've seen this quote from like four different articles now, twice it was a boy who said it, and twice it was a girl. I think the quote might be fabricated to incite an emotional reaction in the Korean readers.


Though to be fair, it is not always easy to tell the difference between the boys and girls over here.
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vlcupper



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 8:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

These idiots will protest anything the media tells them to. And now the cabinet is offering to resign. Fucking imbeciles. Korea drooling.
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