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Tom Brokaw The Public Believes Everything They Read On Internet

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  • SummerB
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:05pm

    Why so down on Tom Brokaw? He has always been fair, see’s things clearly & has always been able to make logical analogies. I think his statements have value. Remember, he was a reporter & anchor when the MSM used to be fair & balanced.

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  • Dennee
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:05pm

    Here is the problem with your analysis, Mr. Brokaw…the internet has all mainstream media sites reporting on everything in “their”own “slant”! So how is it that the “people only believe what they read on the internet” when the MAINSTREAM MEDIA, which I might add, includes YOU and the rest of the left leaning NBC, MSNBC stations are doing the “internet” reporting? Isn’t it the job of the “mainstream” media to report only the “true facts” and not their left or right leaning agendas? What the hell ever happened to “real” reporting by “real” journalist? If the media ever started reporting truths and the government ever started telling the truths then the public at large would only have the truths! Would this be too much to expect from any of you??? By the way, it would be a good idea for all journalist to go take a course in spelling and punctuation because they sure as hell don’t know how to do either one!!!

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  • Tri-ox
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:56pm

    Well, I read on the internet that Tom Brokaw is a sack of S–T, and I believe that, so maybe he has something there.

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  • Harvey
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:46pm

    Theres a reason we get our news on the net,its because it the only place we get the truth.

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  • spendthrift
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:36pm

    Well we don’t believe you Brokaw, or any other main stream media outlets. You have been lying to us for not telling the whole truth.

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  • crcitizen
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:34pm

    Fortunately we do not have to listen to only him and his colleagues anymore, ther are alternatives, so we can check to see if Brokaw or his colleagues are lying.

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  • FreedomAdvocate
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:20pm

    I think what Brokaw is REALLY trying to say is that people shouldn’t believe anything they hear on the Internet “and only listen to what the traditional media wants to spoon-feed them”. Now that people can get a second opinion online, this threatens the traditional media’s ability to shepherd people through selective information.

    Every institution wants to maintain its power, and the power of the “Fourth Estate” (i.e. the traditional news media) is directly threatened by losing its the monopoly as the source of information.

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  • Marylou7
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:10pm

    Don’t believe anything I hear (without backup) and only half of what I see. Check, double check, then triple check is my motto. The only thing I don‘t have to question is God and that’s because I see Him every time I open my eyes or take a breath.

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  • BoilitDown
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:05pm

    If we believe everything on the internet, why are the majority of the comments challenging what we read? That doesn’t make sense Tom.
    Brokaw probably believes we should accept his opinions that are available on the internet. Should we not believe them?

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  • Deda1
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:00pm

    No Tom, we just don’t believe much you have to say.

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    • Mary M. Tebbe
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:27pm

      deda1: It’s just Tom Brokaw showing his usual contempt for the American people who he thinks are stupid. I remember him first coming on the scene, and he’s still twisting the news as a left wing puppet I see. I stopped watching him long ago…thankfully. Went to Fox News about 16 years ago. Haven’t watched anything else since. Perfectly happy with Fox. At least when Fox News says they are fair and balanced, they certainly try to be.

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  • USAVET
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:56pm

    Well Mr. Brokaw I just Obama at another Military Ceremony, why he bothers to go is anybodies guess since he hates our military people, and he did his usual crotch salute. I saw that on the internet and do believe he’s as disrespectful to our military people being honored in life as in death. Here’s another clue, you and people like you think the American public are to stupid to read the paper, talk to other informed people and see the end result. Here’s your wake up call, AMERICAN’s who love this country are turning it around November 2. I look forward to watching you badmouth the outcome and start making a multitude of excuses.

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  • Chett
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:55pm

    They are sadly misguided, they need our prayers, not our scorn.
    Be the change

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  • hamrs_62
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:51pm

    No I don’t, but I sure as hell don’t believe anything you say, and, you can take that to the bank

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  • dirtytricksjusttowin
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:48pm

    If we read issues in the Internet, we get a balanced view.

    If we listen to you, we get a slanted view in favor of Progressive/liberal candidates. This has been happening for 12 years now and greatly magnified since the Chosen one started running for the Presidency.

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  • wadmm54
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:46pm

    Don’t they love to define us now…how sweet of them. I do find it interesting that they now are their only audience. No one is interested in what they have to say…they are irrelevent. Must be sad for them. Not that I feel pity…nope…not feeling anything….

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  • SnapTie
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:43pm

    Only the people on the Puffington post.

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  • free2bme1961
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:42pm

    Sooo…if I don’t believe everything that politicians say; but if I chose to do the research, this means that I am gullible?

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    • 2gether
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:58pm

      that’s exactly right…and that is why Mr Obama now has the sole authority to shut down the internet for 120 days…if he thinks it will protect the poor citizens of this country from being misinformed….
      hmmmmmmmI am deathly afraid that shut down will come somewhere around,,ummm…elction time 2012? I don’t know, maybe that is just my paranoid dillusional mind thinking the worst about seaky politicians sneaking in legislation about shutting down free speech in health care bills that no reads before they vote yes. Oh well, I guess I should just keep quiet and not dissent. THAT WILL BE THE DAY!

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  • HillCountryPatriot
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:40pm

    When I say this, I was a little surprised–I thought he was dead. Then I remembered that was Peter Jennings. Which leads me to my original conclusion that Brokaw is irrelevant in 2010.

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  • Jimmers46
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:33pm

    Yeah Right, Brokaw is a has been, Needs to get a new toupe and retire!

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  • mjbeejr
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:31pm

    Tom Brokaw is typical of the arrogant elite attitude that helped expand the internet. People in search of the facts have made it what it is. We no longer need our information disseminated, regulated and spun by snobs like Brokaw. The internet reports, WE decide!

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  • felina g
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:30pm

    Breitbart breaking. Fishy in Alaska.

    http://bigjournalism.com/pjsalvatore/2010/10/30/anchorage-cbs-affiliate-caught-on-voicemail-conspiring-against-alaskas-gop-senate-candidate/

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  • vennoye
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:29pm

    Don’t they just WISH that we did!!! Life would be so much easier for them. Lets all just go along to get along!!!! That way, we can all go down together singing……..the most dangerous thing is to go along to get along…if you have to compromise all of your values away.

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    • 123gone
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:09pm

      I wish that Tom Brokaw could give me just one reason why the American people should continue to listen to the lies coming out of Washington or the lamestream media. How about it Tom? Just one reason !!

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  • MrButcher
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:26pm

    you know how i know this is true?

    I just read it on the internet.

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 3:17pm

      MR BUTCHER plays straight man again, “you know how i know this is true? I just read it on the internet.”

      Only truth to be found on the web is pornography movies. I watch some of those movies and think, “Yep, this is real. Those folks are really doing that. How, I don’t know unless they are contortionists.”

      Pornography, no trickery, no fakery, no deceit, that stuff is real and true. Hard to believe but true.

      Truth is found in pornography movies. This is the only real truth on the web, your eyes do not lie. We should show more respect for pornography, there is where we find truth.

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • thepatriotdave
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 3:35pm

      Okpulot Taha,

      Your name rang sounded familiar for some reason so I looked it up… I found that its Indian for “smelly Dog pooh”.

      PatriotShops.com

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 3:48pm

      THE PATRIOT DAVE reminds me of a Cheech and Chong skit, “Your name…its Indian for ‘smelly Dog pooh’.”

      Smelly coyote pooh, actually. My medicine animal is nashoba holba — Coyote.

      “It’s me, Dave, man. Open up, I got the stuff.”

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • troyvar
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 4:40pm

      umm… I got to go reprimer da jeep, maun.

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    • Hugh Williams
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:54pm

      Okpulot Taha
      I don’t think they get the humor in your post. I love reading your post. I am almost as warped as you ( I mean that in a good way)
      P.S. Not all porn is real and truthful ; I have seen pictures of Nancy Pelosi’s head on other people’s bodies doing “things”. God I hope that was not actually her. I still weep uncontrollable when I think about it. My God the horror.

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    • Okpulot Taha
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 7:54pm

      HUGH WILLIAMS steps in coyote pooh, “I don’t think they get the humor in your post.”

      Yeah, my humor often requires a bit of thinking.

      HUGH WILLIAMS scrapes at his barefoot with a stick, “I have seen pictures of Nancy Pelosi’s head on other people’s bodies doing….”

      I know. Those left liberals even mess with our pornography. Makes me mad. Worst case of porno deceit by liberals I saw is Al Gore’s head on a sex crazed poodle, having sex with an alpaca. That is just plain sick. I mean, who would have sex with an alpaca? A llama, yeah, but not one of those disgusting alpaca critters.

      When left liberals start messing with our internet pornography, we know our world is in a mess. How annoying. If we cannot have faith in pornography being truthful, there is nothing in which to have faith.

      Okpulot Taha
      Choctaw Nation

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    • Hugh Williams
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 8:54am

      Okpulot Taha
      Damn girl you ain’t right. lol

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  • Iamtheoracle
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:26pm

    well… we can’t believe him! Liar liar pants on fire

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    • what4
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:43pm

      no kidding, not a word he say’s is truth!

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:09pm

      This is exactly why they want to control the content on the internet … it is the place that they do not control and people go to seek out the truth …. no we don’t believe everything … because the MSM is on the internet and we know we CAN’T believe them!

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  • TruthTalker
    Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:23pm

    Ermmm, no we don’t.

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    • CatB
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:29pm

      Old guard MSM still trying to remain relevant ….. Give me a break .. who lies more than them?!

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    • HKS
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:32pm

      If it were scribbled on the side of an outhouse odds are there would be more truth than NBC. That is one pitiful bunch. When CBS is caught plotting against political candidates and they are the better one of the big three that should tell you what NBC is capable of. Brokaw is a lifelong part of that rag.

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    • snowleopard3200 {mix art}
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 12:42pm

      No Mr Brokaw the public does not believe everything the internet says; if this were the case we would believe that Elvis is still alive, JFK was never shot, the moon landings had never occured and that the earth is still flat as a pancake.

      Mr Brokaw, come into the light and see what reality is to Americans, while there is still time.

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    • tobywil2
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:01pm

      The internet is at least as legitimate as the Main Stream Media and no more bias! http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • FreedomOfSpeech
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:20pm

      No, we don’t believe everything we read. BUT, the internet reports stories that the MSM won’t go near. It serves a vital role in getting out the truth.

      Obama is now burning books like the Nazis did.

      This comment does not necessarily reflect the views of Glenn Beck, The Blaze, theblaze.com, Fox News or anyone else for that matter. The FAT CLOWN ANCHOR at MSNBC can eat balls.

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    • BlackCrow
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 1:38pm

      I sure as h*** don’t believe what he tells me. Fox, Drudge, Brightbart, Blaze are much more believable than this tool of the Democratic party.

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    • 5
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:33pm

      Tom Broke-jaw, Half the time I don‘t even know what you’re saying you mumbuling Lib/terd. If it’s on Fox I give it a 50/50 chance to believe. If you or one of your Hacks say it the chance is 5% to 95% that I believe it.

      TOM YOU IGNORANT SLUT!

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    • payitforward
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 2:33pm

      I wish I could vote today. I’m like a little kid waiting for Santa.

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    • phoenix35811
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 3:16pm

      If it is on the internet, it has to be true! Hahahahahah The elite are always good for a laugh.

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    • tobywil2
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 4:12pm

      Well, maybe? But I make up for it by not believing anything I see on ABC, CBS or NBC.
      http://commonsense21c.com/

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    • Robert W
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:34pm

      They used to believe everything you said mr. brokaw, your ilk are dinosaurs now. My great grandchildren will read how liberalism died at the hands of the new media. Time for the dinosaurs to retire.

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    • SheriS
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 5:39pm

      I used to have great respect for Brokaw, but that ceased a few years ago when he jumped on the Obama mass mania and became part of the problem. HE STOPPED REPORTING THE NEWS AS IT WAS, IN FAVOR OF WHAT HE WANTED THE NEWS TO BE! I no longer trust anyone who is associated with NBC, CNBC, MSNBC! They all seem to be in the control of the Soros group as their news is all following his mode of operation!

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    • rebel
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 6:43pm

      is he Chris matthews brother? have they ever been seen in the same place at the same time?

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    • Noonien_Soong
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 7:25pm

      Mr. Brokaw,
      The Internet is more profuse with opinion than fact reports and are read as such. Brokaw’s opinion will be taken with a grain of salt. Skirmishes of opinions will most always outweigh the battle of facts in the Internet age.

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    • Outland9
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 7:38pm

      I would tend to believe more of what I read on the internet than what the MSM presents as truth. Tom – you’re one of the reasons MSM is on the decline. Time for you to retire and tell old liberal war stories at the old folks home.

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    • independentvoteril
      Posted on October 31, 2010 at 11:17pm

      Well he has a point on one thing.. we don’t beleive MSM.. and for people believing what they read on the internet depends on where you read it.. as long as it NOT at places like the HUFFINGTON POST, MSNBC, ABC, CBS,NBC and ARE at places like THE BLAZE.. FOX NEWS and a few other site It’s more truthful.. but one should never use ONE source..In my daddy’s words” only beleive 1/2 of what you read and 1/2 of what you hear”.. then figure for YOURSELF what the truth is..

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    • ron the veteran
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 12:52am

      compaired to the ******* media id belive the internet long before id belive the msm. if you do watch them just dont belive the versions they tell. if its the right they claim who are cheating you can count on it being exactly what the lefttards are doing. the msm should find themselves in front of congress explaining why they should be aloud to keep being licensed. they are a threat to our freedoms and should be held to account. never before would our citizens put up with this trash journalism, we shouldnt let them do it now eather. as americans we must be villigent and leary of everyone. we now know we have many enemys and many living in this country leaching off of us. we all know how to deal with a leach….. you salt it so it drops off and dies. its time for some salt for the leaches of this country. NEWS FLASH FOR ********! WE OWE YOU NOTHING!!! if you want to be a leach go be a venezuelian leach. american leaches we will not have! we got some salt for ya!

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    • LUDWIKA BRONISLAWA
      Posted on November 1, 2010 at 1:29am

      Wouldn’t that kinda be like saying the public believes everything Tom Brokaw says?

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