Didn’t I just post a bad headline by the AP earlier today? Yup. Now we get:
Mexico police commander shot dead on U.S. border
Perhaps I’m a bit sensitive about this kind of thing, as probably you, as political blog reader, are. But, as you read that, didn’t you think that maybe a US cop, or even one of the Minutemen, had shot him, or something along those lines? I sure did.
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It does seem to imply that he was right there on the line or at one of the border crossings when he was shot. That is definitely one misleading headline.
You also seem to imply that AP has some headlines that are NOT bad. They are biased — very biased. As time moves forward, they reveal that they are becoming more and more anti-American in their bias.
That’s the weakness of the written word, there’s no inflection or tone of voice involved. You can’t get those audible clues or nuances as to the communicator’s meaning. Also, there’s no visual feedback from the receiver to the sender. Sender – Message – Receiver – Feedback
Hence, I don’t know if the “you” mentioned in Ogre’s comment is directed to my comment or to William Teach.
If to me, then no, that isn’t what I meant to imply. I’m very aware of the leftist bias in the AP and even worse, Reuters and the BBC. Perhaps a better comment would have been, “That is definitely a misleading headline.”
What transpired was classic “Games People Play”, by Dr. Eric Berne. To wit: William writes, “Ain’t it awful…..”, I substante his claim with a, “Yes, it is.” That substantiation makes William feel vindicated and it makes me feel good that I got to participate and we completed that particular “Game”.
However, I wasn’t crystal clear in my response, so Ogre continued the “Game” with a “Yes, but…” which, in fact, is another “Game”.
If you can find it, it’s a fascinating book. We all are players, whether we like to admit it or not. The Games People Play, by Eric Berne, MD.