Then the government is essentially in charge of rubber stamping everything that gets reported. Way too dangerous. I'd rather the media have the leeway to make shit up than cede freedom of the press directly to the government.

My first thought was suspended for six months, fired in seven - just as soon as the negative reaction to him being back on the air forces NBC to can him.

If you boil those down as follows…

There are no atheists in the trenches.

Considering that all of his films consisted of footage of actual events, it seems the ideal was pretty easily realizable. You just slow down the film and add dramatic music.

If not by playing football, then how'd you sustain the head trauma that causes you to believe Ed Sabol harmed multiple generations of boys?

Cue the cello.

Maybe so, but at least your upvotes-to-comments ratio is much better.

I have no idea how old you are, but I sincerely hope you live long enough to reach seven figures for your career.

There should be a spot on this site where the top ten most upvoted comments ever are listed. "Beck people" would have to be up there.

I clarified this misinterpretation of my comments already:

http://www.theonion.com/art…

Hey thanks, Wes. I'll take it under advisement.

That person (Lorcan Nagle) wrote a thoughtful reply and I felt it warranted a brief response. That's all. I don't really do Serious Debates on the internet. I'm happy to have a brief, low-key exchange, but I'm not going to spend a great deal of time beyond that, especially once it becomes clear that I'm miles apart…

Good comment. For the record, I don't know anything about Hanna outside of this interview. She was indeed matter-of-fact about the topic here, and I never said there's anything wrong with that. (What she may or may not have said elsewhere in the past is unknown to me.) My response had more to do with the the…

Well, it's pretty clear there's not going to be a meeting of the minds here. I've said about all I feel like saying on the topic at this point. Agree to continue believing what we each believed before this discussion began. Thanks for chatting.

I don't think it's a matter of "framing" or "the dominant narrative." Abortion is simply a serious matter given the nature of the procedure, even for those who are firmly pro-choice. It's a very, very tiny minority that truly feels an abortion is no big deal.

Correct. See also: Rolling up a pack of smokes in the sleeve of your T-shirt.

Perhaps that's what the person meant, but that's not what they said. Hence my question.

I think most people who have an abortion take it pretty seriously. But "meh" works too I guess.