AARP is Fake News!

aruzinsky · 03-13-2018, 12:01 PM

Imagine that you were arrested, convicted and punished of breaking a law that doesn't exist. Does that even happen in Russia?

There is no rule against "graphic images." For your convenience,

https://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/terms-of-service/

https://community.aarp.org/t5/custom...-id/Guidelines

If you do a word search of "graphic", you will see that the word does not appear on those webpages.

graph·ic

adjective

adjective: graphic

1. relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
"his mature graphic work"

synonyms: visual, symbolic, pictorial, illustrative, diagrammatic; drawn, written
"a graphic representation of language"

•giving a vivid picture with explicit detail.
"he gave a graphic description of the torture"

synonyms: vivid, explicit, expressive, detailed; uninhibited, powerful, colorful, rich, lurid, shocking, impactful; realistic, descriptive, illustrative, picturesque; telling, effective "a graphic account of the war"

sputinc7 · 03-13-2018, 12:29 PM

You are giving away your age...

I was part of a group on FB that shared recipes and mostly pics of food and they were so irrational in how they did things that people got the 24 hour boot for saying they didn't like something... Not in any kind of rude way, just saying it... Someone would cry to the mods they were offended and off you would go. I unsubbed in about 2 weeks... to sappy for me.

aruzinsky · 03-13-2018, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sputinc7

You are giving away your age...

I was part of a group on FB that shared recipes and mostly pics of food and they were so irrational in how they did things that people got the 24 hour boot for saying they didn't like something... Not in any kind of rude way, just saying it... Someone would cry to the mods they were offended and off you would go. I unsubbed in about 2 weeks... to sappy for me.

Unlike your website, AARP is a political lobbying group with over a billion dollars of annual income. It's immorality influences the U.S. government.

My age is in my banana.org profile and any young whippersnapper can join the AARP forums for free. It's, maybe, 90% liberals and 10% conservatives. The liberals have a fascinating way of ganging up on conservatives. If you are a conservative and a glutton for punishment, join the AARP Political Forum.

Richard · 03-13-2018, 05:16 PM

scottu · 03-13-2018, 06:13 PM

move it all at least 3 clicks left

Richard · 03-13-2018, 06:18 PM

I like how Occupy Democrats and Fox News are in the same box with The Enquirer.

sputinc7 · 03-13-2018, 09:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aruzinsky

Unlike your website, AARP is a political lobbying group with over a billion dollars of annual income. It's immorality influences the U.S. government.

My age is in my banana.org profile and any young whippersnapper can join the AARP forums for free. It's, maybe, 90% liberals and 10% conservatives. The liberals have a fascinating way of ganging up on conservatives. If you are a conservative and a glutton for punishment, join the AARP Political Forum.

They like to use shame, emotion and peer pressure on you. Those things have little effect on me, I like facts... I hate the way they do it. I see right thru their propaganda. Not that the other side is any better, just different. Find me an honest politician and I will find you santa claus.

Darkman · 03-13-2018, 11:28 PM

The media bias chart was the biggest piece of liberal comedy I've seen recently!

The Washington Post, CNN and MSNBC offer "fair interpretations of the news"!

ROTFLMAO!

sputinc7 · 03-14-2018, 07:47 AM

Darkman... You just need to shift it all left a notch and down a couple... There is no honest, unbiased reporting, anywhere. Never has been.

obdiah · 03-14-2018, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sputinc7

Darkman... You just need to shift it all left a notch and down a couple... There is no honest, unbiased reporting, anywhere. Never has been.

AMEN

aruzinsky · 03-14-2018, 10:13 AM

I notice that MediaBiasChart.com rates "MediaBiasChart.com" in the middle grey circle . So, is MediaBiasChart.com fake news?

I submit that the people behind MediaBiasChart.com do not have the intellectual capacity to detect fake news. They rate NBC (broadcast) near the middle top. I have often heard NBC reporters refer to Trump as "racist" which is a very ambiguous catchphrase used by the left. "Racist" is extra ambiguous because "race" is ambiguous.

rac·ist

noun

1.
A. a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races.
B. a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another.

adjective

noun: racist; plural noun: racists; adjective: racist

1.
A. showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races.
B. believing that a particular race is superior to another.

Definition of race

1 : a breeding stock of animals

2 a : a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock

b : a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics

3 a : an actually or potentially interbreeding group within a species; also : a taxonomic category (such as a subspecies) representing such a group

b : breed

c : a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits

4 obsolete : inherited temperament or disposition

5 : distinctive flavor, taste, or strength

NBC not only pretends to know what was on Trump's mind when he said, "s-hole countries" but, also pretends that the audience's interpretation of race coincides with Trump's, which may or not be 2. a., 2. b., 3. a., 3. b., or 3. c.. And, NBC pretends that their interpretation of racism, 1. A. or 1. B., is the same as the audience's. That constitutes very bad journalism.

Richard · 03-14-2018, 12:03 PM

Look at the Key. CNN is in the orange box where it belongs.

Darkman · 03-14-2018, 12:40 PM

Hi Richard as I looked at the box it looked 75% in the yellow box and only 25% in the orange! IMHO no part of it belonged anywhere near the yellow box.

Richard · 03-14-2018, 01:31 PM

I'll confess that I don't own a TV and so my experience with network news is literally only passing ... as in passing through a hotel lobby.

My main news source is Reuters -- https://www.reuters.com -- pretty much unembellished reporting. For science I'll look at Phys.org -- although one needs be wary of sources that appear. Beyond that I'm far more interested in what's happening outdoors.

Darkman · 03-14-2018, 02:39 PM

Richard to not watch the news is not a bad thing altogether. Most all the media is driven by sensationalism and they really don't do much investigative journalism any more.

What's going on in your yard is far more educational than the drival you are likely to encounter on the nightly news.

I still want to make out your way to see your place. It's on my bucket list!

Richard · 03-14-2018, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Darkman

I still want to make out your way to see your place. It's on my bucket list!

I'm looking forward to meeting you.

Party & Open House here April 29 10am to 10pm ... or anytime you're in town!

john_ny · 03-14-2018, 08:16 PM

I thought this forum was supposed to be about Bananas, not politics.

sputinc7 · 03-14-2018, 11:32 PM

I can't stand all the hype, extreme bias and contrived emotional heartstring tugging on video news... I prefer to read my news online. Doesn't matter much where as cutting thru the bs is much easier in print, at least for me. Ads disguised as news annoys the heck out of me, and are happening all over these days. (Example... "Scientists make breakthru discovery in cancer research = retired labrat writes book on his opinion of what may cure cancer to create nest egg...Don't even get me started on all the hack "scientists" out there today finding "new evidence" to support their funding's latest whim.)
Sorry... Rant over. I could go on much more and on many tangents on the lack of integrity or worse, outright and shameless corruption in the system we live in. But I will spare you.

CraigSS · 03-15-2018, 07:34 AM

I try to avoid getting upset with liberal BS. And the news in all forms is BS.
Let Banana's be free of this BS.
Sorry, this is not the place to be political.
Craig

aruzinsky · 03-15-2018, 08:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by john_ny

I thought this forum was supposed to be about Bananas, not politics.

No, it's about, "anything else you would like to chat about." "All other posts go here. Banana jokes, travel stories, anything else you would like to chat about."

This is common for many websites, e.g., see GardenWeb:

Hot Topics - GardenWeb

I don't recall anyone complaining that the forum wasn't about gardening, although I complained that some Hot Topic posters never posted in other GardenWeb forums, thereby showing an interest in gardening. By my logic, it would be wrong for someone with no interest in bananas to post here about non-bananas.

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aruzinsky Location: IL Find me on the map! Zone: 6a (10 miles east of 5b) Name: Steve Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 363 BananaBucks : 38,509 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 14 Times Was Thanked 496 Times in 205 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 5 Times	Re: AARP is Fake News! I notice that MediaBiasChart.com rates "MediaBiasChart.com" in the middle grey circle . So, is MediaBiasChart.com fake news? I submit that the people behind MediaBiasChart.com do not have the intellectual capacity to detect fake news. They rate NBC (broadcast) near the middle top. I have often heard NBC reporters refer to Trump as "racist" which is a very ambiguous catchphrase used by the left. "Racist" is extra ambiguous because "race" is ambiguous. rac·ist noun 1. A. a person who shows or feels discrimination or prejudice against people of other races. B. a person who believes that a particular race is superior to another. adjective noun: racist; plural noun: racists; adjective: racist 1. A. showing or feeling discrimination or prejudice against people of other races. B. believing that a particular race is superior to another. Definition of race 1 : a breeding stock of animals 2 a : a family, tribe, people, or nation belonging to the same stock b : a class or kind of people unified by shared interests, habits, or characteristics 3 a : an actually or potentially interbreeding group within a species; also : a taxonomic category (such as a subspecies) representing such a group b : breed c : a category of humankind that shares certain distinctive physical traits 4 obsolete : inherited temperament or disposition 5 : distinctive flavor, taste, or strength NBC not only pretends to know what was on Trump's mind when he said, "s-hole countries" but, also pretends that the audience's interpretation of race coincides with Trump's, which may or not be 2. a., 2. b., 3. a., 3. b., or 3. c.. And, NBC pretends that their interpretation of racism, 1. A. or 1. B., is the same as the audience's. That constitutes very bad journalism. Last edited by aruzinsky : 03-14-2018 at 11:56 AM.

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Darkman Dirt Master Darkman's Photo Gallery Location: Pensacola, FL South of I-10 Find me on the map! Zone: 8b/9a Name: Darkman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,244 BananaBucks : 150,592 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 9,259 Times Was Thanked 1,559 Times in 695 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 243 Times	Re: AARP is Fake News! Hi Richard as I looked at the box it looked 75% in the yellow box and only 25% in the orange! IMHO no part of it belonged anywhere near the yellow box. __________________ Darkman in Pensacola AS ALWAYS IMHO AND YOUR MILEAGE MAY DIFFER!!!!!!!! Life - Some assembly required, As is no warranty, Batteries not included, Instructions shipped separately and are frequently wrong! Kentucky Bourbon - It may not solve the problem but it helps to make it tolerable! Statistics - Data that analyst twist to support the insane opinions of those that pay them.

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Richard un-Retired Richard's Photo Gallery Location: Vista, CA Find me on the map! Zone: USDA 10b Name: Richard Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 9,675 BananaBucks : 40,696 Feedback: 9 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,636 Times Was Thanked 12,422 Times in 4,698 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 1,685 Times	Re: AARP is Fake News! I'll confess that I don't own a TV and so my experience with network news is literally only passing ... as in passing through a hotel lobby. My main news source is Reuters -- https://www.reuters.com -- pretty much unembellished reporting. For science I'll look at Phys.org -- although one needs be wary of sources that appear. Beyond that I'm far more interested in what's happening outdoors. __________________ Frequently found at GrowingFruit.org

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Darkman Dirt Master Darkman's Photo Gallery Location: Pensacola, FL South of I-10 Find me on the map! Zone: 8b/9a Name: Darkman Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,244 BananaBucks : 150,592 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 9,259 Times Was Thanked 1,559 Times in 695 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 243 Times	Re: AARP is Fake News! Richard to not watch the news is not a bad thing altogether. Most all the media is driven by sensationalism and they really don't do much investigative journalism any more. What's going on in your yard is far more educational than the drival you are likely to encounter on the nightly news. I still want to make out your way to see your place. It's on my bucket list! __________________ Darkman in Pensacola AS ALWAYS IMHO AND YOUR MILEAGE MAY DIFFER!!!!!!!! Life - Some assembly required, As is no warranty, Batteries not included, Instructions shipped separately and are frequently wrong! Kentucky Bourbon - It may not solve the problem but it helps to make it tolerable! Statistics - Data that analyst twist to support the insane opinions of those that pay them.

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john_ny Member john_ny's Photo Gallery Location: Staten Island, NY - southernmost county in NY State. Find me on the map! Zone: USDA7- Sunset34 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 2,014 BananaBucks : 462,741 Feedback: 5 / 100% Said "Thanks" 1,057 Times Was Thanked 2,274 Times in 832 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 37 Times	Re: AARP is Fake News! I thought this forum was supposed to be about Bananas, not politics. __________________ John

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sputinc7 Location: Palm Bay, Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 9b Name: Steve Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 1,392 BananaBucks : 51,096 Feedback: 3 / 100% Said "Thanks" 352 Times Was Thanked 2,341 Times in 965 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 295 Times	Re: AARP is Fake News! I can't stand all the hype, extreme bias and contrived emotional heartstring tugging on video news... I prefer to read my news online. Doesn't matter much where as cutting thru the bs is much easier in print, at least for me. Ads disguised as news annoys the heck out of me, and are happening all over these days. (Example... "Scientists make breakthru discovery in cancer research = retired labrat writes book on his opinion of what may cure cancer to create nest egg...Don't even get me started on all the hack "scientists" out there today finding "new evidence" to support their funding's latest whim.) Sorry... Rant over. I could go on much more and on many tangents on the lack of integrity or worse, outright and shameless corruption in the system we live in. But I will spare you. __________________ If you lose your head and give up, you neither live nor win. https://sputinc7.wixsite.com/covwc Varieties I supposedly bought: Manzano, Cavendish, Blue Java, Sweetheart, and Gros Michel. What it seems I actually have: Brazilian, Cavendish, Namwah, Dwarf Red, Gros Michel, Pisang Ceylon, Veinte Cohol and SH 3640, and American Goldfinger. FHIA 1, Paggi and FHIA 17... Always room for one more.

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