CNN Blows!
by MasterRWayne
on Jun 5, 2008 4:53 PM EDT
Just so you know before hand I am posting this story as an example as to why us "amateurs" actually do things more efficiently and more democratic than the "experts." It tends to be a theme on this site I know. Besides Colts news is low right now so I have to rant about something!
So today I was just checking the news at work and I came across some political article at www.cnn.com in which the poster took a stand politically to the right of Genghis Khan. Just for giggles I decided to post a comment about the article under the comment section. Mind you I did not use any profanity or any other language that I would deem offensive. After "posting" my comment I was greeted with this response…
"Thank you for contributing. Comments are moderated by CNN and will not appear on this story until after they have been reviewed and deemed appropriate for posting. Unfortunately, due to the volume of comments we receive, not all comments can be posted."
Ummmm what?! Do you mean that you are actually so lame as to filter all your comments before posting them on your site? I mean I go www.cnn.com and put up with the trillions of ads you have on your site as well as your often poorly constructed stories so I figure I should be able to post a comment without your screeners pouring over it. Did I suddenly get sucked into a time warp and ended up in
We in the blogosphere allow everyone to post on our site and there is zero "comment pre-approval" process because we adhere to open communication. Now if someone were to post something offensive (such as a racially charged post) then the comment would be taking down and then action might be taken against the poster, but we do not and never will, operate a screening program on here.
Besides its not as if anyone really cares about what CNN writers think anyway. What else can you expect out of a "news" network that spends most of its time discussing missing children cases ad nauseum than actually discussing and reporting the news.
The issue here is that sports "news" sucks and regular "news" sucks when reported by these supposed "experts" who are totally obsessed with sensationalism and have zero regard for the truth.
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What's wrong with Genghis Khan
he was the man
At this time the Khwarezmian Dynasty was governed by Shah Ala ad-Din Muhammad. Genghis Khan saw the potential advantage in Khwarezmia as a commercial trading partner, and, instead of sending an invasion force, he initially sent a 500-man caravan to establish trade ties with the empire. However, Inalchuq, the governor of the Khwarezmian city of Otrar, attacked the caravan that came from Mongolia, claiming that the caravan was a conspiracy against Khwarezmia. The situation became more complicated as the governor later refused to make repayments for the looting of the caravan and murder of its members. Genghis Khan then sent again a second group of ambassadors to meet the Shah himself. The Shah had all the men shaved and all but one beheaded….
The Mongol army quickly seized the town of Otrar, relying on superior strategy and tactics. Genghis Khan ordered the execution of many of the inhabitants and executed Inalchuq by pouring molten silver into his ears and eyes, as retribution for his actions.
Bad Ass
The Mongol Empire was governed by a civilian and military code, called the Yassa, created by Genghis Khan. The Mongol Empire did not emphasize the importance of ethnicity and race in the administrative realm, instead adopting an approach grounded in meritocracy.
Meritocracy in the 1300s!
The Mongol Empire practiced religious tolerance to a large degree because Mongol tradition had long held that religion was a very personal concept, and not subject to law or interference. Sometime before the rise of Genghis Khan, Ong Khan, his mentor and eventual rival, had converted to Nestorian Christianity. Various Mongol tribes were Buddhist, Muslim, shamanist or Christian.
and religious tolerance!!!
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by shake n bake on Jun 5, 2008 6:17 PM EDT 0 recs
I know
he was the man and I wanted to share.
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Jun 5, 2008 8:46 PM EDT
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