You can make any point you'd like if you are in control of editing. Ask M. Moore.

The truth is a little harder to find.

get over it if we cannot make money off the sick and needy and ignorant then what good is capitalism. life is about profits not people. dont want socialism in america. commies tried that and it did not work. give me capitalism any time. i got mine now they can get theirs. god bless america. am i my bothers keeper? dont think so.

god i love fox news so fair and balanced and they are right in line with my beliefs. truly they are god's chosen people as i am.

got to go getting late and need to take some time and look for that terrorist or socialist under my bed. george bush will go down in history for fighting and killing those iraqis for flying those air planes thru the twin towers on 9/11. thank you mr president.

vote for mc cain in nov as he wants to pay back those folks in iran for flying those airplanes thru our twin towers. he is truly a war hero.

signed
just your average evangel repub neo con. and lover of fox news.

Show's how the American media is so out of touch from some of the grim realities we live in. Keep pushing the war, we will be safe from the terrorist but at a cost. It makes me sad.

WHAT a bunch of malarkey THIS is. Tent keeps the rain out, doesn't have a 'mortgage', and, and, if you don't like where you are, neighbors, new job in a different city/state, well, taking that tent down and getting it in the car or truck or minivan or whatever it is you're driving there, camel caravan for all I care, well, you're talking 2 hours, tops. Buh-bye! Not so bad, if you look at it that way. And, BBC? Britain?
What was it, Northern Rock? How many US-based mortgages were involved in THEIR shady little business deals? What's the matter, GB, got your hand caught in the cash drawer, there, now it's all America's fault? Hmmm...I can think of some GREAT remedies to help prevent a repeat of THIS particular circumstance...oyez...oyezzzz....lolol

When I want to watch real international news, I switch to BBC, French or Latin American channels.
All American news channels will not talk about the rest of the world unless it involves the US or it's too big to be ignored. How often do you hear new developments in Africa, Asia or even Europe? Almost never.
US news channels are not interested in true reporting or journalism, they are businesses trying to make a profit by catering to the viewers' basest inclinations, the more shocking the better, feed the sheep. How else would Paris Hilton become a celebrity after a porn stint? And we wonder why we never saw 9/11 coming. How come we are not holding the news channels accountable for rightly informing us? Not inform us only when it's profitable? America, raise your standards.

Our media is controlled by special interests and lobbies especially AIPAC. Most of the important stories are either censored or homogenized or revealed on the scroll thing on the bottom of the screen.

CNN and Fox dont even compare to the BBC, France 24, and Al-Jazeera English's daily coverage of real events happening in our own country and internationally.

There are more pressing matters in the world than Hillarys mood swings and following Obama. Everyone ought to wake the fuck up.

Seriously, we need to come together to patch up our country. We should all pitch in and work hard to right what's wrong with America.

Obama 2008...

Well this is the price to pay for letting your leaders act like dictators, you slowly become a third world country.

When I see children "living" under these deplorable conditions it breaks my heart.

That ANYONE in this country must live in tents, or even less, and yes I'm also talking about our Veterans and the people of NOLA, is reprehensible and should rouse all citizens to take action. I do what I can and support those who do more, but it will never be enough until everyone takes responsibility (and that goes double for our elected officials). What will it take for Congress to rally to the People's side and against the irresponsible Administration serving in Our House?

I hope at the very least Bill Moyers will report on this tent city in Los Angeles. I still have faith in NPR; IPR, CBC, BBC and others continue to be terrific news sources.

For anyone reading these comments, remember, no one is immune to misfortune.

"RNC Trickle down economics." Most of us live with 2-3 months margin on our lifestyle. Medical insurance is out of reach for 1/3 of working people. If someone loses their job or gets sick they have to stop paying their mortgage or rent. If no family can take us in we are homeless. Now go beg a "compassionate neocon conservative" for food, water, and toilets. There is no government program or concern that addresses this problem. The bailouts go to companies or banks. As home values continue to drop watch Shanty Town grow.

"why we have 'found out about this from the BBC and not US media.'"
Hmm, tough one....

If you are interested in watching "the news", turn to the BBC. The media in THIS COUNTRY has been UTTERLY USELESS since the "blue dress" incident. Most PBS stations carry BBC World News, which is where I first learned of "BOOOshervilles" earlier this week.

I don't know which is more SHAMEFUL; that Americans are being forced out of their homes and into tents, or the fact that America's once-great Fourth Estate sees fit to ignore their plight.

Wake up America! Shocking.

Back at the height of the bubble they could have sold tents like that in LA for 500,000$. Countrywide would have issued the mortgage and Citigroup would have bought the securitizied debt.

I forwarded this to Chris Matthews. Let's see if he uses it, I doubt it very much.