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Wednesday, December 29, 2004

Okay, it's another year-end, top-ten kinda thing. But I'm in fact fairly well shocked by some of the remarks quoted here. (And, yes, I'd love to see a similar list featuring personalities on the left, if anyone's got one.)

TOP TEN MOST OUTRAGEOUS STATEMENTS OF 2004 (Media Matters)

Here are the Top Ten most outrageous statements we have heard this year from members of the media. From anti-Semitic comments and attacks on women, gays, and lesbians to reprehensible acceptance of the Abu Ghraib prisoner torture, these statements are acutely representative of the conservative hate speech we found in the news media:

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Ikea builds on furnishings success, by Theresa Howard, USA TODAY.

(Says they're going to open five new stores a year in the U.S. over the next 10 years.)
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The Complete Guide to Wall Street Self-Defense, by Henry Blodget, in Slate. It's a multi-part series on topics such as what you won't learn from your broker, the meaning of "buy" ratings, projected returns, and how you may be the greatest danger to yourself as an investor.
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Get A Life, at Pipeline, on reactions to death sentences.

Yeah.
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