Randy Morrow

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I am on most issues a "progressive" or as we used to be called a "liberal" (and by current standards probably a far left one at that). I joined NewsTrust because of a request on the HuffingtonPost to take part in a week long project.

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Expertise: Radio broadcasting (music, not talk). "Limited" news (broadcast journalism classes, some "practicum") experience.
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Journalism: None
News: 60-90 minutes a day
Internet: 90 minutes a day or more
Politics: Far Left
Gender: Male
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Last Edit: Jun 5, 2009 - 12:39 AM PDT

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 7, 2009
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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 7, 2009
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4.2

Dr. Krugman expresses his opinion that Obama has been and is being too cautious on the economy.

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 7, 2009
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3.3
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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 6, 2009
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3.2

Interesting but the survey group was very small.

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 6, 2009
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3.2

With a big enough bomb--anything can be blown up MRAP or even a M1A1 (tank).

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 5, 2009
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3.6

Mainly an announcement of a new database to track where conservative groups are getting their money.

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 4, 2009
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3.3

Quotes from and comments on a New York Times article.

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 3, 2009
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3.3

Biden and other Obama advisers believe the relationship that Bush developed with Karzai masked the Afghan leader’s flaws and made it difficult to demand ... More »

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 2, 2009
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3.9
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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 2, 2009
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3.7
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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 1, 2009
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3.6

Details of Dick ("go F**k yourself) Cheney's selective memory during interviews with the FBI regarding PlameGate.

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Randy reviewed this story - Nov 1, 2009
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3.6
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 31, 2009
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4.3

The main al Qaeda forces have already left Afghanistan—why haven’t we? The cost of Afghanistan in American lives and dollars has steadily risen to the point where the ... More »

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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 31, 2009
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3.9
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 31, 2009
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3.1
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 30, 2009
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2.9
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 29, 2009
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3.4
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 29, 2009
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3.9
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 28, 2009
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4.1

Korengal and other areas, he said, taught him “how localized the insurgency was. I didn’t realize that a group in this valley here has no connection with an ... More »

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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 27, 2009
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4.3
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 27, 2009
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4.0
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 26, 2009
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3.0

By sheer number (and my count) of Truth-O-Meter ratings in this article it seems to be biased as there are more falst or barely true statements attributed to democrats then repubs

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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 26, 2009
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3.6

It is interesting that "we" can be so easily manipulated by slight changes in wording.

So 70 percent of Americans may indeed support a public option. As long as they hear the word “choice” when they’re asked about it. More »

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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 26, 2009
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3.8
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 25, 2009
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3.8
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 24, 2009
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3.0
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 24, 2009
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4.0
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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 23, 2009
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4.0

A brief history of Afghanistan's recent past and it's attempts at "national" governance.

This history clearly suggests that nation-building and institution-building is a fool’s errand in Afghanistan, where political and economic backwardness and ... More »

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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 23, 2009
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4.2

Mr. Taibbi takes a very dense topic (short-selling of stocks and other related schemes) and tries very hard to make it understandable.

The nation’s largest financial players are able to write the rules for own their businesses and brazenly steal billions under the noses of regulators, and nothing is ... More »

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Randy reviewed this story - Oct 22, 2009
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3.8
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