No said:
ROTFLMAO - didn't you even look at the thing Craig signed off on?
I mean, *really* look at it. It was a PDF file, but you couldn't
select text from it. Why? Because it was an image of paperwork
(literally) entered into a computer via a scanner, with no OCR
used.
Poor dear, the PDF file was tagged in the system. Then there's the docket... And then
there's the requirement of presence... And then there's the money trail... And then
there's, well, a few other things; Not the least of which are search tools that can
translate PDF text into "regular" text for the search.
OCR implies that the image actually is an image. That's not the case with PDF, it's a hybrid.
Other than that, you're completely correct.
It was burried. Senators travel a lot. Hardly any get into
trouble. Trying to track each guy's travel itinerary, including
which flights he took and where he changed planes, is a lot of
work, with a very small chance of any payoff.
First, we're not talking of Senators. They were delving into the life of one Senator. Not
too difficult.
Second off, while it involved work, it wasn't anything extraordinary.
Thirdly, no payoff? Hello! Scandal. "The scoop." "Being first." Those are almost *always*
considered worthwhile things to the media. They may not pan out, but they're salivated
over quite religiously. And golly, it *did* make the headlines. Worldwide.
And most reporters are lazy. Proof - look at all the newspapers that
reported that Craig said he had a "wide stance". He said no such thing
- he said he was a "wide guy". The arresting officer made the "wide
stance" thing up as a paraphrase, and everyone copied it and turned it
into a quote. It was easier to regurgitate what others had said than
to find the original material on your own.
Well, of course, it's easy. That is why it is wise to investigate the investigators.
Speaking of which, have you?
As for finding the material... Feh! Hard? Perhaps if you're a quadriplegic with ALS -- and
even then it's merely tedious.
Now true, there are folks who can find things yet refuse to acknowledge them. Alas, the
conspiracy thing was disproven.
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And the Thought of the Moment (TM) is:
There are Jews, mostly Orthodox, who aren't against homosexuals -- as long as they don't
"flaunt" it. Apparently they've forgotten the discussions of the Lateran Councils of 1179
and 1215AD, when the idea of segregating Jews from Christian society was discussed. Fancy
them forgetting their own "flaunting..."
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