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In the Arkansas of my growing up, not only was smart good, but the prevailing philosophy was
always to do the right thing, to show other people dignity, and to honor the common man. I'm sad to
say that those days are gone. In today's Arkansas, we can't recognize a lie when it's spoon-fed to us,
and we don't want to help anyone who isn't as white-bread as we are.
Beth Arnold
Author and Entrepreneur, an Exile Returned From Paris
These states, with their history of hatred and discrimination, have the audacity to say they are
disciples of Jesus and practice the principles of the Bible.
In looking for more images that tell a story we may find ourselves forced to dig deeper and our
writing may get better, too. It may also make news and opinion writing more fulfilling and
representative. After all, what haven't we said already?
Ximena Ortiz
Author of 'The Shock and Awing of America: Echoing Consequences of Fear and Alienation'; Award-

2. Winning Writer and Journalist
Why would she now call further attention to her lies and obfuscations of the truth nearly six years
after she abandoned her governorship? Because it pays for her to do so.
With the advent of the 24-hour news cycle and the failure of bland candidates like Al Gore, the
American people have spoken. They want an exciting, riveting, jaw-dropping and hope-inspiring
President.
Behind recent diplomatic statements, I think there is a change in the nature of US-Egyptian relations
following the post-2013 stagnation.
Zeyad El Kelani
Faculty Member, Political Science Department, Cairo University
What's the peril to conservatives of blindly protecting O'Reilly? Simple: It completely undercuts the
conservative cottage industry of media criticism. You can't simultaneously demand that Brian
Williams be fired and that Bill O'Reilly be left alone, not if you want anyone to pause for more than
three seconds when considering your press critiques.
The reality is that Republicans really have no other choice than to stoop to character assassination,
because if they are forced to run on actual ideas in 2016, they would not only lose the White House
but Capitol Hill as well.
I'm done talking about this. And so is Bill. And so is the management of Fox News -- the highest
rated channel in cable, bar none.
Spencer Critchley
Founder of Boots Road Group LLC, a digital marketing agency for social good
Are Bill O'Reilly's trousers really ablaze at the moment? Is he really just lying about his "combat"
experience down there in the no-man's-land of Bue...
Manipulative tactics -- such as carefully editing both the call and response of a protestor and the
crowd -- cannot simply be attributed to 'bad judgment' or even 'bad journalism.' They are, at their
most basic, deliberate efforts to knowingly foist a defective product on the public, without regard to
the harm it does.

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Why is it that these artists' statements don't receive validity? Isn't John Legend an American? Aren't
his feelings and political views valid?
news organizations, social media and internet services have editorial discretion -- protected by the
first amendment--to deny ISIS access to their audiences. To the extent they do so, more power to
them. They are acting responsibly, in my opinion.
America has vilified Brian Williams for lying and NBC suspended him for six months. Bill O'Reilly
was not in a war zone and wasn't in a combat situation. Can anyone explain how O'Reilly is better, or
more deserving of leniency than Brian Williams?
H. A. Goodman
Columnist, journalist, and author published in The Hill's Congress Blog, The Jerusalem Post,
Salon.com, and other publications
As to the question if there is a difference in the Williams incident and the O'Reilly incident, the
answer is -- yes. And it can be summed up in one word: character.
Neal Wooten
Writer, artist and standup comedian; author, 'Reternity' and 'The Balance'
So many war correspondents are similar to the many men and women in uniform, who work hard, do
their jobs, and even perform acts of heroism, that you'll never hear about, and who never go around
bragging, seeking recognition. Then, we have Bill O'Reilly.
Jon Soltz
Co-Founder of VoteVets.org, Iraq War Veteran
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