Black and Gold Country Indeed - Al Jazeera Network at Dome

Memnoch_TP · 09-21-2006, 01:38 AM

I understand that the Al Jazeera network, one of the major middle eastern networks, will be at the Monday Night game in the Dome. I'm sure they are just waiting for the Saints to fail so they can show how the westerners crumble after a disaster. So that is just another reson for the Saints to rise up and show the world that the Aints are gone and that we dont give up easy around here.

BoudinSandwich · 09-21-2006, 05:43 AM

Does this make anyone else uneasy?

hagan714 · 09-21-2006, 05:44 AM

with all the hype on this game I hope the dogs are out in force and all the questionables get the rubber glove treatment.

LKelley67 · 09-21-2006, 08:26 AM

The weirdest thing I heard today was that the arab network Al-Jazeera was granted a press pass to cover the game. I have never known much about them but they were apparently a large contributor to Katrina relief aid. I also found out the top foreign contributors to Katrina relief were- Kuwait $500mil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates all $100mil each.

click this link

papz · 09-21-2006, 08:44 AM

Umm... well... I hope they enjoy the game. It surely is going to be a good one.

gandhi1007 · 09-21-2006, 09:35 AM

Originally Posted by OldiesDJ

Does this make anyone else uneasy?

Yep......especially with former president Bush flipping the coin.

The wife has decided to stay home on this one. I think she's thinking "insurance money".

yasoon · 09-21-2006, 09:42 AM

I'm sure I'll get torched for this, but here goes:

Maybe they just want to report on the state of the city. If they were, in fact, contributors to the aid efforts, then why crap on 'em for wanting to report on the game? (For the record, I can't find any information regarding their contributions, so I am not saying that it is a fact.)

My point is not to always assume the worst. They are a news agency and most of us just hate them because they broadcast tapes of people we hate and take a decidedly anti American stance. I imagine most of us have never watched Al-Jazeera, but we all have strong opinions about them.

Tell ya what. Let's go to their English site on Tuesday and see how they report on the game/ the city. I'm not saying I know how it will go. They may crap all over us. But, it's not like the US media hasn't abandoned this ongoing story for pics of the Cruise baby or Lohan's snatch.

For anyone who cares, there is a documentary out there called "Control Room". It covers them covering the war. They are interacting alot with a good ole boy in our military and it is extremely interesting to watch them learn about us and us learn about them. The American's opinion of them changes considerably throughout the picture. The reporters that they focus on are not the foaming at the mouth anti americans that you might expect. And our guy actually develops a very good repoire with them.

LKelley67 · 09-21-2006, 09:45 AM

I'm witcha yasoon. It's OT and is good convo for there. There is more propaganda out there from all sides than most people know or care enough to investigate into.

saintswhodi · 09-21-2006, 09:48 AM

Al Jazeera and the BBC are the two largest media agencies in the WORLD. There is nothing at all to be uneasy about. Katrina was a WORLD disaster, just like the Tsuanmi a couple of years ago. They have every right to cover it.

mikesaintfan · 09-21-2006, 02:16 PM

Tell ya what. Let's go to their English site on Tuesday and see how they report on the game/ the city.

GOT A LINK????

Yep......especially with former president Bush flipping the coin.

YEP sums it up for me too

09-21-2006, 01:38 AM	#1
Memnoch_TP Logic Troll Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southern Louisiana Posts: 565	Black and Gold Country Indeed - Al Jazeera Network at Dome I understand that the Al Jazeera network, one of the major middle eastern networks, will be at the Monday Night game in the Dome. I'm sure they are just waiting for the Saints to fail so they can show how the westerners crumble after a disaster. So that is just another reson for the Saints to rise up and show the world that the Aints are gone and that we dont give up easy around here.

09-21-2006, 05:43 AM	#2
BoudinSandwich OldiesDJ Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Scott, LA Posts: 951 Blog Entries: 12	RE: Black and Gold Country Indeed - Al Jazeera Network at Do Does this make anyone else uneasy?

09-21-2006, 05:44 AM	#3
hagan714 LB Mentallity Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 15,870 Blog Entries: 68	RE: Black and Gold Country Indeed - Al Jazeera Network at Do with all the hype on this game I hope the dogs are out in force and all the questionables get the rubber glove treatment.

09-21-2006, 09:35 AM	#6
gandhi1007 Part Time Pimp Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 1,967	Re: RE: Black and Gold Country Indeed - Al Jazeera Network a Originally Posted by OldiesDJ Does this make anyone else uneasy? Yep......especially with former president Bush flipping the coin. The wife has decided to stay home on this one. I think she's thinking "insurance money".

09-21-2006, 09:42 AM	#7
yasoon 500th Post Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 594	I'm sure I'll get torched for this, but here goes: Maybe they just want to report on the state of the city. If they were, in fact, contributors to the aid efforts, then why crap on 'em for wanting to report on the game? (For the record, I can't find any information regarding their contributions, so I am not saying that it is a fact.) My point is not to always assume the worst. They are a news agency and most of us just hate them because they broadcast tapes of people we hate and take a decidedly anti American stance. I imagine most of us have never watched Al-Jazeera, but we all have strong opinions about them. Tell ya what. Let's go to their English site on Tuesday and see how they report on the game/ the city. I'm not saying I know how it will go. They may crap all over us. But, it's not like the US media hasn't abandoned this ongoing story for pics of the Cruise baby or Lohan's snatch. For anyone who cares, there is a documentary out there called "Control Room". It covers them covering the war. They are interacting alot with a good ole boy in our military and it is extremely interesting to watch them learn about us and us learn about them. The American's opinion of them changes considerably throughout the picture. The reporters that they focus on are not the foaming at the mouth anti americans that you might expect. And our guy actually develops a very good repoire with them.
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09-21-2006, 08:26 AM	#4
LKelley67 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: baton rouge Posts: 2,540	The weirdest thing I heard today was that the arab network Al-Jazeera was granted a press pass to cover the game. I have never known much about them but they were apparently a large contributor to Katrina relief aid. I also found out the top foreign contributors to Katrina relief were- Kuwait $500mil, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates all $100mil each. click this link

09-21-2006, 08:44 AM	#5
papz Problem? Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Orleans Posts: 11,744	Umm... well... I hope they enjoy the game. It surely is going to be a good one.

09-21-2006, 09:45 AM	#8
LKelley67 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: baton rouge Posts: 2,540	I'm witcha yasoon. It's OT and is good convo for there. There is more propaganda out there from all sides than most people know or care enough to investigate into.

09-21-2006, 09:48 AM	#9
saintswhodi 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 6,941	Al Jazeera and the BBC are the two largest media agencies in the WORLD. There is nothing at all to be uneasy about. Katrina was a WORLD disaster, just like the Tsuanmi a couple of years ago. They have every right to cover it.

09-21-2006, 02:16 PM	#10
mikesaintfan 1000 Posts + Join Date: May 2006 Location: new jersey Posts: 1,070	Tell ya what. Let's go to their English site on Tuesday and see how they report on the game/ the city. GOT A LINK???? Yep......especially with former president Bush flipping the coin. YEP sums it up for me too