Because I never used the phrase “politically overt”.

What I said (and thanks for quoting it above) was … when the article – even a meaningless hit-piece like this crap – plays to MDN’s corporate/political passive-agressive agenda meaning that it could either be overt or have undertones that either allow MDN to imply or the reader to infer that ‘progressive = bad = un-American, conservative = good = American’.

Now I notice that both this article (a piece of shit) and yesterdays (equally a piece of shit) are categorised under ‘Opinion’ as opposed to news. Which is a bit of a departure. But welcome to the extent that this crap should be quarantined on an Internet for the terminally stupid that can’t distinguish between real news and people just trying to connect themselves to Apple for purposes of profile, like Greenpeace or Tom Borelli’s recent attempt to smear Al Gore at the Apple AGM.

BTW, there is no TBYC on the Borelli article (http://wp.me/p19WFc-jG5) because there is no external article. But the article links to a Fox Business interview with Borelli where he makes his accusations without any proof or supporting data, but merely on his or his lobby group’s ‘beliefs’. That is a POS example of ‘yellow journalism’ that would have shamed WR Hearst.

I really don’t have the time to dig through MDN to find you the links (of which there are plenty) where MDN put TBYC on a politically-charged diatribe. When they did it, it was a left-leaning.

Since I don’t have the time (nor the inclination) to do this now, I’ll just leave it as it is. If there is anyone reading this who actually cares one way or the other, they can look for themselves.

That is why your post is without merit.

My exact point is that MDN has never tagged anything that’s politically overt – whether it be left- or right-leaning – with a TBYC™ warning.

That is why mccfr’s post is without merit. Give us proof or STFU.

The most rabid leftists accuse MDN of being “Neocons” and the most radical right-wingers accuse MDN of being “Commie Pinkos.” Each group sounds equally stupid.

2) Actually, the burden of proof is on you seeing as you’re the one with the hard-on for the site. Why don’t you go and find me several of MDN’s carefully selected right-wing politically-slanted stories where – despite the craziness of the piece – there has been a TBYC to indicate that it is a worthless waste of bits.

I have a life and a business to run so I don’t have the time to go through 10 years of posts at 250 odd posts per month. But seeing as you obviously feel very protective of MDN, you should go do the work. If you’re lucky, maybe Steve and the rest of the gang will take you for ice cream.

While MDN has frequently tagged idiotic articles with their TBYC slogan (whether they be anti-apple, or politically overt), it has consistently failed to tag idiotic articles that are politically clearly right-wing.

If you take some time to look at some of these articles, you’ll clearly see TBYC on most of the idiotic, stupid ones, with the exception of the stupid ones that lean heavily to the right.

And while we’re at it, go ahead and install Siri on it, and rename Siri to GLaDOS

The target on Apple’s back that the left is drawing is not intended for Apple, but at the default ‘most successful’ company there is.

Every leader in this field before has had this, and Apple will not be the last.

Anybody that has worked for Wal-Mart and seen how efficient their distribution system is (including Apple) wonder why they get sh!t on.

Anybody that has worked in the oil business and sees Exxon pulling crude out of the ground half a world away and then deliver it refined as gas to your neighborhood for less than $100 a gallon wonders why they have the target.

Same for Big Pharma, Big Timber, Big Farming, and any other business that becomes successful and has a g0d-damn one-sided documentary
made about it.

Yes, everybody has a right to an opinion, just like they have a right to breed.
And you see where both can get you….

You jackass you also say that there are few bicycles there. Apple has hundreds possibly thousands of bicycle commuters. Head to infinite loop at 5pm to 7pm and count them someday before opening your trap in such an uninformed way.

MDN tags anti-Apple product articles with Think Before You Click™. Show me some past examples of MDN tagging anything overtly “political,” leaning left or right, with Think Before You Click™.

So you start building housing on the campus – what percentage will HAVE to occupied by Apple employees? Will they have to force workers to live there? Do you get fired if you want to move?

If you forced them to have retail space you know that Microsoft would want to put a store there… because they always need to follow Apple

Right?

And you are entitled to send your scorn, derision and rejection to the author or anyone else. But you also can’t act on your scorn by doing something violent (not that you would, just sayin’).

I think I’m pretty liberal with an arts background but even I think the far extreme are mad. nihilists — nothing will ever please them except I think the extermination of human beings (to give zero environmental impact). Weird though they are the first to clamour for ‘social services’ or ‘grants’ paid by taxes from companies like Apple.

People like this are a crazy.

Amen to the last part of your post, though…

Obviously, MDN saw the above-quoted comment comment and decided to avoid “think before you click” for a while, in a futile effort to make it appear politically less rabid.

Mccfr’s comment was very valid (look at past appearances of “TBYC” taglines, and lack thereof) up until he called them on it.

Your move, moron.