Disadvantages of slugging

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	[br]Hi everyone, for my journalism class I have been assigned to research the disadvantages of slugging. I was wondering if you guys could help me out a bit a tell me what you think.[?]

	
	thnx

	
	A major disadvantage of slugging? Can't think of any.

	
	Major disadvantage of journalism majors? They rejoice in slanted news. Rather than writing an article that discloses the pluses and minuses of an issue, the media (jurnalists) slant the news and tell us what to think. Rather than presenting enough information for infromed discussion, journailsts, NSA and the CIA make stuff up. 

	
	If the question comes from a student in a public university, I, for one, think it is time for a review of the policy of managed news in our public institutions.

	
	A major reason why we have slugging in the first place? Politicians who have used managed news to create a shortage of dependable, affordable transportation. Politicians that take the easy way out and blame those that are working for a solution. Politicians that travel to Curitaba, Brazil or Portland, Oregon in search of transportation answers, but fail to talk to their counterpart in the neighboring jurisdiciton without pointing a finger of blame. Poiticians that make traffic congestion worse.

	
	For the stalwart readers of Slug-Lines. com, the way to control this type of journalism isn't so much a letter to the editor as it is a letter to the advertisers. Granted this borders on an inroad to free speech, but why should the advertisers pay to have this nonesense forced down our throats? Why should "newspapers" be allowed to bend minds?

	
	For the more intrepid, such as RLD, as you gather up your pitchforks and torches to storm the castle and kill the monster, you might want to practice on the fourth estate before battling the politicians.

	
	Can the requestor identify himself/herself and save us the hassle of searching you out? Do you work for VRE, METRO or one of the myriad local government run bus companies?

	
	Or are you a CIA or NSA operative sent out to identify the subversives? Paranoid? Who, me? Not really, people like this bogus wanna be reporter ARE out to get me.

	
	dickboyd@aol.com

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dickboyd Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 13 Nov 2004 Location: California Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote dickboyd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Oct 2005 at 2:23pm
	quote: Originally posted by bribri06 [br]Hi everyone, for my journalism class I have been assigned to research the disadvantages of slugging. I was wondering if you guys could help me out a bit a tell me what you think.[?] thnx A major disadvantage of slugging? Can't think of any. Major disadvantage of journalism majors? They rejoice in slanted news. Rather than writing an article that discloses the pluses and minuses of an issue, the media (jurnalists) slant the news and tell us what to think. Rather than presenting enough information for infromed discussion, journailsts, NSA and the CIA make stuff up. If the question comes from a student in a public university, I, for one, think it is time for a review of the policy of managed news in our public institutions. A major reason why we have slugging in the first place? Politicians who have used managed news to create a shortage of dependable, affordable transportation. Politicians that take the easy way out and blame those that are working for a solution. Politicians that travel to Curitaba, Brazil or Portland, Oregon in search of transportation answers, but fail to talk to their counterpart in the neighboring jurisdiciton without pointing a finger of blame. Poiticians that make traffic congestion worse. For the stalwart readers of Slug-Lines. com, the way to control this type of journalism isn't so much a letter to the editor as it is a letter to the advertisers. Granted this borders on an inroad to free speech, but why should the advertisers pay to have this nonesense forced down our throats? Why should "newspapers" be allowed to bend minds? For the more intrepid, such as RLD, as you gather up your pitchforks and torches to storm the castle and kill the monster, you might want to practice on the fourth estate before battling the politicians. Can the requestor identify himself/herself and save us the hassle of searching you out? Do you work for VRE, METRO or one of the myriad local government run bus companies? Or are you a CIA or NSA operative sent out to identify the subversives? Paranoid? Who, me? Not really, people like this bogus wanna be reporter ARE out to get me. dickboyd@aol.com

Baz Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 14 Oct 2004 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote Baz Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 31 Oct 2005 at 7:10am
	Looks like we have another intruder here trying to find out just why toll roads are a better option than slugging. Try going to the slug lines for your research and ask the sluggers there if there are disadvantages to the system in place. I believe youll find very few disadvantages compared to the disadvantages of a toll road being put in its place! Be a real journalist and hit the pavement to find information instead of relying on bogus information that is usually posted on message boards!

keith770 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 02 Oct 2005 Location: Virginia Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote keith770 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Oct 2005 at 12:31pm
	The main issue I am looking at is the unreliability of a ride home. There is no fast way back to route 17 and I don't even know where the route 17 line leaves From the Pentagon. I also worry about getting picked up by prissy blasphmous Republican Nazis who are really making a list of where people live so they can use it for some arcane evil purpose.

BillyBackSeat Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 19 Aug 2005 Location: Red State Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote BillyBackSeat Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Oct 2005 at 10:42am
	quote: Originally posted by bribri06 [br]Hi everyone, for my journalism class I have been assigned to research the disadvantages of slugging. I was wondering if you guys could help me out a bit a tell me what you think.[?] thnx I used to ride but mainly now I drive. Lots of disadvantages to riding. It's not worth the bucks, to me anyway, to ride, most days. But there are advantages too. Here we go. Disadvantages of Riding 1) Lines. Got to wait in line in the rain, heat and cold for a ride. 2) Reliability. If VDOT opens up HOV to all because of an accident then getting a ride could be a problem. Or having to work late means you miss the slug line. 3) Drivers. Some speed or are lousy drivers. Some have small uncomfortable cars or dirty cars. Or have an attitude. According to posts on this board some drivers actually think about getting sex from slugs and since most slugs are men those drivers must be liberal democrat party sodomites. Don't want to ride with sodomites. Its rumored that there are drivers who don't make much and who get paid what they are worth that want tips. 4) Time. Got to get in that slug line when drivers are picking up. Advantages of Riding 1) It's free and its fast. 2) It's free and its fast. 3) It's free and its fast. Dumphries to DC and back fast and for free. Worth the disadvantages sometimes. Except for the sodomites. Some are on this board. Watch one call me names for being insensitive and intolerant of perverts. Hug a slug today

bribri06 Members Profile Find Members Posts New Slug Joined: 30 Oct 2005 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote bribri06 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 30 Oct 2005 at 9:28am
	Hi everyone, for my journalism class I have been assigned to research the disadvantages of slugging. I was wondering if you guys could help me out a bit a tell me what you think.[?] thnx