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The next Air Force One could be red, white and blue
Washington (CNN)The next Air Force One will likely be red, white and blue — but don't expect any eagles painted on the side of the presidential aircraft. An official familiar with the project says President Donald Trump is deeply involved in the conversation about a redesign of the aircraft, but no decisions have been reached. (www.cnn.com) עוד...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Unfortunate to see politics brought into this based on an Internet story/rumor that doesn't contain a single named source, quote, or hard fact and only speculated it "could be redrawn".
Even though the source not named I can believe it - it has a ring of truth - for instance they said Trump also wants better beds which I can understand - AF1 just has single beds in the nose whereas Trump Force One had a full Queen size bed in the back
What it has is a ring of confirmation bias and the now standard/accepted practice of using unnamed sources in even trivial stories (and, ultimately, the paint scheme on any aircraft is mostly trivial) should be alarming no matter what one's political, social, or religious beliefs.
You've obviously not worked in the news-gathering industry. As a former newspaper editor I can assure you that many sources do not want their names published for fear of retribution and that an unnamed source is not automatically an unreliable source.
Actually, I've worked in the "news-gathering industry" on local, state, national and international levels and covered everything from small town planning boards to conflict. Any story without a single named source, without a single bit of concrete fact that can be verified should be suspect and the potential bias of the reporter or news organization taken into account. That standard is true no matter what side of an issue you're on and it's why there's a crisis in media today.
As an editor, I always made sure that any source, whether named or not, was a credible one. The only reason there is a "crisis in media" today is that our current president has the practice of labeling any story that does not glorify him and his perceived achievements as "fake news", even when he lies about his own previous statements. It's the same technique used to advantage by the Nazis.
We're discussing what is no more than a clickbait non-story here but once you bring Nazis into the argument, you've lost the plot.
And the Nazis did not invent the 'big lie' technique They picked it up from Woodrow Wilson, the man who 'kept us out of war'.
Well, he did until the Zimmerman telegram was made known.
Well, they were only offering Mexico Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. I suppose the 1917 Americans felt about it what Ukraine is feeling vis-a-vis Crimea. I know, this comment is going off subject.
I agree it's a trivial story, but it was you who brought up the so-called media crisis and confirmation bias.
Let’s play nice boys.
LOL! Personal animosity always has a way of thrusting ones' true colors front and center!