How can you tell when a Spokesman lies about the Nuclear plant condition?

[sce56]

They open their mouth!

[ZombieHorde]

1. I suspect you are just making a little joke, but some people take jokes as truth.

We should be careful when we discourage critical thinking.

[sce56]

2. In this day and age we get real news from the Comedy Channel and entertainment from the News Media!

Yes it is a sarcastic joke!

From BradBlog.com

[Bonhomme Richard]

3. You really don't know anyones motives. Even the University professors that are

experts in nuclear technology. There's a good chance that if they are experts then they are on boards nor consult for the energy companies. Are they willing to really tell the truth when future contracts would probably go bye bye.
It's sad or I am just a hardened cynic.

[rfranklin]

4. I agree...most of the people that you see on TV are there because...

a corporate PR person or PR agency person called up the producers of the show and offered them up. I used to work in that field and as a PR person you are constantly looking for opportunities to enhance the perception of the corporation or its products. The TV, radio and print journalists rarely do much investigative reporting. They go to their "sources," all of whom have an agenda, whether its a paid PR person or someone in the government looking to enhance their postion or stick a knife in a competitor.