I find the fact that this old news story is garnering so much feedback quite interesting. Perhaps more accurately, the nature of the feedback is interesting. I guess news is always news no matter how old it is if the person hearing it is doing so for the first time and does not care to corroborate. One would think that News Carolina, when posting it, might have noted the part where it says, "The surgery is not yet performed in the United States, but Dr. Smith said he hopes it will be in the next five years," and then noted that it is now 4 years later. Perhaps a follow-up interview would be in order and of much interest. This shoddy journalism is so rampant and people have so much trust in journalists and reporting that hardly anyone searched this story online to figure this out. That is very telling. Gobble up what is fed and ask no questions. Make a Republican proud! Oh, if you are interested in reading an article written closer to the time this event occurred, here is a story from 2002: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/06/02061 4075213.htm
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I find the fact that this old news story is garnering so much feedback quite interesting. Perhaps more accurately, the nature of the feedback is interesting. I guess news is always news no matter how old it is if the person hearing it is doing so for the first time and does not care to corroborate. One would think that News Carolina, when posting it, might have noted the part where it says, "The surgery is not yet performed in the United States, but Dr. Smith said he hopes it will be in the next five years," and then noted that it is now 4 years later. Perhaps a follow-up interview would be in order and of much interest. This shoddy journalism is so rampant and people have so much trust in journalists and reporting that hardly anyone searched this story online to figure this out. That is very telling. Gobble up what is fed and ask no questions. Make a Republican proud!1 4075213.htm
Oh, if you are interested in reading an article written closer to the time this event occurred, here is a story from 2002:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/06/0206