infamous = 'talked-about; popular'

[Tom Zurinskas]

Sure.  The right wing foxers criticized the prez's golf trip for various inane reasons, one being that it's hypocritical that he's playing with rich folks at a private course.  If they could get any meaner they would.  Fox folks called Obama the politician of hate and division.  They hate him.  So when CNN called the golf outing "infamous" I take it as a CNN backhand against the Prez reinforcing the Fox portrayal.  They meant infamous as infamous.  What else could it mean?

To me when CNN played Rand Paul saying the Prez is at fault for the sequester, then immediately polled "what do you think", without showing an opposing view, when we all know that the Prez wants tax hikes on the rich not cuts to programs for the poor, that cemented it.

CNN is appears to me to be a sly Fox in the chicken coop.  I used to design questionnaires.  You don't bias a questionnaire like that unless you have an agenda.


Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
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> Another possible gloss, in the golf-match context, might be "amusingly
> embarrassing."
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> BTW, does anyone *actually* use "infamous" in the officially proscribed
> sense of "famous"? Or is this here (there, I said it) really the sort of
> usage the proscribers have in mind?
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> JL
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> > It appears to me that CNN has a negative bias against our president. The
> > word "infamous" must refer to those who say it's not proper that he play on
> > a "private" golf course. What? And then last night CNN after showing Rand
> > Paul blaming the Prez for the sequester asks the viewers "Who do you think
> > is the blame.?" Talk about influencing a poll. They never mentioned
> > Repugnantcan brinkmanship.
> >
> > On a second issue, I'd like to count how many times a sportscaster says
> > "We talked about.." during a game. It's everywhere.
> >
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> > Tom Zurinskas, Conn 20 yrs, Tenn 3, NJ 33, now Fl 9.
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> > > Today CNN is saying "that highly talked-about golf match between
> > President
> > > Obama and Tiger Woods."
> > >
> > > Note my suggested def. at the top of the thread.
> > >
> > > (And the surprising - oops! I mean "eerie" - "Tiger Woods"
> > connection....)
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> > > JL
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