Oct - 20th
Maddow
Posted at 11:40 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
I have never been a huge fan of Rachel Maddow. Although she is obviously highly educated (which is a good thing), and I agree with most of her politics, her "act" is based mostly on Keith Olbermann, and sometimes her gimmick wears a bit thin. However, her dog looks just like mine,* so she just [...]
Aug - 14th
Cold War
Posted at 8:44 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
The priceless breaking news headline on MSNBC.com this morning... "Defense secretary Gates says U.S. does not want another cold war with Russia." Phew; that was a close one.
Jun - 3rd
Another No Shit Headline
Posted at 8:06 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
The long-awaited return of the No Shit headline...
Today's example... "Cable networks thrived on lengthy primary campaign."
May - 30th
In the News
Posted at 9:25 am | Filed Under In the News
- I live in a new urbanist neighborhood in the bay area, so I am biased on the subject, but it seems that my hometown (and the surrounding Buffalo region) is having a difficult time accepting the concept of walkable communities, which is a shame.
- Hillary Clinton won California -- somewhat handily -- in the [...]
May - 29th
Yellin
Posted at 4:38 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
This is another example as to why you cannot trust journalists, even left-leaning ones...
On last night's edition of Anderson Cooper on CNN, reporter Jessica Yellin stated that she was encouraged by news executives to only report good things about the president during the run-up to the Iraq war.
This is exactly what Yellin said (emphasis [...]
May - 12th
Vintage O’Reilly
Posted at 8:50 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
This is a lot of fun to watch (via HuffPo)...
Apr - 30th
Lincoln-Douglass Debates
Posted at 8:10 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
Keith Olbermann covered the Fox News flap showing Frederick Douglass instead of Stephen Douglas when discussing the famed debates...
Feb - 28th
Old Media, Meet New Media
Posted at 3:51 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
From Harper's Magazine's 'About' section... "In more recent years, the magazine published Woodrow Wilson and Winston Churchill long before either man became a political leader."
Yes, in more recent years. The magazine currently has three correspondents covering the looming savings and loan crisis.
Feb - 21st
Headlines You Can Trust
Posted at 10:04 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
You've got to love this headline: "N.Y. Times defends McCain-lobbyist story." Alright, well I do.
The most reputable newspaper -- worldwide -- is defending an adequately-sourced report, and that's news.
Jan - 10th
Afternoon Politoon
Posted at 1:08 pm | Filed Under Politoons
Toles on the media's recent attempt to alter the course of free elections...
Image: Yahoo!
Jan - 3rd
Media Misreports Late Payments
Posted at 2:01 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
In a news article on loan payment delinquency, I read the most ridiculous sentence of the new year... "A severe housing slump and weaker home values have clobbered some homeowners — making it difficult, or even impossible for some to pay their monthly mortgages." The one has nothing to do with the other.
The report goes [...]
Nov - 6th
Thompson Concedes To Fox News
Posted at 1:21 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
What is great (great in a funny way, not in the climactic sense) is not Fred Thompson basically conceding his run for presidency (it turns out Thompson is too lazy), but Fox News' reporter/cheerleader Carl Cameron's posturing and ass-kissing in the process... "Trying to encourage his studio to hurry up so an interview could start, [...]
Oct - 24th
Pee-wee Herman, Meet Stephen Colbert
Posted at 1:20 pm | Filed Under Uncategorized
Stephen Colbert -- the actor, not the character portrayed by Stephen Colbert, the actor -- is on the verge of Pee-wee Herman status. As in the case of Pee-wee Herman, a talented actor (in Pee-wee's case, Paul Reubens) is stuck with the perpetual role of one character, playing that role on his own television show, [...]
Oct - 18th
Attributing Esspin
Posted at 10:52 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
A columnist for the ESPN.com website, Jim Caple, who I assume gets paid, has made the exact same point (and dedicates an entire column to the subject) that I expressed last week, that unnecessary (non-travel) days off in the playoffs is a bad idea. However, it comes without attribution, which apparently only goes one way [...]
Sep - 13th
In the News
Posted at 8:43 am | Filed Under In the News
- MoveOn.org apparently paid less for ad space in the New York Times than conservative groups. This has upset the conservatives to no end, and they "demand the same ad rate [that MoveOn.org] paid." Someone get a textbook, teach the conservatives the laws of supply and demand.
- Speaking of MoveOn.org's now infamous ad -- I [...]
Aug - 10th
In the News… Choice.
Posted at 8:31 am | Filed Under In the News
- Internet hunting isn't real. "'Internet hunting would be wrong,' said a Delaware representative who opposed his state's ban [on internet hunting]. 'But there's a lot that would be wrong, if it were happening.'" Where are the gun nuts on the issue of a federal ban on internet hunting?
- Cheney is urging the president to [...]
Jul - 25th
Huffington Post’s Cryptic Spell-Check
Posted at 7:57 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
Umh, The Huffington Post isn't dat gud wiht speling eether. "Crpytic..." (Story on the right.)
Image: Huffington Post
Jul - 24th
Politico Spell-Check Gets Low Mileage
Posted at 8:26 am | Filed Under Uncategorized
As of 8:26am, The Politico ran a glaring typo on its main page, which should haunt every editor in the business. "Mileage..." (Fourth story down on the right.)
Image: The Politico
Jul - 9th
In the News
Posted at 7:30 am | Filed Under In the News
- With Katie Couric upset that she made the switch to a "hard-news evening newscast," maybe CBS will bring back Dan Rather. Or, go for the jugular, and get Jon Stewart.
- If Bush wouldn't have commuted Libby's sentence (with a full pardon coming January 2009), "it would have caused a fracture with the vice president." [...]
Jun - 21st
In the News
Posted at 8:41 am | Filed Under In the News
- Uh-oh, Ralph Nader is supposedly pondering a run. Says Nader, "The two parties are still converging -- they don't even debate the military budget anymore. I really think there needs to be more competition from outside the two parties." I agree, the two-party system hurts the natural breakdown of the American voting public. And, [...]
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