In a fit of patriopathic® zeal, the sort that might have inspired Booth or Oswald, Sean Hannity, on his radio show, lashes out against a fearsome destiny that summons the faithful to the battlefield. “I want to talk to you Republicans out there, both candidates and voters. Here’s some unsolicited advice: Ignore the polls, ignore [...]
Monthly Archives: August 2006
Aug 27
The Los Angeles Times Hears Its Master’s Voice
In an editorial published Friday, August 25, the L. A. Times took a courageous stand in favor of propping up its parent corporation, The Tribune Company. By supporting the latest power-grab being proposed by the FCC, the Times/Tribune are really just supporting their own economic interests at the expense of the public. In 2003, the [...]
Aug 24
The News Corpse Film Salon
As a public service, News Corpse has compiled a selection of progressive-themed films that are scheduled to be released between now and election day in November. These films all have themes that could potentially impact a voter’s perspective on important issues of the day. There truly is something for everyone – documentaries, dramas, comedies and [...]
Aug 23
Triple Crossed By National Geographic
As if the Able Danger affair didn’t stir up enough controversy by itself… Peter Lance, the author of the book, “Triple Cross: Bin Laden’s Spy in America,” is claiming that a cover up is in progress that pits him against the federal government and the National Geographic Channel. NatGeo is broadcasting their version of the [...]
Aug 22
Feds Assault California’s Reporter’s Shield Law
Josh Wolf is the blogger who has been sitting in a jail cell for refusing to turn over video he took at a public rally. Now Peter Scheer at the California First Amendment Coalition is weighing in on the question of states rights: If I were Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger or California Chief Justice Ronald George, [...]
Aug 22
So Long As I’m The President
At the president’s press conference yesterday, he was asked: Q: You’ve continually cited the elections, the new government, its progress in Iraq, and yet the violence has gotten worse in certain areas. You’ve had to go to Baghdad again. Is it not time for a new strategy? And if not, why not? THE PRESIDENT: The [...]
Aug 22
Malkin’s Centanni Conspiracy Theory
Cameraman Olaf Wiig, of New Zealand, and American correspondent Steve Centanni are Fox News journalists who were kidnapped last week. Their abduction was reported widely but, consistent with modern news cycling, the story has been suplanted by newer, more sensational stories. But this doesn’t stop Michelle Malkin from regurgitating speculation, that she attributes to her [...]
Aug 18
Republicans Sucking Up Telecom Dollars
In a year with a major Telecom bill before congress, numerous regulatory issues on the table, and Net Neutrality still hovering ominously over the webiverse, the big Telecom companies, and their lobbyists, have gotten out their checkbooks. From the National Journal: “Officials of dominant telephone and cable TV companies vying for an upper hand in [...]
Aug 17
The Deadly Art Of Spin
With every assurance that President Bush gives that “staying the course” will lead to victory, the truth on the ground reveals a starkly contrary conclusion. We all know that the media presents skewed versions of reality that are, more often than not, intended to promote the interests of their corporate chieftains, their commercial patrons, or [...]
Aug 14
The FCC Wakes Up To Video News Releases
From Reuters: The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to send letters of inquiry on Friday to several television stations as it probes whether news broadcasts properly disclosed the source of video news releases [VNR] they used, said a source familiar with the matter. This is an encouraging first step by a commission that has failed [...]
Aug 14
Bush Runs From The Media
The “war president” reveals his cowardly side by taking extraordinary steps to protect himself from the scary reporters. The Washington Post reports that Bush has taken to traveling without the customary press plane in tow. This is unprecedented in presidential media coverage and especially troublesome during a time when the US is at war, as [...]
Aug 13
Cybercrime Treaty Threatens US Constitution
Last week, the Senate ratified the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime Treaty. This international treaty was ostensibly designed to aid countries seeking to prosecute hackers, virus developers, and child pornographers. But because the treaty does not require the targeted crimes to be unlawful in both countries, it could require the American government to enforce [...]
Aug 12
Will Jonah Goldberg Ever Crack A Book?
OK, I understand that the opinion pages of the Times contain opinions. But does that mean they have to abandon facts? Jonah Goldberg has again composed an embarrassingly poorly researched column with utter disregard for the truth. Goldberg would rather avoid substance in favor of tossing around hackneyed lingo like “McGovernite” and “limousine liberal.” He [...]
Aug 11
Lieberman’s Support Grows – Amongst Republicans
After being roundling rejected by Connecticut’s Democrats, Joe Lieberman has begun to collect support from a much more natural constituency for his Fox News brand of conservatism: DC Republicans. Lieberman has been praised and endorsed by the likes of Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Ann Coulter, and even Karl Rove called to offer help. Now the [...]
Aug 09
Lieberman Wins Spin Contest
“Lieberman vows to stay in…” That’s the headline on MSNBC. Not after last night’s Democratic senatorial primary in Connecticut where he lost to Ned Lamont, but on Jan 27, 2004, after his dismal showing in the Democratic presidential primary in New Hampshire. “Thanks to the people of New Hampshire, we are in a three-way split [...]
Aug 07
Journalism Profs Protest Bush
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) represents academics in journalism and media studies. At their annual convention last week, they passed a resolution to “Object to the Bush Administration’s Anti-Press Policies and Practices.” From the preamble: The relationship between the presidency and press has always been uneasy. This tension is both [...]
Aug 06
Pentagon Orders Soldiers to Stop Shooting – Videos
American soldiers in Iraq have been making videos of their wartime experiences and posting them to web sites for their friends and families back home to view. The Guardian reports that: “these homemade war videos offer an insight into modern warfare and the psyche of the average serviceman which conventional broadcast news and current affairs [...]
Aug 05
Stalking Points Memo – Attack Of The Machines
Attack of the Machines Bill O’Reilly, futurist exrtaordinaire, explains to all us simpletons why America’s leadership is behind the times. In doing so, he reveals that the real enemy facing the world today is not Al Qaeda, but the Borg Empire. Be afraid. Be very afraid. (Click the pic here to go to Stalking Points [...]
