Jed Babbin, the editor of Human Events, has written what may be the stupidest article of the year. In it he wastes 1200+ words arguing that GE/NBC is terribly upset with the prodigious success of its cable news network MSNBC. Obviously – anyone would be disturbed with a business enterprise that doubles its audience year [...]
Monthly Archives: June 2008
Jun 28
Bill O’Reilly: No Peabody For You
Little Billy O’Reilly is poor loser (or just a loser, period). The delusional narcissism that prompted him to falsely claim that he had won two Peabody awards a few years ago has swelled to consume an ever greater portion of his diseased ego. [For more on O'Reilly's dementia, see The O'Reilly Fear Factor: Collected Verses] [...]
Jun 27
Clear Channel Bans Bushmen Ad
Author, satirist, and the voice of innumerable Simpsons characters, Harry Shearer, has a new CD coming out that typically skewers politics and culture. The title of the project is Songs of the Bushmen and features a debut single about the “935 Lies” told by the Bush administration in the run up to the invasion of [...]
Jun 23
John McCain Says Terrorists Threaten Our Very Existence
Struggling in recent election polls, John McCain is resorting to the old and familiar Republican campaign motivator – unrelenting fear. When asked in an interview with Fortune magazine what he sees as the gravest long-term threat to the U.S. economy, McCain answered… “Well, I would think that the absolute gravest threat is the struggle that [...]
Jun 19
Bill O’Reilly Wants ALL Of Iraq’s Oil
As if Bill O’Reilly hasn’t given us enough evidence of his stupidity, he is now advocating a plan of his own design that, in effect, calls for Iraq to turn over 100% percent of its oil production to the United States. “So far, the American taxpayer has forked over more than $500 billion – $500 [...]
Jun 16
Lanny Davis Lands At Fox News
Hyperactive Hillary Clinton surrogate, Lanny Davis, is the newest Fox News contributor. He joins recent hires Like Karl Rove, Laura Ingraham, and Mike Huckabee. I guess that’s what he considers good company. Davis will follow comfortably in the footsteps of other Foxocrats (Democrats who happily bash fellow Democrats for the edification of Fox viewers): Alan [...]
Jun 16
Facebook Catches Up With MySpace
In a market share race that is mirroring the cable news ratings battle, Facebook has caught up with its once much bigger rival MySpace: “Facebook hit the mark in April 2008 by posting 115 million unique monthly visitors. Myspace has maintained similar traffic numbers for the past year, but Facebook has grown from less than [...]
Jun 14
Fox News Wants War With Iran
If you wondered where Fox News personalities get license to peddle idiotic notions like “terrorist fist jabs” and jokes about assassinating Democratic presidential candidates, you need look no further than their boss, Fox News Executive VP John Moody. In an article written for his Fox Forum blog, titled “How to Defeat Iran… Without Firing a [...]
Jun 07
Media Is Changing. Get used To It!
The National Conference on Media Reform is presently underway in Minneapolis, MN. If you are fortunate enough to attend you will encounter an inspiring array of media professionals, critics, activists, and others who recognize both the threat and the potential of the modern media infrastructure. If you cannot attend, stay informed by visiting the Conference [...]
Jun 06
Tax Cheats: Bill O’Reilly And Roger Ailes
The anti-Keith Olbermann blog OlbermannWatch has been pounding the pavement with a bogus story of tax evasion on the part of MSNBC’s star host. Now the Associated Press has picked up the item citing OW as its source. The network responded to the allegation prior to the AP’s report: “MSNBC spokesman Jeremy Gaines called it [...]
Jun 06
Rupert Murdoch To Fire Roger Ailes?
If Gawker is to believed, News Corp CEO Rupert Murdoch, and his longtime Fox News chief Roger Ailes, have had a falling out that may cost Ailes his job. The alleged spat arose from the controversial near publication of O.J. Simpson’s confessional book, “If I Did It.” The backlash from what may have been the [...]
