Archive for the 'News Media' Category

From King Farouk Studios in Television City…

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

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The story is here.
Special thanks go to Vincenzo Kolchak and Patapsco Jack.

Image: (Jihad Jane) tolerance.ca via huffingtonpost.com; (King Farouk) Time Magazine cover via thisdayinbadhistory.com; (Terminator 2) via neoseeker.com

Chris Wallace Takes What He can Get.

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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The story is here.
Image: (Palin) via grizzlybay.org; (Wallace) foxnews via newsbusters.com

Yahoo News Headlines-Jan. 19, 2010 3:45 p.m. EST

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Haiti quake creates thousands of new orphans Photos
Port-au-Prince looters face hunger, warning shots from police
Democrats begin finger-pointing over close Mass. Senate race
China blocking Internet access for millions since riots
Monkey brains ‘hardwired’ for simple math, scientists say
Herbie, New England’s largest and oldest elm tree, cut down
Ham-and-bean dinner postponed until Jan. 30- Canton…

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Is that Canton, China?
Maybe […]

2 Ex-Timesmen Say They Had a Tip on Watergate First–New York Times headline, May 25, 2009

Tuesday, May 26th, 2009

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In other news, Doug Corrigan was honestly confused…

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and Saint Thomas (a.k.a Doubting Tom) really believed in the Resurrection, but after having seen David Cronenberg’s VIDEODROME at the Jerusalem Golgotha-Plex on Saturday evening, wounds intrigued him. Caravaggio’s painting demonstrates.
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Images: (Post) via worldpeacethroughtbeer.org; (parade) + (book) + (movie) via 100megspop3.com;(sheet music) via smithsonianlibraries.si.edu;(James Woods) in david […]

Without a Pastor of His Own, Obama Turns to Five–New York Times headline, March 15, 2009

Sunday, March 15th, 2009

It’s the IDES of MARCH,
and you’d have thought President Obama would have
hung back from the need for any pastor
after his roller coaster ride with
Good Time Jerry Wright.
Now, Obama goes for the Quinella
of having five times the chance of embarrassment.
He has allowed hubris to leave the mistaken impression
that the press will not take a look at
past […]

Houston Man Arrested For Allegedly Using Forklift To Steal ATM–Yahoo news headline, 8:40 am

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Are they saying he would not have been arrested if had he used
a rod & reel or a one-hundred ton crane?

Gambling casinos require their guests to provide their own decks of cards and dice.

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Here is George Will on ABC’s THIS WEEK…

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“All will be forgiven if things turn out well. And it’s just possible, Donna, that the economy is not going down the drain. 94, 95 percent of all mortgages in this country are being paid off on time. Ninety-four percent of those who want to work are working. […]

Are you now, or have you ever been, a member of the June Taylor Dancers?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Palin Fears Media Threaten Her First Amendment Rights
October 31, 2008 11:25 AM
ABC News’ Steven Portnoy reports: In a conservative radio interview that aired in Washington, D.C. Friday morning, Republican vice presidential nominee Gov. Sarah Palin said she fears her First Amendment rights may be threatened by “attacks” from reporters who suggest she is engaging in […]

Mainstream Media Stand To Receive $1.44 Billion From McCain’s Tax Cuts–THINK PROGRESS headline

Saturday, October 4th, 2008

Sadly, the mainstream media has already rolled over for much less.  When the history of this administration is written, the news organizations will be justly vilified.

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Prior to and following the vice-presidential debates, conservatives on Fox News purported that the “mainstream media” has a preference for an Obama presidency. Bill Kristol, Kirsten Powers, and Bernard Goldberg […]

Begala isn’t leaving anything for the bloggers.

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

‘Substantive’ Press Is Taken for a Spin
By Howard Kurtz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, September 29, 2008; C01
Not Too Bright
The rhetoric gets heated this time of year, but Paul Begala, the CNN commentator, went way over the line in calling President Bush a “high-functioning moron.”

The former Bill Clinton aide can be a witty partisan, but there are […]