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Posted on August 21, 2008May 24, 2021

More on those Chinese documents that keep vanishing

Update to yesterday’s post about the disappearing Chinese documents proving one of their gymnasts is underage: Well, well, it took the MSM long enough to pick up the story. Fox News just had Mike Walker (aka Stryde) on for an interview, telling about what he found. Trust me, his blog post, now posts, are much … Continue reading More on those Chinese documents that keep vanishing

And you thought the Olympics were about sports! Ha!
Posted on August 19, 2008September 5, 2022

And you thought the Olympics were about sports! Ha!

I first became aware of Slate’s Olympic Sap-o-Meter a few days ago, and have become a huge fan. It’s wonderful that someone thought to do this kind of Olympic coverage. The Sap-o-Meter keeps a daily count of all the sappy words used by NBC’s Olympic announcers — Mom, dream, and sacrifice, for example — and … Continue reading And you thought the Olympics were about sports! Ha!

Posted on August 4, 2008January 16, 2023

News flash: there’s a phallic symbol in that ad

Last week the McCain campaign released an ad that the cable news people are still talking about — the ad showing Barack Obama, Britney Spears, and Paris Hilton. It talks about celebrity, ostensibly, but from the day it was released, the media have debated whether it is racist. You know — a black man, two … Continue reading News flash: there’s a phallic symbol in that ad

Posted on July 3, 2008May 24, 2021

Fox News embarrasses itself once again

Nope, it wasn’t April 1, so that’s not an excuse. Yesterday the hosts of “Fox & Friends,” Steve Doocy and Brian Kilmeade, were complaining about a “hit piece” written by New York Times reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe. In the course of their discussion, they showed photos of the two journalists. Nothing unusual … Continue reading Fox News embarrasses itself once again

Posted on June 16, 2008May 24, 2021

Enough with the Russert eulogizing, please

This is probably not the most politically correct thing to say, but it’s time for MSNBC to get back to the business of delivering the news and stop wallowing in its memories of Tim Russert. Russert died suddenly Friday and the world of journalism was understandably stunned. One of its giants, a man only 58 … Continue reading Enough with the Russert eulogizing, please

Posted on April 18, 2008May 24, 2021

‘Bush’s War’: In case you weren’t angry enough already

Two nights ago PBS ran another of its documentaries, “Frontline: Bush’s War,” Parts 1 and 2. I knew full well what I was getting into, but I decided to watch it anyway. It was history. It would be a nice summation of the Iraq war and correct any erroneous ideas I had. Well, I stuck … Continue reading ‘Bush’s War’: In case you weren’t angry enough already

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