Journalists and Pundits

Swift Boat to Hell

Gonzales appeals to the "some people say" logic of Fox News.

Swift Kick and Punt Return

Because blogging has become popular and has drawn off a small sliver of the public who might otherwise mindlessly read the country's major newspapers or watch its television media, we are now targetted by the same people who have been maneuvering big media to toe the Republican line.

West Nile Virus 2

The price we pay is mass histrionic behavior. And is that good for our health?

What's a Q or an N?

This is one hell of an OOOPS

Spiderman

Spiderman is a liberal.

Religious Tolerance

For all their talk about tolerance, what are Patrick and Kevin doing to support the Christian Left?

Reverend Lou Sheldon

Reverend Lou Sheldon claims never to have said those words. Which is funny because he's said an awful lot of words like them!

Narrow Exit

The Story is what we take when we don't have the courage to ask our medical insurance to allow us to see a psychiatrist or get assertiveness training.

Don't Chide Her, Fire Her

Voice for Change tells me that I should write a nasty letter to Ann Coulter because she disparages the war record of Max Cleland who has committed the heinous act of criticizing her idol, George W. Bush.

They've Always Got to Find a Penis

Those who have read my comments on Kerry lately might believe that I would be delighted to hear the news. Frankly, I think this calls for a massive yawn.

Super Fowl

The real apology goes to MoveOn and other organizations which paid good money to air ads critical of the Bush Administration.

David Low

It's all too easy to second guess dead people.

Advice for Dr. Dean and Others Victims of the Press

The trick is to keep our heads while the pundits are losing theirs. Then we will have a movement, my friends.

Meat the Press

The friend who passed this on to me said that she thought it was a parody at first.

The Klansman Gravity Problem

They can type, they can write a snazzy opening paragraph, they can look good for the camera, but God help us: they can't think!

Overrun in Atlanta

Doubtless, media pinionists will be all over the crowd for disturbing this "solemn ceremony".

Cheneygate?

I think the Watergate legacy is leaning hard on American reporters. A scandal of this proportion outstrips what Nixon and Clinton did, combined.

Fox Defames MoveOn

The wolf always says that the deer is a carnivore.

Sharon Smith 2

It doesn't say much for Old Nipper's ability to face a crisis if he loses it and points at the victim where nudity is involved.

A Comment Worth Looking At
A new comment on an old article is worth looking at: War photographer Jon Mills on "Biased Impartiality": Many photographers...

A Ridiculous Rant from the Right

Whenever I heard a whine like this, I want to ask "Are you worried that you might be an obstructionist, James?"

Double Standard

Right is for harsh penalties against addicts in the so-called "War on Drugs" until one of their own is revealed as chemically dependent. Then we're told that "this is a special case" and we should "show mercy".

Non-co-optation

I've made a point to frequent blogs where the material roves with the mind of the writer. I prefer not to worry about those people who can't take the fact that I think for myself and choose my own subjects. I don't make it a ritual to open the newspaper and comment everyday -- what matters most to me is charting where I am.

The Murdoch Machine Does it Again

I'm with Christian on this: "is it too much to ask that someone who purports to see the fucking future might have the ability to pick out one of the 364 days this year when John Ritter was not going to kick off?"

If a Tree Falls in a Forest....

....does it make a sound when the American media is not there to cover it?

How Trustworthy is This Factoid?

Yes, I should trust the same media which failed to investigate the truthfulness of the President's rationale for war (among other things) when it relates a factoid about illegal aliens on the eve of a California election.

Taxes by Corporations on Us and Other Suppressed Stories

Do you want your local cable company deciding what is fit for you to see and what you should not see (like the European press and this weblog)?

International Date Rape

La Belle France is right to keep her legs crossed here.

Supply Side Jesus

Word is that the National Review has referred to it as "low, stinking satire", a chorus that I will undoubtably hear when our current affair discussion group meets next month.

Uncautious Skepticism

It's a spin more worthy of saucer cultists than of an honest skeptic that leads Barbara Mikkelson to defend the gathering of the Saudis, to insist that they weren't flown out of the country while the airport ban was in effect, and to write off any testimony which confounds the facts as reported in a selected series of articles.

Why Questions Do Not Get Asked

It's too upsetting, for these, to think that we might be flawed and promoting ideals that are evil.

"Fair and Balanced" is No One's Property

This isn't "Things go better with Coke", "the Pepsi Challenge", "Winston Tastes Good Like a Cigarette Should": this is declaring that phrases like "liberty and justice for all" or "ham and eggs" can be owned by one person.

McCarthyism at the Wall Street Journal

The statements made about MoveOn were blatantly and prejudicially wrong.

Make Way for the Real News, Please

In all the anger over Leykis's boorishness, Whited alone has seen that perhaps a good point is to be salvaged: that we're innocent until proven guilty.

Common Dreams Sells Out

I am beginning to wonder just who finances Common Dreams? Who paid for this piece whose purpose is obviously to calm liberal fears about the implications of this media takeover?

Journalist Spits on Blogs -- How Surprising

Another journalist buried in laurels from her peers who dismissed what is probably the most vibrant medium out there.

Sound-bytten

Poor Chris Rettstatt. A victim of sound bytes....

Faux News

Casting for this entertainment included a whore who wore a sleeveless blouse and a diamond choker; a good girl who covered her arms; and a wimpy middle aged geezer chosen for the fact that he wasn't especially handsome and so could be easily replaced in the fantasy of the average male.

The Blog Obsession!

Obsession seems to be a common syndrome that bloggers fight.