Category Archives: Wonky Media

Playing The “What’s The Party Affiliation?” Game

August 7, 2008 – 11:45 am

What’s missing in the whole article (which CNN placed in the “Crime” section ) Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will spend the night in jail after a judge ruled he violated the terms of his bond in his perjury case by making a business trip to Canada and not informing the court. Judge Ronald Giles ordered Kilpatrick […]

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Here We Go: The MSM Lines Up Against USA In Hamdan Case

August 7, 2008 – 7:48 am

As soon as Salim Ahmed Hamdan was convicted Wednesday, July 6, there were several things expected The ACLU and other leftist organizations would pitch hissy fits. Mission accomplished Many liberals/progressives would tell us the decision was bad and would take the opportunity to rail at BushCo. Mission accomplished The Credentialed Media would release editorials against […]

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Time Shows They Almost Get The Tire Gauge Kerfuffle, But Not Quite

August 5, 2008 – 3:39 pm

I wonder if Michael Grunwald at Time understands that no matter how much he tries to defend Barry, he is, in effect, keeping this story in the public eye. Na. Probably not. He must defend the Messiah. Good start, though How out of touch is Barack Obama? He’s so out of touch that he suggested […]

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Only In The NY Times Is Ratko Mladic Treated Fair And Balanced

August 5, 2008 – 8:25 am

Republicans can barely get a fair shake, American companies are attacked, and our troops are often portrayed as mad dog killers, yet Bosnia Fugitive Is Hero to Some, Butcher to Others  Ratko Mladic, accused in Europe’s worst massacre since World War II and now the most wanted fugitive for the atrocities in the Balkan wars, […]

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Obama Retreats From Debates

August 3, 2008 – 12:30 pm

Well, not that that is in any way a surprise. He wants to retreat in Iraq, pre-retreat from conflict with Iran (or, is that proactively surrender?), retreated from public campaign finance, retreated from his position on off-shore drilling, and retreats from so many of the people who support him (that whole ObamaBus issue) Democratic candidate […]

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America’s Bridges Still Falling Down (?)

July 31, 2008 – 8:46 am

Or, are they? CBS News/AP: America’s Bridges Still Falling Down A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state – carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a day – have had no work beyond […]

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Grey Lady Tries Humor: McCain’s Low Road

July 30, 2008 – 10:26 am

This editorial is either a humor piece, or the Times has failed Politics 101. The fact that the Times is in the bag for Obama is a given Well, that certainly didn’t take long. On July 3, news reports said Senator John McCain, worried that he might lose the election before it truly started, opened […]

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Vietraq Returns!

July 26, 2008 – 7:45 am

The Associated Press gives it the old college kindergarten try: Iraq War’s Price Tag Nears Vietnam’s The total cost of the Iraq war is approaching the Vietnam War’s expense, a congressional report estimates, while spending for military operations after 9/11 has exceeded it. The new report by the Congressional Research Service estimates the U.S. has […]

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Proof The Credentialed Media In The Tank For Obama

July 24, 2008 – 10:16 am

As proven by the Credentialed Media. IBD – Putting Money Where Mouths Are: Media Donations Favor Dems 100-1 The New York Times’ refusal to publish John McCain’s rebuttal to Barack Obama’s Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen. But true proof of widespread media bias […]

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Vanity Fair Spoofs The New Yorker, Misses Point

July 22, 2008 – 8:09 pm

Sa-wing, batter batter batter, sa-wing! We here at Vanity Fair maintain a kind of affectionate rivalry with our downstairs neighbors at The New Yorker. We play softball every year, compete for some of the same stories, and share an elevator bank. (You can tell the ones who are headed to the 20th floor by their […]

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