Category Archives: Wonky Media

When Is A Political Attack Ad OK?

When it is back the Obamessiah, of course. Obama Strikes Back With Negative Advertisement That’s right. He “Strikes Back,” which, to me, seems to be a tacit approval of what Barack NMN Obama has done. As the campaigning for the Indiana and North Carolina primaries comes to a close, the Democratic presidential candidates are letting […]

8 Stages Alert: This Time Blaming Hillary, Though

On the 8 Stages list, a #4 is “Blame Conservatives for bringing the truth to light. How dare they do dat!!!!” Who thought that the “conservative” in question would be Hillary? Since January, the Clintons have pummeled Barack Obama with racially tinged comments and questions about his character. Hillary Clinton has questioned why he didn’t […]

McCain Clarifies Iraq Oil Remarks For Those Who Are Idiots

And by idiots, I think you know who I am referring to. During a John McCain townhall on Friday, he made the following remark “My friends, I will have an energy policy that we will be talking about, which will eliminate our dependence on oil from the Middle East that will prevent us from having […]

Name The Party Affiliation Game!

Let’s play…….never mind, too easy Rep. Vito J. Fossella (R-N.Y.) was arrested overnight in Alexandria and charged with driving while intoxicated, court records showed today Over at MyDD Being arrested for a DUI isn’t necessarily a political death-knell for an incumbent — but neither is it terribly good news,.. What about when someone is indicted […]

Grey Lady Upset Over Candidates Negative Campaigns

Because that’s their @$#%^* job! The Pennsylvania campaign, which produced yet another inconclusive result on Tuesday, was even meaner, more vacuous, more desperate, and more filled with pandering than the mean, vacuous, desperate, pander-filled contests that preceded it. Voters are getting tired of it; it is demeaning the political process; and it does not work. […]

Follow Up On BBC Global Warming Article

On Friday, I posted an article featuring excerpts from a BBC story. Now, I was just over at ICECAP, and caught an interesting story, via Newsbusters, about the BBC changing the story. The original 3rd paragraph read so: This would mean global temperatures have not risen since 1998, prompting some to question climate change theory. […]

Name Kwame Kilpatrick’s Party Affiliation!

You too can play along!!!! DETROIT – Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, a one-time rising star and Detroit’s youngest elected leader, was charged Monday with perjury and other counts after sexually explicit text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with a top aide. Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy also charged the popular yet polarizing 37-year-old […]

Newsweek Goes Idiot On “Thrown Under The Bus”

I supposed I could use the phrase “jumps the shark,” but, as often as it has been used, I truly despise it, particularly since it was meant for TV shows, not politics. I am not a big fan of “thrown under the bus,” as well as a few others, such as “dropped the ball,” but, […]

What About When The Credentialed Media Uses Photos Wrongly?

Many of you remember what happened to snapped shot: the AP sent him a cease and desist order, and demanded that he removed all AP photos from his site. This began a long discussion, with Bob Owens of Confederate Yankee contacting the AP, and coming to the conclusion According to the AP’s response posted above, […]

AFP Pimps The “There Was No Link Between Saddam And Al Qaeda” Meme

Rewriting history WASHINGTON (AFP) – A detailed Pentagon study confirms there was no direct link between Iraqi ex-leader Saddam Hussein and the Al Qaeda network, debunking a claim President George W. Bush’s administration used to justify invading Iraq. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney and top aides have insisted there were links between Saddam and Al-Qaeda, […]

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