Category Archives: Wonky Media

8 Stages Alert: This Time Blaming Hillary, Though

May 3, 2008 – 6:16 pm

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 […]

By William Teach Also posted in 8 Stages 1 Comment

McCain Clarifies Iraq Oil Remarks For Those Who Are Idiots

May 3, 2008 – 7:32 am

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 […]

By William Teach Also posted in John McCain 2 Comments

Name The Party Affiliation Game!

May 1, 2008 – 5:26 pm

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 […]

By William Teach 1 Comment

Grey Lady Upset Over Candidates Negative Campaigns

April 23, 2008 – 9:14 am

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. […]

By William Teach Also posted in Politics 3 Comments

Follow Up On BBC Global Warming Article

April 6, 2008 – 11:07 pm

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. […]

By William Teach Also posted in Global Warming 2 Comments

Name Kwame Kilpatrick’s Party Affiliation!

March 24, 2008 – 5:52 pm

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 […]

By William Teach Also posted in Liberal World 3 Comments

Newsweek Goes Idiot On “Thrown Under The Bus”

March 21, 2008 – 7:21 pm

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, […]

By William Teach 2 Comments

What About When The Credentialed Media Uses Photos Wrongly?

March 15, 2008 – 10:13 am

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, […]

By William Teach Also posted in Web/Tech, Weblogs 2 Comments

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

March 13, 2008 – 2:35 pm

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, […]

By William Teach Also posted in War On Terrorism 2 Comments

Grey Lady Is Just “Wondering” About McCain Getting Cancer Again

March 9, 2008 – 1:42 pm

Well, when I wrote this Sunday morning, planned to post it in the PM, I was using a baseball comparison, but, seems that Karl at protein wisdom beat me too it. Sigh. Oh, well, let’s use hockey! The Grey Ladies are down 0-3. One more game, and they will be sent packing from the playoffs. […]

By William Teach Also posted in John McCain 1 Comment
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