Category Archives: Wonky Media

Is The Grey Lady Getting Islamic Jihad?

June 10, 2007 – 12:45 pm

Or were the editors drunker then Ted Kennedy on a day ending with a "Y", and miss this in the publishing que? (New York Times) We were in a small house in Zarqa, Jordan, trying to interview two heavily bearded Islamic militants about their distribution of recruitment videos when one of us asked one too […]

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Shamnesty: It’s All Bush’s Fault

June 9, 2007 – 12:10 pm

Or at least, mostly, says the New York Times, which engages in, as usual, true partisanship Leadership was desperately needed to stop Republicans from dragging the bill off one of its pillars — the one that would put 12 million people on a path to legal status. It didn’t show up. Republicans who should have […]

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Wonky Media Double Header

June 3, 2007 – 12:30 pm

Following on the heels of CNN wonkiness, here comes one to top that in a big way Pretty damning of the Unites States, eh?

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CNN: “Dozens” Of Police Hurt At G8

June 3, 2007 – 12:12 pm

I’m glad I did a screen capture right before the update This is your modern media. Either they cannot understand the difference between hundreds and dozens, or they just do not really care that, as of last count well over 400 police were injured, 25 of them seriously, depending on which version you read. Liberals […]

By William Teach Also posted in Liberal World 2 Comments

Democrats Vote In Unison

June 1, 2007 – 5:40 pm

Of course, the Washington Post terms it "Republicans run from partisan voting" Fresh off winning election to the Senate in the fall of 2002, Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) entered the chamber as a staunch conservative, voting with a majority of his GOP colleagues nearly 94 percent of the time in the 108th Congress. In 2005 and […]

By William Teach Also posted in Politics 3 Comments

Ruben Navarrette: You’re A Bigot If You Are Against Immigration

May 22, 2007 – 12:36 pm

Hey, I call them like I read them: SAN DIEGO, California (CNN) — On Thursday, senators announced a rather remarkable bipartisan compromise on immigration reform that combines border enforcement, a guest worker program, a path to legalization for illegal immigrants, tougher employer sanctions, and an education/skills-based point system for future immigrants. The same day, the […]

By William Teach Also posted in Illegal Immigration 1 Comment

CNN: Let’s Discuss Ron Paul’s “Why Did They Hit Us?”

May 19, 2007 – 8:56 am

I really hope Ron Paul is happy with himself, as well as not expecting to actually get the Republican nomination for the general election. He has single handedly opened up the "what did we do to make them hate us?" argument. Witness this commentary by CNN contributor Roland Martin Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani […]

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What CNN Thinks Of Our Troops

April 21, 2007 – 9:38 pm

Waz Jon Carry righting the copi? Can we question their support of the troops yet?

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Crap. I Agree With The HuffPo On Brian Williams

April 14, 2007 – 10:20 pm

Seems as if Brian Williams (who at least has higher ratings then Katie C) has an issue with bloggers (via Dean Barnet at Hugh Hewitt's) "You're going to be up against people who have an opinion, a modem, and a bathrobe. All of my life, developing credentials to cover my field of work, and now […]

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Loose Libs Media Mistakes

April 13, 2007 – 10:53 am

In case you haven't noticed, I haven't posted on the whole Imus issue. I've left plenty of comments on other sites, including this fine post by Beth at Blue Star Chronicles. It's been more fun and interesting commenting, then doing research and keeping up with what is going on with Imus, a media person I […]

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