Category Archives: Wonky Media

So many nut jobs, so little time

April 26, 2005 – 8:15 am

The New York Times editorial staff sure likes to bring out some interesting attempts to take head shots at Bush and Co, don’t they? So much going on in the world, and virtually every editorial takes these shots, sometimes seemingly for the hell of it. Mo "woo woo woo woo woo woo" Dowd leads the […]

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what the heck is wrong with these people?

April 19, 2005 – 9:33 am

Headline from an AP article: Cardinals Again Fail to Elect New Pope Why is everything such gloom and doom for the media? Was the headline really necessary? Why not simply "Cardinals still voting on new Pope?" Why did these asshats at the AP feel it necessary to put such a negative spin on this? All […]

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AP making stories up. Again.

April 11, 2005 – 8:04 am

This is the lead paragraph from an AP story on John Bolton: Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton faced tough questioning Monday from Senate Democrats on his nomination to be the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Republicans were looking for swift approval from the Foreign Relations Committee. Notice the past tense. Notice the time […]

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The Grey Lady is Still Blue

April 10, 2005 – 9:52 am

Yes, it is sorta blogless Sunday. For me, that means nothing serious. However, I could not let an obvious misrepresentation, and, realistically, outright lie, that the New York Times editorial staff go. In an editorial regarding the Patriot Act, they have made several errors. I would like to think that they are errors of omission, […]

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Show some respect

April 6, 2005 – 9:04 am

I’m wondering, was this really necessary? He was both a critic and an inspiration. How John Paul II divided our nation with his bold stances. That is a Newsweek internet headline. The man just died. He has not even been buried yet. Is this Newsweeks idea of an appropriate headline and story? Apparently so. And […]

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Criminal activities by lawyers ok with NY Times

February 17, 2005 – 10:56 am

Here we go again. The Grey Lady is making the assertion that it is somehow OK for lawyers of criminals to help their clients in criminal activity (reg. required) The conviction of Lynne F. Stewart for providing material aid to terrorism and for lying to the government is another perverse victory in the Justice Department’s […]

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Eason Jordan Resigns-This Sucks

February 11, 2005 – 10:47 pm

Yes, it sucks. Blows. Stinks. Once again, a big shot in the MSM is allowed to dictate their terms. Jordan should have been shitcanned by CNN, not given the chance to resign. Is this the way that CNN hopes to build its reputation back? Won’t work. CNN can probably look forward to many a blogger […]

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This Must Have Really Hurt

January 31, 2005 – 9:02 pm

From the Editorial Page of the Washington Post: FOR MONTHS news from Iraq has told the story of the extremists, those who destroy themselves to murder others and to proclaim the cause of a religious or Baathist dictatorship. Yesterday the world saw and heard, at last, another Iraq, one in which millions of people from […]

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See, It’s the Corruption, Sort Of, Maybe, We Hope.

January 16, 2005 – 10:11 am

Indonesia is one of the top 10 most corrupt areas in the world, according to Transparency International.  Now, the media is concerned about corruption hitting the money earmarked for the victims of the tsunami. When delegates at a tsunami aid world summit in Jakarta tucked into beef, lamb, chicken and swordfish even as Indonesians scavenged […]

By William Teach Also posted in Current Affairs 1 Comment

Myopic Zeal, or Scapegoat Soup

January 10, 2005 – 4:41 pm

Avast! So, cBS finally pulled the trigger, eh? Four CBS executives were fired Monday following the release of an independent investigation that said a "myopic zeal" led to a "60 Minutes Wednesday" story about President Bush’s military service that relied on allegedly forged documents. The network fired Mary Mapes, producer of the report; Josh Howard, […]

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