For no particular reason, I wanted to share this quote from the Rude Pundit: In any sane nation, Rush Limbaugh would be a homeless junkie, shouting on street corners before he pissed himself again. Also, for no particular reason, did you know that the Lord asks Pat Robertson to ask about other peoples’ sex lives? Here’s a bit from an … Read More
The War Against Easter
Yup. There’s one of them, too. Think Progress has the low-down, but my favorite is this graphic and quote from Fox’s Bill O’Reilly: O’REILLY: "Although some left-wingers in the media deny it, we have documented a number of cases where Christian holidays like Christmas and Easter have been attacked by secular interests. Lawsuits and corporate policies have proved this … Read More
Nathan Tabor Blames The Media
We are so fortunate to have this goon running for the NC State Senate in our district. If nothing else, he’ll give us reams of satirable material for a long time to come: To hear the mainstream media tell it, Katie Couric will be the savior of CBS News. Oh, we don’t think they’re saying that at NBC. She’s perky, … Read More
Fox Trying To Spin Good News From Iraq
Digby caught this. Fox reporter Bill Hammer got back from Iraq and turned in a report, including this hilarious bit: We’re in a "cop-shop" outside Falluja. A year ago, they went out on patrol for three hours. Later it was one hour. Then seven minutes. Now they can’t get them to go out at all. But then again, the building … Read More
Ben Resigns
The controversy is over. From Ben Domenech’s blog at Washington Post: Ben Domenech Resigns In the past 24 hours, we learned of allegations that Ben Domenech plagiarized material that appeared under his byline in various publications prior to washingtonpost.com contracting with him to write a blog that launched Tuesday. An investigation into these allegations was ongoing, and in the interim, … Read More
Copy Cat
Uh, oh. Looks like Ben Domenech, the new conservative blogger hired by WaPo to give it "balance", has a bit of a plagiarism problem. Like this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this, and this… As of my latest update to this post (1:30 pm), Red America (Domenech’s Washington Post blog) — as well as WaPo itself … Read More
Red America Dawns
Responding to criticisms from the right about "liberal bias", the Washington Post has given a blog to a bigtime conservative named Ben Demonech. This, of course, is a huge mistake. When conservatives complain about "liberal bias" in the mainstream media, they are not begging for "balance". Rather, they’re trying to bully and intimidate mainstream reporters into adopting — hook, line, … Read More
Neil Cavuto – Suffering From Mental Illness?
I’m not saying he is — I’m just asking. You have to laugh at Fox’s Neil Cavuto. Apparently, his show is the trial balloon output portal of the Republican wingnut noise machine (which runs on KoolAid). Just last Friday, they were having a discussion in which the following issue was discussed: Note the question mark. That’s the Fox News way … Read More
Fox Blows
I haven’t been following the O’Reilly-Olbermann feud too closely. All I know is this: O’Reilly ("The O’Reilly Factor") is starting a petition directed to MSNBC, asking that the network get rid of Olbermann ("Countdown") and replace him with Phil Donahue. Both O’Reilly and Olbermann air at the same time (weekdays at 8:00). I guess it’s supposed to be snark or … Read More
Like Running Through Molassas
The journalists over at the conservative Moonie-owned Washington Times have come really late to the party, informing its readers today that the Bush Administration lacked a comprehensive plan for rebuilding Iraq. In future editions, the Washington Times will "break" such news stories like "August 2001 PDB Warned Bush Of Possible Bin Laden Strike On U.S." and — dare we say … Read More
I May Throw Up
Chris Matthews compared Bush favorably to Atticus Finch because of Bush’s stand on the Dubai Ports World deal. I can’t even begin to articulate how inappropriate and misguided the comparison is.
Production, Not Truth
Hugh Hewitt responds to criticisms that Cheney gave his post-shooting interview with "Mommy Will Kiss It And Make It Better" Fox News: He was interviewed by the most respected and experienced anchor in America right now by the people who care about professionalism. Yeah, Brit Hume’s "did you hit the bird" question was investigative journalistic at its best. And a … Read More
Fox News Answers All Your Questions
A typical day for Fox. Hume asked Cheney the pressing question — I’m not kidding — of whether or not he hit the bird. Jeez. Like that old joke "Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?", except it’s, you know, real. [UPDATE: Shakespeare’s Sister’s line is good, too: "Mrs. Kennedy, did you at least get to do some … Read More
The Unbiased Media
I’ve been following the WaPo story with some interest, but haven’t commented on it. And now, when I’m prepared to comment, Legal Fiction steals my thunder. For those not up on it, it started with the Post’s Ombudsman, Deborah Howell, writing that Jack Abramoff gave money to Republicans and Democrats alike. This created a howl from the left blogosphere, simply … Read More
The So-Called Liberal Media
Right-wingers like to blast the New York Times because of its supposed liberal bias. I never understood that. Take today’s paper. The page one headline reads "Inquiry on Clinton Official Ends With Accusations of Cover-up". The "Clinton official" is Henry Cisneros, who was indicted on 18 felony counts, pled guilty to a misdemeanor, and was eventually pardoned by President Clinton. … Read More