May 19, 2012

New York Appeals Court Dismisses Dan Rather’s Suit vs. CBS

This should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the whole sorry “Rathergate” affair… A New York State Appeals Court  has dismissed Dan Rather’s $70 million wrongful termination suit against CBS: A New York state appeals court on Tuesday dismissed former TV newsman Dan Rather’s lawsuit against CBS Corp in which Rather claimed [...]

John Lott: ABC’s “If I Only Had a Gun” Experiment Shameful

I watched ABC’s 20/20 special report “If I Only Had a Gun” last Friday. I came away from it with a couple of distinct impressions and I’ve been meaning to write a post about them… I’m going to defer to John Lott though, he seems to have come away the same impressions I did. The [...]

Media Bias, What Media Bias???

Mike over at Flopping Aces points out striking visual evidence of media bias: Mark Dziubek of Southington Conn. steps off a bus in Fairfield Conn. on Saturday March 21, 2009 as members of the media wait outside at a AIG executive’s home. A busload of activists outnumbered 2-to-1 by reporters and photographers are paying visits [...]

Just When I Think I’ve Seen and Heard it All

What kind of a parent names their children Adolf Hitler Campbell, JoyceLynn Aryan Nation Campbell and Honszlynn Hinler Jeannie Campbell? Parents like Heath and Deborah Campbell: Holland Township man names son after Adolf Hitler Sunday, December 14, 2008 By DOUGLAS B. BRILL The Express-Times HOLLAND TWP. | In a living room decorated with war books, [...]

Mikheil Saakashvili: Georgia Acted in Self-Defense

There’s always two sides to every story and unfortunately, for the most part the western new media has only told half story about the Russian invasion of Georgia. If you haven’t read Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili’s excellent Op Ed in today’s Wall Street Journal you should. Georgia Acted in Self-Defense Some people seem to misunderstand [...]

Reporters Kicked Off OBama’s Campaign Plane???

Matt Drudge is reporting that the Obama campaign has kicked reporters from the New York Post, Washington Times and Dallas Morning News off his campaign plane… All three papers have recently endorsed John McCain. From Fox News: Journalists from three major newspapers that endorsed John McCain — the Washington Times, the New York Post and [...]

Media Biased? Michael Malone Thinks So

Just how bad has the media’s coverage of the presidential campaign been? Bad enough that ABC News’s Silicon Insider Michael Malone says he’s “embarrassed to admit what I do for a living”. The traditional media are playing a very, very dangerous game — with their readers, with the Constitution and with their own fates. The [...]

Note to the AP: You Can Stop Digging Now

Just when you think the Associated Press can’t sink any lower they do. The news analysis piece on Sarah Palin’s William Ayers remarks by the AP’s Douglass K. Daniel is real jaw-dropper: Analysis: Palin’s words carry racial tinge. Palin’s words avoid repulsing voters with overt racism. But is there another subtext for creating the false [...]

70 Million Viewers – Wow

Ok so it was really only 69,989,000 but last nights Vice Presidential debate was the most watched ever. From the the Live Feed: Thursday’s highly anticipated face-off between Alaska governor Sarah Palin and Delaware senator Joe Biden was the most-watched vp debate of all time. Last night’s event was seen by nearly 70 million viewers, [...]

The New York Sun

What a run… One of last true newspapers in America, the New York Sun, is closing it’s doors today. I’ve been a reader and a fan of the Sun from the start… Over the last 6 and half years it’s front page has carried everything from photographs of works of art to exposes on corruption [...]