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Thursday, July 31
Obama Plays the Race Card, Part Two
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 31 Jul 2008 02:08 PM EDT
“Nobody thinks that Bush and McCain have a real answer to the challenges we face. So what they’re going to try to do is make you scared of me,” Obama said. “You know, ‘he’s not patriotic enough, he’s got a funny name,’ you know, ‘he doesn’t look like all those other presidents on the dollar bills.”‘
Obama did not explicitly state which distinctions McCain is likely to raise regarding the white forefathers of this nation immortalized on U.S. currency. McCain has not raised Obama’s race as an issue in the campaign, but has questioned his experience.
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And you can find Part One here:
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Tuesday, July 29
Follow Up: LA Times blog editor Tony Pierce responds to criticism about National Enquirer story
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 29 Jul 2008 11:34 PM EDT
Simon Owens of Bloggasm.com was able to get Tony Pierce on the phone and get an explanation on the decision to 'avoid' the building Edwards' scandal.
“The Opinion LA blog had already written about the rumors from the National Enquirer,” he explained. “We knew some of the other blogs wanted to write about it or were thinking about writing about it. And at that point we were like, ‘you know, we already have our metro desk working on a story and before we just kind of write a whole bunch of stuff about the National Enquirer article, why don’t we give our metro desk a chance to see what they can find.’ That’s when they said, ‘OK Tony, why don’t you write this letter to your bloggers.”
Hat tip to Simon for forwarding the link to us.- Riley
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Monday, July 28
Obamedia Watch: Left-wing minority journalists show their true colors
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 28 Jul 2008 10:12 AM EDT
Michelle Malkin: The UNITY event organizers were so concerned about public displays of Obamedia affection that they issued several warnings to their news professional members that the speech would be broadcast live on CNN. “Professional decorum” was encouraged. One wire story even fretted: “Can minority journalists resist applauding Obama?”
Um, well, some of us can. But we don’t count.
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Saturday, July 26
The Late Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan and a Brutal Assault at a Minnesota Amusement Park
by
Riley Jones
on Sat 26 Jul 2008 12:39 AM EDT
Forty-odd years ago, one in four blacks (23.3%) was born out of wedlock. Today, more than 70% of blacks are. Does this tell the world anything? The late and in so many respects great New York senator, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, then an underling in the Department of Labor, foretold the crisis back in the Sixties. In his famously controversial memo, “The Negro Family: The Case for National Action,” Moynihan, himself the product of a broken home, warned that black family structures in America neared “total breakdown.” It has come to pass.
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Friday, July 25
McCain rejects 'Audacity of Hopelessness' for Iraq
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 05:08 PM EDT
Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. greets an elderly man that was seated on the stage behind him, Friday, July 25, 2008, during a campaign stop at the American GI Forum Convention in Denver.
Republican presidential candidate John McCain, ridiculing Barack Obama for "the audacity of hopelessness" in his policies on Iraq, said Friday that the entire Middle East could have plunged into war had U.S. troops been withdrawn as his rival advocated.
Speaking to an audience of Hispanic military veterans, McCain stepped up his criticism of Obama while the Illinois senator continued his headline-grabbing tour of the Middle East and Europe. The Arizona Republican contended that Obama's policies - he opposed sending more troops to Iraq in the "surge" that McCain supported - would have led to defeat there and in Afghanistan.
"We rejected the audacity of hopelessness, and we were right," McCain said, a play on the title of Obama's book "The Audacity of Hope."
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IBD: Putting Money Where Mouths Are: Media Donations Favor Dems 100-1
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Fri 25 Jul 2008 10:02 AM EDT
The New York Times' refusal to publish John McCain's rebuttal to Barack Obama's Iraq op-ed may be the most glaring example of liberal media bias this journalist has ever seen. But true proof of widespread media bias requires one to follow an old journalism maxim: Follow the money.
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Thursday, July 24
Hollywood's conservative underground
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 24 Jul 2008 12:36 AM EDT
A group of politically conservative and centrist Hollywood figures organized by actor Gary Sinise and others has been meeting quietly in restaurants and private homes, forming a loose-knit network of entertainers who share common beliefs like supporting U.S. troops and traditional American values.
Some of those involved are taking more public steps to counter the entertainment industry's tilt toward liberalism and Democratic politics, such as campaigning for Republican Sen. John McCain or crafting projects to portray America in a more positive light
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Tuesday, July 22
Newsbusters: Helen Thomas Replies ‘Hell No’ To Question of Liberal Media Bias
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:05 PM EDT
"Yeas & Nays got a sneak peak at Rory Kennedy’s new HBO documentary -- ‘Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at The White House’ -- which premieres next month, and Thomas is asked whether most White House reporters are liberal. ‘Hell no!’ she responds. ‘I’m dying to find another liberal open their mouths. Where are they!’
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Andrea Mitchell blasts Obama for 'fake interviews'
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Riley Jones
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 06:33 PM EDT
The term "DUH" defined
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 03:27 PM EDT
Poll: Half of U.S. says press pro-Obama
Half of Americans think the press is trying to help Sen. Barack Obama win the presidential election, according to a new poll by Rasmussen Reports.
In an automated survey of 1000 likely voters, Rasmussen found that 49 percent of respondents believed reporters would favor Obama in their coverage this fall, compared with just 14 percent who expected them to boost Sen. John McCain. The number of Americans who see pro-Obama bias in the press has increased by five percent in the last month.
(And yet, another Hat Tip to our man Pete)
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More words of wisdom from Constitutional scholar Barak Obama
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 22 Jul 2008 11:37 AM EDT
I'll Be President For 'The Next 8 to 10 Years'?
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, the reputed "Constitutional scholar," just today said on CBS's Face the Nation that he went to Iraq to talk to important leader that he expects to be "dealing with over the next eight to 10 years." So, does this "Constitutional scholar" not realize that there is this little thing called the 22nd Amendment that holds a president to only two, four year terms? Um, that would be a grand total of only 8 years, Barack, not 8 to 10. Of course, the big question is, will we see this idiot gaffe race through the MSM as it would if a Republican had said it?
Hat Tip Pistol Pete
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Monday, July 21
Newsbusters: When a liberal reporter like Andrea Mitchell complains about the Obama camp's handling of the press, you know it's bad..
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 09:47 PM EDT
Andrea Mitchell might be a doyenne of the liberal media, but she has her reporter's pride and principles, both of which have been trampled by the way the Obama campaign has managed the media during the candidate's current trip to Afghanistan and Iraq. Mitchell let loose on this evening's Hardball, speaking of "fake interviews" and indicating we don't know the truth of the trip because we don't know what was edited out of the video that's been released.
Hat tip to our man Nabb1.
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Obama: I'll Be President For 'The Next 8 to 10 Years'?
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Drudge: NYT rejects McCain editorial: should 'mirror' Obama's
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 12:43 PM EDT
In McCain's submission to the TIMES, he writes of Obama: 'I am dismayed that he never talks about winning the war—only of ending it... if we don't win the war, our enemies will. A triumph for the terrorists would be a disaster for us. That is something I will not allow to happen as president.'
NYT's Shipley advised McCain to try again: 'I'd be pleased, though, to look at another draft.'
[Shipley served in the Clinton Administration from 1995 until 1997 as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Presidential Speechwriter.]
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On Media Bias
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 21 Jul 2008 05:30 AM EDT
It was very exciting when Democrats themselves, in the form of the Clintons, complained about how they were treated in the media compared to Barack. Bill was downright bitter before the New Hampshire primary when explaining, in response to a voter question, whether Hillary would join Barack in calling for a new kinda politics.
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Saturday, July 19
Taliban cannot win this war
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 19 Jul 2008 01:04 PM EDT
The U.S. media has at last woken up to the realities of the Afghan war and the news couldn't be more grim. Judging from the tone of the coverage the entire rebuilding effort in Afghanistan is near collapse. Here in Canada reporters and editors have picked up the theme. If a senior Canadian soldier or official dares point out that there has, actually, been some progress in Kandahar, he is quickly dismissed.
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Friday, July 18
'Time' Publishes Definitive Obama Puff Piece
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 11:57 AM EDT
NEW YORK—Hailed by media critics as the fluffiest, most toothless, and softest-hitting coverage of the presidential candidate to date, a story in this week's Time magazine is being called the definitive Barack Obama puff piece.
"No news publication has dared to barely scratch the surface like this before," columnist and campaign reporter Michael King wrote in The Washington Post Tuesday. "This profile sets a benchmark for mindless filler by which all other features about Sen. Obama will now be judged. Just impressive puff-journalism all around."
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You know Leftwing Media Bias is Bad when someone at CNN complains about it...
by
Riley Jones
on Fri 18 Jul 2008 12:49 AM EDT
CNN's Jack Cafferty: When Barack Obama travels overseas to Europe and the Middle East, he won’t be alone.
Obama’s trip is becoming a media extravaganza. All three network anchors will join him – broadcasting their nightly newscasts from stops along his route. Also along to record Obama’s every move, top political reporters from major newspapers and magazines. 200 journalists have asked to join Obama on the trip, although the campaign will only be able to accommodate about 20% of them.
Meanwhile, Republican John McCain has taken 3 foreign trips in the last 4 months, and not a single network anchor has gone on any of them. It’s causing some concern among Republicans that the news media aren’t giving balanced coverage.
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Thursday, July 17
AP's DeSilva's critique of new crime novel "Empire of Lies"...or is it of its author?
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 17 Jul 2008 01:00 AM EDT
Klavan occupies the portion of the political spectrum commonly known as right-wing crackpot. Through Harrow he tells us, among other things, that the entire media is a left-wing conspiracy, that taxes steal from the rich to give to the poor, that America is in a holy war with Islam, that the truth about darned near everything in the United States is obscured by a blizzard of politically correct lies and that anyone who disagrees with him is deluded...
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Wednesday, July 16
Fox News anchor Brit Hume to step down
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Wed 16 Jul 2008 02:11 PM EDT
Brit Hume, a top anchor and executive with Fox News since the channel was launched 12 years ago, plans to step down at year's end. But he won't disappear entirely. Sources familiar with the situation say that Hume, 65, will give up his job as Washington managing editor and anchor of "Special Report."
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Obama says New Yorker Magazine insulted Muslim Americans
by
Riley Jones
on Wed 16 Jul 2008 12:31 AM EDT
"You know, there are wonderful Muslim Americans all across the country who are doing wonderful things," the presidential candidate told CNN's Larry King. "And for this to be used as sort of an insult, or to raise suspicions about me, I think is unfortunate."
Yes Barry, you are WAY, WAY out of touch with mainstream America. In the meantime, the pic at the top is a joke. Grow up and welcome to the Big Leagues.-Riley
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Tuesday, July 15
Great Moments In “Woops, Your Mic Is Still On” (Some off color language)
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 04:36 PM EDT
Politico: The end of journalism: Associated Press *encourages* bias
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 03:31 PM EDT
The new approach was on display in a Liz Sidoti news analysis written earlier this month with the lead, “John McCain calls himself an underdog. That may be an understatement.”
Last week Beth Fouhy’s dispatch on her feelings about the end of Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign began, “I miss Hillary.”
Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll said on Friday that she “loved” Fouhy’s column, and stressed that she saw it not as an opinion piece but as political analysis from a reporter who spent 18 months covering the Clinton campaign — despite the fact that it’s written in the first person.
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Horror in Knoxville update: Trial stalled for one year
by
Riley Jones
on Tue 15 Jul 2008 09:00 AM EDT
It must be maddening for the families of Channon Christian and Christopher Newsom. I know you haven’t forgotten the young couple brutally murdered in a racially-charged case in Knoxville, TN. I haven’t, either. The latest? Justice delayed in the trial of suspect George Thomas.
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Monday, July 14
News Blackout -- NYT Ignores Momentous Pro-Jewish Court Case Win in France
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 14 Jul 2008 02:00 AM EDT
French media loses big court case proving Palestinian propaganda false, New York Times ignores shocking story... Why?
France TV 2 has lost a major court case in France that makes the lie to a major piece of Palestinian propaganda. In 2000 an incident occurred in the Palestinian areas that has since been used as propaganda for the Palestinian cause all across the world and the New York Times has repeatedly been a willing host for this propaganda.
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Sunday, July 13
Infamous photo fakes
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 13 Jul 2008 12:12 AM EDT
The June 1994 photograph of OJ Simpson, that ran in Time magazine shortly after his arrest, was manipulated to look darker than the original police mug shot, making him look "darker" and "menacing". Newsweek ran the same mug shot, but did not digitally alter it.
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Saturday, July 12
Tony Snow, Former White House Press Secretary and FOX News Anchor, Dies at 53
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sat 12 Jul 2008 07:39 AM EDT
Tony Snow, the former White House press secretary and conservative pundit who bedeviled the press corps and charmed millions as a FOX News television and radio host, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 53
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Thursday, July 10
Fauxtography-fest 2008!
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 10 Jul 2008 11:11 AM EDT
Here we go again. You’ll all remember how the MSM brought us the first Fauxtography-fest in the summer of 2006. Well, the photo fakers and their dupes in the media are baaaack. And the blogosphere’s all over them.
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Tuesday, July 8
IBD: Saddam's Nukes
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Tue 08 Jul 2008 02:17 PM EDT
Hear about the 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium found in Iraq? No? Why should you? It doesn't fit the media's neat story line that Saddam Hussein's Iraq posed no nuclear threat when we invaded in 2003
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Monday, July 7
NewsBusters: One Month In, NY Times's Campaign Coverage Blatantly Pro-Obama
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 06:55 PM EDT
The general election campaign began in earnest when Barack Obama wrapped up the Democratic nomination the night of June 3. Since then, the New York Times has continued to flatter the Obama campaign with superior coverage, as shown in a story count conducted by Times Watch.
Consistently, Barack Obama and his wife Michelle were portrayed as racial trailblazers whose religious beliefs and patriotism (and his lack of a flag pin) came under vicious and unfair attacks by conservatives. Meanwhile, John McCain was portrayed as a stiff, out-of-touch, gaffe-prone speaker struggling to appease the right wing of his party.
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Bigotry in black and white
by
Riley Jones
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 01:17 PM EDT
The Washington Post used the occasion of Jesse Helms’ passing to reprint David Broder’s 2001 screed, “Jesse Helms, White Racist.” It’s here. Shorter Broder: You are an unrepentant bigot if you oppose racial preferences, object to the MLK federal holiday, or refer explicitly to the black voting bloc.
Meanwhile, Spike Lee and company gloat openly about reclaiming “Chocolate City” and P. Diddy and crew galvanize the BET audience with the racialist “Obama or Die” cry, with nary a peep from Broder and the liberal media elite.
By the way: When was the last time the Washington Post used the phrase “black racist” in a headline? Say, in any coverage of black racist Jeremiah Wright? Nope. Can’t find it, either.
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Sirius, XM's long wait may end soon as Federal Communications Commission decision nears
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Mon 07 Jul 2008 01:50 AM EDT
But Art Brodsky, a spokesman for consumer group Public Knowledge, defended the FCC's review and said it provided an important opportunity for public comment. The group recommended that the FCC clear the deal, with conditions.
"Is it political?" he asked. "Sure, but what isn't?"
Indeed, Wall Street analysts expect a close vote at the five-member FCC, with the commission's three Republicans likely voting for the deal and its two Democrats possibly opposing it.
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Sunday, July 6
Police: Jonesboro Man Killed Daughter Who Wanted Out Of Arranged Marriage
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 06 Jul 2008 04:55 PM EDT
Family's from Pakistan, yet, as usual, no mention of the particular religion involved anywhere to be found in the article. Perhaps if the family had been members of a Texas polygamy cult...
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Thursday, July 3
Mainstream Media Ignores Major Progress In Iraq
by
Roland, the Gunslinger
on Thu 03 Jul 2008 06:58 PM EDT
You may have thought it was big news Tuesday when the administration reported to Congress that Iraq has made satisfactory progress on 15 of 18 political benchmarks set by the U.S...war critics have repeatedly cited the lack of political progress in arguing against the troop surge. But the Media Research Center says there was not a word about the report on the "CBS Evening News," "NBC Nightly News" or ABC's "World News Tonight."
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Because Advertising, like the Main Stream Media, Lies to You
by
Riley Jones
on Thu 03 Jul 2008 03:25 PM EDT
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