The Center for Media and Democracy presents a startling indictment of TV news stations, who use video segments produced by PR firms for corporate clients and present them as their own news stories: A station in New York showed — as news — a video produced for a drug company that touted their new supplement […]
Wondering why counting votes in close elections takes so long? Wondering why Missouri only finalized their presidential vote yesterday? Minnesota Public Radio has an excellent article about the difficulties inherent in counting votes. The law in Minnesota says that a vote should count if the “intent of the voter” can be determined, but this is […]
Sarah Palin goes to a turkey farm for the annual pardoning of the turkey, but then gives an interview while turkeys are slaughtered right behind her (apparently with her knowledge):
Sarah Palin “Cold here in New York City today, so cold that Sarah Palin spent $150,000 on mittens.” -David Letterman “President-elect Obama met with former political rival John McCain. Did you see that? They got together. … And both men said it was a relief to put their differences aside, sit down, and really make […]
A reader points out two interesting tidbits in the Obama half-hour “infomercial” that aired just before the election. I didn’t get either of these, but I wonder if other people noticed them. One was the story of a retired “elderly” couple where the man had to go back to work at the age of 72 […]
The CEOs of Ford, Chrysler, and GM went to DC today to beg for $25 billion in bailout money, but Rep. Gary Ackerman of New York points out the irony of how they got there: There is a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying into Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them […]
From Andy Borowitz. Bush in Race against Time to Wreck Country Legacy of Destruction at Stake Confounding the conventional wisdom that he is a lame duck president with no agenda as his days in office dwindle, President George W. Bush is redoubling his efforts to mutilate the country before his term expires, aides confirmed today. […]
“The latest rumor is that Barack Obama has offered the job of secretary of state to Hillary Clinton. But that’s kind of sad, don’t you think? I mean think how close Hillary Clinton came to being the first female president of the United States. Her next job offer, oh, a secretary.” -Jay Leno “How about […]
Interesting stories about life for the future POTUS. President Reagan said the White House was like living in an eight-star hotel, but Harry Truman complained that the place was a “glamorous prison”. The biggest changes are the intense security requirements for the president — which even include provisions for when he has to go to […]
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