The utter failure of the mainstream media to do their job and actually report news is leaving a vacuum. Witness the lack of coverage of the “military analyst” story — a story in which the media were certainly complicit — since if you are simply a propaganda arm of the government and corporate establishment, why […]
Karl Rove’s reaction to Scott McClellan’s scathing memoir What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington’s Culture of Deception. McClellan, who served as the White House press secretary from July 2003 to April 2006 wrote that the Iraq war was sold using a sophisticated “political propaganda campaign” engineered by Rove, and that Bush engages […]
It is getting to the point where it appears that McCain is not so much running for Commander in Chief, but Lobbyist in Chief. Just a few days after he had to get rid of half a dozen of his senior campaign staff because they were also working as lobbyists at the same time, it […]
Take the Bush-McCain challenge — five quotes, all you have to do is identify who said them. It is harder than you think! http://www.bush-mccainchallenge.com/index.html
You would think they would have people checking for things like this. McCain’s newest political ad shows him with some “supporters” but if you look closely, you can see that at least one of them is wearing an Obama shirt. You can see the original ad here.
According to a new study, McCain voted 100% of the time in line with President Bush’s wishes in 2008, and 95% of the time in 2007. In the last 8 years, McCain only fell below 90% twice. Unfortunately, one of the caveats of this study is that McCain misses so many votes in the senate […]
In an ironic role reversal this weekend, Obama spoke of his support for restoring veteran’s benefits, while McCain (the “war hero”) spent Memorial Day defending his vote against veterans and even tried the old “smear the messenger” trick of attacking Obama because he never served in the military. But apparently McCain’s record on veterans’ issues […]
I’m not sure if this is ironic, or if everything else coming from the Mainstream Media is what is truly ironic. John Harris, in Politico — masters of media hype — has published a story about … media hype. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10604.html What makes the situation even more ironic is that it feeds the problem where the […]
Another Gem from humorist Andy Borowitz: Responding to a chorus of outrage touched off by her comments about the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) made a bold attempt at damage control today by distancing herself from herself. Many political observers had assumed Sen. Clinton would respond in some manner to the […]
From an interview in 2000 with Jim Leher: Lehrer: Finally for the record, you have not lost your desire to be President of the United States have you? McCain: Certainly it’s been put in deep cold storage. haha.. Lehrer: You haven’t lost it? McCain: Well, in 2004, I expect to be campaigning for the reelection […]
In an interview, Clinton dismissed calls for her to drop out, saying: “My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it.” I’m speechless. http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/05/hillarys_bizarre_rfk_comment.html UPDATE: Bill Clinton’s […]
It took Al Jazeera, of all the news organizations, to do a story on what everyone knows, but the mainstream media in the US tries to ignore: the role that racism is playing in the current election: But even this news piece doesn’t cover the origins of racial tensions in Appalachia, which came about because […]
Everyone has seen Bobblehead dolls, which are often handed out to fans at baseball games. In a hilarious twist, the St. Paul Saints are passing out Bobblefeet at this Sunday’s game, in the form of a miniature bathroom stall with a tapping foot (and a wide stance). The description of the promotion doesn’t mention Senator […]
Sometimes, drama turns unexpectedly into comedy, as is the case with the current $290 Billion Farm Bill. First, congress passes this bill, brimming (as is usual in an election year) with earmarks (better known as “pork”). Second, they send it to President Bush, who vetoes it. Third, congress overrides the veto. Then the comedy starts. Congress […]
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