Where’s the Outrage?

I saw this piece yesterday and I just now have a chance to talk about it. Fox News has done some really bad reporting over the years. They have pushed stories that simply weren’t true. Now, a new low, they have Photoshopped photos to make 2 guys from the New York Times (reporter Jacques Steinberg and editor Steven Reddicliffe ) look uglier. How juvenile!!!

The good folks at Editor and Publisher interviewed the NYT but were unable to get Fox or News Corp (Fox’s Parent organization) to comment.

Tags: Ethics, Media by ecthompson
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#3 - Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana who is vying for a VP spot on McCain’s ticket. He didn’t know that there were massive oil spills with Katrina.
#2 - Monica Crowly for being a moron.
#1 - William Kristol for stating that the Democratic party were sexists and completely forgetting his own sexist statement back in February of this year.

Tags: Countdown, Party Politics by ecthompson
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Stephen Colbert is on the cutting edge of comedy. You have to be thinking when you are watching his show. Well, he has gotten an award that very few comedians get, a word in the New York Times crossword puzzle - Truthiness.

Tags: The Colbert Report by ecthompson
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Note to Rush Limbaugh, I’m a Democrat and I’m not bending over for any one.  Thanks!!

Tags: Media, Party Politics by ecthompson
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I’m not sure that I buy Don Imus’ explanation. Do you?

Tags: Media, Race, Sports by ecthompson
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• Surprisingly, FEMA is getting good grades from midwest flood victims then again midwesterners are really nice people. Good for FEMA, finally.
• What? McCain doesn’t know how to use a computer? Heck, my 4 yo grandson tells me to go to Disney.com and then I need to let go of the mouse. My 72 yo father who died several years ago, could send those racy internet jokes and could type of letter in Word. McCain is running for President and can’t use a computer. Now, who is elitist? I’m guessin’ that Senator McCain has someone do his computer work for him.
• Nice article on how doctors know a ton of stuff but we still have a lot to learn with Cardiology in specific and Medicine in general.
• Jerry Seinfeld wrote an Op-Ed about George Carlin. “We were talking about Tim Russert and Bo Diddley and George said: ‘I feel safe for a while. There will probably be a break before they come after the next one. I always like to fly on an airline right after they’ve had a crash. It improves your odds.’
• Violence in Iraq.

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Tags: Al Qaeda, Domestic Issues, Healthcare, Media by ecthompson
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I had a long discussion on vice presidential candidates back in February (here and here). Many readers became commenters. It is interesting how nothing has really changed since February. Hardball has a nice discussion on the Vice Presidential candidates with Howard Fineman from Newsweek and Roger Simon from Politico.com.

Tags: Election 2008, Hardball by ecthompson
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I really can’t add anything worth while. Keith Olbermann. George Carlin.

Tags: Countdown, Entertainment by ecthompson
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Worst Persons in the World -

• John Bolton for being John Bolton
• Chris Wallace for suggesting that Fox doesn’t let O’Reilly and Hannity anchor their “news” show. Wrong
• Paula Froelich, of the New York Post, Rupert Murdoch production, made up a story about Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews then tried to justify the made up story.

Tags: Countdown by ecthompson
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OH my. Carl Thomas of Fox News plays the race card big time. In past we’ve seen some people who’ve been subtle in their racism. This is not subtle. When you begin to list black women on TV and then label all of them as angry black women you are playing the race card. Of course, the purpose of this diatribe is to place Michelle Obama in the category of angry black women. (You can watch her on The View being anything but angry.)

 

 Fox plays race card, again [2:02m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Tags: Election 2008, Media, Race by ecthompson
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Twice in one week, the Democratic party has rolled over and played like they were Republicans for President Bush. First, there was the passage of another spending bill for the Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. There was no limitations or qualifications on the spending as Nancy Pelosi promised. No withdrawal dates - nothing. It was in fact a blank check. Now, as a President with an approval rating just above that of Oil Company executives, the House passes a bill which gives Telecoms complete immunity. It is enough to make you want to spit (not on the keyboard, I need this computer to work!)

Tags: Countdown, Domestic Spying by ecthompson
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Jon Stewart lampoons Fox News and the other ridiculous coverage of Barack Obama.

Tags: Election 2008, The Daily Show by ecthompson
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Who would prejudge a beautiful well dressed blonde? Well, I would for one. I try not to prejudge any one but it happens. Lara Logan is a beautiful woman who has been in Iraq for over 5 years. I just didn’t think that she would bring it. I thought she would sugar coat what’s going on. NOT!! In your face!! She doesn’t pull any punches. When was the last time that the American people has seen a dead American soldier. That was one of her rhetorical questions. Jon Stewart was blown away by her frankness.

Tags: Iraq, Television, The Daily Show by ecthompson
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Tim Russert’s sudden death should make us all reflect on our own lives. How are we livin? Are we working too hard and not taking enough time off? Are we exercising? Unfortunately, my answers are far from reassuring. I’m overweight. I could run a mile but it would take me a week. If I die tomorrow was it all worth it?

Tags: Media by ecthompson
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Tim Russert the long time host of Meet the Press has died. My heart goes out to Tim and his family. Extremely sad. Tim has been coming into or living rooms for over 2 decades. Whether you like him or not, he has been a staple of NBC and MSNBC. Tim died of an apparent heart attack.

From MSNBC:

Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after being stricken at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58.

Russert was recording voiceovers for Sunday’s “Meet the Press” broadcast when he collapsed, the network said.

He had recently returned from Italy, where his family was celebrating the graduation of Russert’s son, Luke, from Boston College. (more…)

Tags: Media by ecthompson
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Michelle Obama is going to be a great First Lady.

How do I know this?

Because I’m going to accept her as the person she is and needs to be to survive and suceed in the role of First Lady. I’m going to let her define herself instead of being defined by Fox News as you see above.

These are things going to be said about any prominent black woman no matter how successful she is in life.

The message is that no black family is “legitimate”— Even one soon to be living in the White House.

The good news is that the voting public is paying attention and they will reject this stuff next November.

First Lady is a hard job and it merits great respect.

Some said Nancy Reagan was too adoring of her husband. But Mrs. Reagan had the right to be the person she was. Or, like anybody in public view, Mrs. Reagan had plenty of reason to put forth the image she wished to project. 

Lady Bird Johnson ran LBJ’s business affairs. Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most famous people in the world for her humanitarian efforts.

Whatever a First Lady—or First Spouse as the case will someday be— wishes to be, that’s fine with me.

All people need to be is who they are. Or who they need to be to survive the attention of being in the shadow of a President and living in the shadow of the physical danger a President always faces.    

Also, I know Mrs. Obama and Mr. Obama are going to rise up the level of people’s hopes and expectations. I’m not sure that the maturity and gravity are there yet. But I have faith it will come.

Michelle Obama is charting a path no one before has charted. I’m fully on board with her as both she and the nation move forward.

Tags: Election 2008, Media by Texas Liberal
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• Steve Ducee (sp?) from Fox argued the Hybrids were more dangerous that regular cars
• Bill O’Reilly has a new book cooking. The book is some sort of memoir entitled - A Bold, Fresh Piece of Humanity. Yeah, right.
• Sweet Katie Couric (not really a journalist in my opinion) scolded to one “commentator” when he said that it was hard to be objective about Obama. She stated that was his job. Unfortunately, like most of our society is appears that Ms. Couric didn’t read the rest of the transcript or bother to pull any of his video.

Tags: Countdown by ecthompson
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John Kerry joins Keith Olbermann. They discusses John McCain’s latest slip up on Iraq. I’m unclear as to why some believe that John McCain is a expert on Iraq. He continually gets it wrong. Joe Lieberman jumped into the ring to save John McCain.

Tags: Countdown, Election 2008, Iraq by ecthompson
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This isn’t really news. The fact that Bill Moyers is smarter than Bill O’Reilly and his crew. Well, one of Bill-O’s producers ambushes Bill Moyers at the National conference for Media Reform. Bill Moyers is ready. He has his own camera crew. He confronts this producer and is never rude or ugly but beats this kid up every way you can without physically wacking him. Congratulations to Bill Moyers for thinking and being ahead of Bill O’Reilly’s stupid games.

Tags: Bill Moyers, Countdown by ecthompson
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John Conyers of the House Judiciary committee would like to have a word with Scott McClellan. Unlike Sarah Taylor or many of the other former White House employees, Scott McClellan is willing and has agreed to testify before the committee. Now, this is big news. Keith Olbermann has the low down.

Tags: Countdown, Iraq, Valerie Plame by ecthompson
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