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Podcasting humor…

I may have found another podcast to add to my library.  It’s called Ricochet.  Here’s a quote; You really need to listen to it for full effect: “It’s sort of inconceivable… right… you could be sitting on your macbook pro… … Continue reading

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plugging the New York Times (a first?)

Oddly, there is a great Op-Ed in the New York Times.  It’s worth your read… if not for this line alone: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that “bravely” trashes its own values and traditions, and then … Continue reading

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the mess he inherited…

I found this little gem in James Taranto’s “Best of the Web Today”.  When discussing Obama’s ‘unprecedented’ whining about the “mess” his predecessor left him… Taranto responds: The blame-Bush mantra, of course, is an echo of Obama’s own rhetoric. So … Continue reading

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fitting the narrative

Bill Whittle recently recorded a fantastic video over at PJTV.com that, among other things, exposes the journalistic malpractice happening (in particular) at MSNBC.com. It turns out that many in the media take their political ideology much more seriously than their … Continue reading

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David Shuster: in the tank

Finally… a conservative who fights back. What is so funny about the entire interview is how John Ziegler is trying to prove there was media bias… and all David Shuster could do was cite polls–using a perception he helped create … Continue reading

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A Complete Lack of Proportionality

One of my favorite lines used by a number of pro-Palestinians I have debated over the years is a clever appeal to fairness; it’s primary usage is when they say, “well, wouldn’t you agree that the force Israel possesses as … Continue reading

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the continuing death of journalism (continuing series)

This is why MSNBC’s ratings are in the tank:  they (admittidly) are not journalists. *update* Victor Davis Hanson sums it up so nicely:  “In short, we live now in the Age of Post-Journalism. All that was before is now over, … Continue reading

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Questions of Character

Simple common sense and an ability to articulate… has just proven beyond doubt the unconscionable double standard Obama is being held to by the media.  Thank you, Charles Krauthammer. Had any white presidential candidate had a close 20-year association with … Continue reading

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