Bear Stearns/McCain Red Phone Ad: It's The Economy, Stupid!

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Monday March 17, 2008 · 7:18 AM PDT

2008/03/17 · 07:18

A TV spot I'd like to see:

(pictures of sleeping child)
"It's three o'clock in the morning. Your child is asleep."

(pictures of dishevelled, concerned parents drinking coffee in kitchen)
But you're worried. Will there be enough money for college?

(pictures of White House at night, then a red phone)
In the White House, the phone rings. Asian markets are tumbling again. it could be the beginning a catastrophe Who do you want to answer the phone?

(pictures of a fumbling, wrinkled hand -- picking up and then dropping the phone)
Do you REALLY want a 77 year year old man who admits:

(McCain on camera)
"I don't know much about the economy"

(unflattering still of McCain that makes him look old)
That's John McCain -- a threat to

(picture of the sleeping, angelic child)
your child's future and

(picture of fourth of July parade -- sound of band playing "Happy Days are Here Again")
the American way of life. Do the patriotic thing. Vote Democratic."

OY! Trying Hard, But MSM Still Falling Short on Blog Stuff

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Saturday August 04, 2007 · 4:32 PM PDT

2007/08/04 · 16:32

(Updated to incorporate info supplied by a commenter)

ABC World News had a pretty good report on Yearly Kos.

But I was bemused by the reporter's reference to Daily Kos getting 600,000 "hits"
daily. Ummm...shouldn't that be 600,000 "page views"? It's been almost a decade since the cover was blown on what a useless metric "hits" are. The term is seldom used these days. So did the reporter just make a clearcut factual error? If so, it's disheartening.

But wait. There's more. A few minutes later George Stephanopoulos referred to "e-mailers" when he meant "bloggers."

I'll bet the folks who work at ABC News online were pulling their hair out -- after they got through gasping in shock and horror, and then falling to the floor and going into convulsions. The online people bust their butts to get in the game with CNN and MSNBC. Then the "grown ups in charge" in the mother ship cost ABC News precious street cred by making dumb mistakes. Not good.

Maybe an intern should check scripts!

Why Michael Moore's "Sicko" Is A Good Film

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Saturday June 09, 2007 · 8:46 AM PDT

2007/06/09 · 08:46

From columnist Thomas Walkom in today's Toronto Star:
http://www.thestar.com/...

Among the glitterati, Michael Moore used to be a hero. Now he is a bum. When Roger and Me, his film on General Motors head Roger Smith and the deindustrialization of America, came out in 1989, he was lauded by reviewers as a breath of fresh air, a 21st-century gonzo journalist. When it was later revealed that the dramatic core of that film, Smith's refusal to be interviewed by Moore, was untrue, the filmmaker was denounced as dishonest.
<<snip>>
The critics should relax. It's true that Sicko may not make it in a peer-reviewed academic journal. Caustic and blatantly opinionated, it makes no pretense at even-handedness. It does not delve into what is good about the American health system, of which there is plenty. Its description of universal health care systems, such as Canada's, is cursory. It is not comprehensive. It is, rather, a film designed to agitate its audience and make a political point, what in the old days – before propaganda got a bad name – might have been called agitprop.

And it is also fundamentally accurate.

Imus: Enough Already! Tide is Turning

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Tuesday April 10, 2007 · 3:43 PM PDT

2007/04/10 · 15:43

Let me offer something that's been missing from the debate so far: the perspective of someone who watched Imus for only three years between 2003-2006...unencumbered by his long history as a shock jock.

My conclusion may astound you: in the grand scheme of the universe, Don Imus is a force for good. His absence would impoverish the public discourse. I'll tell you why on the flip.

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Tuesday March 06, 2007 · 4:27 PM PST

2007/03/06 · 16:27

What can you say about a journal of opinion...that has no opinion on one of the pre-eminent news events of the Bush presidency?

You can say that it has sacrificed the right to be taken seriously.

We know that Marty Peretz contributed to the Scooter Libby defense fund. We also know what TNR has said about the verdict: absolutely nothing.

Discuss.

War on Terror, Canada, and Bush

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Saturday September 30, 2006 · 6:38 PM PDT

2006/09/30 · 18:38

As we come to the end of the week that may mark the turning point in the 2006 election, a little perspective from north of the border may be just what the doctor ordered.

Here in Canada, most MSM outlets take pains to avoid use of the term "war on terror." When used, "war on terror" is almost always preceded by the phrase "so-called" or enclosed within sneering quotation marks.

The number of Canadians who think terrorism is the most important issue facing the country ranges from zero to two percent. Most pollsters have dropped terrorism from their questionaires. This is despite the fact that Canada has 2,500 troops in Afganistan and has suffered 37 fatalities to date. Canadians think global warming is a far more important issue than terrorism.

A top aide to former Liberal Prime Minister Chretien has just published his memoirs. The revalations on the flip provide yet more ammo for the "Bush is hoplessly out of his depth" thesis. Read More

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