In an increasingly complex world, many people find it difficult to cope with the stresses of day to day life. The strain of caring for a family, paying the mortgage, job insecurity, and terrorists lurking at the Dairy Queen, can result in crushing anxiety and fear. But now, from the makers of The War in Iraq™ and Katrina Neglect™ comes a breakthrough in the treatment of depression caused by incompetent and dishonest national leadership. Now there is an alternative to the endless years of suffering brought on by deficient representation.
Television news has taken criticism from every direction imaginable. It is accused of being too far left, or too far right, or too shallow, or too consumed with profit, etc.
Now the Federal Communications Commission has settled the argument. Television news is too newsy. The FCC's latest satire-defying ruling has declared that the gossip-mongers at TMZ, and the God-casters at Pat Robertson's 700 Club, are "bona fide" news providers. In arriving at that ruling, the Commissioners had to conclude that there would be no overt political partisanship in the news content from these parties.
It's taken over 200 years, but American politics is finally evolving into a mature process that reflects the inherent nature of her people. This experiment in Democracy has taken innumerable turns and tumbles over the years, most often relying on the dominant presence of an elite ruling class to steady the ship of state. Despite the egalitarian ring of our founding principles, a nation "of the people, by the people, for the people," still seemed more obeisant to the privileged. But no more.
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In the first quarter of 2008, Fox News was the slowest growing cable news network (10%), behind MSNBC (66%) and CNN (87%). For the first time in six years they finished in 2nd place. Now, in the first month of the 2nd quarter, the diagnosis is even worse.
For the past half hour, Chris Matthews has been obsessing about Rev. Wright. A full thirty minutes, and he just came back from commercial and has started up again.
And in the midst of this obsession he declares that the problem for Obama is that...
"Jeremiah Wright is Obama's number one surrogate."
Yeah, because you keep blathering about it!
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While the Conventional Media is still consumed with remarks made by Barack Obama's pastor criticizing America, they are virtually ignoring the comments of Rush Limbaugh that are brazenly advocating violence for political gain.
Limbaugh: "Now, I am not inspiring or inciting riots. I'm dreaming. (singing to the tune of White Christmas) I'm dreaming of riots in Denver. Remember 1968?"
And this #$&^%$&%&#@ still has a job???
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Fox News has begun airing promos announcing that Barack Obama will appear this week on Chris Wallace's Fox News Sunday. This is a huge error in judgment and is sorely disappointing. There is literally no advantage for Obama to subject himself to the prejudices of a network that is overtly hostile to his candidacy. What's worse is that Obama seems to be capitulating to pressure applied by Wallace himself.
The "liberal" media is at it again. CNN has just announced that it has hired Former Bush press secretary, and Fox News anchor, Tony Snow, to be a conservative commentator.
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Robert Greenwald of Brave New Films has come into possession of the super-secret, leaked interview of John McCain by George Stephanopoulos. From The Real McCain:
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The Democratic debate in Philadelphia last night was dominated by a wall of stupid painstakingly constructed by ABC's moderators, Charlie Gibson and George Stephanopoulos.
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The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy™ is revving up its media machine in response to news that Democrats intend to run a campaign for president against Republican John McCain. What gall! Unable to tolerate such impudence, Republicans, and their patrons in the press, are brewing a full-scale whine with a pungent aroma of fear and a nose for hypocrisy.
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Bill O'Reilly's campaign to inculcate racism into society is in full swing. A few days ago, after wondering aloud whether Martin Luther King despised America, he accused millions of African-Americans of hating their country. Today, in his Talking Points Memo, he advances his argument to attack anyone who has the temerity to suggest that racism actually exists:
"As we've been reporting, millions of Americans of all colors are fed up with race baiters and accusations of racism."
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On Wednesday American Idol will present its second annual "Idol Gives Back" broadcast wherein viewers are asked to call in donations to benefit a banquet of charitable enterprises. This year will feature appearances by all three remaining presidential contenders, John McCain, Hillary Clinton, and Barack Obama. The taped segment by Obama says in part...
"I'd like to say a few words not just as the father of two young girls who are big American Idol fans, but as someone who cares deeply about what tonight’s show is all about. Whether it's across the street or around the world, Idol Gives Back is proving that when ordinary people come together, they can do extraordinary things."
In the event that anyone requires further evidence of Bill O'Reilly's overt prejudice, he was kind enough to oblige last week with yet another example.
On the 40th anniversary of the assassination of Rev. Martin Luther King, O'Reilly distills the legacy of King down to one question. The question O'Reilly considers the key to understanding King's life-long work is whether or not King despised America. And how does O'Reilly's respond?
"...that question is very difficult to answer precisely."
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In an increasingly complex world, many people find it difficult to cope with the stresses of day to day life. The strain of caring for a family, paying the mortgage, job insecurity, and terrorists lurking at the Dairy Queen, can result in crushing anxiety and fear. But now, from the makers of The War in Iraq™ and Katrina Neglect™ comes a breakthrough in the treatment of depression caused by incompetent and dishonest national leadership. Now there is an alternative to the endless years of suffering brought on by deficient representation.
