Category Archives: Media

All the Things The Media Hid Come Out

Posted on November 15, 2012 by Gaius

Oh, heck. Not all. There will be a lot more in days to come. A lot of things the media hid, downplayed, dissembled or outright lied about are suddenly coming out. This is a long list of things the media … Continue reading →

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Main Street Revolt

Posted on November 4, 2012 by Gaius

Salena Zito: In Democrats’ minds, it was never a question of “How did we lose Main Street?” Instead, it was the fault of the “tea party” or of crazy right-wing Republicans. Yet in interview after interview — in Colorado, along … Continue reading →

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Another Media Fail

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Gaius

Drudge does it again. He deftly cores the story line of Obama’s leg humping media about how wonderful the response of Secretary Obama’s FEMA has been. How they saved New York. Read ‘em and weep. (Now you know why Bloomy … Continue reading →

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Secretary Obama

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Gaius

This is not the job he was elected to do. Obama was elected to be president, not the director of FEMA. Handling a natural disaster like Sandy is nothing like deciding whether to deploy military forces. The important people in … Continue reading →

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The Memory Hole

Posted on October 21, 2012 by Gaius

The New York Times has altered its original ‘scoop’ about supposed one-on-one talks with Iran. It has done so without acknowledging the edit, quietly dropping the inconvenient bits down the memory hole: When the New York Times updated its story … Continue reading →

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The Survey Says:

Posted on October 17, 2012 by Gaius

The press is all Journolisting the Obama “victory” in last night’s debate (as Rich pointed out). The voters, however, have a very different take on the matter: The press, of course, called it for Obama. The polls say different. From … Continue reading →

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Light, Sound, What’s the Difference?

Posted on October 15, 2012 by Gaius

Andrea Mitchell, the smartest anchor in television news! I wonder what galaxy he landed in…   Tweet

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Do NOT Get Cocky

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Gaius

I really want to believe this. However, I refuse to get complacent. Is there a Media Credibility Day™ coming? Da Tech Guy* thinks yes: The clock is running down and Far left delusional chimps not withstanding nobody with skin in … Continue reading →

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Those Lying Numbers

Posted on October 11, 2012 by Gaius

Zero Hedge has an interesting discussion about just how bad the jobs number was today – or rather, how badly cooked the number was. It includes graphs that should help you understand just how badly the media is twisting facts … Continue reading →

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You Know What’s Really Sad?

Posted on October 10, 2012 by Gaius

The Obama administration and Secretary of State Clinton profess to have really, really liked Ambassador Chris Stevens. And by all reports he had many admirable qualities. What’s sad – tragic – is that they left him a sitting duck with … Continue reading →

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Not So Great Expectations

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Gaius

Victor Davis Hanson looks at the debate performance of Barry – and predicts the curve the media will grade his next performance on. Let’s just say it won’t be a tough grade: Expectations have changed after the greatest audience in … Continue reading →

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Redefining ‘Gaffe’

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Gaius

The AP demonstrates the gaffe-happy approach the media is taking. Go read this one, please, I’ll wait. So the AP states that Romney needs “Diplomacy 101″ for saying something that is demonstrably true. I’ve observed this in earlier posts as … Continue reading →

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The Real America

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Gaius

Is vastly different that what you read about in the American press or on Facebook or Twitter. Well, in most of the press, that is. There are still a few real reporters out there. Like Salena Zito:  Since boarding a … Continue reading →

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The Abyss Behind the Curtain of Cheers

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Gaius

The American press is positively wetting itself over the ‘glowing’ jobs report and how great that is for Obama and his reelection/deification. But the curtain of cheers hides an abyss: Buried in the Friday’s jobs report is evidence that a … Continue reading →

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The New Press Narrative

Posted on October 7, 2012 by Gaius

Is the old press narrative: The Comeback Kid makes a comeback: Before the debate, Mark Halperin said the press corps was itching to write the Romney comeback story. It turns out what they were really itching to write was the … Continue reading →

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