Category Archives: The Media

Conservative Entertainment Complex

Gallup’s track record has been less than stellar in the recent past, but even if this new poll is slightly off, it still illustrates a larger point that approval ratings are remaining static in the midst of this barrage of … Continue reading
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Chart of the Day

Jeff Zucker’s new CNN is leading the pack in white guys according to a new report from Media Matters. It’s astonishing that CNN is now even whiter and more male-dominated than Fox News but not completely surprising following the purge … Continue reading
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Posted in Diversity, MSNBC, The Media | Tagged , | 2 Comments

Nothingburgers and Fake Outrage

When an apparent scandal breaks the safest thing for any politician to do is to declare their outrage and demand an investigation, but in the case of the IRS, I have a feeling the impending investigation will disappoint a lot … Continue reading
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Posted in Congress, Ethics, The Media | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

Cooking While Muslim

We need to talk, America. FBI agents were called to the Michigan home of a Saudi student who was spotted walking around with a pressure cooker — only to learn that he was using it to bring food to his … Continue reading
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Posted in Epic Fail, Racism, The Media | Tagged | 3 Comments

More Conspiracy Beamed Directly to Your Living Room

Glenn Beck is headed back to TV courtesy of Cablevision, reports The New York Times. Glenn Beck’s Internet channel TheBlaze has been picked up by the cable system operated by Cablevision, giving Mr. Beck television distribution in the New York … Continue reading
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President Obama Roasts The Media

President Obama’s remarks last night at the White House Correspondences’ Association Dinner had some great lines and some solemn words for recent tragedies and the media’s handling of them. But, aside from the Steven Spielberg production of “Obama,” and The … Continue reading
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Posted in The Media, White House | Tagged | 7 Comments

First Post

Artist – Adam Zyglis In other news, Boy Scouts of America is considering allowing gay scouts to join the organization, but not gay scout leaders. The obvious implication is that they believe gay scout leaders are at risk of being … Continue reading
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Posted in Open Thread, The Media | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Trust Us

Artist – Rob Tornoe In other news, the governments of Britain and France announced today that they have “credible evidence” that Syria used chemical weapons on more than one occasion in December. Regardless of your opinion of the state of … Continue reading
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Journalism

In case you missed CNN’s horrible, awful, terrible, hilarious, train-wreck circus of coverage in Boston today, Talking Points Memo has the recap CNN announced that they had “breaking news” this afternoon shortly after 1 p.m. eastern time, and as of … Continue reading
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Posted in Comedy, The Media | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

Meghan McCain Pivots to Her Own Show

Oh, why not? People just love hearing all about how conservatives are the true champions of marriage equality, even though liberals invented “Free love.” Or that it is the conservative position to decriminalize marijuana, decades after Hippies practically invented weed. … Continue reading
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