Tag Archives: The Media

If I Can’t See It, It Does Not Exist

Posted on January 11, 2013 at 7:30 pm by JM Ashby

Relevant to prior discussion of equality in the administration and the trolling trolls who are very concerned. By the way, here’s what the front row typically looks like during White House Press Briefings Where’s the diversity, fellas? Aren’t you concerned?

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Photo of the Day

Posted on December 22, 2012 at 1:00 pm by JM Ashby

From the News Corp. owned New York Post. If even the New York Post says you’re a “gun nut” and a “loon,” you may want to rethink things.

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Fox News Didn’t Get The Memo On Moderation

Posted on November 15, 2012 at 4:20 pm by JM Ashby

Several elected Republicans pushed back today against Mitt Romney’s argument that President Obama won by giving “gifts” to minorities, but Fox News apparently didn’t get the memo and they’re running wild with the Makers vs Takers meme. Watch Varney and … Continue reading →

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It Must Be Liberal Media Bias

Posted on October 22, 2012 at 5:00 pm by JM Ashby

Reporters embedded with the Romney campaign took time off from covering the issues (I jest) yesterday to play a game of flag football with Romney’s campaign staff. DELRAY BEACH, Fla. — Mitt Romney will be participating in his own political … Continue reading →

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What About Your Claps?

Posted on October 17, 2012 at 3:00 pm by JM Ashby

Sure, Mitt Romney was out-matched, disjointed, and obviously agitated throughout the night, but Michelle Obama clapped for her husband of 20 years at one point in the debate! Gasp! Drudge siren! Conservative media outlets including The Weekly Standard, The Daily … Continue reading →

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The Ryan Bubble

Posted on October 12, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – David Fitzsimmons Here’s an interesting report from the New York Times’ Media Decoder. In general, the conclusions pointed to television viewing that is every bit as polarized as the political culture. The research listed the top 20 shows … Continue reading →

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‘Both Sides’ Quote of the Day

Posted on September 18, 2012 at 4:30 pm by JM Ashby

You can have my both sides meme when you pry it from my Slate-pitching hands. This is gross false equivalence. The recording of Mitt Romney is completely unobstructed and features him alone speaking his mind. There is no selective editing, … Continue reading →

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Newsweek is Trolling. And It’s Dangerous.

Posted on September 17, 2012 at 2:40 pm by JM Ashby

This is Newsweek’s cover story today. In addition to the provocative cover and the correspondingly bad story, Newsweek is also encouraging readers and fans to tweet #MuslimRage. And as of this time it’s among the top 5 trends on Twitter. … Continue reading →

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God in the Platform

Posted on September 6, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

I laughed and laughed at this. Artist – J.D. Crowe In other news, even though the NFL regular season debuted last night, day two of the DNC topped day two of the RNC a week earlier in ratings by a … Continue reading →

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Fit For Print

Posted on September 5, 2012 at 8:00 pm by JM Ashby

Artist – Milt Priggee In other news, prior to any possible post-convention bump, Nate Silver at 538 has calculated that the president has a 76 percent chance to win the election. That number could go up or down between now … Continue reading →

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