Category Archives: Journalism

Alabama’s harsh new immigration law explained

Posted on June 12, 2011 by Thanos

[Link: www.salon.com…] Over at the War Room Justin Elliot delves into the chilling police state powers that the new Alabama immigration bill adds beyond the “papers please!” clause that we saw in the Arizona Immigration bill. It continues to amaze … Continue reading →

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The Sensational Story That Wasn’t: Reports Of ‘Stoning’ Death Of Ukrainian Girl Turn Out To Be False

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Thanos

[Link: www.rferl.org…] Next time you see that honor killing or sharia stoning to death story you might dig into it a bit more before you panic that Western Civilization is ending. If you look at just the facts the police … Continue reading →

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A Compendium of Crazy – Keith Olbermann on the Tea Party

Posted on October 27, 2010 by Thanos

Normally I wouldn’t post something from Keith since he’s sorta like the left’s Glenn Beck lite in the hyperbole department,  but nobody else has collected all of the craziness from the Tea Party candidates in one spot. Once you watch … Continue reading →

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If You are a Glenn Beck Viewer Then there’s this bridge I have…

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Thanos

I saw ads for ambulance chasing Lawyers, Psychics, Gold Pimps, and emergency solar generator pimps. It really is either a sign of how far downhill Fox has run, or it tells you the real supermarket tabloid type audience that Glenn has managed to gather in one niche. Continue reading →

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Wikileaks Underwhelms

Posted on July 27, 2010 by Thanos

After skimming articles and looking at some of the data from the Assange/Wikileaks Afghanistan leaks I’m achieved a state of underwhelmed anger. There aren’t new smoking guns or revelations that I’ve found, and beyond a few journalists being able to … Continue reading →

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When the Reporter Becomes the Story

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Thanos

Like Dan Rather we see a purported journalist not just twisting or exaggerating truth to show an angle of a story, but rather inventing it almost whole cloth from some perversely reversed worldview. Continue reading →

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When Creationists Put on Their Angsty Panties

Posted on April 8, 2010 by Thanos

You can bet that Fox news will cover it since it continues their “Culture Wars” theme and keeps their bile-fed elderly market share pumped up and angered enough to watch. Christians are being persecuted daily after all and there are … Continue reading →

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Remember When Republicans Were the Adults in the Political Debate?

Posted on April 4, 2010 by Thanos

I’m a life long Republican — I really wish I could counter any of Rachel’s points here with some hard hitting reality – but I can’t because what she is stating is true. That’s a sad statement about the creeps … Continue reading →

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The Last Hurrah of the Holy Horde

Posted on February 21, 2010 by Thanos

and this is why you saw Glen Beck skate along the edge of the New World Order conspiracy theory chasm at several points during his speech. The fundamentalist right loves that stuff. When you look at Beck you have to say “There but for the grace of a bigger microphone and a bit of polish goes Alex Jones…” Continue reading →

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Boondock Stooges

Posted on January 28, 2010 by Thanos

James O’Keefe & Co. have reached the nadir of their fifteen minutes, and from here it is downhill. You can read about his arrest, etc here, here, here, and in this video: Many are characterizing him as a self-styled James … Continue reading →

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