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An interesting postscript to the whole war between CNN and Media Matters over Lou Dobbs’ birther flirtation:
I’m told by a CNN source that the network privately pressed cable operators not to run the Media Matters ad attacking Dobbs, which pilloried his footsie with the birthers as CNN’s “Lou Dobbs problem.”
Media Matters had previously booked a week’s worth of ad time on MSNBC, Fox, and CNN — during Dobbs’ show.
The pressure, which came before CNN publicly acknowledged that they were nixing the ad, suggests that the network may have been more rattled by the campaign against Dobbs — and by the prospect of public criticism of Dobbs running on the network — than has been previously known. The network may have hoped to shut down the ad without being publicly associated with that effort.
It’s also rather intriguing that CNN has been unwilling to pressure Dobbs to rein in the birther talk — but was willing to press cable operators not to run a paid-for ad questioning it.
Update: A CNN spokesperson gets in touch to say that the network publicly stated yesterday: “CNN retains the right to object to any ad run by the cable operator on our network whose purpose is to attack CNN or our employees.”An interesting postscript to the whole war between CNN and Media Matters over Lou... more
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The truth hurts sometimes. These guys don't like being called out for lying to the masses, so they try to discredit Media Matters, but the best they can do is call them names. Like a bunch of tweenagers. To many of us though, it is important to have an informed population, and it's nice to have a fact checker that exposes lies and misrepresentations when they are presented as truths. I say keep up the good work.The truth hurts sometimes. These guys don't like being called out for lying to... more
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Lately I've been making more of an effort to understand those I disagree with. I'm desperately seeking opinions different than mine instead of digesting the same old media that reinforces my thoughts. I already know what I think and while insecure in some ways, I don't need to constantly be told I'm right (just that I'm beautiful.)
I think of my opinions like a champion boxer who cannot retire. He stays on top only as long as he defeats all contenders, and he must face every challenger.
Results of my quest have been mixed. I've tried to engage people on the internet, and by "engage" I mean call them morons and get called worse. Strangely, this has not lead to the thoughtful exchange I had hoped for.
[...more at link...]Lately I've been making more of an effort to understand those I disagree with.... more
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I gotta think there are more than only 10 heinous media moments in Obama's first 100 days, with all the racists, the proudly ignorant, and the unashamedly cruel coming out.
Anyway, I find the ballot interesting. Try it out. Vote!I gotta think there are more than only 10 heinous media moments in Obama's first... more
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After cavorting with the enemy(he told right wing Terrorists he got their back!) My faverot Junky/punchbag spewed for earth day....
Happy Earth Day, everyone. We've been eagerly anticipating all the anti-environmentalist shenanigans Rush is sure to have in store for today, but still we find ourselves skeptical that he'll be able to top this. Also, as a coda to Rush's rant yesterday about how "liberals" like Obama think the Bill of Rights is "horrible," we'd like to point to the recent remarks of one of America's more influential jurists as he discussed the Bill of Rights: "Today there is much focus on our rights. Indeed, I think there is a proliferation of rights. I am often surprised by the virtual nobility that seems to be accorded those with grievances." And who was the radical left-liberal fanatic who said those words? Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.
Rush kicked off the show by announcing that it's "Open Line Friday!" on Wednesday, because Rush will be away tomorrow and Friday. Then he dubbed the culmination of Obama's "mythical" first 100 days as "finals week," adding that you have to say Obama is "failing" because Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinjad and Fidel Castro are "ripping Obama" despite his "worldwide tours" to get them on our side.
Then Rush had to tell us something -- he's heard a lot of people say that Obama's "flip-flop" on investigations of Bush officials sanctioning torture tactics was a result of pressure from the left wing of the Democratic Party. Rush said Obama wasn't buckling to anything, he's orchestrating all of this. Then Rush let Matt Drudge take over the program for a moment, asking if we'd heard that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano had claimed that the 9-11 terrorists had entered the U.S through Canada, or if we'd read a piece in Canada's National Post asking "how U. S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano got her job."
Rush then moved on to Obama's "flip-flop" regarding investigations into former Bush administration officials, claiming that if Attorney General Eric Holder does pursue investigations, then the goal won't be to secure convictions but, rather, to "destroy" the Bush officials and "criminalize" policy decisions that the administration disagrees with. Rush said this could be the overreach everyone is waiting for. Rush went into the break seamlessly weaving together Obama's meeting with Jordan's King Abdullah, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs' "incompetence," the resignation of the White House communications director, the apparent suicide of Freddie Mac's CFO, and the Miss America pageant. Despite linking all those things together, he didn't really explain what they had in common. But he did promise that on the other side of the break he'd go through his "finals week" list of examples of Obama's "incompetent buffoonery."
After the break Rush finally acknowledged that it is Earth Day, and said he was celebrating by having all his cars driven, having his plane flown to Los Angeles and back, cranking up his air conditioning, eating "all kinds of beef," and will "personally" oversee the destruction of two acres of rainforest. Sorry, Rush. You'll have to do better than that to beat out Glenn Beck.
Then it was time for "finals week," which was simply a lengthy recitation of a "list" Rush put together "off the top of his head" of the many aspects of the nascent Obama administration that have stuck out to him. We're not going to bother repeating the whole list, because if you've listened to his show (or, better yet, read the Limbaugh Wire) for the past few weeks, you already know what was in there. We'll just give you a few phrases as a cross section of the whole rant: bowing to the Saudi king, apologizing for the U.S., tax cheats, bAfter cavorting with the enemy(he told right wing Terrorists he got their back!) My... more
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From media matters: On the February 7 edition of the Christian Broadcasting Network's The 700 Club, host Pat Robertson said that people who have received too much plastic surgery "got the eyes like they're Oriental" while he put his fingers up to the side of his face.
Personal note: I love this guy, golblessum.From media matters: On the February 7 edition of the Christian Broadcasting... more
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