What is bothering me now is how so many ordinary Republicans really **hate** Obama and Michelle and every ideal they stand for. Why?
Posts under ‘Media’
BBC World Service (News)
I love the reassuring voices of BBC World Service. I think of it as “All the News That Is Civilized to Talk About”. So I put a link to their Internet live-streaming broadcast in the right-hand column of this blog.
Cheney Confesses to Authorizing Torture
The Young Turks are snarky, but in this case the commentary really adds something to these video clips of Dick Cheney confessing to authorizing torture. Cheney actually admits to a Federal crime (violating the Geneva convention).
Bush Admits Authorizing Outing CIA Agent?
Scott McClellan says Bush admitted to him that the President authorized the outing of an undercover CIA agent. An act that his own father, while he was President had defined as treason. And he did it in a time of war. (During wartime, treason can be punishable by death.)
Tell the FCC to Protect Our Rights
Wouldn’t it be nice if the FCC worked for us, the people of the United States, instead of for the big media conglomerates? Would you like to tell them what your priorities are? Here’s your chance:
Mind-Reading in the Media
Have you ever noticed how often so-called newspeople say that some person or group “believes” this or that? They ought to have their journalism or communication degrees revoked.
Not being mind-readers, they (and we) have no way of knowing what anyone else believes, only what they say, or write, or claim.
