j_b Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Classic. Always trust Faux News to distract their public with drivel about the irrelevant while the house burns. While we are on the topic of the corporate media continuing its hachet job on democracy, the Washington Post just cleaned house and moved further to the right if it is possible. They fired their only critic of Obama from the left: One of the rarest commodities in the establishment media is someone who was a vehement critic of George Bush and who now, applying their principles consistently, has become a regular critic of Barack Obama -- i.e., someone who criticizes Obama from what is perceived as "the Left" rather than for being a Terrorist-Loving Socialist Muslim. It just got a lot rarer, as The Washington Post -- at least according to Politico's Patrick Gavin -- just fired WashingtonPost.com columnist, long-time Bush critic and Obama watchdog (i.e., a real journalist) Dan Froomkin. What makes this firing so bizarre and worthy of inquiry is that, as Gavin notes, Froomkin was easily one of the most linked-to and cited Post columnists. At a time when newspapers are relying more and more on online traffic, the Post just fired the person who, in 2007, wrote 3 out of the top 10 most-trafficked columns. In publishing that data, Media Bistro used this headline: "The Post's Most Popular Opinions (Read: Froomkin)." Isn't that an odd person to choose to get rid of? http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/06/18/froomkin/index.html just a sample of the Washington Post articles today: This is what one finds -- just from today -- on the Op-Ed page of The Washington Post, which yesterday fired Dan Froomkin: * Neocon Charles Krauthammer: attacking Obama for indifference to Freedom in Iran * Neocon Paul Wolfowitz: attacking Obama for indifference to Freedom in Iran * Establishment/CIA spokesman and war supporter David Ignatius: demanding that Obama do more to support Freedom in Iran and refuse to negotiate with the Iranian regime * Bush CIA and NSA Director Michael Hayden: warning that America will be in danger if CIA officials involved in torture continue to be criticized and questioned about what they did On Monday, the Post hosted an online chat with Fox News' Glenn Beck to promote his new book. Today, on its so-called "Post-Partisan" Opinions page, The Post features a column from neocon Bill Kristol, attacking Obama for indifference to Freedom in Iran; a column from right-wing polemicist Kathleen Parker, attacking Obama for indifference to Freedom in Iran; and Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson, attacking PBS for banning sectarian programming. On Wednesday, it published an Op-Ed from neocon Robert Kagan accusing Obama of being "objectively" pro-Ahmedinejad (headline: "Obama, Siding with the Regime"). The Post hosts a permanent feature with National Review's Ramesh Ponnuru, leading discussions about conservatism. And its Editorial Page, for years, was (and still is) the loudest cheerleaders for the neoconservative prongs of Bush's foreign policy, particularly the war in Iraq. http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/06/19/washington_post/index.html What would we do without the "librul" media? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted June 19, 2009 Author Share Posted June 19, 2009 Crying about FoxNews while supporting with endless links to Salon.com demonstrates real enlightenment. Hey! Don't forget to throw in some Huffingtonpost--just for balance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Dude, all of those are old stale news sites. The DailyKos spews TRUTH with out regard to your opinions! http://www.dailykostv.com/w/001852/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 does their little TV logo remind you of the Iwo Jima pic or a Communist propaganda poster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Doug Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Yup, Faux is correct; Journalism is dead. They proved it with that embarrassing little tidbit. I guess they're just trying to make up for 60+ years of network liberal bias in the span of a decade or so...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 Huh? 60+ years of network liberal bias? when? didn't they support every single war of agression? (when they didn't make up lies to sell their warmongering). There were a few more liberal reporters in the past, and reporting existed (none of that "balance" BS conservatives like to drool about) but when the chips were down on issues that really matters (foreign policy, economy, ..) they always knew which side they were on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted June 19, 2009 Share Posted June 19, 2009 supporting with endless links to Salon.com demonstrates real enlightenment. for once we agree on something. Hey! Don't forget to throw in some Huffingtonpost--just for balance. "so, we have the flat earthers to balance out the reality based community" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 when the chips were down on issues that really matters (foreign policy, economy, ..) they always knew which side they were on. [video:youtube] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 that is a great speech from a great movie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 'Figures that Faux News would get the something wrong. The truth tends to get in the way of what they want to say. Check out the vid- he replies "Yes Senator" not "Yes Ma'am." Not a big difference, but it would'a been so easy to get it right. Stop distorting the facts or STFU, OK Fox? Gimme a break--and go back to your MSNBC pab. Given that the repeated "yes Ma'am" is the punchline of the whole schtick, I'd say getting it right would have been a big difference, but as has been noted, one should never let the truth get in the way of a good story. That sounds like Twain, but I'm not really sure of the pedigree on that homily. Sorry to burst your bubble, Off: I just saw the unedited video on CNN. The General does, in fact, immediately reply to Boxer's snip with "yes ma'am" before "yes senator". I guess in a post-post revisionist kind of way, your world view is preserved. I guess this means that Ivan's faux "Forbidden 403" source is agenda or faith driven? Either way, she's clearly a bitch--and a Democrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 like the Democrats have that sewn up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I just thought I'd drop a wee boat into this teacup to watch it toss about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olyclimber Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 why don'tcha go put on ya jimmy hat, ya tossa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Isn't FW the dude that was calling anyone that bashed Palin a sexist just a few month ago? You can't make this up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Isn't FW the dude that was calling anyone that bashed Palin a sexist just a few month ago? You can't make this up. the title of this thread should have your avatar right next to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I just thought I'd drop a wee boat into this teacup to watch it toss about These little inflammatory one-news-cycle wonders are pretty much all FW can muster as we wander through the smoking ruins his party created. Can't wait to see what'll happen when an inevitable SEX SCANDAL emerges! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 I just thought I'd drop a wee boat into this teacup to watch it toss about These little inflammatory one-news-cycle wonders are pretty much all FW can muster as we wander through the smoking ruins his party created. Can't wait to see what'll happen when an inevitable SEX SCANDAL emerges! how are those loans coming along? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_b Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Heres comes Attila and his brilliant insight ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 how are those loans coming along? Ten years to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaskadskyjKozak Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Heres comes Attila and his brilliant insight ... Hey, bitch. Climb anything lately? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prole Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 how are those loans coming along? Ten years to go! Bring on the INFLATION! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairweather Posted June 20, 2009 Author Share Posted June 20, 2009 Isn't FW the dude that was calling anyone that bashed Palin a sexist just a few month ago? You can't make this up. Of course, none of the Palin comments posted here were sexist. Here we go again: lipstick saves the day... she can play the whore ... just enough. lipstick saves the day... russia she sees from her house..she is tough.. if i was a moron,heck i would vote for her and dipstick. at least they can garantee war. dipstick wants to rule... he was a hero...in war he believes.. without it he is unknown... dipstick has no depth but the oil . McCain is a dried up, mummified, moldering, half-dead, wrinkly, prune-faced, shouldn't be driving, poopy-drawered, Metamucil drinking, prescription drug popping, liver-spotted, rotten toothed, haggard, wizened, varicosed, walker needing, red scooter driving, Clapper using, Lawrence Welk listening, Matlock watching, vestigial head growing out of the side of his face old coot! Look at The Incubator; their new mascot. She's stridently, confidently and aggressively ignorant on just about every issue of national importance. The woman couldn't change course if she wanted to; she doesn't even realize she's on a ship. Does she even know what a ship is, for that matter? Harsh man. I don't think porn sluts deserve that type of comparison. Every time I see this ho-bag I can't help but think she looks like the "naughty librarian" from some B-rate porn flick. Unfortunately she doesn't seem much more intelligent than your average porn slut either. In other words, the perfect GOP pick for second in command; a fucking moron. Who installed your breasts? What would be so bad about letting the daughter get a little older and letting her get to know the sperm donor a little more before getting hitched? Oh, that's right, because otherwise it's a sin. None of this would have happened if only she was wearing a burka Bristol isn't really pregnant this time. She really is Trig's mother and when the McCain Camp found out that Sarah had pretended to be pregnant and falsely claimed the child to be her own, the McCain's invented this new pregnancy to quell the rumors. News sources are reporting that the "child" is a product of incest. Put that in your pipe and smoke it. Sorry. She is fodder now. Her mother knew it going into the acceptance speech. What else do you expect from a secessionist. One has to have a defective brain to be a republican these days. They're just wrong on everything. Nobody even brought up the pictures of Bristol drinking the Captain Morgans....Her little kiddo is gonna be named Morgan...cuz she's got a little captain in her... Well, if she picks up cocaine and sticks with the booze, 20 years and she'll be the Prez... Can you say "teen bukkake???" Long term consequences of actions mean nothing to a young kid who wants to fuck. irony is funny hilarious means funny the palin daughter is preggo thang is ironic so the palin daughter preggo thang is hilarious gotta give the stupid award to bristol on this one... gary's a tool, but a 17 year old who can't figger out birthcontrol is a fuckin' moron i think he's trying to throw the election...or he wants in Palin's pants... There are photos on the net that show Bristol Palin and her friends holding alcohol but so far no drugs. Did her Mom And Dad know or care that she was a party girl? "One day you're awkwardly humping away in a backseat after the hockey game; the next you're standing next to the presumptive Republican presidential nominee at his party's convention. Looks like McCain's got 'em a big ole chaw tucked in his cheek...or a giant tumor...or a vestigial twin emerging. Oh be fair now, this young mans dreams of "I don't want kids" and being a "fuckin redneck" are now shattered because he made the mistake of pulling the goalie. That is so f*kin' redneck! It's exciting to see republicans finally sucking McCock. She may win the election but she will also denigrate the process once again. republicunts republicunts "republicunts!" Hey man, lay off Hot Lips. She's hot. Way hotter than Mitt Romney. I'll bet she looks good in a blue dress. Hmmmmmmm.... you have a very old man, and (well, not to be crass, but frankly speaking) a MILF FROM ALASKA! Damn!! Kind of cute, until she had five kids, and decided that she was a Republican... All I see is "country dough face".... Funny...where's the 5th kid? Guess the mongoloid and 'pro-life politics' don't mix. Nobody should refer to her as a MILF, but in this case a GILF. Dude, that place is like oatmeal . . . lumpy, bland, and grey. The guy has malignant melanoma, and apparently his brain is going because he could not remember how many houses he has. That and all of the other stressors involved with destroying humanity means that statistically he is going to die very very soon. As for that women... she should just drive her ATV off a cliff. the repugnicans are fucking crusading kooks...i wish they'd just drink the koolade already... I thought Hot Lips' speech was great, she looks smoking hot with those glasses on. She reminds me of a high school friend's hot mom! No she's not going to be the president unless McDumbshit wins the election then kicks the bucket in office. She is an example of McDumbshit's decision making ability. It makes him look dumber than the idiot he already was. she has assigned the job of family management to her husband. apparently she needed to hire someone else for the job Lets see.....she allowed her teenage daughter to be alone with her boyfriend where he fucked her. Good managing. McCain doesn't look like he's going to make it through the next 5 minutes much less a presidential term. you don't lose your girlfriend in Alaska, just your turn... Maybe her son was just jealous because she was exploiting Bristol to score all the political points. "Pork my daughter and meet the next president on national TV" Also remember that little thing called slavery? good enough for palin i guess. That was money well spent! She looked like a cross between the mother on Bewitched and Ilsa, She-Wolf of the SS. Not all retards are evil!! At least she's not a Proud Injun. Soooo, we're supposed to admire her cuz she's got two dumb kids? The disenfranchised Hillary set is really going to flock to a militant pro-life, NRAtard, polar bear killing driller like Palin . . . Good choice John. It will also draw that aging Dungeons and Dragons constituency that has lost Ron Paul. It all depends on how shes "polling" right now I bet she was knocked up by Cheney's daughter!! Nice airbrushed mascara though. LYING SACK OF SHIT..... As for Bristol, well, um, I'm probably the father. Did I omit that from my TR? Not to worry; the consent age in Alaska is, like, 9. I fucked the lights out of Mom, too, but the mongoloid kid...definitely not mine Bristol didn't have much experience, and she got the job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 Heres comes Attila and his brilliant insight ... Hey, bitch. Climb anything lately? Yeah, got my UtiliKilt soggy on a washout of Nutsack, but at least no one called me 'Senator'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvashtarkatena Posted June 20, 2009 Share Posted June 20, 2009 FW, that's really good. Kind of Kerouak meets Family Guy. There's a great poetry workshop coming up if you want to bikepool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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