Outfoxed...

I just finished watching "Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's war on journalism "and I must say it was enjoyable. I mean it's not really anything new, it's just proof from insiders that show the bias that everyone knows is there.

About halfway through it, I realized the Fox News is a little like the WWF used to be. Everyone knew wrestling was fake, but they would insist that it was real...that was part of the fun. Unfortunately, too many Americans think Fox is a NEWS network, but it's really 99% commentary. I wouldn't mind if Fox came out of the closet, admitted it was a tool of the GOP and went on entertaining, but people who will vote in this country think Sean Hannity is a journalist, and that is frightening.

So, I think there is a commanility here. People who thought the old WWF was real, think Fox is a News Network...these are very likely the same demographic.

I just wish Murdoch and Ailes would take a lesson from Vince McMahon. Come out of the closet, embrace your commentary/opinon only style and stop pretending to be real. The new WWE is making tons of money these days, probably more popular than ever, it's the same product that it was before but now we appreciate it for its campiness.

Come to think of it, Fox News and WWE do have a lot in common. The both involved pretty people shouting at each other a lot with not a lot of substance to any of it, and the producers know the outcome.

Come Roger...come out of the closet. Embrace your biases.

In the meantime, while Roger contemplates that, find this movie in theaters or on Netflix.

Paul Hamm, Silver medalist, whiner and poor sport

So, let's say that at the end of a basketball game the scoreboard reads 80-79 in favor of Team A. Now, after the game Team B realizes that they didn't get credit for a basket in the 1st half. With that basket, Team B wins the game 81-80.

Team A protests and says, NO WAY, we won. We don't care if the score is wrong, you said I won and that's enough for me.

Well America, Team A is Paul Hamm.

NOW, he's got to gonads to protray himself as some sort of victim. DUDE, the victim is Yang Tae-youn...the South Korean who got really screwed. He's sitting thier with is bronze medal due to a scoring error by the judges.

That this is even possible proves that events with judges like gymnastics and figure skating aren't sports at all, but competitions, like the Ms. Universe pageant...determining who has the prettier landing is like determining who is pretty in a bathing suit. I'm not saying that these guys are incredible athletes, that Iron Cross thing is awe-inspiring, but having 7 judges determine who has a better Iron Cross is where the problem lies...but I digress.

So, Yang, if not for the judges error gets the Gold and Hamm the Silver. Hamm may be the best gymnast in the world, but he DIDN'T WIN this competition. He came in second.

Everyone in Mr. Hamm's circle is rushing to defend him and blaming the judging and everyone else. You know what, Hamm did win the medal, but to millions of Americans...we know he doesn't deserve it.

He was second best on this day and if he had any self-respect, he'd return it and give it to it's rightful owner. He may be all indignant about it now, but in 5 or 10 years when he's sitting back reflecting on his Olympic experience, he'll realize he should have done the RIGHT THING, when he had the chance.

Terror Warning due?

OK, let’s see. Rummy takes a hit on Abu Gharib. The Bush Campaign’s lawyer is actually helping the Swift boat vets, despite denials by the Bush Camp. Cheney opening disagrees with Bush on the Constitutional Amendment banning Gay Marriage.

I would imagine it’s time for Karl Rove to refocus everyone’s attention on FEAR.

When Bruce did this, the Bushies called him stupid

But, I suppose this is cool.

Country Music Stars Push Vote Campaign By JOHN GEROME Associated Press Writer HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn.

I’m not going to insult these musicians by calling them Stupid and ignorant, like a friend of mine did of Bruce. Besides I like Ricky Skaggs, he played with Ralph Stanley and Emmylou Harris back in the day. The man’s got mad skills. BTW- like Jackson Browne and assorted others who were claimed to be uneducated, Mr. Skaggs started touring professionally at age 15 and there is no mention of him graduating from any high school. One must assume that he doesn’t have a PhD in Middle Eastern Studies.



And just another note: Mr. Skaggs says that “voting is a God given right”. I think Mr. Skaggs needs to learn his history. Because if God was doling out the voting rights, wouldn’t everyone have the? Like people in Sudan, Soviet Russia, Jews in 1939 Germany, etc. Or even here in America. Where blacks and women could not vote until Congress and the Executive branch provided and enforced that right to vote.

I guess, unless Ricky meant that God gave the vote to property owning white men, then he might have something. But speaking only for Women, it was Congress and the people of Tennessee (August 24, 1920) who provided the needed state ratification of the Amendment to grant women suffrage. So, it really wasn’t God, it was Congress and a majority of State Legislature.

I agree with the sentiment, but God’s getting credit where he doesn’t need it. Again, nothing but love for Ricky’s musical skills, but his civics needs a little work.

why Is Cheney Mocking the President?

http://wireservice.wired.com/wired/story.asp?section=Breaking&storyId=906742&tw=wn_wire_story


Cheney takes marks out of context, so here is what Kerry said, but he did use the word “sensitive”, but SO DID BUSH THE VERY NEXT DAY…you can’t make this stuff up. :

"Kerry had told a meeting of minority journalists last week that he could do a better job than Bush of cultivating allies in the war on terrorism. "I believe I can fight a more effective, more thoughtful, more strategic, more proactive, more sensitive war on terror that reaches out to other nations and brings them to our side," he said"

Here are Bush’s comments THE NEXT DAY to the SAME GROUP:

http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-06-2004/0002226945&EDATE=

"Now in terms of the balance between running down intelligence and bringing people to justice obviously is -- we need to be very sensitive on that."

Goss, worse than I thought

I thought the Dems were just being whiney about the Goss nomination, but then I read the bullets below.


Goss Blocked Efforts to Investigate Abu Ghraib: As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Goss led a party-line vote to reject an amendment that would have "Increased oversight and investigated alleged prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib." [Congressional Quarterly, 6/17/04]
Goss blocked efforts to investigate Ahmed Chalabi: As chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, Goss led a party-line vote to reject an amendment that would have authorized an investigation into "U.S. dealings with Iraqi exile leader Ahmed Chalabi." Even after allegations that Chalabi has leaked U.S. military secrets to Iran, Goss said, "I would say that the oversight has worked well in matters relating to Mr. Chalabi." (Congressional Quarterly, 6/17/04)
Goss mocks suggestion to investigate the outing of Valerie Plame: "Rep. Porter Goss said Thursday that the uproar over allegations that White House officials purposely identified a covert CIA agent...doesn't yet merit an investigation by the House Select Committee on Intelligence, which he chairs...'Somebody sends me a blue dress and some DNA, I'll have an investigation.'"

If a guy is going to “Shake up” the intelligence services maybe he should be willing to look at problems with US Intelligence (remember it is Military Intelligence that is still being investigated in the Abu Gharib mess). Chalabi looks like an Iranian spy, and the person who is going to oversee the CIA should be a little more concerned with protecting agents than some WH leaker and Bob Novak. Someone overseeing intelligence shouldn’t be such a partisan lackey. But, I don’t know why I thought it would be different with the Bushies this time…I guess I’m just an optimist.

Above bullets from Altercation

Mythical Recover

"On Monday, Morgan Stanley's chief economist, Stephen S. Roach, dubbed this "The Mythical Recovery," hooked on three drugs now in increasingly short supply: tax cuts, rising government spending and low interest rates."


I can’t wait to hear about how the Chief Economist for MORGAN STANLEY hates America, Loves Saddam, is a pinko, faked his war injuries in Vietnam, is French, and is being paid off by Hilary Clinton.

"The economy has 1.1 million fewer jobs than the day Bush took office, making it more than likely he will join Herbert Hoover as the second president to see the nation suffer a net job loss on his watch."


And the Heritage Foundations rousing endorsement: (So, now the standard is beating the socialism of Western Europe…good show)

"We may not be doing great compared to some theoretical ideal," Mitchell said. "But compared to Western Europe or Japan, we're kicking tail."

Mythical Recover

"On Monday, Morgan Stanley's chief economist, Stephen S. Roach, dubbed this "

I can’t wait to hear about how the Chief Economist for MORGAN STANLEY hates America, Loves Saddam, is a pinko, faked his war injuries in Vietnam, is French, and is being paid off by Hilary Clinton.

"The economy has 1.1 million fewer jobs than the day Bush took office, making it more than likely he will join Herbert Hoover as the second president to see the nation suffer a net job loss on his watch."


And the Heritage Foundations rousing endorsement: (So, now the standard is beating the socialism of Western Europe…good show)

"We may not be doing great compared to some theoretical ideal," Mitchell said. "But compared to Western Europe or Japan, we're kicking tail."

who said this...?

“I deeply resent the destruction of federalism represented by Hillary Clinton's willingness to go into a state she doesn't even live in and pretend to represent people there. So I certainly wouldn't imitate it.”


It’s an easy one.

Yup, GOP Candidate for Senator fromIllinois and Maryland Resident Alan Keyes.

and the Bushies thought Berger was bad

For all the bitching about Sandy Berger taking documents home with him, at least he never disclosed classified information to the Press.

And this guy is getting away with it, without so much as a PEEP from the "LIBERAL MEDIA".

The fantastic part of this, is that it was a Fox News guy that sold him out when he was questioned by the FBI.


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5605685/

Priceless

A classic, “I got mine, everyone else screw off”

Bush, NOW, oppposes legacy admissions.

Now, is this a flip flop or hypocrisy. You decide.

Where is the outrage?

Cheney's company, under his leadership, is guilty of the same kind of accounting bullshit that Tyco, Adelphia, Enron, etc have done. Our Vice President, was CEO at the time of these crimes, our Vice President STILL receives compensation from this company. This company received NO BID CONTRACTs and proceeded to engage in war profiteering.
Where is the investigation? Where is the impeachment?

WHERE THE HELL IS THE LIBERAL MEDIA?

http://www.startribune.com/stories/535/4909755.html

I guess because it's not something important like making $10,000 dollars on a piece of land in Arkansas, it doesn't warrant the "LIBERAL MEDIA's" attention.

SHAMEFUL.