The Steven Colbert section of this segment is simply brilliant. Go watch it. UPDATE: Fixed the video link, which was bad. If you still can’t get to it, go here and select the “Media Culpa” video (look for the picture of Dan Rather).
Archive for September 27th, 2004
The Daily Show and the CBS News Document Flap
Posted in Satire on September 27, 2004 | 6 Comments »
Kerry's Friday Speech
Posted in Politics on September 27, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Admittedly, I’ve been away for the past week, but it still surprises me that I haven’t heard a thing about this Kerry speech, given on Friday at Temple University in Philadelphia. Kerry’s critics complain that all he does is point out what Bush does wrong, without saying what he would do to remedy it. Kerry [...]
Hitchens: A Snowflake in the Summer
Posted in Politics on September 27, 2004 | 4 Comments »
I generally ignore Christopher Hitchens, because, despite the hype, there is no actual evidence that Hitchens is worth reading. In the ten years I have been aware of him, I have found him to be, well, an intellectual lightweight. Oh, he can write an attractive phrase occasionally, and he knows his share of five dollar [...]
Bush Promises $1B, Withholds $1.1B, in Kids' Health Funds, Calls it an Increase
Posted in Health, Politics on September 27, 2004 | 3 Comments »
One of the few decent things in Bush’s speech at the Republican Convention this month was his promise of $1 billion in new funds to provide healthcare to uninsured children. Inevitably, when Bush promises money for something, you have to look for the way he is simultaneously undercutting his own promise. In this case, he [...]
One Party Wants you To Vote
Posted in Politics on September 27, 2004 | 6 Comments »
…and the Republicans want you not to vote. Remind this person — politely — that his tactics are not appreciated: J. Kenneth Blackwell-R 180 E. Broad St., 15th Floor Columbus, OH 43215 614-466-3910 E-Mail: blackwell@sos.state.oh.us
Terrorist Motives
Posted in Terrorism on September 27, 2004 | Comments Off
A couple of weeks ago, Legal Fiction explained why the terrorists do what they do. It’s an excellent read, and I couldn’t begin to do it any justice by citing excerpts. Whether you’re on the right or on the left, it will make you think hard about your views on terrorism, the war on terror, [...]
More Reason for Rove to Be Panicking
Posted in Politics on September 27, 2004 | 2 Comments »
In at least two key states, the Democrats are doing a much better job at registering new voters: A sweeping voter registration campaign in heavily Democratic areas has added tens of thousands of new voters to the rolls in the swing states of Ohio and Florida, a surge that has far exceeded the efforts of [...]
How Bad Do the Republican Internals Have to Be?
Posted in Politics on September 27, 2004 | 2 Comments »
Glenn “Repeating Non-Sensical RNC Talking Points Does Not Make Me a Hack” Reynolds is now questioning Kerry’s patriotism. I will let Legal Fiction handle smacking Glenn around, as he does such a fine job of it. But Glenn’s little Goebels moment just highlights something I have seen emphasized over the last few days. It appears [...]
That Evil Liberal Media
Posted in Culture on September 27, 2004 | 4 Comments »
This is ridiculous. CBS got burned — and burned badly — on the Killian memos. So what is there response? To never report on anything that could possibly reflect badly on Bush, even if it is accurate: BS News said yesterday that it had postponed a “60 Minutes” segment that questioned Bush administration rationales for [...]
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