Behind the Times.

Sometimes I feel like I’ve been tied to the whipping post, and oh Lord I feel like I’m dying. Here’s another daft NY Times reporter who thinks that the entire history of the world began on the day she graduated J-school. Countering criticism of another Jewish building project planned for Sheik Jarrah, Israel’s prime minister, [...]

Morocco challenges Mideast Holocaust mind-set

The craziest thing is that the AP is attempting to appear even handed and open minded…which is great….except when the topic is the Holocaust….in which case anyone who “argues” that it didn’t happen isn’t really “arguing”…but “ranting”…and should be treated with the “respect” any sane person would ordinarily accord a slug…or an empty beer can…or [...]

“Hurray! I’m for the other team!”

The NY Times doing its’ usual cheerleading: WASHINGTON — Badly outnumbered and months behind in the debate on energy and climate change, House Republicans plan to introduce an energy bill on Wednesday as an alternative to the Democratic plan barreling toward a House vote this month. How’s that for a lede? The Republicans have a [...]

About those “torture” memos.

From NRO: The memos tell a different story from the one the Obama administration and the press are pushing. Detailed and carefully reasoned, they make it clear that neither the CIA nor the Justice Department was trying to “define torture down,” but were instead determined to locate and avoid crossing the legal line at which [...]

But what do readers think?

It seems that the NY Times is retiring its stand-alone “City” section–an event which inspired a sentimental retrospective in yesterday’s NY Observer. Last week New York Times executive editor Bill Keller announced that the paper would be restructuring its Sunday Metro section to incorporate pieces that previously would have appeared in the stand-alone City section, [...]

About face.

Variations on the anti-establishment theme that seems to be obsessing me a bit today. This from Bob Krumm: This is the speed of the modern internet.  Instead of needing the establishment to give credibility to a movement–be it political or cultural–the establishment needs those movements to keep them relevant. Let’s be bipartisan here.  Before there were [...]

Susan Roesgen.

In case you haven’t seen this yet, please take a look now because my blood is boiling and I can’t hold it in anymore: Lots going on here so let’s take them one by one. First, isn’t she supposed to be a reporter? For any of you holding out hope that CNN (substitute MSNBC, NBC, [...]

There’s a lady who’s sure…

So all that glitters is not gold, apparently. I always like studio performances anyway. Too bad we didn’t get the album version of Born to Run at halftime instead of the old guy running around like a buffoon. Turns out Jennifer Hudson’s performance of the anthem on Sunday was lip-synched. I guess I’ll get over [...]

Everybody do the dinosaur.

Not that its anything we think the New York Times Company should do, but we thought it was worth pointing out that it costs the Times about twice as much money to print and deliver the newspaper over a year as it would cost to send each of its subscribers a brand new Amazon Kindle [...]

Out of his league.

This from Reuters today: [Former Senator George] Mitchell, who helped to resolve the Northern Ireland conflict, was named by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last week to lead U.S. efforts to end the Arab-Israeli conflict. Mitchell’s tour will also take him to Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, France and Britain. He said he [...]

Obama’s new politics of the echo chamber.

As Obama said at the inauguration, we’re about to be governed by the One, not the many. Say goodbye to petty grievances…despite the fact that our nation was founded under the precept that all of our grievances matter and are entitled to voice. Why bother electing all those congressmen and senators from all those “petty” [...]

Conspicuous Consumption.

Barack Obama’s inauguration set to be the most expensive in US history | World news | guardian.co.uk. President Barack Obama‘s inauguration next week is set to be the most expensive ever, predicted to reach over $150m (£102m). This dwarfs the $42.3m spent on George Bush’s inauguration in 2005 and the $33m spent on Bill Clinton’s [...]

And another one gone, and another one gone…

Star Tribune files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. I know, I know, it isn’t gone yet. Just on the gravy train in that direction. With biscuit wheels.

Stimulating.

Here it is. Check out that opening line: “The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression.” If it’s true, we’ll just have to take their words for it. We’ve heard a lot of this kind of talk recently, as Obama and his fleet of nincompoops pound us into stunned submission in [...]

Coming to a theater near you!

NEW YORK — President-elect Barack Obama is on his way to the big screen, thanks to a deal between MSNBC and Screenvision that will put the news channel’s inaugural coverage in 27 theaters around the country. Free tickets are being handed out via MSNBC.com to see the inauguration and parade from 11 a.m.-3:30 p.m. ET [...]

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways.

Amazon Newsstand’s Blog: Mr. Obama, You Have the Newsstand Permalink. All Obama all the time. But I’m sure it’s all just a coincidence. They don’t harbor any inappropriate feelings for the man they’re expected to objectively report on for the next 4 years. Not at all.

Do you hear what I hear?

WASHINGTON — A federal intelligence court, in a rare public opinion, is expected to issue a major ruling validating the power of the president and Congress to wiretap international phone calls and intercept e-mail messages without a court order, even when Americans’ private communications may be involved, according to a person with knowledge of the [...]

Israel cleaning house.

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Witnesses say Israeli ground troops are advancing into crowded residential areas of Gaza City and thousands of terrified residents are fleeing their homes. Israeli troops backed by helicopter gunships, tanks and heavy guns thrust deeper into the city than ever before Thursday to seek Hamas fighters, they said. It [...]

“You won’t like me when I’m angry.”

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) – Wildlife officials said a rhesus monkey known to throw feces when mad is on the loose in Tampa Bay. Authorities have been trying to capture the primate since Tuesday afternoon, but it managed to evade a bucket truck and tranquilizer dart. Gary Morse with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission [...]

In which the AP once again leaves us grasping for the point.

Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited. ATLANTA (AP) – Sexually spread diseases—for years on the decline—are on the rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting a record, government health officials said Tuesday. The increase in chlamydia, a sometimes symptomless infection that can lead to infertility in women, is likely because of better screening, experts said. [...]

Friendly reminder.

Fox kicks ass. So you say it’s a bastion of conservative-think? So you say it’s neither fair nor balanced? I dunno. People seem to like it. They beat every other cable news program. Handily. Check out Monday night’s Hannity: 9 PM – P2+ (25-54) (35-64) Hannity–2,835,000 viewers (703,000) (1,155,000) Larry King Live—934,000 viewers (319,000) (468,000) [...]

What kind of beer?

Man accused of selling daughter for cash, beer. GREENFIELD, Calif. (AP) – Police have arrested a Greenfield man for allegedly arranging to sell his 14-year-old daughter into marriage in exchange for $16,000, 100 cases of beer and several cases of meat.Police said they only learned of the deal after the 36-year-old man went to them [...]

Maybe they’ll just burn pictures of anyone in Iran?

“Radicals” burn Obama posters in Iran (Wizbang). The irony for me is that when pictures of any Republican (ie. Bush) were burned in various parts of the Middle East for any one of a number of assumed offenses, it became the media’s symbol that we were not liked around the world and that this was [...]

Obama—Jumping the Shark?

Charlie Foxtrot: The Coming Obama Bubble. The One’s bubble will pop/recede and all his parphenalia will soon be readily found in many discount bins at the dollar stores. The Inauguration Rapture will fade, and reality will set in. This whole giant group salivation over Obama reminds me of when a fad sweeps through a high [...]

CNN still digging.

Instapundit » Blog Archive » CNN DIGS ITSELF IN DEEPER: “Given that CNN’s own staff can’t vouch for the video first-hand, and th…. The media wants Israel to appear the bad actor here. Obviously. The question is why? Ask yourself that the next time you tune into CNN or MSNBC or watch the Today Show. [...]