Hugo Chavez: Terrorist thug?
Fausta Wertz writes: “Hugo Chavez plotted with FARC and ETA terrorists to kill Colombia’s Uribe (roundup of headlines at my post).” She comments: “This is a most serious charge, especially since a Spanish judge has an indictment which has been backed up by Spain’s PM Zapatero. However, it’s being totally ignored by the [...]
What Liberal Bias?
The next time you encounter a learned discussion of 'the liberal media' — which usually features stalwart denials of political bias, combined with pious invocations of professional standards — consider the life and career of James Wieghart, who died this week at the age of 76. Mr Wieghart's tenure in journalism was, by any measure, [...]
Army Chief of Staff Casey: I Have "Serious Concerns" About Repealing Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
Army Chief of Staff Gen. George Casey said at a Senate hearing today on "Don't Ask, Don't Tell":
"I do have serious concerns about the impact of a repeal of the law on a force that is fully engaged in two wars and has been at war for eight-and-a-half years. We just don't know the impacts [...]
How the Health Care Summit Could Backfire on Democrats
Conventional wisdom in Washington has already figured out the winners and losers of next week’s White House health care summit. The smart money is on President Obama. The silver-tongued orator will wow C-Span viewers, demonstrating his knack for substantive detail and cool debating style.
The mainstream media has the tactical narrative ready to report as well. [...]
2012 Watch: Palin’s Birthday Poll Numbers
February 11 is Sarah Palin's birthday. She turns 46 today. For a gift, she can look at this Gallup poll, which shows her in second place next to Mitt Romney, and within the margin of error, for GOP voters' choice to be the 2012 Republican nominee.
A note about the poll: The sample was small — [...]
Big Journalism, local edition
Don Surber has noted the mainstream media’s inconsistent ascription of party labels to disgraced politicians in a continuing series he titles “name that party.” The theme of the series is that the mainstream media feature the party identifications of Republican politicians caught in scandals while withholding the party identification of similarly compromised Democratic politicians. [...]
