Two men were nominated by President Obama for prominent scientific positions in the federal government. One was dubbed "controversial," they other … not so much. Nominee #1 is pro-choice, pro-ESCR, believes in evolution, campaigned for Pres. Obama and was the geneticist who led the effort...
Tagged: The Media
Tragic murders
Two acts of terror were committed. Two people were murdered in separate assassinations. One has been the subject of non-stop media coverage and blame assigning. The other has been almost ignored. Doubt that? How many times have you heard the name George Tiller, the partial-birth...
Keep repeating: “There’s no liberal media. There’s no liberal media…”
During the Bush administration, Newsweek's Evan Thomas reminded everyone the job of the news media and particularly his magazine: "Well, our job is to bash the president, that’s what we do…" Somehow with the election of President Obama, the job requirements have shifted ever so...
Eight years later, media discovers benefits of verbal mistakes
I know this is a dead horse, but honestly is the irony not dripping from this statement at the Yahoo Newsroom blog, after President Obama made an impromptu and inappropriate joke about the Special Olympics on Jay Leno: But in a way, it's heartening to...
Two vaguely political questions
Yes, I said I would be cutting back on politics. You will have to trust me on this one – I have. But I did have two questions, which aren’t exactly political, but have ramifications for politics (especially since both come from NR’s The Campaign...
Conservatism loses another giant
It has been a rough few weeks with the passing of influential conservatives. Unfortunately that continued with Tony Snow, former FOX News host and White House press secretary, who died today. My prayers are with Snow’s family during their difficult time.
Two or Three: Providing balance to the MSM
I have often been criticized here because of my tendency to post more negative stories about Obama than about McCain. I defended my posting habits, even though I have tried to be a bit more "fair" recently, by arguing that I am admittedly biased. I’m...
Global warming, political correctness, and wikipedia
Many of us rely on wikipedia as a quick and dirty source of information in a hurry. And while some attack it as unreliable, it has shown to be fairly reliable in comparison with the Encyclopedia Britannica. But on controversial subjects like global warming, DON’T...