Letters to the Editor
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KOS
Well, it's good to see Markos echoing the media's claim that it was only weepy folks who pity Hillary that turned out to give her a lead.
This kind of crap isn't by any means limited to the MSM.
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Anonymous:
"Are you going to tell off this poster?"
--Anonymous
Would that please you?
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It's the kind of people they are...
...the kind whose first imperative is to never be taken aback by anything. You know the kind - no matter what you say, they have a more knowing comeback. Tough to tell a joke to these people, or tell them something they may not know, because they're most unwilling to admit surprise or ignorance.
A disproportionate number of them wind up in journalism.
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Drudge and Bush Crying
Drudge very much rules their world, and another fantastic deconstruction Glenn.
Does anyone else remember back around 2004-2005, when Matt Drudge was frequently running heroic Bush images on his mainpage, there was a pic of Bush hugging a woman who had lost someone on 9/11, and Bush was staring directly into the camera with a tear in his eye?
It was the most absurdly over the top pic, but Drudge ran it with the usual hero worship, something along the lines of "he cares" or "healer" or some nonsense.
That would be a great pic to find with the Hillary "crying" nonsense.
Speaking of which, Drudge controls the traditional media simply by his choice of pictures. Thus the funny pics of Hillary Clinton all googley eyed contrasted with the heroic Bush pics.
Or, now, zero Bush pics.
In Drudge's world, George W. Bush no longer existed. He never existed.
Just like my namesake, Winston Smith, in the digital world, you don't have to edit the newspapers of the past. The digital screen simply changes.
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Dirigo.
The bath tub water is cold.
Thanks.
If the 3-dogs my Granddaughter has stop sniffing my left calf I'd be whole lot happier.
Ringo, Lulu, and Jack want to lick me.
Stop worrying about a damn rotten calf!
Physician, heal thyself, and I'm not dead yet!
I've spent 21-days in the quack-house before with IV's.
The South African poet said, "Somehow we will survive."
However, the last 21-day hospital visit was in Springs fragrant Daffodil season. If I prayed for a bath-mate I'd ask___!
Ah, hush!
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Drudge and Bush Crying: Followup
Found the pic, not sure if he's actually crying. Here it is:
http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2005/01/17/ashley-ad.jpg
And here was the wingnut worship of his "healing" powers:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1159791/posts
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sorry GG, but I find the Joan Walsh "media-is-bad"
oozing now-not only from her on TV now-but you too.
You are just as guilty of what you accuse the msm of. Just in a Pro-HRC way--by leaving out facts that could support the biases and reasons the msm/ media do actually dislike her-and feel used by her. (like showing up with muffins, bagels-after not answering reporters qestions for so long-or even campaigning there.
Or-as Keith O. pointed out; that after the tearing up-HRC went straight into more criticism of Obama.
For example yesterday, I found her speech on MLK and LBJ. One that essentially said, african-Americans NEEDED a white guy like LBJ to fight thier battles for them becasue he had "experience" like her. And that, after all, MLK WAS shot.
Not very smart strategy going into a very African-American SC.
But I guess it's hard for GG, to actually find ALL of these speeches and comments online and figure for yourself what the context of it is. It's just easier to watch TV or read what someone elses' interpretation is of the speech and call them "mean" if they don't agree with ya.
WOW.
For a lawyer, I'd of thought after looking at legal briefs, catching inconsistencies in witness statements, catching inconsistencies in FISA stuff...---simply using those fingers to look up (in it's entirety)what a candidate says and does/ or schedule--would be a cakewalk.
There are campaign websites, Media Matters,opensecrets.org...
That's kinda like work though huh?
At least with your op-ed tsk-tsking of the msm/media (Matthews)
YOUR ego-inflated OPINION becomes the main cruxt of the story-minus the complexity of anything resembling "entire picture" or "truth, (ie less-work).
Don't know if you are still working off a New Years' binge-but the past 4 days don't demonstrate anywhere near the excellent work I've come to expect from you on FISA, illegal Bush activity, nor the changing of posts at least 2x a day...
Perhaps you should stick with what you know best,after all, Andrew Sullivan actually has a degree in philosophy. Maureen Dowd-don't read her.
But I know how to "vet" a story on my own-but I trust someone with a bigger picture, no-agenda, "philosophical"-approach to reading and deciding over one who has one.
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Pedinska!
Stop talking about legs. If we entered a leg beauty contest, shaved or not, you win.
If I want two cats to lick a stunk-in' calf I'll come to Ohio. O. Hi! O.
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@tomreedtoon
Word. You've been there--seen it first hand. Full disclosure: I work in a school environment and supervise video and audio production by young people. I haven't watched commercial TV in over 3 years, primarily because of what you describe. I read instead: nybooks, thesunmagazine, etc.
I have a hypothesis for you to consider:
That the slide that you describe is actually away from journalism and toward reality.
The "Spook Country" book by W. Gibson helps a little as background. Basically, people are channel surfing to find bits and pieces of sensational reality--they feel connected to Brittany's self-destruction cause, well, it's real. Trust me, they ain't watchin it cause of the talking-head sitting in the chair at the local station.
Imagine the world 5+ years from now when everything is wired with video, and all that is mapped onto the GPS grid. Say I'm planning a meal. I wouldn't have any need for FoodTV, I would just surf to my neighbor, who is rockin on some ribs and potatoe salad (maybe Alton's garage once in a while--he has some kewl Propane setups...). So, in essence, reality becomes the channel, you just switch it to see what you want.
In that world who is more useful, Glenn or Drudge?