This
story doesn't paint the gloomy picture many liberals with the assistance of the press wish us to believe... What do you think?
BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraqi security forces announced on Monday the capture of a senior al-Qaida in Iraq figure, and the U.S. ambassador said the risk of civil war from last week's sectarian violence was over.
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The Whitehouse press corps is
whining again about the way they are treated -- claiming they get no respect -- respect they believe they deserve. The reasons given fall at the feet of the American people, the President and Vice President, and the news stories themselves. I have another opinion -- the 'fault' rest soley on them, the reporters, with an assist from the fact that we (the American people) luckily need not depend soley on them for information.
Mr. McCurry saw the same dynamic.
'The public hates the people in that
room,' he said.
[...]
David Gregory, the NBC correspondent who has been among the most ardent questioners in the briefing room, apologized for yelling at Mr. McClellan over the Cheney incident but said the situation had become particularly frustrating.
"There is a desire by some, particularly on the right, to morph these situations into a different kind of debate — it's the vice president against an angry, left-wing, cynical, hate-filled press corps that wants to expose him as a liar," he said. "This is a false debate, stoked by a president and vice president who have made no bones about the fact that they don't have much respect for the press corps as an institution."
Oh "
boo-hoo"!
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A calendar for you and the world by
ZDNet's Garett Rogers -- Philipp Lenssen has found an article which contains some great sleuthing done by Paul Stone. He has uncovered a link that clearly states a calendar is on the way -- and at the same time found a brand new feature Google has been working on. His discovery takes us to a page called "Google Links" [...]
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Just waiting on the outrage. I mean these police are acting on tips about a gang of thieves - much like the raid the US Military conducted last month on a dinner where Al Qaeda members were attending -- remember that outrage! I mean the more BMW owner was just an innocent bystander...
Britain, UK news from The Times and The Sunday Times - Times Online ARMED police mounted a wave of raids across Kent over the weekend as detectives stepped up the hunt for the gang who stole £50 million from the Tonbridge cash depot.
[...]
Officers refused to comment on one incident at Tankerton, near Whitstable, yesterday during which the tyres of a BMW were shot out when the car refused to stop and two men were arrested.
Google puts national archives online -- take it for a spin.
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I believe this is "much to do about nothing" -- if you use IPOD you have to use Itunes... Enforce standardization on every company or let it be!
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Brent Bozell takes a interesting look at the coverage of Vice President Cheney's shooting incident by comparing the coverage of it to the coverage of Vince Foster's death.
If we learned anything in the Clinton years, it's that they are world-class stonewallers and the phrase "enormous penchant for secrecy," when applied to them, is an understatement. Don't expect the press to agree with this, however.
They spent eight years enabling their secrecy.
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I believe Michelle Malkin has hit the nail on the head!
They are all profilers now by Michelle Malkin After all, they are all red flag-raising, threshold-hiking, thorough review-espousing, foreign ownership-banning profilers now.
We have another 'Hollywood political expert' speaking up -- guess
Richard Dreyfuss is attempting to drum up publicity for his new movie Poseidon, now remember he played a marine biologist in Jaws and this means he is smarter then you and you actually care what he thinks -- or do you?
Impeaching Bush Is 'Cause Worth Fighting for,' Actor Says Richard Dreyfuss, the actor who starred in movies ranging from 'Jaws' to 'Mr. Holland's Opus,' told an audience in Washington, D.C., on Thursday that 'there are causes worth fighting for,' and one of those is the impeachment of President George W. Bush.
'There are causes worth fighting for even if you know that you will lose,' Dreyfuss said during a speech at the National Press Club. 'Unless you are willing to accept torture as part of a normal American political lexicon, unless you are willing to accept that leaving the Geneva Convention is fine and dandy, if you accept the expansion of wiretapping as business as usual, the only way to express this now is to embrace the difficult and perhaps
embarrassing process of impeachment.'
Video here.
Who would have thought that Ricky Williams would once again forget the gift he has, his talent, and smoke it all away? Me for one!
Ricky faces 1-year suspension, report says - NFL - MSNBC.com MIAMI - Miami Dolphins running back Ricky Williams apparently is in trouble with the NFL again.
The Miami Herald reported on its Web site Sunday night that Williams faces at least a one-year suspension from the NFL after testing positive for drug use a fourth time under the league’s substance abuse policy.
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Click for interactive map of riots and deaths!
(hat tip:
Michell Malkin)
Not crazy about polls, but I don't believe Democrats will want to see this
one.
February 16, 2006--Twenty-seven percent (27%) of Americans believe that the recent hunting accident involving Dick Cheney raises serious questions about his ability to serve as Vice President. Twice as many, 57%, say it was 'just one of those very embarrassing things that happens to all of us.'
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I am sure the US media will ignore the 'victims' take on the incident -- but it is worth mentioning... Democrats motto for the last year --"ah shucks"! Adding to their dismay the 'victim' is doing fine.
CTV.ca Cheney shooting victim calls mishap an accident The man accidentally shot by U.S. Vice-President Dick Cheney said the quail hunting incident was nothing more than an accident and he apologized to Cheney and his family for causing a ruckus.
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Must be a slow news day -- but the MSM did get one story somewhat correct -- insuring Rush Limbaugh stays in the news they jump on a mistake... A mistake mind you that he (Rush) admitted he made. Wonder if the MSM could learn from this? Not sure that this is a newsworthy story, but every time I see these stories it make me think many in the MSM are saying "when I grow up I want to be like Rush".
CBS News Limbaugh Makes Error About Brown's Race AP) Brown is black in the eyes of Rush Limbaugh. When Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett was forced out of the Democratic primary in the U.S. Senate race in Ohio, the conservative commentator criticized The New York Times for not saying that the Democrats' preferred candidate is black.
"Uh, Sherrod Brown's a white guy? Then I'm confusing him with somebody. OK, I'm sorry," Limbaugh said this week.
By the way, thanks AP -- I haven't listened to Rush in sometime but with such newsworthy information coming from him I guess I will turn my radio dial back that way.
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This is what happens when you try to fix something late at night after waking.
I must admit
Thomas Sowell does a fine job of describing the current media and calling them on it.
The people who mattered -- doctors and local law enforcement -- were informed immediately about the hunting accident. What was President Bush supposed to do -- other than provide the media with something to print or broadcast?
The media are so full of themselves -- among other things that they are full of -- that they act as if the government exists to provide them with something to publicize. The time is long overdue to put these people in their place. Where is Margaret Tutwiler when we need her?
The New York Times informs us solemnly that, if Mr. Whittington dies, there will be a grand jury investigation.
If Mr. Whittington is so uncooperative as not to die, there will be much disappointment and frustration in Beltway media circles.
