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Why is the MSM Misreporting the Notre Dame Controversy?

Jimmie | May 15, 2009 | Comments (5)

My latest post at The Greenroom delves into the woeful media coverage of the controversy at Notre Dame. My conclusion, such as it is, doesn’t look kindly on the media. So why focus on the speech and not the degree? Well, that’s where you start to see some grey creeping into things. I suppose some [...]

Are Blogs Bringing Back Yellow Journalism?

Jimmie | May 11, 2009 | Comments (6)

Suzanna Logan thinks the blogosphere is producing the sort of yellow journalism people really want to see. In fact, I think the willingness of bloggers to jazz up journalism is precisely why more folks are turning to them for their news fix. They have tapped into the irresistible appeal that cut-and-dried, faux-objective news stories just [...]

Let’s All Honor our Mothers by Ogling Michelle Obama’s Arms!

Jimmie | May 10, 2009 | Comments (0)

Excuse me while I throw up a little in my mouth. “May I change the subject,” said a prominent Washington theologian at a recent dinner. The conversation had been high-minded — religion, philosophy, the nature of evil. “I’d like to talk about Michelle Obama’s arms,” he said. He is a big fan of those arms. [...]

See What Happens When I Have A Life?

Jimmie | May 9, 2009 | Comments (0)

I had a few errands to which I needed to attend today, so I was generally away from the computer and my RSS reader. Apparently, while I’ve been away, the mice have most definitely played. For instance, it seems that two of the hottest traffic-driving posts of the week are Stacy McCain’s “Carrie Prejean Nude” [...]

You Know What’ll Save Newspapers? A Conversation with John Kerry.

Jimmie | May 7, 2009 | Comments (0)

Andrew Malcolm is not terribly impressed with John Kerry, who has decided to hold a Congressional hearing to try to save newspapers. Because if there’s one thing in the world capable of saving an industry intent on flushing itself down the toilet, it’s a Congressional hearing presided over by John Kerry. Do take a moment [...]

Transparency Doesn’t Extend to Panic-Causing Pictures and Grey Poupon

Jimmie | May 5, 2009 | Comments (7)

I thought this administration was going to be all about the transparency. So what’s up with this? You know those family photos that someone snapped at the lake and they really show your unwanted gut hanging out over the swimsuit and so somehow those pictures don’t end up in the family scrapbook? Well, that’s the [...]

On Specter, Lieberman, Moderates, and Principle

Jimmie | May 5, 2009 | Comments (3)

Of all the posts I’ve read about moderates, Arlen Specter, and the Republican Party, this one by Ron Coleman is the best. He cuts right to the heart of the matter and identifies Specter for what he is: a Random Senator. He gets there by way of Joe Lieberman, who was quite literally driven out [...]