Posts Tagged ‘CNN’

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Jun01

More on the “Diversity equals better results” myth (Part II)

by Duane on June 1st, 2009 at 1:48 am
Posted In: Commentary, The Media

Here’s part 1. During the hyper-sensitive election season last year where virtually anything could be weaponized to damage the other side, critics routinely accused Fox News (supposedly the news network for “the right”) for being “too White”.  In the meantime, CNN was praised for its diversity behind the desk. The only problem? Compared to Fox […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May18

“Witch” children

by Duane on May 18th, 2009 at 9:57 am
Posted In: Our children, World

(CNN) — Christian Eshiett was a rambunctious pre-teen who spent a lot of time cavorting with his friends in southern Nigeria. He would skip school and run away from home for days, frustrating his grandfather, who oversaw the boy’s care. “I beat him severely with canes until they broke, yet he never shed a tear,” […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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May14

Worst air ball

by Duane on May 14th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
Posted In: Economy

Here’s another air ball. “On the other hand, the Social Security Administration continues to send out monthly checks to 35 million retirees and their spouses, 9 million disabled workers and their families, and 6 million families whose breadwinner has died. In other words, the government system has proved to be much less fragile than the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Apr20

GNN- Government News Network

by Duane on April 20th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Headlines, Politics, The Media

We are moving closer and closer to state-operated media these days. And of course much of the sheeple of the United States do not mind at all. From Foxnews.com Influential Los Angeles Times columnist Rosa Brooks has hung up her journalistic hat and joined the Obama administration, but not before penning a public proposal calling […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Feb18

Watching the Watchmen

by Duane on February 18th, 2009 at 4:13 pm
Posted In: Commentary, Headlines, Just "Why?"

Over the years I have always found it so amusing that the harshest critics of conservative media are oftentimes the biggest consumers of such media. Fox News, for example gets beaten to death out in the blogosphere. But Fox news consistently has the highest ratings while networks like CNN and MSNBC are barely playing catch […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan26

Who Is Setting The Bar?

by Duane on January 26th, 2009 at 4:27 am
Posted In: Just "Why?"

Will Obama have to be better because he’s black? (cnn.com) Read it if you wish. The title of the article says it all. The question CNN should be asking is “Who is setting the bar for Obama?” When his supporters put out there that leaders in the Middle East will better relate to him because […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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Jan22

Help Larry King’s Kid To Become “Black”

by Duane on January 22nd, 2009 at 2:01 pm
Posted In: Funny stuff, Just "Why?"

“CNN’s orange-haired septuagenarian chatterbox Larry King has been bowled over by the new Age of Obama, enthusing that his youngest offspring (from his seventh marriage) wants to be black. I guess it’s a case of black being, er, the new black. Interviewing a visibly uncomfortable Bob Woodward on his eponymous CNN show last night, Larry, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

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