Maybe God wants you to try harder, and in a different way. Doug Mastriano was on a Mission From God™ to ensure Trump gets Pennsylvania’s electoral votes in 2024, regardless of what voters want. His rallies resembled religious revivals; people bowed their heads, closed their eyes, raised thei[...]
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Too little, too late
I’ll never take Tomi Lahren seriously, and you shouldn’t either. Not because she’s a conservative commentator, or once worked for OANN and now works for Fox, neither of which is a reputable media source. The rap on her is she’s an intellectual lightweight; and worse, lacks a [...]
Did this Democratic candidate lie about his biography?
The Everett Herald reversed its endorsement of a Democratic legislative candidate less than a week before the 2022 elections “after the paper said it found ‘serious misrepresentations’ in the candidate’s work history,” Seattle TV station KING 5 reported on Wednesday, Novemb[...]
October 29th, 2022 - 1:02 pm § in News Media, Republicans
Fox host pooh-poohs Pelosi attack
At what point does Fox take a host off the air for violating civilized standards of decency? Apparently there isn’t one. Granted, Fox News isn’t a news organization; it’s a rightwing propaganda platform, a purveyor of lies (Tucker Carlson admits it), and at times of hate; yesterday[...]
October 24th, 2022 - 8:47 pm § in News Media, Politics
Believe it or not, the GOP’s crime record is worse
Despite the homily about “lies, damned lies, and statistics,” crime data tells the real story. “On the one hand, it is accurate that the murder rate in the U.S. has gone up at an alarming rate. On the other hand, despite the right-wing media narrative to the contrary, this is a pro[...]
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September 20th, 2022 - 4:23 pm § in Donald Trump, News Media
More proof Fox isn’t a news organization
Journalism, like other professions, has standards. Don’t call yourself a new organization if you don’t adhere to them. A new book by New York Times journalists says Fox personality Bret Baier tried to pressure his superiors to rescind Fox News’ decision desk call of Arizona for Bid[...]
Why the Fox reporter shouldn’t have tried to diagnose Biden on the air
Because she made an ass of herself, that’s why. Just a few weeks ago, Fox News medical correspondent Marc Siegel, M.D., wrote this (here): “Americans have come to falsely believe that we can evaluate our leaders based on TV snippets. Some doctors too easily fall into this trap, too, but [...]
Florida school lesson
The handout below surfaced in a Florida sixth-grade class. It’s not an approved lesson. It was created by a teacher, on his own initiative, and distributed to students by a substitute. The school subsequently got complaints from parents (see story here). Let’s examine this. “Presid[...]