Living Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #58: Desperately Seeking Racism

Living Behind Enemy Lines, Tale #58: Desperately Seeking Racism

Editor tells reporter that headquarters wanted stories about racist incidents, even minor ones. Even if we had to stretch the facts, if a white resident and a non-white resident had any kind of dispute, the reporter was to slant the article to make it sound like the white person was racist.

By Hoping Trump Fails, Democrats are in Fact Hoping the Country Fails

As history has shown, the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower, which ran from 1953 to 1961, marked a pivotal era in American history. As the nation emerged from the darkness of World War II and faced the escalating challenges of the Cold War, Eisenhower’s policies reflected a prudent balance between progressive innovation and traditional values.

Freedom Of Speech Lives In Small Town Newspaper In Reddest County In The Red State Of South Dakota

Freedom Of Speech Lives In Small Town Newspaper In Reddest County In The Red State Of South Dakota

Since there weren’t enough racist incidents in this Portland burb to promote the “conservatives are racists” narrative, the editor hired a writer to beat the bushes for “racist” incidents. When someone claimed to be a victim of racism, this writer reported the “victim’s” claims, ignoring witnesses and evidence.

August begins. Lies and TDS continue

No, the Rose Garden was not paved over. Democrats are off to another bad start in August. Elizabeth Warren praised the communist wing of the Democrat Party and told Morning Joe on MSNBC: They’re fighting for an America that’s not just controlled by a handful of billionaires who dump hundreds of millions of dollars into …

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Eulogy For the American Newspaper

I miss the newspaper. Before the internet. I’m talking physical newspapers. The kind you unfold. I miss the morning routine of it all. Walk to the end of the driveway, barefoot, pre-sunrise. Messy hair. Morning breath. Unsheath the newsprint from its plastic. Soy-based ink on your fingers. That low-grade, wood-pulpy newsprint smell. Also, I miss …

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What Is Ground Truth

In younger years I believed the nightly news, newspapers, 60 Minutes, and wire services actually provided the real deal, ground truth news of the day. I knew there was a bias, but I thought the slant was measured by only a few degrees. Nowadays, I don’t know where to get news that even approximates ground truth. Somewhere among the cacophony of voices screaming in cyberspace, there’s reliable information. Real news. Where is it?