White House Orders News Media to Attack Republican Impeachment Effort
Have you wondered how low America’s once mostly trustworthy news media have sunk or how they have become a willing tool of the Democrat party?
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Editorial Cartoonists Gobsmacked by Reality
Would it be wrong of me to retort, “Learn to code“? Thomas Carlyle, the Scottish essayist, historian and philosopher, coined the phrase “the dismal science” to refer to economics in the 19th century, and for the print newspaper industry in the United States, economics has been a very dismal science. Editorial cartoonists’ firings point to …
The Philadelphia Inquirer Tells Us All About Barbie and Gluten-Free Meals at the Shore. Criminals On the Streets? Not So Much.
The Philadelphia Inquirer was more than willing to tell readers about how heroic Michael Salerno intervened to try to stop a carjacking, and was killed for his efforts: Police identify man killed in South Philly trying to stop a carjacking Michael Salerno was trying to prevent three young men from stealing his car while a …
R.I.P. First Amendment
It was nice knowing you, First Amendment. It was fun while it lasted. But alas, you are no longer viable.
Trifle With Nature at Your Peril, be it Human or Otherwise. Is Society Becoming Zanier and More Insane by the Day? Part 1
Learning Life’s Lessons the Hard Way in 21st Century America
Is Ethical Journalism An Oxymoron?
Last week, in case you missed it, was “Ethics in Journalism Week,” sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists. As a journalist and a member of the SPJ myself, I naturally visited the SPJ’s website to see how it was commemorating this occasion. As expected, the site was bursting with platitudes about journalism and journalists. …
AP Report: LGBTQ+ lawmakers find themselves ‘literally trying to exist’
Apparently, every day is a battle for LGBTQ+ lawmakers. According to an Associated Press report, they “find themselves fighting just ‘to exist.’” The article begins on an emotional note: State Sen. Shevrin Jones can often be seen at the Florida Capitol greeting staff and colleagues with a smile or laugh, but when he’s alone it’s …
All the News, Just Not Fit to Print
We just have the most interesting headlines in the news these days. Seems that semi-dead man is running again for president in his own secluded-in-the-basement way. The cackling person will no doubt be the vice-president candidate on the demoncrat ticket. I mean, who else could measure up to the fantastic work she has done on …
How Our Adversaries Think.
Americans need to see what our adversaries read, watch and absorb so we can best understand how to best engage them. A factory worker in Moscow is reading this morning’s Pravda. A Harvard professor is reading the same newspaper. The difference? The man in Moscow knows he’s getting lied to. A cartoon published circa 1990, …
Why Do the Mainstream Media Support Censorship?
Why Do the Mainstream Media Support Censorship? It’s a question I have struggled with since it began to happen during the Obama administration. I watched the media erect a shield around President Obama to protect him from tough questions that might embarrass his administration. Then, during the 2020 presidential election, the media recreated that media …
My 1/11/2021 Article Was Censored by Big Tech; Tucker Carlson and J6 Videos Prove I was Correct
2 years after being censored via financial coercion of my publisher by big tech, the release of uncensored Jan 6 videos by Tucker Carlson proves me right.
The Slavery of Fear and Shame
The Slavery of Fear and Shame “If some among you fear taking a stand because you are afraid of reprisals from customers, clients, or even government, recognize that you are just feeding the crocodile hoping he’ll eat you last.” ~ President Ronald Reagan Greetings my fellow Americans! While I don’t ascribe to …
Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXXVI; This juice is never worth the squeeze.
Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXXVI; This juice is never worth the squeeze. Last week, in Part LXXV, we tested the limits of song parody to help build a place to examine the tests being failed by the current occupant of the White House. This week, we will travel up the Amtrak Northeast Corridor beyond …
Fox News Moves To The Dark Side
Has Fox News Gone To The Dark Side? Brian Kilmeade Sean Hannity Rep. Kevin McCarthy, Rep. Lauren Boebert Fox News host calls GOP mutineers against McCarthy ‘insurrectionists’ and then hurriedly walks back the barb January 6, 2023, 1:44 AM I spent 14 years traveling to Washington, DC, briefing members of the House and the Senate …
Succumbing to Sixty Years of Propaganda
Succumbing to Sixty Years of Propaganda “The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.” ― George Orwell Greetings my fellow Americans! Regardless of the sensibility, or lack thereof, of anything uttered in public by any member of the non-defunct House Unamerican Activities Committee, or by …
Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXII
Political Parody As a Weapon Part LXII; If you don’t have anything good to say about someone, maybe the Washington Post can help.
The Lightning Rod In The Room
The Lightning Rod In The Room; Leave it to the New York Times, to supply “material” for CTT…Critical Think Theory.
Media Monopoly
Is there a media monopoly? When I was a sophomore in college, a professor told the class that 10 people owned approximately 90% of the news outlets in America.
The American people hold the media in contempt. They’ve earned it.
The US media has earned the contempt of the public. And we need to keep pushing to show how biased they are. James J. Wells : [to Megan] I think I know where we’re headed here. Before we get there, I want to say something to you: Now, you know and I know that we …
Founding Principles – Freedom of Speech
While watching and listening to the Biden team’s continued efforts to enlist Big Tech as propaganda and/or censorship tools, the only thing missing from their promotion of that policy, was the clarification that “it is the right thing to do!!” I was beside myself, immediately sat down and started this missive, for that announcement is …