25 or 60 to 40, or Numbers & Obits Don’t Lie, by Citizen Writer: Bill Nygard
I live in a rural area immediately on the Northern border of New York with Ontario, Canada. I’ve noticed an ongoing trend in “sins of omission reporting.”
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Honest Reporters. Cherish Them Because They Are Rare.
A short while back, I wrote a comment to Elizabeth Vaughn’s piece about “Intel Leaks Point to Deeper US Involvement…” It was meant to expand what I think is going on, and how honest journalists, the few there are, are trying to get the truth out. Glen Greenwald is one of those journalists. …
The Lights Are On But No One Is Home
The White House lights are on, but the primary occupant is elsewhere.
The Missing 7 Hours and Other Fairy Tales
I have said it before, and this week we had yet another example. No one is more gullible than a Democrat cheerleader with fake news about Trump. This week we have had the American Left up in arms about a purported 7 hours missing from Trump’s phone records. Lawrence Tribe claimed it was criminal, various …
The Fight Before Us
Even while living in our mess of a nation at this time, I try to be encouraging when I can be. And I have some good news! We’ve been talking about the media, particularly Hollywood this week; and to me, any discussion about our issues with the media need to include a discussion on entertainment …
The Wisdom of a Seasoned War Correspondent
In the 1990’s, Steve Harrigan was an American student in Moscow when he asked CNN if they needed a translator. They did, and he was hired. He ended up in Grozny, the capital city of Chechnya, where he witnessed a precursor of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what happened there: “The 1999–2000 battle of Grozny was the siege …
Enemy Of The People
Donald Trump began using the phrase “enemy of the people” when describing what he frequently called the Fake News media. That phrase has a very long history dating back to the Roman Empire. However, his use of the phrase differed dramatically from standard usage. In the past, dictators would use these words …