No, Gannett, the Tea Party and Occupists Have Nothing in Common
My gracious, so many members of the Make Believe Media keep trying to make this idea stick, yet never seem to seal the deal…. Frustration with the government’s response to the Great Recession has given birth to two movements – the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street – that share some important elements. “Historically, I [...]
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Media Battlezone Prep: Pretty Vacant
This is the second of a recurring series. The first installment is here. Back on September 17, 2011, a bunch of idealistic, disillusioned protesters gathered in Lower Manhattan to protest, as is their wont. The target of their ire was the barons of Wall Street; the fat cats, the oligarchs, the insanely rich “1%” of [...]
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Media Battlezone Prep: Eyesight to the Blind
The last couple of months should put to rest any idea the Make Believe Media deals in reality. I’m talking about going above and beyond their usual mendacity. They have gone full-tilt boogie attempting to “shape the narrative” heading into the 2012 elections; they are escalating their decisions regarding what information you should know–or [...]
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Of Gimlet Eyes and Professional Lies
Odd things keeping popping up in the most unlikely places: Obama’s claim of having passed the “biggest middle-class tax cut in history” is ridiculous. He might have been on more solid ground if he had claimed the “broadest” tax cut, but that doesn’t sound very historic. We went back and forth over whether this was [...]
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Obama, Congress, and the War for the Media Battlezone
We just witnessed another inept attempt by the White House to control the national conversation fall flat on its face. Although the Republican primary debate was long scheduled to be held at the Reagan Library for Sept. 7 at 8PM, the brainiacs at WH Campaign Command decided the President absolutely, positively must address the assembled [...]
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