“I mean. . .here I am on Fox News. . .” A magenta-faced, sputtering Bill Clinton threw those words at interviewer Chris Wallace and didn’t bother to finish the sentence. He didn’t feel he needed to. And if he had still been inside the insular echo chamber of left-liberal cocktail parties in Manhattan, he wouldn’t have. It’s understood. Fox News is a byword. [...]
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A New Inalienable Right for Dem Candidates: Softball Questions
Posted in Kulturkampf, Media, Politics on May 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Irony Sensors. . .overloading. . .
Posted in Media on May 9, 2007 | 4 Comments »
The man who filled one of the most anticipated sequels in the history of film with cringe-inducing dialogue and Jar-Jar Binks, has called Spiderman 3, “silly.” In related news, comedian Benny Hill described Victor Borge’s stuff as “lowbrow.” And the head of the White Star Line mocked the seaworthiness of Cunard’s ships.
Madness in Minneapolis
Posted in Media on May 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The conservative blogosphere is on fire today. The spark was James Lilek’s announcement on his blog this morning that the new owners of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune are killing his column and reassigning him to cover hard news. On my other blog, I have repeatedly referred to Lileks as “one of the most gifted writers in [...]
Voyage of the Damned
Posted in Kulturkampf, Media, Politics on April 25, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I just saw a banner ad for a Crystal Cruises sailing. . .one of those “distinguished speakers” cruises. Your hosts for this particular spin around the Mediterranean? James Carville and Mary Matalin. One question. . . Just who, precisely, is the target market for this cruise? Trial lawyers perhaps? I just can’t imagine. Political junkies who are conservative [...]
A Question…
Posted in Media on April 17, 2007 | 1 Comment »
If the horror at Va Tech had not happened yesterday, would the media still be talking about Imus today? I suspect so.
Chris Sligh, Glenn Greenwald, Mouth Bees and Me
Posted in Kulturkampf, Media on April 11, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sorry, it’s taken two weeks to get this post finished and published. (Nothing like the immediacy of the blog medium!) I declared for Chris Sligh pretty early in this year’s American Idol competition. Like a lot of Americans, I really liked his wise-acre vibe and, of course, his singing style. I really became a fan when I [...]
