The longer the explanation, the deeper the hole. It was unreliably sourced character assassination masquerading as "journalism."
I'm turning in the keys to my Gawker accout. Kinda wish I did so a year ago.
I'm turning in the keys to my Gawker accout. Kinda wish I did so a year ago.
The Gawker post by "Anonymous" was self-serving dreck. She was unfairly smeared, and she could have used this to her advantage, had she not muddied the waters by trying to pin this on "Coons goons."
She shouldn't be elected, but Gawker should apologize.
She shouldn't be elected, but Gawker should apologize.
@roguedandelion: Political ads that exceed 0:30 are very very rare on TV (I sometimes cover this stuff). So minute-long ads are usually internet-only.
Are they running a shorter, 0:30 version there?
Are they running a shorter, 0:30 version there?
@elSpanielo: No, you have it backwards. 1100 is the giveaway ("Costco's law" -- they wrote it!). 1105 at least leaves a slim possibility that the state will get some money back in the deal. But both measures screw the state, both measures will cut state revenues by hundreds of millions of dollars and make our bad fiscal picture even worse. I'm voting a big no on both. I'd rather have a state liquor monopoly that the liquor distributorship mafias I've seen at work in other states.
@elSpanielo: If you vote for 1105, you're handing the liquor distributors a huge gift at taxpayers' expense.
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Meh. It's an internet ad. It really counts only if they dare to put a 0:30 version on TV.
For a guy who pretends not to have been that interested, you sure took a lot of photos of her.
@Don Is: Agreed. Frankly, when I look at the marginally literate, short-sighted oafs filling out most of the back benches in Congress, I'd say our big problem is that government is way, way too much like us.
Something tells me this all started when some bored Air Force officer went over to Fleshbot, then kept following links.
@BLVC25: (Sigh) I was referencing the infamous words of Juan Williams. It's sort of a current events thing.
But was he wearing Muslim garb?
Huh... I always assumed the Toronto Star was a real newspaper. My mistake!
Sorry, Canada, for my appalling Yankee ignorance!
Sorry, Canada, for my appalling Yankee ignorance!
Williams' parting shot at NPR, on the Fox web site:
"This is evidence of one-party rule and one sided thinking at NPR that leads to enforced ideology, speech and writing. It leads to people, especially journalists, being sent to the gulag for raising the wrong questions and displaying independence of thought."
The gulag? Really? This sounds like a guy who's been drinking the Kool-Ade at Fox for some time, and was just looking for an excuse to lash out at NPR.
NPR should've had the guts to can him right after he started doing the pundit thing. Maybe it's time for MSM to have a new journalism standard: Their reporters may no longer be allowed to appear as pundits on politicized faux-news like Fox, MSNBC and even the Daily Show. It just undermines good, independent journalism. Enough with the blather.
"This is evidence of one-party rule and one sided thinking at NPR that leads to enforced ideology, speech and writing. It leads to people, especially journalists, being sent to the gulag for raising the wrong questions and displaying independence of thought."
The gulag? Really? This sounds like a guy who's been drinking the Kool-Ade at Fox for some time, and was just looking for an excuse to lash out at NPR.
NPR should've had the guts to can him right after he started doing the pundit thing. Maybe it's time for MSM to have a new journalism standard: Their reporters may no longer be allowed to appear as pundits on politicized faux-news like Fox, MSNBC and even the Daily Show. It just undermines good, independent journalism. Enough with the blather.
@AnnieGetYourFun: You're kidding me. Don't tell me you're a Mighty O's fan. (Vegan donuts -- ptui.)
Or you could just walk around your house with a video camera, doing slow pans. A LOT less work, on the front end.
@edixoo: Almost. I'd define it more as: "The more people dislike me, the more it convinces me that I'm better than them."
Wait a minute... are you saying Google actually places keyword-linked ads on its web page in exchange for MONEY? I'm shocked!
@sysyphus' sister: Let's be more precise: Santa Caterina! When Brazilian empress Leopoldina decided to import some German settlers for the southern states, back in 1824, she knew what she was doing.
@atlasspanked: You make a good point.
Oh, come on. The SeaTimes story on this was absurd. They reported the strong opinions of a handful of clergyman, took those quotes to regular people for a reaction, and managed to gin up a controversy where none existed before.
This isn't an issue for 99% of American Christians and Christian clergy. And it's not news.
This isn't an issue for 99% of American Christians and Christian clergy. And it's not news.
