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Why I didn’t watch the Sunday talk shows today

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Sunday, May 5th, 2013 at 2:30 pm 
· 1 Comment 

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I made the mistake of turning on “Meet the Press” today. I lasted about seven minutes before screaming at the Tee Vee Machine and turning it off. The entire seven minutes was similar to what happened here: “Does this open the president up for criticism? Will critics have new ammo? Well, will they, huh? Huh?” #LibrulMediaMyAss

All I heard was Benghazi Benghazi Benghazi, criticism of the president over the Boston bombings, and then more hyperventilating about anything else that ever existed within the vast political scope of all things Obama. BAD Obama. FAILURE Obama. INEPT Obama. LEAD FROM BEHIND Obama. BLAME Obama.

I’m fine with healthy, constructive criticism, but this is out of control. There is no more news. News died when it was swept into the greedy, self-serving world of commercialization. What we have now is any excuse to create controversy, to even create a non-existent news story, in order to ramp up the ratings.

What better way for corporate-owned media to achieve higher Nielsens for their beloved corporate sponsors than to bash Obama, ignite passions, beat the drums for war, and scare viewers so that they’ll glue themselves to the screen to catch the next BIG, SCARY CHYRON!

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But back to the Benghazi Noise Machine. Today, Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT) claimed that President Obama’s administration is threatening and intimidating witnesses, but he couldn’t even back up his claim:

But hey, that’s okay, people watched, some pointed and laughed, and some even mistook his warped opinion for fact. Key word: Watched. What more could a news program hope for? Oh wait, that was Fox, not news.

I previously posted a video of a segment in which Chris Hayes said this on his “All In” show:

“Question mark.” You know, there is this thing we do in cable news. Sometimes magazines do it too. You want to grab someone’s attention but the thing you want to say is just too irresponsible to get away with or stand behind. So, for example, maybe I want to say, in discussing Lindsey Graham’s demagoguery in constitutional due process, “Lindsey Graham, comma, Constitution hater.” So no, instead what we would say is, “Lindsay Graham, Constitution hater?” Since you are asking a question, you don’t have to stand behind what you are asserting.

And then, as if on cue, MSNBC displayed a chyron only a few minutes ago that read, “Lame duck already?” Since they asked, allow me to respond: “Idiotic question chyron?” Question mark?

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Commercialized news does it again! Accuracy schmaccuracy.

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Wednesday, April 17th, 2013 at 1:27 pm 
· 2 Comments 

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All day there have been ferocious flurries of reports about whether or not there has been an arrest in the Boston Marathon bomb case. I caught this tweet of a concise recap of who got it right and who got it wrong:

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I tweeted this in response: It appears that lefty, commie Marxist socialist Obama-owned MSNBC had more accurate reporting than other news sources. #CommercializedNews

It's been an embarrassment of scrambling news sources trying to justify their erroneous reporting. CNN much? Commercialized news strikes again, where profit trumps accuracy, and infotainment trumps real news.

Hey, remember when the Daily Show hammered CNN and Fox for their erroneous “unconstitutional mandate hyperventilation” over Supreme Court decision? Me too!

Snarky, hilarious, harsh, and even poignant tweets have been flying all over the Twitterverses about how news outlets seemed to be more concerned about getting a scoop than about accuracy in reporting. Here are a few that I caught (one is a RT by me of another tweet):

Now check out this excerpt from an email from a TV industry executive, fresh from Politico:

It's not about getting to the truth or serving the public good, it's about who can make the wittiest joke to impress their friends. This is an important story for the nation, and reporters from organizations new and old are trying to cover it. People make mistakes.

Whatsamattayou? This isn't about getting to the truth!  Hey, people make mistakes! Even the so-called professionals who claim they're the ones who you can TRUST!

As you can see in the video, here's what the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Boston division had to say:

Contrary to widespread reporting, no arrest has been made in connection with the Boston Marathon attack. Over the past day and a half, there have been a number of press reports based on information from unofficial sources that has been inaccurate. Since these stories often have unintended consequences, we ask the media, particularly at this early stage of the investigation, to exercise caution and attempt to verify information through appropriate official channels before reporting.

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“[Judith] Miller is not a journalist, any more than her employer, Fox News, is a news organization.”

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Sunday, April 14th, 2013 at 4:40 pm 
· 1 Comment 

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One more L.A. Times letter to the editor, because our voices matter:

Re “Facing jail time for doing her job,” Opinion, April 9

It’s a crying shame that in a democracy, a journalist can be jailed for failing to reveal a source. But [Judith] Miller isn’t the best person to make this point.

When the Bush administration was stirring up public support for an unnecessary and ultimately disastrous war, Miller acted as an agent of disinformation for the White House, writing stories based on lies published in the New York Times about Iraq’s nonexistent weapons of mass destruction.

This is not journalism, and Miller is not a journalist, any more than her employer, Fox News, is a news organization.

Marvin J. Wolf

Mar Vista Heights

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The conspiracy widens: More than 800 potential new Rupert Murdoch phone hacking victims have now been identified

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Monday, March 18th, 2013 at 11:19 am 
· 3 Comments 

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Only a few days ago I posted that Rupert Murdoch was hit by 600 fresh claims of phone hacking.

Make that 800 and counting.

The Guardian has previously reported:

The revelations come at the worst possible time for David Cameron as he prepares to battle in parliament to protect the newspaper industry from what he fears is excessive state-backed regulation.

According to the BBC, the Sun apologized in the High Court for retrieving personal information on a stolen cell phone belonging to a Labour MP. Via Liberal Conspiracy, this tweet from their post titled, Why it’s significant the Sun admits hacking a Labour MP’s stolen phone:

Hi @rupertmurdoch Do you remember saying this on 26/4/12? “editors are all responsible for their papers. I certainly hold them..for that.”

— tom_watson (@tom_watson) March 18, 2013

I think [MP] Tom Watson is also thinking the same thing.

Here’s the latest, via The Independent:

More than 800 potential new phone-hacking victims have been identified, the High Court will hear today, after a tabloid “supergrass” helped police secure fresh evidence.

Officers believe they have discovered evidence of a widespread but previously unknown conspiracy centred on the News of the World features desk, indicating that phone-hacking was deeply ingrained throughout Rupert Murdoch’s tabloid empire.

The development threatens to reignite the debate surrounding press misconduct on the day that MPs vote on rival plans to implement the regulatory proposals of Lord Justice Leveson.

So far 2,500 people whose phones may have been hacked have been notified, and that number could rise “due to the scale of the additional conspiracy.” New claims against News International are expected to pour in.

Information on how much money has already been paid out and to whom is here.

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Rupert Murdoch hit by 600 fresh claims of phone hacking

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Saturday, March 16th, 2013 at 4:42 pm 
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Looks like Rupie is sinking lower and lower (if that’s even possible), because he’s in deeper hot water than he has been (if that’s even possible).  The Guardian is reporting that there are around 600– count ‘em, 600!– new allegations of phone-hacking incidents at Rupert Murdoch’s defunct, defiled, and disgraced News of the World.

Detectives are examining an estimated 600 fresh allegations of phone-hacking incidents at Rupert Murdoch’s now closed News of the World on the back of fresh evidence obtained by the Metropolitan police from a suspect turned supergrass.

Further details are expected to emerge on Monday morning at the high court during a hearing relating to the existing litigation by hacking victims against Murdoch’s News International (NI) – hours before MPs are due to vote on joint Labour and Liberal Democrat amendments that would introduce a backstop law to stiffen regulation of the press.

Sources say Scotland Yard detectives believe they can identify as many as 600 new incidents after obtaining the phone records of an insider who is now being lined up as a crown witness.

Recently there was a slew of new arrests, and now this.

The revelations come at the worst possible time for David Cameron as he prepares to battle in parliament to protect the newspaper industry from what he fears is excessive state-backed regulation.

Is there a good time for Cameron? Or Rupert for that matter…

H/t: @samuelpeepses

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Report: News Corp. evidence points to cover-up in phone-hacking scandal

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Thursday, November 29th, 2012 at 4:26 pm 
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Today’s Quickie, or as I like to call this one, “Moment of Duh”:

It’s been awhile since the News Corp. hacking scandal got any real attention, so just for old time’s sake, here’s a quick update via Bloomberg:

News Corp. (NWSA)’s testimony about how a phone-hacking scandal was handled points to a possible cover-up at multiple levels within the organization, according to the findings of an inquiry into media ethics.

Judge Brian Leveson collected evidence from newspaper owners, reporters and people who counted themselves victims of bad behavior by U.K. media. His report today called for the formation of an independent media regulator, backed by legislation, that would have the power to impose fines of as much as 1 million pounds ($1.6 million).

News Corp.’s managers showed a lack of curiosity and urgency in sharing information about claims that reporters had been hacking into voice mails for stories, Leveson said.

$1.6 million is but a drop in the enormous Murdoch bucket.

There’s more at the link.

That was today’s Quickie. Will you still respect me in the morning?

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About that Obama heckler…

Posted by GottaLaff 
· Friday, June 15th, 2012 at 3:57 pm 
· 11 Comments 

So you know that arrogant twit who was apparently raised by very inept parents and who disrespected not only the office of the presidency, but this particular African American president by having the damn gall to shamelessly and rudely interrupt him mid-statement? (Bet he never did that to any other president.)

Fun Fact time!

  • The Daily Caller’s editor-in-chief is Tucker Carlson. Google him. ‘Nuff said.

THE PRESIDENT: … This is a temporary stopgap measure that lets us focus our resources wisely while giving a degree of relief and hope to talented, driven, patriotic young people.  It is –

Q    (Inaudible.) 

THE PRESIDENT:  – the right thing to do. 

Q    – foreigners over American workers.

THE PRESIDENT:  Excuse me, sir.  It’s not time for questions, sir.

Q    No, you have to take questions.

THE PRESIDENT:  Not while I’m speaking. Precisely because this is temporary, Congress needs to act. [The president continues on for awhile, then...] And the answer to your question, sir – and the next time I’d prefer you let me finish my statements before you ask that question – is this is the right thing to do for the American people –

Q    (Inaudible.) 

THE PRESIDENT:  I didn’t ask for an argument.  I’m answering your question. 

Q    I’d like to –

THE PRESIDENT:  It is the right thing to do – 

Q    (Inaudible.)

THE PRESIDENT:  – for the American people.  And here’s why –

Q    – unemployment –

[The president goes on for awhile longer, then...]

THE PRESIDENT: All right.  Thank you very much. [And he exits...]

Q    What about American workers who are unemployed while you import foreigners?

  • Munro later said, “I timed the question believing the president was closing his remarks, because naturally I have no intention of interrupting,” but reporters near him saw it differently:
  • How’d Munro manage to “time a question” badly and “have no intention of interrupting” after cutting in more than once? Especially after President Obama said, “Excuse me, sir.  It’s not time for questions, sir.” Especially after Munro responded, “No, you have to take questions.“

Here’s a fake Fun Fact I hope I get to add soon: Neil Munro got fired.

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