B-Man Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Summary: . 39 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pine Barrens Mafia Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 25 minutes ago, B-Man said: Summary: . 39 Feminism so awesome. Totally not a societal blight. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 2 hours ago, B-Man said: HARSH, BUT FAIR: . 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 (edited) Iowa Hawk has a gem Edited January 27, 2019 by Nanker 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 5 hours ago, B-Man said: HARSH, BUT FAIR: . That's a lot of Rom Com doctorates. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 8 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: That's a lot of Rom Com doctorates. A truly worthy degree, especially if you can get them for “free.” 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbb Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/25/2019 at 5:37 PM, row_33 said: https://web.archive.org/web/20190120193328/https:/www.nationalreview.com/corner/nathan-phillips-covington-catholic-high-school-march-for-life-mocking-students-spit-cross/ Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Charles Cooke Hits It Out of the Ballpark by JVW Reflecting upon the last couple weeks of malodorous journalism, National Review’s Charles W. Cooke provides his usual pointed appraisal: Our national press is a national joke. Vain, languid, excitable, morbid, duplicitous, cheap, insular, mawkish, and possessed of a chronic self-obsession that would have made Dorian Gray blush, it rambles around the United States in neon pants, demanding congratulation for its travails. Not since Florence Foster Jenkins have Americans been treated to such an excruciating example of self-delusion. The most vocal among the press corps’ ranks cast themselves openly as “firefighters” when, at worst, they are pyromaniacs and, at best, they are obsequious asbestos salesmen. He writes about the idea of the media frenzy, which we saw in such stark relief last weekend, where the narrative reigns above all, facts and nuance be dammed. Noting that this tendency to readily believe stories which neatly fit into the preconceived biases of an educated but uninquisitive urban self-appointed elite is nothing new, Mr. Cooke notes that this sort of lazy malpractice has become markedly worse since Donald Trump became President: [T]he victim of the frenzy — who is usually Donald Trump but might also be Brett Kavanaugh or Nikki Haley or Ben Shapiro or a county comptroller from Arkansas or the children of Covington High School or someone who just happens to share a name with a school shooter and once complained online about his property taxes — who will complain bitterly about the spectacle and then be condescended to on the weekend shows by professional media apologists such as CNN’s Brian Stelter. This phase is the final one within the cycle, and it may also be the most pernicious, for it is here that it is made clear to the architects of the screw-up at hand that they should expect no internal policing or pressure from their peers and that, on the contrary, they should think of themselves as equals to Lewis and Clark. To watch Stelter’s show, Reliable Sources, after a reporting debacle is to watch a master class in whataboutism and faux-persecution, followed by the insistence that even the most egregious lapses in judgment or professionalism are to be expected from time to time and that we should actually be worrying about the real victim here: the media’s reputation. This, suffice it to say, is not helpful. Were a football commentator to worry aloud that a team’s ten straight losses might lead some to think they weren’t any good — and then to cast any criticisms as an attack on sports per se — he would be laughed out of the announcers’ box. And here he gets to the heart of the matter: “Accountability” doesn’t mean “always running a retraction when you get it wrong.” At some point it means learning and adapting and changing one’s approach. It is not an accident that all of the press’s mistakes go in one political or narrative direction. It is not happenstance that none of the major figures seem capable of playing “wait and see” when the subject is this presidency. And it is not foreordained that they must reflexively appeal to generalities when a member of the guild steps forcefully onto the nearest rake. Ronald Reagan liked to quip that a government department represented the closest thing to eternal life we are likely to see on this earth. In close second is a bad journalist with the right opinions, for he will be treated as if he were the very embodiment of liberty. And with respect to the oft-made claim that President Trump is a threat the First Amendment, Mr. Cooke is not buying it: Donald Trump, at whom [MSNBC’s Kasie] Hunt’s quip [that Trump was the most anti-First Amendment American ruler since King George III] was aimed, does indeed have instincts toward the First Amendment of which he and his acolytes should be ashamed; he does indeed have a tenuous relationship with the truth; and he does indeed wear a skin so thin as to border on the translucent. But he has not — ever — “attacked the free press”; he has not prevented, or attempted to prevent, the publication of a single printed word; and he has made no attempt whatsoever to change the law that he might do so. Rather, he has repeatedly — and often stupidly — criticized the press corps. The difference between these two actions is the difference between a bad art critic’s savaging a painting in print and a bad art critic’s savaging a painting with a chainsaw. One is the exercise of liberty; the other, vandalism and intimidation. It’s a long piece and I could go on and on pulling out the great tidbits that are neatly sliced with Mr. Cooke’s sharp wit (no, wait, that metaphor strains way too much; unfortunately he’s a way better writer than I am). If you will indulge me one more, I really liked this paragraph where the inanity of modern news reporting is attributed to the historical ignorance of the media class, a particular bugaboo of mine: Selective political interest is disastrous in its own right. But when combined with the catastrophic historical illiteracy that is rife among the journalistic class, its result is what might best be described as the everything-happening-now-is-new fallacy, which leads almost everybody on cable news and the opinion pages to deem every moment of national irritation unprecedented, to cast all political fights as novel crises, and, provided it is being run by Republicans, to determine that the present Congress is “the worst ever.” Turn on the television and you will learn that our language is the “least civil,” our politics is “the most divided,” and our environment is the “most dangerous.” When a Democrat is president, he is “facing opposition of the kind that no president has had to suffer”; when a Republican is president, he is held to be badly unlike the previous ones, who were, in turn, regarded as a departure from their predecessors. Continually, we are held to be on the verge of descending into anarchy or reinstituting Jim Crow or murdering the marginalized or, a particular favorite of mine, establishing the regime outlined in The Handmaid’s Tale. Past is prologue, context, and balm. Without it, all is panic. Anyway, do read the whole thing. Not only does Mr. Cooke give the corrupt media establishment forty stripes minus one across the back, but he also names deserving names (hello, Jim Acosta!). Great stuff as usual from him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 On 1/26/2019 at 2:15 PM, Swill Merchant said: The apology wrang hollow. Many seem to think their only sin was jumping the gun. They seem blind to the notion that their malicious attacks on teenagers who were already being systematically destroyed throughout msm for the alleged crime of non-violent harassment were not appropriate even if the story had been true. NT was seen as heavily pro- Roman Catholic by a lot of conservative atheists in my life. I’m not RC and did not agree with this judgment for over 4 decades that post was way beyond the limit for me NR has sadly chose to sit in a corner sucking its teeth refusing to accept Trump won or done a thing to encourage an administration that is truly conservative its been a sham since WFB left, even the back pages are worthless for cultural info sad about magazines, The New Republic took the worst nosedive over the last 20 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swill Merchant Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 2 hours ago, row_33 said: NT was seen as heavily pro- Roman Catholic by a lot of conservative atheists in my life. I’m not RC and did not agree with this judgment for over 4 decades that post was way beyond the limit for me NR has sadly chose to sit in a corner sucking its teeth refusing to accept Trump won or done a thing to encourage an administration that is truly conservative its been a sham since WFB left, even the back pages are worthless for cultural info sad about magazines, The New Republic took the worst nosedive over the last 20 years I do think NR has some very talented writers on its staff, I agree with your depiction of the publication as a whole. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Swill Merchant said: I do think NR has some very talented writers on its staff, I agree with your depiction of the publication as a whole. Thanks, I have lost any interest in a handful of formerly striving publications read enthusiastically for decades. The only one remanning is the London Review of Books, which has maintained its commitment to all areas of culture. A stubborn insistence on the classics is thankfully a part of the UK system. As well it keeps a decent distance from going bonkers over US politics. US publications have lost their minds over Trump, maybe he was the perfect final straw in tearing away their facades, in high irony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Can the Republic Survive the Mainstream Media? By David Harris FTA: Exacerbating factors -- Media groupthink, constantly groomed and tended by a compliant social media: those who stray from the paradigm are, through dint of social and administrative forces, excluded or removed.-- Increasingly selective and tainted media reporting of events, with both elevation of their groupthink heroes and denigration of their villains… and positive reinforcement within the group for the debasement of their craft. Events and people that the media choose to ignore or hide effectively don’t exist, while elements they elevate or invent become central in our lives. -- Fear and cowering from Republican/conservative politicians secondary to decades of nearly wholly effective intimidation and, effectively, domination by the mainstream media. When the media has chosen to take down a Republican over the last 50 years, which is fairly often, they have been batting almost 1000, which is why the failed Billy Bush “kill shot” of candidate Trump was viscerally infuriating to them. Read more: https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2019/01/can_the_republic_survive_the_mainstream_media_.html#ixzz5dudyy2ou The Only Cure for Media Malpractice by David Catron Original Article Think Lysistrata. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberius Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Even Ann Coulter is turning of chump Trump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Tiberius said: Even Ann Coulter is turning of chump Trump Your ideas are bad enough, but at least learn to express them better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Tiberius said: Even Ann Coulter is turning of chump Trump Coulter has never been on his side. Has been hammering away at the wall since Day one of the Admin, calling it a total failure because of this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 hour ago, Tiberius said: Even Ann Coulter is turning of chump Trump Coulter has been on and off the Trump train more than Kamala Harris has been on and off Willie Brown's d!(%. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 3 hours ago, row_33 said: Coulter has never been on his side. Has been hammering away at the wall since Day one of the Admin, calling it a total failure because of this. Democrats don't understand that Republicans can actually disagree on issues and still be Republicans. Democratic diversity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 20 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Democrats don't understand that Republicans can actually disagree on issues and still be Republicans. Democratic diversity. She does whatever she wants for maximum shock attention Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 hours ago, row_33 said: Coulter has never been on his side. Has been hammering away at the wall since Day one of the Admin, calling it a total failure because of this. The problem with Coulter is that braindead leftists like Tibs actually think she's right wing. She's not. She's Coulter wing. She makes her money off being quick to admit when she's wrong. See her enthusiastic support of Chris Christie. She's like everyone else in the media. In it for the clicks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koko78 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 2 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: The problem with Coulter is that braindead leftists like Tibs actually think she's right wing. She's not. She's Coulter wing. She makes her money off being quick to admit when she's wrong. See her enthusiastic support of Chris Christie. She's like everyone else in the media. In it for the clicks. She's following the Howard Stern model of shocking people for attention. Say enough stuff, people tune into see what she says next. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, Koko78 said: She's following the Howard Stern model of shocking people for attention. Say enough stuff, people tune into see what she says next. Yep. Plus, let's assume Tibs was actually able to think for himself. I know...not likely...but if he could, he would realize Coulter's criticism of Trump was for caving on the shut down. Unable to think for himself, Tibs gets caught up in the stupidity of those he echos. "Trump is a pig because he won't open the government" followed by "Trump has no spine because he opened the government." Even Canadians look at Tibs and think, "Damn, and I though we were nut-sucking morons." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 minutes ago, LABillzFan said: Yep. Plus, let's assume Tibs was actually able to think for himself. I know...not likely...but if he could, he would realize Coulter's criticism of Trump was for caving on the shut down. Unable to think for himself, Tibs gets caught up in the stupidity of those he echos. "Trump is a pig because he won't open the government" followed by "Trump has no spine because he opened the government." Even Canadians look at Tibs and think, "Damn, and I though we were nut-sucking morons." Most Canadians congenitally believe most Americans are nut sucking morons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 1 minute ago, row_33 said: Most Canadians congenitally believe most Americans are nut sucking morons. No. No. They think we're morons, but Canadians know they're the best nut suckers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 23 minutes ago, row_33 said: Most Canadians congenitally believe most Americans are nut sucking morons. Just to make it clear, most of us don't think you are the biggest Canadian nut sucker. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedge Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 https://politics.slashdot.org/story/19/01/28/2338259/twitter-might-punish-users-who-tweet-learn-to-code-at-laid-off-journalists Why is it #learntocode was considered snarky when flowing in the direction from Leftist Journalist to Deplorable. But when applied from Deplorable to Leftist Journalist, now it's abusive behavior 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4merper4mer Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 5 hours ago, row_33 said: Most Canadians congenitally believe most Americans are nut sucking morons. Most Americans don't have a Celine Dion poster taped to their bedroom ceiling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 from buzzfeed? How Donald Trump’s Enemies Fell For A Billion-Dollar Hoax are these guys schizophrenic??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Foxx said: from buzzfeed? How Donald Trump’s Enemies Fell For A Billion-Dollar Hoax are these guys schizophrenic??? Posted on March 15, 2017 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 52 minutes ago, /dev/null said: https://politics.slashdot.org/story/19/01/28/2338259/twitter-might-punish-users-who-tweet-learn-to-code-at-laid-off-journalists Why is it #learntocode was considered snarky when flowing in the direction from Leftist Journalist to Deplorable. But when applied from Deplorable to Leftist Journalist, now it's abusive behavior Snowflakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 38 minutes ago, 4merper4mer said: Most Americans don't have a Celine Dion poster taped to their bedroom ceiling. From this year, that is freaky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 14 minutes ago, /dev/null said: Posted on March 15, 2017 He has dial up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) #JOURNALISM: Washington Post reporter calls Trump supporters ‘rubes’ on podcast. They don’t take sides, remember. Also, really embarrassing mustache in the accompanying photo. KURT SCHLICHTER: What Will It Take To Make You Understand And Accept That They Hate You? JOURNALISM: Edited January 29, 2019 by B-Man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxx Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 (edited) 7 hours ago, /dev/null said: Posted on March 15, 2017 thanks, half asleep when i saw it. still, the other way? Edited January 29, 2019 by Foxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
row_33 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 3 minutes ago, Foxx said: thanks, half asleep when i saw it. still, the other way? Mueller has done worse on document dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 7 hours ago, 3rdnlng said: He has dial up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3rdnlng Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 2 hours ago, /dev/null said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keepthefaith Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 1 hour ago, 3rdnlng said: At one point I had ISDN installed, 128K but with the 3COM dual band ISDN moden you could go double barrel and get 256K. It was expensive though if you left it in 256K mode so you learned to use that only when you really needed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IDBillzFan Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 10 hours ago, B-Man said: Followed by "If true, this is big...!" You would think at least ONE person on the left side of media would stand up and yell "Can we all stop proving Trump right, please!?!?" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-Man Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 CBS This MorningVerified account @CBSThisMorning 2h2 hours ago Just Announced: Former Senator @JeffFlake will join @CBSNews as a contributor. ...............? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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