Category Archives: Wonky Media

Politico Runs Racially Charged Headline, Calls Rob Portman “Vanilla”

The headline is a multiple entendre, but one of those entendres, intentionally or not, that is evocative of a nasty racial stereotype about white men*: Politico When I first saw the headline this morning, the multiple meanings were clear: Rob Portman is in serious need of some sunlight, the notion of a Portman VP is […]

Sarah Palin Jokes About Having Secret Service Shoot Fish And Game Commissioner

And the 90% liberal media went ballistic, as did the liberal blogs……oh, wait, sorry, I meant crazy Joe Biden said it, and the only other news outlet to cover it other than conservative leaning CNS News is CNN, which didn’t seem to find anything wrong with what Joe said (CNN) After his tour via airboat, […]

Reuters Finally Notices That Zimmerman “Showed Signs Of Injury”

After George Zimmerman has already been convicted in the court of public agitation, Reuters finally decides to add some factual content Neighbors of George Zimmerman say he had bandages on his nose and head the day after he shot dead Trayvon Martin, supporting statements by the neighborhood watch volunteer that he was beaten in a […]

E.J. Dionne Missed The “New Civility” Memo

Headline of his latest whiny screed Obama levels straight shots at Supreme Court and Ryan budget A rather violent headline, eh? And he ends with Progressives would be wildly irresponsible if they sat by quietly while a conservative Supreme Court majority undid 80 years of jurisprudence. Roosevelt wasn’t a wimp, and Obama has decided that […]

Mo Dowd: “Know Who Would Want Augusta National To Include Women? Jesus”

I’m not so sure Jesus would approve of Democrats patronizing women as a voter block which needs to be told what to do. He probably wouldn’t appreciate the Nazi reference, either: What Would Jesus Do at the Masters? THERE was a boys’ club, of course, a band of ardent, jockeying disciples. But as his fame […]

In Debunking Myths About Obamacare, Washington Post Forgets To Debunk Them

They’re just “challenging everything you know”, and essentially proving you, meaning those who understand Obamacare, rather than simply being cheerleaders for a bill you didn’t read, 100% correct (WP) 1. The “individual mandate” forces everyone to buy health insurance. The law states that, beginning in 2014, individuals must ensure that they and their dependents are […]

ABC News Shocked At The Emotional Outpouring For Pope Visit

No, really, it’s like the can’t imagine the love Catholics have for the Pope Pope’s Arrival in Mexico Sparks Surprising Emotion It’d be surprising if they were mad, upset, angry, and so forth, but So well before dawn Saturday, two dozen youths from a Guadalajara church group gathered near the school where the Pope Benedict […]

NY Times Attempts To Become More Irrelevant

Question: how often do you see NY Times articles featured at Memeorandum or the blogs you read? Not that often anymore. When the Times tried their “Times Select” program, pay-walling certain content, the opinion articles were barely ever featured. They removed the wall, and suddenly Maureen Dowd, Paul Krugman, and the others were showing up. […]

AP Tries The “More Supply Doesn’t Decrease Price” Trick

Statistics can tell you anything you want (WRAL) It’s the political cure-all for high gas prices: Drill here, drill now. But more U.S. drilling has not changed how deeply the gas pump drills into your wallet, math and history show. A statistical analysis of 36 years of monthly, inflation-adjusted gasoline prices and U.S. domestic oil […]

About That “Obama Reaches 50% Approval” Poll…

Al Reuters breathlessly tells us that the guy presiding over the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression and making a serious hash of it rocks For the first time since early July, more Americans approve of the job President Barack Obama is doing than disapprove, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll that shows his […]

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