Category Archives: Wonky Media

North Carolina Teen Will Plead Guilty Over Bomb Threats

Hey, do you remember Ashton Lundeby? He was the Oxford teen arrested for calling in bomb threats to schools across the country for money? And how many media outlets, including Raleigh TV station WRAL, ran with the “he was arrested under the EVIL Patriot Act” meme? And so many Lefties ate it up? Even after […]

Fish Wrap Has A Snit Fit Over GOP Climate Deniers

And when I say the NY Times, I mean the paper itself, as the editorial board offers up consensus Former Vice President Dick Cheney has to be smiling. With one exception, none of the Republicans running for the Senate — including the 20 or so with a serious chance of winning — accept the scientific […]

Fish Wrap Finally Gets Around To Chiding Obama Over Jihadi Assassinations

The editorial board over the use of targeted killing towards Islamist terrorist and their associates, and wag their finger in a “tsk tsk tsk” manner, because, hey, Obama’s the messiah: Lethal Force Under Law The Obama administration has sharply expanded the shadow war against terrorists, using both the military and the C.I.A. to track down […]

New Democrat Campaign Issues: Abortion And Campaign Donations

Just a few weeks left, and some Democrats are running on ObamaCare, the Stimulus, and their massive spending. Just kidding Republicans have won points with many voters by promising a conservative overhaul of taxes and spending, but Democrats are working hard in the closing weeks of the campaign to convince voters that a conservative social […]

Uh, Oh, More Stuff On O’Donnell…Wait, They’re Of A Democrat? Never Mind

A little mental exercise, folks: consider that the person in the below pictures was a Republican. Would they and the story be all over the media, instead of just a few outlets and blogs?  From NBC 12 in Richmond (WWBT) She wasn’t very well-known until about six hours ago, now a Virginia woman running for […]

Oh, No, Special Interest Spending Way Up This Election Cycle

You know which side is going to be the bad guy, right? Interest groups are spending five times as much on the 2010 congressional elections as they did on the last midterms, and they are more secretive than ever about where that money is coming from. The $80 million spent so far by groups outside […]

Fish Wrap Exposes Democrats Negative, Personal Ads, Chides Them Gently

Tsk, tsk, says the NY Times, you Democrats are naughty boys and girls Democratic candidates across the country are opening a fierce offensive of negative advertisements against Republicans, using lawsuits, tax filings, reports from the Better Business Bureau and even divorce proceedings to try to discredit their opponents and save their Congressional majority. Opposition research […]

Fish Wrap Expounds On O’Donnells “Baggage”

You just knew that the NY Times would have to come out with an attack piece, hiding what is essentially a partisan blog post inside a supposedly straight “news” piece: Rebel Republican Marching On, With Baggage In the bright light of Wednesday morning, Christine O’Donnell, whose Republican primary victory upended the calculus for future control […]

While Obama Spends The Week Partying, Democrats Run From Own Party

It’s nice to be the king President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama have a packed social schedule this week, with two major galas and a reception for college athletes. On Wednesday the First Couple will don black tie for the annual Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute gala, one of the more entertaining political galas of […]

Washington Post Allows Muslim Professor To Call People Concerned About Islam Ignorant On Op-Ed Page

It’s not the first time the Washington Post has allowed this apparent hardcore Islamist use of their op-ed page. Previously, he whined about being banned in the USA. Perhaps there is a reason, though, of course, the ACLU and other dhimmi’s took up his cause, and the Obama State Dept. revoked his banning. Here is […]

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