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Michael Ramirez on the Rush Limbaugh Phony Soldier Attack
Yes, Michael, Dingy Harry Reid, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are attempting to deflect DAMAGE from the MoveOn.org Petraeus ad in the New York Times.
And, they are also firing a SALVO on conservative talk radio in an attempt to neutralize Rush and Bill O’Reilly’s power in the upcoming Presidential elections.
Rush has defended himself well but the entire FLAP is BS anyway.
A PHONY FLAP, you say?
Now, a Hillary Clinton surrogate, General Wesley Clark on the NBC Today Show said he wants Rush Limbaugh off Armed Forces Radio.
How silly will the LEFT go in playing MUDBALL?
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Michael Ramirez on Flip Flopping Hillary Clinton
Michael Ramirez on Hillary Care 2.0
Michael Ramirez on Hillary Clinton and Norman Hsu
Technorati Tags: Rush Limbaugh, Hillary Clinton, Wesley Clark, Harry Reid
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Hillary Clinton Watch: Media Matters and Hillary
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Hillary Clinton helped start Media Matters.
Shocker of the Day.
Now, is that why they are going after Bill O’Reilly and Rush Limbaugh?
To discredit them prior to the upcoming Hillary campaign for President, you say?
Fancy that…….
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Michael Ramirez on Flip Flopping Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton Watch: Norman Hsu Wants Plea Deal Withdrawn
Hillary Clinton Watch: Hsu Contributions Help Hillary Supporters
Michael Ramirez on Hillary Clinton and Norman Hsu
Hillary Clinton Watch: Will Return $850,000 in Norman Hsu Contributions? Maybe
Hillary Clinton Watch: Will Return $850,000 in Hsu Contributions?
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Fairness Doctrine Watch: House Moves to Prohibit Return of Broadcast Fairness Doctrine
House Moves to Prohibit Return of Broadcast ‘Fairness Doctrine,’ Just in Case
The House voted Thursday to bar the Federal Communications Commission from reinstating the broadcast “fairness doctrine†even though there are no legislative or regulatory proposals to bring back the rule.
Mike Pence, R-Ind., a former conservative radio talk show host, offered an amendment to the bill funding federal financial entities (HR 2829) that would block the FCC from spending money to restore the mandate. The rule, repealed 20 years ago, required broadcasters to present controversial issues in a balanced manner.
During floor debate on the spending bill, José E. Serrano, D-N.Y., chairman of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee, quickly agreed to accept the amendment. But that didn’t stop Republicans from taking to the floor to warn of a free-speech threat on the airwaves.
In recent days, conservative talk show hosts, including Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity, have cited public comments by Democratic Sens. John Kerry of Massachusetts, Dianne Feinstein of California and Richard J. Durbin of Illinois as evidence that Democrats are trying to bring back the fairness doctrine.
Well, if the Left cannot make it in the marketplace then why not regulate it so they can get their “fair share?”
Yeah right – except that it is an unconstitutional restraint of a free press.
Besides the MSM is owned by the Left………
Guess they want it ALL.
Technorati Tags: Fairness Doctrine, Talk Radio
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Say Good Bye to Senator George Voinovich
Remember when this MORON cried during John Bolton’s confirmation as United Nations Ambassador?
Ohio GOP say good bye and support a primary challenge to this embarassment.
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John Bolton Watch: President Bush Considering New Effort to Confirm John Bolton as United States Ambassador to the United Nations
Democrats Block Bolton Nomination
Technorati Tags: Sean Hannity, George Voinovich
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Journalists Dole Out Cash to Democrats Over GOP 9 to 1
Journalists dole out cash to politicians (quietly)
MSNBC.com identified 144 journalists who made political contributions from 2004 through the start of the 2008 campaign, according to the public records of the Federal Election Commission. Most of the newsroom checkbooks leaned to the left: 125 journalists gave to Democrats and liberal causes. Only 17 gave to Republicans. Two gave to both parties.
And this is a surprise?
The Media Company Donors (Partial List):
Magazines:
Newspapers:
McClatchy Newspapers D.C. bureau
The Commercial Appeal, Memphis
The Daytona Beach News-Journal
Corpus Christi, Texas, Caller-Times
Fort Wayne, Ind., News-Sentinel
Martha’s Vineyard Times, Mass.
NPR affiliate in Washington, WAMU
Non-English news:
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Flap supposes that the harping of the right blogosphere about left-wing democrat bias of the MSM is correct, now isn’t it?
Some of the comments of the “CAUGHT” journalists are funny:
The New Yorker, Hendrik Hertzberg, senior editor, $2,000 to John Kerry in three payments in 2004. Hertzberg often writes the Comment in the front of the magazine, and was a speechwriter for Jimmy Carter.
Hertzberg, in answer to the question whether he made these donations, sent this reply: “Damn right.”
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Fox News Channel, Codie Brooks, researcher for Brit Hume’s “Special Report,” $300 to Senate campaign of Harold Ford Jr., Tennessee Democrat, in March 2006, $200 more in June, and $2,100 more in September.
Brooks, who said her family is friendly with Ford’s, said she raised much of the $2,600 from friends — it wasn’t her money alone. “A lot of Fox employees have contributed to Democratic candidates. I know I’m not the only one.”
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Update:
James Taranto of the Wall Street Journal has his favorite journalist comments:
A particular standout is Mark Singer, who gave $250 to “Victory Campaign 2004, which supported America Coming Together, which opposed President Bush.” He says:
“I believe very much that writers have to be aware of conflicts of interest in all sorts of situations. Probably there should be a rule against it. But there’s a rule against murder. If someone had murdered Hitler–a journalist interviewing him had murdered him–the world would be a better place. I only feel good, as a citizen, about getting rid of George Bush, who has been the most destructive president in my lifetime. I certainly don’t regret it.”
And……
Then there’s Randy Cohen, who writes the “Ethicist” column for the New York Times and gave $585 to MoveOn.org, an Angry Left Group”:
Cohen said he thought of MoveOn.org as nonpartisan and thought the donation would be allowed even under the strict rule at the Times.
“We admire those colleagues who participate in their communities–help out at the local school, work with Little League, donate to charity,” Cohen said in an e-mail. “But no such activity is or can be non-ideological. Few papers would object to a journalist donating to the Boy Scouts or joining the Catholic Church. But the former has an official policy of discriminating against gay children; the latter has views on reproductive rights far more restrictive than those of most Americans. Should reporters be forbidden to support those groups? I’d say not. Unless a group’s activities impinge on a reporter’s beat, the reporter should be free to donate to a wide range of nonprofits. Make a journalist’s charitable giving transparent, and let the readers weigh it as they will.
“Those who do not cover anything, but write a column of opinion should have even more latitude. It is such a writer’s job to make his views explicit. Those donations to nonprofits will no doubt reflect the views he or she is hired to express. In evaluating such civic engagement, it is well to remember that to have an opinion is not to have a bias. To conceal one’s political opinions is not to be without them.”
After MSNBC.com checked the names of Times staff and contributors on this list with a spokesperson for the Times, Cohen sent this addendum:
“That said, Times policy does forbid my making such donations, and I will not do so in the future.”
James Taranto:
Cohen’s effort at self-justification approaches high comedy: If it’s OK for his colleagues to make donations to nonpolitical organizations that he finds politically objectionable, it must be OK for him to make donations to political organizations! And anyway, he thinks of MoveOn.org as nonpartisan! We haven’t read Cohen’s column in ages, but we recall that his guiding principle always seemed to be that the ends justify the means, so long as the ends are liberal.
One could argue that journalists who make political donations are doing the public a service by disclosing their own biases. The reason that many news organizations bar such contributions (though not all do; see this sidebar for the details) is to protect their institutional credibility–that is, the plausibility of the claim to be unbiased.
So, what does Flap think?
I think this quote is especially appropriate:
Abe Rosenthal, the former New York Times editor, who is reported to have said:
“I don’t care if you sleep with elephants as long as you don’t cover the circus.”
Each news organization which is a private concern and not regulated by the government must develop their own policies and disclose them.
A free press with disclosure will expose the bias – as it has.
But, what is scary are attempts like this to regulate the press – in particular talk radio by government action.
Stay tuned……
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Talk Radio Watch: How to End Right Wing Domination
Technorati Tags: media bias, journalism, journalism ethics
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Talk Radio Watch: How to End Right Wing Domination
REPORT: The Right Wing Domination Of Talk Radio And How To End It
The Center for American Progress and Free Press today released the first-of-its-kind statistical analysis of the political make-up of talk radio in the United States. It confirms that talk radio, one of the most widely used media formats in America, is dominated almost exclusively by conservatives.
So, in other words, since Air America failed and Lefty Talk Radio cannot generate an audience, the government should control and regulate who owns radio stations to guarantee progressive balance with the RIGHT.
The government must step in and regulate speech because left wing ideas cannot compete in the marketplace of talk radio.
Sounds like Hugo Chavez and Venezuela, doesn’t it?
Typical left-wing restrict speech solution…….ZZZZZZ
Technorati Tags: talk radio
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Michael Ramirez on Don Imus
MSNBC said Wednesday it will drop its simulcast of the “Imus in the Morning” radio program, responding to growing outrage about the radio host’s racial slur against the Rutgers women’s basketball team.
“This decision comes as a result of an ongoing review process, which initially included the announcement of a suspension. It also takes into account many conversations with our own employees,” NBC news said in a statement.
Talk-show host Don Imus triggered the uproar on his April 4 show, when he referred to the mostly black Rutgers women’s basketball team as “nappy-headed hos.” His comments have been widely denounced by civil rights and women’s groups.
The decision does not affect Imus’ nationally syndicated radio show, and the ultimate decision on the fate of that program will rest with executives at CBS Corp. (CBS) In a statement, CBS reiterated that Imus will be suspended without pay for two weeks beginning on Monday, and that CBS Radio “will continue to speak with all concerned parties and monitor the situation closely.”
CBS puts off any further action…
Obama calls for Imus to be fired…
Hillary: ‘I’ve never wanted to go on his show…
Rosie on Imus: ‘Thought police’ are coming…
Pa. DJ Fired for Repeating Imus Comments…
Imus this morning: “These bastards went after me. They got me. But they didn’t catch me asleep”…..
Young Jeezy Ft. R.Kelly – Go GettaPrevious:
Technorati Tags: MichaelRamirezDonImus
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Salem Communications Watch: Dennis Miller to Host Radio Show
Comedian Dennis Miller speaks at a fundraiser for presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani in New York, Wednesday, March 14, 2007. Giuliani is the current front-runner for the 2008 Republican presidential nomination.
Dennis Miller Readies to Host Radio Show
Sharp-tongued commentator Dennis Miller takes the helm of his first ever radio show, airing on more than 80 stations nationwide beginning on March 26.
The former “Saturday Night Live†star’s show will run in seven of the top 10 markets, including Salem Communications stations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Philadelphia, Dallas and Detroit.
“Dennis Miller is a self-proclaimed 9-11 conservative with an engaging style and a quick wit that our listeners will appreciate,†said Joe David, chief operating officer of Salem.
Miller will air in the 6-9 PM time slot on KRLA-870 AM, Los Angeles after the Hugh Hewitt Show.
Will he be able to erode some of John and Ken’s ratings from 6-7PM?
Probably……..
Stay tuned……
Technorati Tags: DeniisMiller, KRLA, HughHewitt
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Day By Day by Chris Muir February 20, 2007
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Air America Watch: A Buyer Finally and Franken Finally Leaves
Readers: Please Vote in Flap’s January 2008 GOP Presidential Poll
Comedian Al Franken smiles during his radio show in a Washington file photo from Feb. 10, 2005. Air America Radio, a liberal talk radio network, said Monday that it had reached a tentative agreement to be sold to the founder of a New York area real estate company. The network also said that Al Franken, its longtime headline personality, would depart next month.
Los Angeles Times: Air America Radio to be sold; Franken to leave
Air America Radio, a liberal talk radio network, said today that it had reached a tentative agreement to be sold to the founder of a New York area real estate company. The network also said that Al Franken, its longtime headline personality, would depart next month.
The agreement with Stephen Green, the founder and chairman of SL Green Realty Corp., appears to rescue the struggling network, which has been seeking a buyer since last fall when it filed for bankruptcy reorganization after reaching an impasse with one of its creditors.
No terms of the sale agreement were disclosed. Any sale would have to be approved by the bankruptcy court.
Green is the brother of Mark Green, a longtime New York politician who has also appeared frequently as a guest on Air America Radio.
The network said in a statement that Franken’s last day on the network would be Feb. 14, and that his 12pm-3pm ET time slot would be taken over by Portland, Ore.-based talk show host Thom Hartmann.
FINALLY
Air America, which does business as Piquant, LLC and is headquartered in New York City, currently produces 19 hours of original programming a day and is heard on 81 affiliates reaching 54 percent of the country. Air America affiliates reach 1.9 million listeners per week, Mon-Sun 6am-12m.
And Flap thought the LEFT were going to supplant Rush Limbaugh?
Guess NOT……
Flap looks forward to Al Franken’s Minnesota Senate Campaign. But, then again, the Minnesota voters elected Jesse Ventura, eh?
Stay tuned…….
Brian Maloney has the details about the SUCKER who bought this Titanic.
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Air America Watch: Finding a Buyer and Al Franken
Air America Watch: Al Franken is OUT at Air America
Air America Radio Watch: Al Franken Cancelled in San Francisco – Soon to Leave Air America?
Michael Ramirez on Air America’s Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Air America Radio Watch: The SPIN
Air America Radio Watch: Air America Radio Files Chapter 11 BANKRUPTCY
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