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Relying on the nincompoop to provide "truth"

8/8/2016

PolitiFact or Politi-fiction?

Newspaper "truth" columns are a bad idea. They imply that journalists could know the truth of difficult, complicated, even scientific subjects. This is simply not the case. Worse, they imply that there are impartial arbiters of truth who one can listen to be informed of the truth. If there are such Unicorns, they are not journalist, one of the most biased groups, only eclipsed by academics.

Never rely on the nincompoop.

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Edward Luce is clueless, but Hillary is in the fight of her life . . .

7/25/2016

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The fight of Hillary Clinton’s life - FT.com

. . . ummm, you mean just like last Presidential election? Right. Dude, she lost that election. One cannot kill a zombie with a body shot.

More mud wrestling below the fold.

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Progressivism is a surreal art form

7/25/2016

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Today’s Word Is Juxtapose

I thought the word was turd.

It is almost as if the Guardian is trying very hard to undermine its own "authority." Good job guys, keep up the hard work!

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The Clinton News Network, at work!

7/14/2016

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MYSTERY: CNN loses feed as reporter critiques Hillary Clinton - The American Mirror

It's a mystery!

When the reporter began to criticize Clinton, this happened: "And remember Hillary Clinton has some vulnerabilities herself.

“Even as she calls for criminal justice reform because of her support in the 1990s for anti-crime legislation that ultimately helped contribute to this era of mass incarceration that she now speaks out again–,” Keilar was saying.

The screen suddenly went black with only the graphics — referring to Donald Trump as “dangerous” — remaining.

“We just lost Brianna Kevlar who was in Springfield, Illinois where Hillary Clinton just spoke,” anchor John Berman said, before moving on."

It has become impossible to tell if it is CNN or the Onion.

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You may be able to take Chuck Todd out of the stupid . . .

7/12/2016

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Chuck Todd: Tough to Train 'Prejudice and Hate' Out of Police Hearts

. . . but you will never take the stupid out of Chuck Todd.

What a pandering blowhard! But I repeat myself, after all he is sitting next to Sharpton, the king of the racist, pandering blowhards.

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After two decades of decline, murder rates skyrocket, journalists in denial

6/21/2016

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Crime Denialism

It doesn't fit the narrative, so it cannot exist.

There's more!

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The Brit murder of Jo Cox was a Socialist

6/17/2016

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Receipts show DIY explosives books bought by Jo Cox gunman Tommy Mair including guide to build home-made gun

Reports have called him right wing, but National Socialism is socialist not right.

More after the break.

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Katie Couric used to be cute, now she is just a lying hack

6/9/2016

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A new Couric editing scandal — and an attempt to cover it up? - Hot Air

Couric lies, her credibility dies.

More after the break.

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Death Match: Dying media versus ascendant politician!?

6/1/2016

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Trumps Combative Approach not a Very Good Strategy

And the dying media is giving the ascendant politician advice? What are they thinking?

The really bad strategy is for media mouthpieces swirling the drain to pump themselves up to advisor levels. CNN, your name has returned to the original understanding of the acronym: Chicken Noodle News. Please stop blowing harder, and find something valuable to report, your very existence requires it. Pikers!

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Katie Couric proves that like "Gunga Dan" Rather, she is also a washed up has been, who can defraud the public with a high school video club quality fraud-umentry reporting

5/26/2016

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WaPo media critic on director, Couric response to #GunGate:

The Fraud in "Gungate" Is Real, And Should End Katie Couric's Career

http://hotair.com/archives/2016/05/25/wapo-media-critic-on-director-couric-response-to-gungate-no-sale/

Couric, in order to make the gun rights side look stupid edits a bit of B roll film after a question, in the B roll the interviewees are waiting for questions. This makes it appear as if they have no answer to the question. But an audio recorded by the interviewees shows they had incisive answers, and provided them quickly.

More below!

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Relying on the nincompoop to provide "truth"

Edward Luce is clueless, but Hillary is in the fight of her life . . .

Progressivism is a surreal art form

The Clinton News Network, at work!

You may be able to take Chuck Todd out of the stupid . . .

After two decades of decline, murder rates skyrocket, journalists in denial

The Brit murder of Jo Cox was a Socialist

Katie Couric used to be cute, now she is just a lying hack

Death Match: Dying media versus ascendant politician!?

Katie Couric proves that like "Gunga Dan" Rather, she is also a washed up has been, who can defraud the public with a high school video club quality fraud-umentry reporting

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