Posted in October 2, 2009 ¬ 12:01 pmh.Martin Grondin
I wasn’t really following the story too much but apparently the US lost it’s bid to host the Olympics in Chicago. What I found amusing was the Drudge Report’s big blaring headline: THE EGO HAS LANDED WORLD REJECTS OBAMA: CHICAGO OUT IN FIRST ROUND The ego has landed? Really? Amazing. So Fox News naturally picks [...]
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Posted in September 23, 2009 ¬ 12:10 pmh.Martin Grondin
I think these two stories mark the difference between CNN and Fox News. Note their different angles on the same speech. CNN: Obama: World failing to deal with challenges; President Obama said nations of the world are failing to work together to confront the most pressing challenges of today. “Now is the time for all [...]
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Posted in August 28, 2009 ¬ 11:44 pmh.Martin Grondin
The health care debate has spawned weird arguments and accusations. Accusations such as death panels, scary rationing of health care based on numbers, and other such things. It seems town halls are filled with older citizens yelling about socialism and government takeover. My boyfriend wondered if older people not exposed to mass media are more [...]
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