Awesome tornado action in downtown Atlanta. Somehow, only two people died. But who cares about them, lets read a feel-good story about a puppy not dying. CNN says the aftermath is a “war zone.” Yes, I think we can all agree that not even the bravest Iraqi would dare visit Atlanta. Give me a break…
I pulled up my DVR list moments ago, saw “The McLaughlin Group” listed and said “That’s what I’m talking about!” Just thought you would appreciate a further look into the depths of my pathetic TV viewing habits.
I can no longer recommend listening to Bill Moyers Journal to fall asleep. I always try to listen to something fairly unexciting when I go to bed. Last night, I turned to my trusty Bill Moyers Podcast. Bill featured conservative televangelist/John McCain-endorser John Hagee. Bill played clips of this clown preaching about how we need…
Everyone’s asking the same question: “Why did Eliot Spitzer nail a hooker?” We point to Clinton and Lewinsky, Jim McGreevy and some dude, Larry Craig and the toilet people, and say “Why do they do it? Why do these male politicians keep banging people other than their wives? Surely they would’ve learned from others’ mistakes,…
To maintain perspective, I keep Fox News among my news sources. While 90 percent of Fox’s reporting is fairly harmless, the 10 percent that remains reaches absurdity. Look at a Google News Search for “homicide bomber.” You’ll see Fox is the only legit (?) news operation relying on this term. The idea is that “homicide…
I can’t get enough of this video from my good friend Chris Casey (see his YouTube channel here).
Dear Hillary, Congratulations on winning some states again. However, this means I have to watch more CNN and Wolf Blitzer’s beard. Damn you, Matt P.S. What were you thinking Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island? Seriously. You’re silly. “I often speak awkwardly, awkwardly speaking I do.”
Here comes Chris Matthews with some help for the morons who think Barack Obama is Muslim. Today, Chris Matthews asked on his show: “What did Barack Obama say and why’s it causing controversy?” It took a couple of seconds before someone realized the accompanying graphic was a little messed up and took it off the…
I hate Fox News. But they made my day with the first sentence in this story. Bai Ling’s first name may not be synonymous with her actions. The Chinese-born actress was arrested Thursday for allegedly shoplifting at Los Angeles International Airport after a gift shop employee accused her of swiping, not buying, two magazines and…
Missouri voted last night. Missouri is an important indicator in politics, thanks to its mix of urban and rural communities. This means I’ve had to hear almost every news douche opt for the “Missouruh” pronunciation in the last 24 hours. Here’s a good post about why a correct pronunciation doesn’t exist. But I don’t care…
The media has made a point to constantly talk about how Bill Clinton “injected” race into the campaign. Then, the same media goes on to point out exactly which races and genders voted for Barack and Hillary. I found this curious. After some intense investigation, I have determined Barack Obama to be black. During the…
Have you heard about The Snub? Hillary reached for Barack’s hand at the State of the Union and struck out. The media has been using this photo as proof of the snub. Barack says he was talking to someone else at the time. Hillary is obviously talking to Ted Kennedy at the time, so this…
Hey, CNN. Are you going to return your analysts’ computers after the election? How about you take those stickers off your laptops. You do realize you’re on TV, right?
Most of my commentary on the Kansas City Star relates to how hard Jeffrey Flanagan blows (see here and here). In fact, despising Jeffrey Flanagan runs in the family. See my brother’s posts here. Today, I’d like to focus on the Star’s website. The Chiefs hired Chan Gailey for their offensive coordinator job Wednesday. It’s…
CNN had two different pie charts up at the same time during the Iowa caucuses. Here’s the pie chart they put up for the Democrats. Notice how CNN went out of its way to squeeze Bill Richardson’s two percent piece into the pie? Now, look at the Republican pie chart. Notice the giant void between…
CNN grabbed a handful of undecided Iowa voters, gave them a rotary dial and threw them in a room during the Republican debate Wednesday. If a candidate said something the voters liked, the voters would turn their knobs to the right, indicating a positive reaction. If a candidate said something the voters didn’t like, the…
I’m a huge Ron Paul fan. Watch John Stossel drool when asking Ron if he’d even let the state’s legalize heroin.
I guess I complained too early about the media name-dropping the Nebraska mall shooter. Now, we’re getting video footage of him walking into the mall and cocking his AK-47. Is our media capable of any restraint? Am I a moron to think this encourages other “troubled teens” to go psycho in front of security cameras?…
Another young guy went on a crazy shooting spree. Then, way too many news outlets plastered the killer’s name and face on TV. When will the morons running our media learn that immortalizing these guys’ names encourages future behavior in like-minded people? We don’t need to learn about the killer’s sad poems or video games…
Fat kids could stay fat and have bad hearts when they get old. Luckily, ABC News has created a graphic for those literate enough to get to a news site, but not literate enough to read a story based on common sense. Check out this brilliant quote from a pediatrics professor: “Children who have been…
Johnny Rowlands, Kansas City’s eye in the sky, drives an Escalade with the license plate “CHOPPR9” (for NewsChopper 9). He pulled into a Sonic near my house this morning. Nice peach-fuzz mustache, Rowlands I’m no Rowlands hater, but this pushes me in that direction. Piloting the coolest traffic copter in Kansas City isn’t enough. He…
Mike Huckabee keeps trying to trick everyone into thinking he’s the Republican, less orally pleased Bill Clinton. He’ll really be pushing it once he starts playing guitar on the modern day version of Arsenio Hall (Ellen?). Note to the media: Yes, you saw “I Heart Huckabees.” That doesn’t give you the right to put “_____…
America’s been hankering for a Rosie fix. And we might finally get it. Under one scenario, Ms. O’Donnell would be given the 9 p.m. slot each weeknight on MSNBC, where she would go head-to-head with two heavyweights of cable talk: “Larry King Live” on CNN and “Hannity & Colmes” on Fox News. That’s right, you’ll…
Dear Scott Pelley, You need to slow down. You’re kicking so much ass, it seems Morley Safer has completely given up. Even the senile Andy Rooney‘s confidence dwindles in your presence. Every once in awhile, Bob Simon creeps up on you with a couple of hard-hitting stories, only to have you respond by reporting from…
I just got done watching Matt Lauer interview Larry Craig. I don’t think Larry really won too many points with the interview, but he didn’t really hurt his case either. Matt tried to put his “I’m a legitimate newsman” face on, but it just didn’t take. You could tell he was trying to catch Larry…
Thanks to media portrayals of Kansas, I now hate The Wizard of Oz. I was watching the K-State-Colorado game this weekend, and the broadcast relied heavily on The Wizard of Oz for its “about town” footage. I would’ve preferred footage of Manhattan’s Applebees, that’s how much I’m sick of the Wiz. Apparently, we haven’t done…
Remember SARS? Remember waking up in a cold sweat at 3 am after nightmaring that you got infected with SARS after a visit to Chinatown? SARS was far weaker than the Bird Flu. Sars mortality rate was at about 10 percent. About eight thousand people got it, about eight hundred died. Bird Flu got 199…
USA Today’s got me on a roll. Maybe I should just start an anti-USA Today blog. But, then I’d have to read more USA Today. “Yet another music format is merging onto the infotainment superhighway, and it may help force the CD player down a one-way street to the eight-track landfill.” What is this absolute…
I know, I shouldn’t be reading USA Today. A grade schooler would’ve been proud had they written the front-page story in today’s Money section: “People buy small cars even though they can be deadly.” The gist of the story: madmen everywhere are buying more small cars, despite their horrifying safety levels, just to save a…