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Distraction Journalism
2012-01-19 18:48:00 Some supposedly well-informed writers attempt, at the dawn of this election year, with an apparent straight face, contend that the incumbent president “as yet has not had a single significant scandal to his name.” They get away with this because our supposedly even-handed legacy media choose not to report stories which, if they had occurred ...
By: GayPatriot
972 days (since Democratic Senate passed a budget)
2011-12-28 00:18:00 Every time your Democratic friends and interlocutors accuse the House Republicans of being an obstructionist “do-nothing” chamber of Congress, remind them of this fact: as of today, December 27, 2011, it has been 972 days since Senate Democrats passed a a budget. And during that nearly three-year period, the president’s party enjoyed a supermajority in ...
By: GayPatriot
Has Obama?s charm ever transformed a hostile dictator?
2011-12-20 23:40:00 Yesterday, when writing about candidate Barack Obama’s pledge, if elected to meet, the then-leader of North Korea, Jim Geraghty quipped that many . . . of us are pleased that this promise reached its expiration date . . . but one would like to think that any future presidents would not need to be disabused ...
By: GayPatriot
So, this is how Democrats protect Social Security?!?
2011-12-11 21:12:00 In his post yesterday on the House (Republican) bill “to extend the FICA tax holiday”, John Hinderaker explores some issues left unexplored by a mainstream media which seems sometimes all too eager to repeat the administration’s defense of its policies — and criticism of Republicans. He reminds us that the payroll tax, part of which ...
By: GayPatriot
Wonder when AOL plans to feature story on Obama record
2011-11-30 18:36:00 From one of the revolving lists of headlines this morning on AOL (“news” content provided by the Huffington Post): You’d think stories about a federal government program selling guns to Mexican druglords (without informing the Mexican government or putting tracking devices on the firearms) would be just a tad more newsworthy than a Republican presidential ...
By: GayPatriot
NYT: Choosing to cover Mitt Romney?s hair rather than report Obama?s scand
2011-11-26 00:54:00 Do wonder how much effort our friends at the New York Times have put into investigating the various scandals swirling about the Obama administration, you know, like politicized hiring at the Justice Department, steering subsidies and loan guarantees to “green” companies with Democratic connections, selling guns to Mexican drug lords . . . . Maybe ...
By: GayPatriot
Are only surging Republican candidates subject to scrutiny?
2011-11-17 00:57:00 If I had access to Lexis/Nexis, I would love to do a search for how the media covered Barack Obama four years ago as he began his surge in polls (of candidates running for the Democratic presidential nomination”. As he emerged as the leading “non-Hillary” candidate, did scrutiny of his record increase? When Michele Bachmann ...
By: GayPatriot
Obama administration sought to keep voters in dark about (coming) Solyndra
2011-11-16 00:21:00 Earlier today, Bruce e-mailed me this tweet, “OMG! Bush told Halliburton to delay announcing layoffs until after the ’06 elections!!!????” Therein, @robertcurlin linked a Washington Post article that has gotten a lot of conservative tongues wagging: The Obama administration urged officers of the struggling solar company Solyndra to postpone announcing planned layoffs until after the November ...
By: GayPatriot
Debates show our media save scrutiny for Republicans(sending softballs to D
2011-11-13 19:36:00 “It would be wonderful,” an Olympian observer wrote on Friday . . . to see President Obama grilled as the Republicans were Wednesday night in Michigan.What exactly will you cut in the entitlement programs? How will you solve the foreclosure crisis? And we’d like you to answer in 30 seconds while we look at you ...
By: GayPatriot
Building on that explanation of media?s Cain obsession
2011-11-11 19:57:00 It’s not just CNN. Glenn Reynolds sums it up: THE SOLYNDRA-OBAMA TIES: ?While everyone else in the political universe is chasing down rumors about Herman Cain making women uncomfortable, Fox News got down on the real scandal: President Obama giving a half-billion dollars of public money to a major campaign donor.? Wonder how many stories ...
By: GayPatriot
How much did Barney?s relationship cost taxpayers?
2011-11-09 08:00:00 Although, we can’t confirm the accuracy of the allegations against Herman Cain, we do know one thing: the Republican’s alleged dalliances didn’t cost taxpayers a dime. And yet day in and day out, our news media promote the story as if our government weren’t in debt, the Democrat Senate had passed annual budgets in the ...
By: GayPatriot
White House Chief of Staff Demoted; Media Focus on Herman Cain
2011-11-08 10:54:00 There are many things I would rather blog about than the Herman Cain proposal. Newt Gingrich delivered a stellar performance in his debate with Herman Cain. Mitt Romney released a bold plan to tackle federal spending, confront the debt and reform entitlements. And yet the media have turned the coverage of the candidate into a ...
By: GayPatriot
90 (Politico) stories on Cain kerfuffle and still no specifics*
2011-11-04 23:45:00 In a post today on PJmedia, Alexis Garcia notes how in all the media hullabaloo over the Cain kerfuffle, “we?re losing focus on the narrative.” (Well, maybe that’s the point.) She lists several issues raising issues related to the administration’s actual record in office that have not received the same scrutiny this “scandal” without specifics ...
By: GayPatriot
MSM Journalists? Reality-Show Envy?
2011-10-31 23:45:00 Over at the Corner, Mark Steyn sees the Cain kerfuffle as just another media-generated distraction from the real issues in those (already) overlong campaign: What ought to make America ?uncomfortable? is that it?s broke and it?s heading for collapse. But, judging from the preoccupations of our media, very few Americans are discomforted by that. Read the ...
By: GayPatriot
Sounds like the total number of MSM reporters scrutinizing Obama?s record i
2011-10-31 22:17:00 Jim Treacher picks up a detail in the Politico report on Herman Cain, “The story has four credited reporters, but the lead is Jonathan Martin.” (Via Instapundit.) Four credited reporters? Four credited reporters and they couldn’t provide specifics about the allegations? It takes the conservative media to do that.
By: GayPatriot
Herman Cain, sexual harassment & the media:Once again, more scrutiny to a R
2011-10-31 18:47:00 Tongues are waging in the media — and across the blogosphere — about two women who, in the 1990s, accused Republicans presidential candidate Herman Cain of “inappropriate behavior.” When we talk about these things, it seems the inappropriateness of the the behavior depends on the political affiliation of the accused. A Republican who jokes about ...
By: GayPatriot
Pundit dons clown shoes, finds scandal-free Obama Administration
2011-10-30 23:40:00 Reader V the K e-mailed me a link to an article which shows how clueless some pundits are when it comes to Barack Obama. Although some once fascinated by the perfect crease in the president’s well-pressed trousers have started second-guessing their initial enthusiasm, others, ignoring the Democrat’s record in the White House as they gave ...
By: GayPatriot
MSM: Subjecting Cain to the Scrutiny Obama Never Received
2011-10-29 00:18:00 While I appreciate Herman Cain’s charisma and his Reaganesque ability to articulate the small government/personal freedom message that has animated our party at least for the last thirty years, I have several concerns about the personable businessman and do not back him for the White House nor do I share my co-blogger’s enthusiasm for the ...
By: GayPatriot
Magnet schools attracting scrutiny
2009-08-06 20:30:00 How hard is it to get into a magnet school? Very! Especially if you don't have the scores to garner a bid or a lottery placement. As the Tribune article states, some parents beg to get their children in, offer donations, and use name dropping to gain influence. To get into a magnet school, officials have to carefully comb through middle school scores, elementary grades, attendance and entrance exams. But principals may admit 5% of a school's students by looking at extracurricular activities, leadership, family hardship, or sibling attendance. Is this 5% a breeding ground for unfair subjective selection? Just ask Gregory Minniefield. ...
Hiding from all scrutiny ? Sathya Sai Baba
2009-08-01 23:07:00 “Actually, one should never seek pardon for the mistake committed. One should be prepared to undergo the punishment. Only then can one be free from defects. When a person commits a serious offence, he is put in jail. He is released only after he undergoes punishment for the required period. Likewise, if you want redemption, ...
Barack Obama?s Citizenship Status Faces Supreme Court Scrutiny
2008-12-07 08:37:00 Blogging from Phoenix: Memo to some of my more paranoid sisters and brothers on the left, worried about a right wing plot to steal the election even at this late date, RELAX. Harvard trained lawyer and future President Barack Obama, is discovering what happens when you insult a sitting supreme court Justice on National television. The ...
Sathya Sai Baba?s reputation under scrutiny
2008-10-14 17:08:00 Conny Larsson’s ‘Behind the Mask of the Clown’ reviewed by a Swedish psychologist Ĺsa Samsioe on the wonderful and abounding story about Conny Larsson´s rather unusual life and his writing about it in a courageous and almost totally self- exposing way Some some older materials reposted for the record, with comments:- THE VANCOUVER SUN ARTICLE - Support ...
Anti-Trust Scrutiny Looms Over Google-Yahoo! Partnership!
2008-05-23 10:24:00 Our readers would probably remember that I had informed them about a possible partnership between Google and Yahoo! where Google was supposed to let Yahoo! (...)
The Casino Scrutiny
2008-05-07 04:12:00 We’re a gang of guys who likes to play gambling on the net. We’ve been several years in the online casino gambling world. There’s always ups and down during that period of time. But don’t care about that. That’s called life. And besides it’s gambling, what do you expect. Sometimes we won, sometimes we lost. ...
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Casino Scrutiny
2008-05-02 03:35:00 Casino Scrutiny is a total resource for online casino fans. The site is full of reviews and ratings of many popular casino sites and strategy tips for your online gambling. Casino Scrutiny has everything you wanted to know about online casinos but were afraid to ask.The reviews section goes into more detail, offering review for each site and games selection, banking methods, bonuses and software. This is a very helpful for beginners to determine the best and reliable casino out of the myriad of possibilities. Whatever you need to know about online casinos, you will find them here. It is very informative and at the same time entertaining with the latest stories about gambling and review on each game. Casino Scrutiny has a dedicated games page, with explanations of slots games, blackjack, craps, roulette and poker, as well as tournaments and bonuses.In addition to giving players the lowdown on the best online casinos to play at, Casino Scrutiny also provide strategy guides for severa...
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Wachovia Is Under Scrutiny
2008-04-27 11:24:00 Wachovia is under federal investigation as part of a broad probe of alleged drug-money laundering by Mexican and Colombian companies. It's the latest headache for Wachovia, which separately agreed to pay up to $144 million to settle a probe into its ties
By: mini wisdom
Casino Scrutiny: Your Guide to Online Casinos!
2008-04-23 07:24:00 I just received a long-distance phone call from one of my billiard buddies based in London, England. My pool buddy wanted to know some of the best online casinos today. I did the search using my different online tools and came upon Casino Scrutiny, which touts itself as an online casino gambling guide for beginners. Casino Scrutiny features casino reviews of some of the best online casinos, e.g., Golden Casino, Rushmore Casino, and Millionaire Casino. What makes Casino Scrutiny stand out from the pack is its personal approach in reviewing online casinos. The approach consists of the author?s own journals and logs of his experiences playing at some of the online casinos. From what I?ve gathered, the author of Casino Scrutiny details the customer service and crews of different online casinos and highlights the online casino software used to come up with his personal and objective take on playing at the respective online casinos. And taking it to another level, the author also elucid...
Man City: Sven's position under scrutiny
2008-04-16 13:54:00 Manchester City owner Thaksin Shinawatra is to look at the future of manager Sven-Goran Eriksson at the end of the season1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Safety Scrutiny or Inspection Contention
2008-04-05 15:00:00 OSHA has embarked on a new campaign to improve safety in chemical manufacturing operations. While this move should positively impact safety, it may cost chemical companies a considerable amount of money. How will your organization be affected by increased scrutiny from OSHA? What steps will you take
I'm Always Under Scrutiny, Complains Pazzini
2008-03-28 19:38:00 Fiorentina striker Giampaolo Pazzini has been performing extremely well in recent weeks, proving decisive in some recent encounters as his side conti1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Supplier Under Scrutiny on Aging Arms for Afghans
2008-03-27 03:48:00 This article was reported by C. J. Chivers Since 2006, when the insurgency in Afghanistan sharply intensified, the Afghan government has been dependent on American logistics and military support in the war against Al Qaeda and the Taliban.
By: Get rich
Twelve Tribes sect subject to scrutiny
2008-03-24 16:38:00 The general manager of the Royal Easter Show said he would not be surprised if a cafe run at the event by a Christian sect was inspected by the state's workplace watchdog after revelations its workers were not being paid.
FT.com - Scrutiny switches to ?counterparty risk'
2008-03-22 04:39:00 JPMorgan Chase's promise that it "stands behind Bear Stearns" removes the immediate threat of a default which would have roiled the credit and deriva1 Vote(s)
By: JeQQ it
Game ratings under scrutiny
2008-03-19 09:38:00 Game ratings under scrutinyThe classification of games is coming under increased scrutiny following the decision to release Manhunt 2.http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/--/1/hi/technology/7302407.stm
Second Amendment Scrutiny
2008-03-17 20:47:00 On the eve of oral arguments in District of Columbia v. Heller, here are a few articles that may be of interest to people following the case: Alan Gura and Robert Levy, two of the lawyers representing D.C. resident Dick Heller in his Second Amendment challenge to his city’s gun ban, summarize their arguments in the Legal ...
By: Gun News
Tax Scrutiny Cases
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What is The Date After Which Your Return Can Not Be Selected For Scrutiny ?
2008-03-02 08:59:00 Budget 2008 -Fine Prints 2 As on today, when A.O selects your case for scrutiny , a notice u/s 143(2) is served on you . This notice must be served within twelve months from end of month of filing of your return. So let us say , for Asst Yr 2007-08, you filed return on 29/7/2007, the A.O must serve on you a notice u/s 143(2) by 31/7/2008 . Budget 2008 proposes to fix that A.O can not select your return for scrutiny after six from the end of financial year in which the return was filed. The amendment in section 143(2) is proposed is as under : (b) in sub-section (2), in clause (ii), for the proviso, the following proviso shall be substituted,namely ‘‘Provided that no notice under clause (ii) shall be served on the assessee after the expiry of six months from the end of the financial year in which the return is furnished.”. In practical sense , if you file return for Asst Yr 2007-08 by due dates or by 31st March 2008 , and you ...
Cash-Rich, Publicity-Shy, Abu Dhabi Fund Draws Scrutiny
2008-02-28 20:28:00 Abu Dhabi has about 9 percent of the world’s oil and 0.02 percent of its population. The result is a surfeit of petrodollars, much of which is funneled into a secretive, government-controlled investment fund that is helping to shift the balance of power in the financial world.the fund recently formed a small team that is now buying big stakes in Western companies. This unit masterminded ADIA’s $7.5 billion investment in Citigroup, the nation’s largest bank, in November. It has also taken a large position in Toll Brothers, one of the country’s biggest home builders.ADIA is the largest of the world’s sovereign wealth funds, giant pools of money controlled by cash-rich governments, particularly in Asia and Middle East. But Abu Dhabi, the wealthiest of the seven Arab emirates, says little about its fund. Few outsiders know for sure where ADIA invests — or even how much money it controls. And secrecy breeds hyperbole; some estimates of the fund’s size surpass $1 trillion. ...
Shielded from scrutiny
2008-02-26 04:31:00 The A-League's showpiece finale was a tale of match-costing errors of judgement - and not all of them from the vanquished Central Coast Mariners.Newcastle's worthy 1-0 win has been somewhat overlooked in the wash-up of a match which unlike previous grand final episodes was decided by individual errors rather than flashes of brilliance.Topping last season's five-goal haul from Melbourne marksman Archie Thompson was always likely to be a pointless exercise - and so it turned out as the Jets, the better team on the day, carved out a hard-working although ultimately fortunate victory to scoop their maiden domestic title.Fortunate not because the Mariners had a player, goalkeeper Danny Vukovic, sent off nor because retiring veteran defender Tony Vidmar made a meal of clearing his lines and gifted possession to Australia under-23 striker Mark Bridge who curled a second-half winner.Fortunate because for consecutive weeks the league's top officials made a perplexing penalty decision in ...
By: Soccerphile Blog
rental agency scrutiny
2008-02-15 04:40:00 my daughter is trying to rent a house and the rental agency wants to come and inspect where she is living now to see if she is clean enough to rent from them. Is this legal?
AIR PURIFIERS UNDER SCRUTINY AGAIN
2008-02-11 15:15:00 Ozone-emitting devices may be a health hazardSounds strange but the very device you put in your master bedroom to clear the air may in fact be creating more pollution.The Wall Street Journal reports in today's editions that air purifiers may produce a highly-reactive ozone gas, that while being beneficial as a filter of harmful ultra-violet rays, may also be serving as a pollutant on the ground.Air purifiers have been a source of controversy for years. In 2005, Consumer Reports magazine said that even the best air cleaner can be a frivolous investment and said there was little evidence that the devices will reduce the effect of indoor pollutants for those with asthma or allergies."Ozone is considered a toxic gas by the EPA, and its adverse effects include lung damage, exacerbated asthma symptoms and, at high levels of exposure, an increased risk of death," said the WSJ report.Consumer Reports has reported previously that people with asthma or respiratory allergies are especially se...
By: ATYOURSERVICE
UK-based skilled migrants face points-based visa scrutiny from end of month
2008-02-07 12:40:00 UK-based highly skilled migrant workers will have to apply for visa extensions under new rules from 29 February, the government has announced. Foreign workers already in the UK will have to prove they have enough points un
Pressure, media scrutiny could claim more players: Lee
2008-02-05 10:16:00 Australian pace spearhead Brett Lee believes that the relentless pressure surrounding international cricket players to not only perform, but also to excel in their chosen skill, could claim further high-profile casualties. Lee warned that incessant cricket and increased expectations, besides being subjected to intense media scrutiny, could create unbearable burdens on cricketers struggling for form. Empathising with fast bowler Shaun Tait’s plight, Fox Sports quoted Lee as saying: "It's very hard because there is a lot of pressure on cricketers around the world these days, we are playing a lot more cricket." "We are also under a lot more scrutiny through the media, especially if you are not taking wickets or scoring runs. Taity is going through a bit of a tough time at the moment, but it's up to us as mates to make sure we are calling him and make sure he is in a good place. He needs some time away from the game and we hope to see him back shortly," he a...
By: B4U India
Antidepressants Under Scrutiny: Sweeping Overview Suggests Suppression of N
2008-01-17 05:13:00 Today's Wall Street Journal published a very controversial story about the effectiveness of antidepressants:The effectiveness of 12 popular antidepressants has been exaggerated by manufacturers' selective publication of favorable results, researchers asserted in a new review of unpublished data that were submitted to the Food and Drug Administration. As a result, the review concludes, doctors and patients are getting a distorted view of the effectiveness of blockbuster antidepressants like Wyeth's Effexor and Pfizer Inc.'s Zoloft. The review was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.Dr. Turner, who once worked at the FDA reviewing data on psychotropic drugs, said the idea for the study was triggered in part by colleagues who questioned the need for further clinical drug trials looking at the effectiveness of antidepressants. "There is a view that these drugs are effective all the time," he said. "I would say they only work 40% to 50% of the time," based on his r...
MCCAIN?S GLOBAL WARMING STAND COMES IN FOR SOME SCRUTINY
2008-01-11 11:56:00 As it will in Michigan. .. Beware of McCain?s Meridian Shift Treachery Washington, D. C. ? A American Environmental Coalition expelled a following matter by George Landrith, it?s co-chairman, per John McCain?s new statements about meridian shift. When it comes to meridian shift, John McCain as well as Al Gore have been distant as well many comparison for ...
By: Global Warming
'A Night To Benefit Raising Malawi And UNICEF' Draws Scrutiny
2008-01-10 00:00:00 Roger Friedman of FoxNews.com reports Gucci is throwing an all-star fundraiser for Madonna's controversial charity Raising Malawi on February 6th. GUCCI's 'A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF' will feature co-hosts Sarah Jessica Parker and S
Can Obama Withstand the Scrutiny?
2008-01-07 17:20:00 The Barack Obama who arrived in New Hampshire the morning of January 4 was the same Barack Obama who awoke in Iowa the previous day wondering, no doubt, if his bid for the White House might soon effectively be over?except, of course, that in the eyes of the world, he now looked like a conceivable, indeed a probable, president of the United States. This transformation happens a couple of times every four years, but in Obama?s case, it was more than usually hard to get one's head around, given the world-historical meaning and uplift with which it was freighted. The moment was so dazzling, in fact, that it obscured a simple truth: Obama is still a political work-in-progress. His vulnerabilities are real and not terribly difficult to discern. And even his strengths are about to be placed under ungodly strain by two of the greatest quantum forces in the political universe: the weight of unparalleled expectations and the Clinton hit machine. Sepia-toned histories may recount Obama?s st...
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By: Tech Global.com
`Gospel of wealth' facing scrutiny
2007-12-28 05:23:00 The message flickered into Cindy Fleenor's living room each night: Be faithful in how you live and how you give, the television preachers said, and God will shower you with material riches. And so the 53-year-old accountant from the Tampa, Fla., area pledged $500 a year to Joyce Meyer, the evangelist whose frank talk about recovering from childhood sexual abuse was so inspirational. She wrote checks to flamboyant faith healer Benny Hinn and a local preacher-made-good, Paula White. Only the blessings didn't come. Fleenor ended up borrowing money from friends and payday loan companies just to buy groceries. At first she believed the explanation given on television: Her faith wasn't strong enough. "I wanted to believe God wanted to do something great with me like he was doing with them," she said. "I'm angry and bitter about it. Right now, I don't watch anyone on TV hardly." All three of the groups Fleenor supported are among six major Christian television ministries under scr... |
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