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Nightly Ramble:WHAT Bradley Effect; Wright And the Press; Irvin And What He
2008-11-07 22:05:00 Welcome one and all to the most intense nightly read on the sphere.. BitsBlog’s Nightly Ramble Friday!!! TGIF! Last warm day of the year up here, most likely. We got to 65 or so today… that makes it nearly 5 days in a row. Not really all that odd, but as the number of warm days dwindles, you tend to cherish ever one of them, to the point where you relish pressing the weather envelope a bit. We went camping one year a few Novembers ago. Was in the 70’s all weekend. Was raining the morning we were to go home, as we broke camp. I have pictures of the rig parked at a truckstop in Erie, with snow falling on it at a good clip. Much have made a jarring sight on the open road that day. OK, enough… Lots to talk about today, as always, so let’s get to it. Oh.. before I forget…have some pizza, it’s fresh. A nod to Rodney, who awarded Uncle Bit yet another honorable mention at OTB’s Caption contest. So it now turns out that the vote t...
By: BitsBlog
Hot Off The Press! A 2009 Sarah Palin Calendar
2008-10-31 03:54:00 Whether you think she'll be the 2012 Republican candidate for president or she's just getting an extra five minutes of fame, Sarah Palin is starring in her own 2009 calendar. The cover is not exactly cheesecake, unless you think it's sexy for a woman to stand in front of an American flag flinging an open shot gun over her shoulder.
Were Joe the Plumber?s privacy rights violated by the press or the Obama Ca
2008-10-25 10:58:00 Within a few days of the “Joe the Plumber” incident, I was reading about his tax lien, that he lacked a full plumber’s license, and that the plumber currently has an income level that would make him eligible for Obama’s proposed tax cut rather than the tax increase. ABC news then found quotes a lot of ...
The Press does full court press to insist Catholics back Obama
2008-10-15 09:38:00 Ah yes. Opening my hotmail account, I am told by the MSN website that Catholics can support Obama…with a link to a Newsweek article. When the bishops and the Vatican warn about the culture of death in America, maybe their voice should be given a bit more publicity than Catholic dissidents. But of course that won’t ...
How the Reputtion of a Place Can Be Destroyed by the Press
2008-07-22 12:42:00 Italian press has decided to change its direction and save Naples' reputation after having shown all over the world its trash. Yesterday news were talking about the industry in Naples: Naples aerospace, the gold factories; things everybody knows in Italy: we know what Alenia Spazio is doing i
Courting Hispanics And Faith Voters Without The Press Noticing
2008-07-04 09:16:00 Obama’s been in the news courting faith voters, talking to evangelical leaders. McCain? He’s been visiting Colombia and Mexico. Ho hum. Yawn. I was bemused when one political writer wondered if the hostage rescue in Colombia had been “timed” for his benefit. Tres estupido. What if the rescue had gone wrong? But of course, the rescue merely ...
News Flash: The Press Omits, Distorts
2008-06-17 06:19:00 -By Thomas E. Brewton No surprise, here’s another example of left-wing liberal media presenting only a selected part of the facts in order to mislead readers, when all of the facts are a matter of public record. An Associated Press article headlined McClellan to testify before House in CIA leak case includes the following sentence: Plame’s CIA identity ...
By: Publius Forum
World anger over Suu Kyi detention - The Press Association
2008-05-29 08:50:00 World anger over Suu Kyi detentionThe Press Association - 7 minutes agoWorld powers have voiced outrage at the decision by Burma's military government to extend the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ...
World anger over Suu Kyi detention - The Press Association
2008-05-29 08:50:00 World anger over Suu Kyi detentionThe Press Association - 7 minutes agoWorld powers have voiced outrage at the decision by Burma's military government to extend the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ...
World anger over Suu Kyi detention - The Press Association
2008-05-29 08:50:00 World anger over Suu Kyi detentionThe Press Association - 7 minutes agoWorld powers have voiced outrage at the decision by Burma's military government to extend the detention of pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi. ...
In the Press Room and in the Book
2008-05-29 06:09:00 In his new memoir, 'What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception,' Scott McClellan offers views on his years as President Bush's press secretary that contrast sharply with his statements in White House briefings.
By: Get rich
Hillary Clinton and Sexism – Meet the Press clip
2008-05-25 17:28:00 Gwen Ifill’s comment at the end explains some of the feminist blind allegiance for Hillary.
Farmers debate subsidies, the press and the rising costs of production
2008-05-22 18:00:00 The CAP health check has sparked debate among farmers about the future of subsidies, how the press portray farmers and the rising costs of production. Read what farmers say and join the debate...
By: FWi - All News
JFK SPEACH ON SECRET SOCIETIES AND FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
2008-05-19 08:05:00 Everyone watch/listen to this warning to our future today, from 1961. Essentially the follow up to Eisenhowers famous chilling warning about the military industrial complex in his farewell speech from earlier that same year.
World economy 'facing downturn' - The Press Association
2008-05-16 06:20:00 Brocktown NewsWorld economy 'facing downturn'The Press Association - 1 hour agoThe United Nations said the world economy was "teetering on the brink" of a severe downturn and would grow by only 1.8% this year. ...UN says world economy will only grow by 1.8 percent The Associated PressUPDATE 1-UN slashes world growth forecast for this year Reutersall 118 news articles
The press lords
2008-05-15 19:53:00 The House of Lords celebrity media mud wrestling inquiry comes to a fitting end on Tuesday, 20 May. According to the press release, the House of Lords Communications Committee will wrap up their inquiry into media ownership and the news by hearing from Lord Rothermere, Chairman of Associated Newspapers and Sly Bailey, Chief Executive of Trinity ...
GWYNETH PALTROW SHOULD TEACH CHRIS MARTIN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE PRESS WITHO
2008-05-12 09:55:00 Chris Martin was his usual unsociable self when he and Gwyneth arrived at LAX after an overseas flight this week. The paparazzi followed them through customs and he became more and more irritable. Finally one malevolent photographer sneered to the uncooperative Coldplay singer "Hey Chris, how...
GWYNETH PALTROW SHOULD TEACH CHRIS MARTIN HOW TO DEAL WITH THE PRESS WITHO
2008-05-12 09:55:00 Chris Martin was his usual unsociable self when he and Gwyneth arrived at LAX after an overseas flight this week. The paparazzi followed them through customs and he became more and more irritable. Finally one malevolent photographer sneered to the uncooperative Coldplay singer "Hey Chris, how...
Four Years Later: Why Did It Take So Long for the Press to Break Abu Ghraib
2008-05-11 11:37:00 Sudhan @11:35 CET Charles J. Hanley, Pulitzer winner for the Associated Press, uncovered abuses at the infamous prison months before the scandal really exploded. Why were so many others so slow to act? By Greg Mitchell | Editor & Publisher, May 8, 2008 Four years ago this month, as May unfolded, each day brought fresh horrors, images, or details about the Abu Ghraib prison abuses in Iraq. Pictures of shackled and hooded prisoners gave way to detainees on leashes, cowering before snarling dogs, or just plain beaten and bruised. On May 10, 2004, an Iraqi human rights official charged that American overseer Paul Bremer had been repeatedly informed about abuses at Abu Ghraib. The New Yorker revealed that Donald Rumsfeld personally okayed a set of procedures that led to the abuses. Several major newspapers called for Rumsfeld to quit.At that time, in a column, I disclosed how Pulitzer-winning correspondent Charles J. Hanley at The Associated Press had actually “broken” the Abu Gh...
By: Suzie-Q
Madonna world tour kicks off in UK - The Press Association
2008-05-10 09:21:00 eFluxMediaMadonna world tour kicks off in UKThe Press Association - 9 minutes agoPop superstar Madonna has announced she will be kicking off her world tour in the UK. The 49-year-old singer is to play at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on ...Madonna prepares for world tour Telegraph.co.ukMadonna Announces Sticky And Sweet World Tour Dates AngryApeMadonna to Embark on Sweet & Sticky World Tour eFluxMediaEnews 2.0 - ShortNews.comall 219 news articles
Madonna world tour kicks off in UK - The Press Association
2008-05-10 02:22:00 eFluxMediaMadonna world tour kicks off in UKThe Press Association - 1 hour agoPop superstar Madonna has announced she will be kicking off her world tour in the UK. The 49-year-old singer is to play at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on ...Madonna prepares for world tour Telegraph.co.ukMadonna Announces Sticky And Sweet World Tour Dates AngryApeMadonna Announces World Tour Enews 2.0ShortNews.com - andPOPall 220 news articles
Chabal fears World Cup KO - The Press Association
2008-05-07 11:50:00 Chabal fears World Cup KOThe Press Association - 2 hours agoSebastien Chabal admits his chances of playing in the 2011 World Cup will be all but over if he fails to be selected in France's squad for their summer tour ...
Obama on Meet the Press
2008-05-06 12:50:00 Barack Obama and Tim Russert discuss the gas tax holiday on Meet the Press.
Obama Makes Sense on Meet the Press
2008-05-05 03:14:00 I just saw Barack Obama interviewed by Tim Russert on NBC's Meet the Press, and was especially impressed by the following points:1. Obama said his "DNA" makes him ideally suited to bring Americans together - his black father and his white mother. I like that - the way Obama thinks and talks. When was the last time you heard another Presidential candidate of either party talk about DNA, in any connection to politics?2. Obama again spoke about the superficiality of the American flag pin issue - the degree to which Obama wears and does not wear a pin. I couldn't agree more. Did it ever occur to those who think flag pins are so important that a terrorist could easily wear one? What counts is what candidates say and do - not what they wear in their lapels.3. Obama explained his opposition to the gas tax holiday (McCain) and gas tax holiday plus windfall profits reduction (Clinton) proposals. They're sugar fixes, and, in the case of the windfall profits reductions, not likely to ...
By: Infinite Regress
Meet The Press Observations
2008-05-05 01:26:00 Meet The Press aired at 10pm GMT on CNBC here in Ireland and I found the discussion to be quite concise compared to ABC’s previous debate. To my best estimations, they spent 5 min out of the 45 min of total discussion talking about Rev. Wright which is not too bad given the circumstances of ...
Obama on Meet the Press May 4 2008 [video & full transcript]
2008-05-04 23:39:00 ‘Meet the Press’ transcript for May 4, 2008 Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday, only 48 hours until the Indiana and North Carolina primaries. The epic Clinton and Obama battle continues. Issues such as the Reverend Jeremiah Wright and the soaring cost of gasoline and food prices dominate the debate. ...
The Press As Corporate Slaves?
2008-04-23 09:05:00 I Once Had A Conversation With A Japanese Man Who Was Thoroughly Convinced That Corporations Trump Countries And That Soon We’d Be Giving Our Allegiance To Companies Rather Than Countries … Kind Of Like Japanese Baseball… addthis_url = 'http%3A%2F%2Floscuatroojos.com-%2F2008%2F04%2F23%2Fthe-press-a-s-corporate-slaves%2F'; addthis_title = 'The+Press+As+Corporate+Slaves%-26%238230%3B'; addthis_pub = '';
By: Los Cuatro Ojos
Barack Obama Eats The Press
2008-04-22 03:30:00 click picture to enlarge Edward Cropper(Guest Blogger) Click the Headline Link to Visit Copious Dissent and Read the Full Story.
Lindsay Lohan Really Upset By Father Talking To The Press
2008-04-20 00:00:00 Lindsay Lohan is responding to her father Michael's latest outburst in the media over her rep's denial that she was going to India to do missionary work with her dad. "What I have to say about my father is, I just wish that he wouldn't go and talk to
Selby eyes world title - The Press Association
2008-04-18 11:11:00 Sky NewsSelby eyes world titleThe Press Association - 4 hours agoLast year's World Championship runner-up Mark Selby is shocked to have achieved so much so soon - but he now has the self-belief to reach the pinnacle of ...Selby Gunning For World Title OLBG Betting NewsHIGGINS WARY OF STEVENS THREAT Sportinglife.comRocket science suggests Ding's generation is cued up Guardianall 54 news articles
The press finally got around to asking Obama about Ayers
2008-04-17 12:55:00 After the debate last night, I noted a whole lot of traffic… all asking questions about Obama and Ayers, apparently following up on Hillary Clinton’s questions during the debate itself. (Yes, I know it was Stephy who asked the questions, but who did Stephy work for?) They came across the whole gambit of Obama posts, mentioning Ayers, but mostly due to Google PLacement, they found this post from last February. McQ notes: Question: George STEPHANOPOULOS: A gentleman named William Ayers. He was part of the Weather Underground in the 1970s. They bombed the Pentagon, the Capitol, and other buildings. He’s never apologized for that. And, in fact, on 9/11, he was quoted in the New York Times saying, I don’t regret setting bombs. I feel we didn’t do enough. An early organizing meeting for your State Senate campaign was held at his house and your campaign has said you are friendly. Can you explain that relationship for the voters and explain to Democrats why it won’t be ...
By: BitsBlog
Why Women Think The Press Is Unfairly Against Hillary
2008-04-11 14:02:00 A USA Today story reports that a Lifetime TV poll suggested that many women agreed with Ferraro that Hillary was getting unfair coverage. ? 41% thought Democratic Sen. Barack Obama has received “more positive” news coverage because he is an African-American…. ? 33% believed Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has received “more negative” news coverage because she ...
Stop The Press, Usher & Tameka Seen With Baby
2008-04-10 07:08:00 Thanks to TMZ we have a small glimpse of the little Usher. From the picture he looks awfully cute, but I’m biased I think all babies are cute. I wish we can see more of him, I hope this will encourage them to do a photo spread of the whole family, step children and all. ...
Eco Everest 2008?The Press Release
2008-04-03 21:06:00 Dear Friends in the Media, Thank you for your interest and attendance at the Eco Everest Expedition 2008 press conference held on 11 February at the Hotel Radisson, Kathmandu. We also thank all those who have written to us seeking more information on this unique event which combines climbing and climate change. Please refer to our website http://www.ecoeverest.net.np for more details. As ...
By: The Adventurist
Meet The Press
2008-03-31 10:30:00 To maintain theories of renovating the human race through systems...is about the same thing as to maintain that man grows milder with civilization. Logically, perhaps, this is so; yet he is so prone to Systems and abstract deductions that he is forever ready to mutilate the truth, to be blind to what he sees or deaf to what he hears, so long as he can succeed in vindicating his logic...civilization develops in man nothing but an added capacity to receive impressions-that is all. And the growth of that capacity increases his tendency to seek pleasure in spilling blood. You may have noticed that some of the most enthusiastic blood-letters are almost always the most "civilized" of people.~Nietzche"Western Civilization? Yes, I think that would be a good idea."~Ghandi"You have to be something of a butchering murderer to be a politician."~Henry Miller
By: The Night Book
The Power of Social Media meets the Press Release
2008-03-31 03:33:00 Is the press release dead?Well not really. But there certainly is a new wave out there ? the social media press release, or SMPR, spawned by Todd Defern and the folks at SHIFT communications.What does this mean for you? Well, when newspapers, magazines and other media go online, they are trying to create a conversation around a given article or topic they have written about. Why shouldn?t that be the case for press releases?So I decided to get a podcast together with Todd so he could shed some light on success stories using the SMPR. Enjoy ?Link to Original Audio SourceSignup for this Podcast SeriesAbout ToddTodd Defren leads client services and business development efforts for SHIFT Communications, a $10 million agency with offices in Boston and San Francisco.Working in high-tech public relations for approximately 15 years, Defren currently specializes in social media strategies and is widely noted for creating the first template for social media news releases in 2006. He followed ...
Hot Off the Press! Look Who Made the Morning Paper!
2008-03-28 08:01:00 (If this Slide-Show has stopped, click the arrow in lower left corner to start it again.) So a bra walks into a bar pub....and orders a bottle of beer pint of ale...but the bartender says, "Sorry I... ...oh...excuse me...if you'd like to read the rest of this exciting globe-trotting adventure (& see the titillating pictures)...you'll need to visit my blog...so please scroll up to the TOP of this page & click on "OLGA, THE TRAVELING BRA"....see ya over there! Ta-Ta! (for now!) ~love, Olga, the Traveling Bra
Gabby and Ovie Chat up the Press
2008-03-25 14:00:00 (c) OnFrozenBlog - http://www.onfrozenblog.com/ - Late Monday afternoon the NHL conducted a media conference call with Washington Capitals head coach Bruce Boudreau and left wing Alex Ovechkin. OFB was able to listen in and ask a few questions. We figured there would be many about Alex hitting the 60-goal mark. Since Alex’s focus ...
By: On Frozen Blog
U2 tribute busker plans world tour - The Press Association
2008-03-25 11:36:00 U2 tribute busker plans world tourThe Press Association - 19 minutes agoA busker is planning to shadow Irish rock band U2 on their next world tour by performing his one-man show in every city. Derek Power, who fronts Dublin ...
Why the press blackout on the Lisbon Treaty?
2008-03-24 09:59:00 I was startled to read in the Christian Science Monitor: It’s the End of Britain as we know it….if ratified, it will become the decisive act in this creation of a federal European superstate with its capital in Brussels. Britain would become a province and its “Mother of Parliaments,” a regional assembly… The Eurocrat elite in Brussels ...
Call for world to denounce China - The Press Association
2008-03-21 19:50:00 KVALCall for world to denounce ChinaThe Press Association - 3 hours ago"If freedom-loving people throughout the world do not speak out against China's oppression in China and Tibet, we have lost all moral authority to speak on ...Nancy Pelosi challenges world over Tibet Telegraph.co.ukNancy Pelosi challenges world over Tibet Telegraph.co.ukUS House speaker urges world to denounce Chinese rule over Tibet International Herald TribuneThe Tribune - Spiegel Onlineall 4,921 news articles
Chickaboomer Beats The Press
2008-03-20 23:10:00 THIS JUST IN! U.S. News and World Report "Washington Whispers" buzzes in the that CBS News "Face The Nation" face Bob Schieffer has changed his mind about retiring next January. TV Newser trumpets the news today. Ho-hum. Old news to Chickaboomer readers. I reported it last Saturday after 71-year-old Bob announced his change of heart at the Radio & Records Talk Radio Seminar in DC.
By: Chickaboomer
Keegan hails 'world class' Owen - The Press Association
2008-03-18 10:20:00 Turkish PressKeegan hails 'world class' OwenThe Press Association - 1 hour ago"He is a world-class player," said Keegan. "Some people in this country might be losing a bit of faith but when you look at his statistics, even his record ...Newcastle manager behind 'world-class' Owen Telegraph.co.ukKeegan - Owen is world class SkySportsall 652 news articles
McCain goes to Iraq. Where’s the press?
2008-03-16 19:43:00 Ed Morrissey: John McCain took some time off of the campaign trail and hit the ground in Iraq this morning. The media calls it a “surprise visit”, but he had given indications that he would visit Iraq after he clinched the nomination in order to get a fresh assessment of the progress being made by General David Petraeus and the troops. He intends to meet with Iraqi leadership, who might get a glimpse of the McCain temper for their foot-dragging on reconciliation: Republican presidential candidate John McCain arrived in Iraq on Sunday to assess improved security attributed to a build-up of 30,000 extra troops of which he has been a strong supporter. McCain arrived in Baghdad and was due to meet Iraqi government leaders and U.S. officials in the heavily fortified “Green Zone” diplomatic and government compound, U.S. embassy spokeswoman Mirembe Nantongo said. … Attacks across Iraq have fallen by 60 percent since last June, when extra troops were full...
By: BitsBlog
A word from the press?
2008-03-16 15:22:00 I’m trying to read between the lines of Washington D.C. journalist, Charles T. Downey’s, remarks today in Ionarts: “I couldn’t bring myself to review Paul Potts when he sang at Lisner Auditorium (the Post skipped it, too), but Matthew Guerrieri took the bullet in Boston and puts it quite nicely.” Downey links to a previously ...
World hat-trick for super Drever - The Press Association
2008-03-13 19:40:00 Setanta SportsWorld hat-trick for super DreverThe Press Association - 1 hour agoInglis Drever made Cheltenham Festival history with a record third success in the Ladbrokes World Hurdle. The 11-8 favourite, winner in 2005 and 2007, ...Racing: Drever has world at his feet ic WalesDespite his advanced years Inglis Drever still has the World at ... GuardianKing of the long-distance hurdlers: Little athlete with the world ... IndependentSportinglife.co.za&n-bsp;- Fox Sportsall 110 news articles |
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