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PJM Political 01/24/09: The Historic First 100 Hours
https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/01/24/pjm-political-012409-the-historic-first-100-hours-n17843
– Tune in each Saturday to Sirus XM’s POTUS channel (#110 on Sirius, #130 on XM) at 7:00 AM eastern, 1:00 PM eastern and 7:00 PM eastern … Join host Steve Green of VodkaPundit.com, an all-star cast from Pajamas Media, PJTV.com, and the Blogosphere, for their thoughts on … the inauguration of President Obama and the early days of his administration: Pajamas Media CEO Roger L.…
The Changing Face of Change
https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/01/24/the-changing-face-of-change-n239532
– History began on 9/11–which itself is rapidly plunging down the Memory Hole. … He mines the fawning legacy media coverage of those who have imbibed deeply for hidden gems, finds them, and then jokes, “Funny, I … don’t remember Obama running on a platform of refreshing ignorance, but I guess I’m just disoriented from being stuck in the age of…
The Phenomenon As President
https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/01/24/the-phenomenon-as-president-n239522
– “The media are getting mad,” according to Washington Post reporter Howard Kurtz. … People’s expectations are soaring, and soon enough they will insist on results. … Barack Obama is President of the United States, not a crown prince on a white horse.…
How Many Gazans Really Died in the War?
https://pjmedia.com/mike-mcnally/2009/01/24/how-many-gazans-really-died-in-the-war-n17846
– Clearly unchastened by the Jenin experience, the world’s media has been reporting with a similar lack of skepticism on the casualty … And so we come back to the mainstream media, through which the accounts from sources on both sides of the conflict are filtered. … Most non-partisan people still believe there was a massacre, because it was widely reported on TV and on the front pages of newspapers…
Hugo Chavez Still Trying to Become President for Life
https://pjmedia.com/bridget-johnson/2009/01/24/hugo-chavez-still-trying-to-become-president-for-life-n17849
– Based on polling data obtained by Reuters, a Consultores 21 survey conducted in December “found 56.8 percent of people planning to … (which made Chavez’s bashing list in his snoozefest address), on one Globovision reporter’s home, and on the daily newspaper El Nuevo … the media by accusing Globovision of a “conspiracy” against Chavez.…
Hollywood Conservatives: Should They Just Shut Up and Entertain?
https://pjmedia.com/la-shawn-barber/2009/01/24/hollywood-conservatives-should-they-just-shut-up-and-entertain-n17851
– Made on a budget of $500,000 and released last fall by Sherwood Pictures, Fireproof has earned over $33 million. … Biola University in La Mirada holds an annual media conference for Christians on the CBS Studios lot in Hollywood.…
The Dichotomy Of Brave Obamacles
https://pjmedia.com/ed-driscoll/2009/01/23/the-dichotomy-of-brave-obamacles-n239508
– And like Zeus on Mt. Olympus, he talked about making the planet cool and the oceans recede. … But if Obama deliberately takes on the trappings of a messiah, why shouldn’t we expect messianic solutions? … Update: On the other hand, “Could President Obama really be Bill McKay?”…
Getting It Wrong
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2009/01/23/getting-it-wrong-5-n231636
– Again, had the media done its job during the campaign, and really tested Obama and his people before they took over, they might not … If there were laws against journalistic malpractice, there’d be people on trial right now. Lots of them.…
Guantanamo: A 'False Choice Between Our Safety and Our Ideals'?
https://pjmedia.com/clarice-feldman/2009/01/23/guantanamo-a-false-choice-between-our-safety-and-our-ideals-n17859
– sort of international goodwill which can be tapped to help us repatriate the prisoners and see that they are imprisoned humanely on … remain  there and — however wrongly it was reached — the perception that there is some manifest unfairness in holding men caught on … Of course, Obama may somehow be able to overcome problems the previous administration had on some of these points.…
The Obama Cult of Personality
https://pjmedia.com/candace-de-russy/2009/01/23/the-obama-cult-of-personality-n17860
– One newspaper image, of throngs of his admirers ecstatically waving American flags on which his picture had been superimposed, especially … as House Joint Resolution 5, this item would start the process to repeal the 22nd Amendment, which established the two-term limit on … But it is also possible that this personality cult may endure and fructify, especially if the news media continue to suspend critical…
Gitmo Follies and more
https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/01/22/gitmo-follies-and-more-n216729
– John McCain came awake on Larry King tonight (paradoxical as that may seem) by raising questions about Obama’s immediate closing of … I wonder what the President actually knows about what goes on there. Does he rely on the media?…
Throwing the Bathwater Out With the Baby
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2009/01/22/throwing-the-bathwater-out-with-the-baby-n231628
– Chinese courts sentenced two men to death and three other defendants, including a top dairy company executive, to life in prison on … Thursday for endangering public safety in a tainted milk scandal that killed at least six children, according to state-run news media … The rot in China goes deep, from their banking system — which is in worse shape on a good day than ours is right now — to their military…
Obama Snubs Medal of Honor Recipients (Updated)
https://pjmedia.com/mr-wolf/2009/01/22/obama-snubs-medal-of-honor-recipients-n17864
– He would take a few turns on the dance floor, say a few words to those gathered, and move on to the next one. … PJM just did the same  …[T]he usual fools on the Right. The respected figures on the Right’s media are not going with this dreck. … and links up on their www.legion.org homepage.…
Well Isn't That Special?
https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2009/01/22/well-isnt-that-special-n231622
– television and radio broadcasts over the past day — about 35 times more than the last presidential swearing-in — a monitoring group said on … The Texas-based Global Language Monitor said there had also been 6 million new Obama-related mentions on the Internet since December … Bush in January 2005, resulted in about 1,000 stories in major media worldwide, Paul JJ Payack, president of Global Language Monitor…
The invisible man
https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/01/21/the-invisible-man-n187050
– And you know every detail of the Lebanese Army’s assault on the Lebanese army’s assault on Nar el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, correct … of column-inches, minutes airtime, people per demonstration on the one hand and number of civilian casualties on the other. … impact on public opinion the world over.…
Wilders
https://pjmedia.com/richard-fernandez/2009/01/21/wilders-n187042
– In 2007, Wilders called for a ban on the Quran “the same way we ban ‘Mein Kampf.'” … The Amsterdam Appeals Court called Wilders’ statements in his film, newspaper articles and media interviews “one-sided generalizations … The War on Terror is over. It’s payback time for those who ever thought it should have begun.…
One by One: Standing Up to Terrorism
https://pjmedia.com/phyllis-chesler/2009/01/21/one-by-one-standing-up-to-terrorism-n103965
– To be fair, so much was going on in DC yesterday. … On Sunday, I attended a Hindu/Jewish meeting in Highland Park, NJ. … you on what you can build, not what you destroy.…
An Uneasy Feeling
https://pjmedia.com/victor-davis-hanson/2009/01/21/an-uneasy-feeling-n117362
– had the financial meltdown in mid-September, and had Obama stayed three points back in the polls, would millions have stayed soured on … So I think it would be wise to cool it on the “I am now proud of America” rhetoric. … If you are a populist, a critic of rich white people who throw big parties and who spend over a $1,000 on their evening clothes (we…
Top Ten Disturbing Aspects of Obama's Choice of Treasury Secretary
https://pjmedia.com/tom-blumer/2009/01/21/top-ten-disturbing-aspects-of-obamas-choice-of-treasury-secretary-n17875
– Lindsey Graham doesn’t want “to play gotcha on this.” … Press coverage The Associated Press and other media outlets relentlessly drone on about tax “discrepancies,” “tax goofs,” and the … GE CEO Jeffrey Inmelt is also on the New York Fed’s board. 2.…
Will Obama's Anti-Terror Policies Vindicate Bush?
https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2009/01/21/will-obamas-anti-terror-policies-vindicate-bush-n17877
– I make this assessment based on the proposition that President Obama is a pragmatist at heart. … They have learned how to alter the perception they are on the run from an unruly mob, into one that suggests what is really going on … They earnestly hope that nobody, particularly on the left, will notice the change in direction.…
Politicians — Use New Media at Your Own Risk
https://pjmedia.com/andrew-ian-dodge/2009/01/21/politicians-use-new-media-at-your-own-risk-n17878
– There is a lack of control and understanding of the dangers and benefits of social media for all who embark on that road.   … One wonders if those so keen on new media will pay attention to those in the know and take care when dealing with this sort of technology … The”old media” absolutely loathes new media. They are very keen to expose “the dangers” of the online world as often as possible.…
Israeli Election Results Point Rightward
https://pjmedia.com/allison-kaplan-sommer/2009/02/09/malaise-in-israel-on-eve-of-election-n17725
– Such conversations are remarkably similar on both the right and the left. …   — seemingly endless, with months of media focus on the race until the population is sick of the subject and desperate to discuss … By consensus, political matters were put aside as the media and the population focused on getting the residents of the south and the…
The New Soma? The NYT's "last man standing" strategy
https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2009/02/09/the-new-soma-the-nyts-last-man-standing-strategy-n216794
– But that’s arguably the outcome of the new strategy for the embattled New York Times“: “As other newspapers cut back on international … But the problem for media… for information… is severe. … We live in the era of that euphemism “troubled assets” and most media companies, left and right, new and old, are among them.…
Have They No Shame? A Power Grab at the Census
https://pjmedia.com/jennifer-rubin/2009/02/09/have-they-no-shame-a-power-grab-at-the-census-n17728
On Sunday Republicans fanned out on TV to try to raise public awareness of the issue. … It’s all based on those census figures. … “This implies that President Obama intends on getting a count to his liking. It borders on overt political corruption.”…
British TV's Nasty Spin on the U.S. (Part 1)
https://pjmedia.com/carol-gould/2009/02/09/the-bbcs-nasty-spin-on-the-us-part-1-n17732
– He goes on to cherry-pick history with a long and drawn-out tale of another culture humiliated by whites: the Chinese. … Poetry on the walls of the detention centers expressed their despair at the brutality and injustice of what they had envisaged as a … that I am trying to objectively report on a long few months of being educated about the U.S. by a string of distinguished British…
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