Category Archives: media

Interdepartmental Transfer At Fox for Guilfoyle

Posted on July 21, 2018 by

They look so… life-like. https://t.co/ta5z4eauds — Tengrain the Covfefe Boy (@Tengrain) July 19, 2018 Brian Stelter’s Reliable Sources Email thingie: Fox solves its Kimberly Guilfoyle problem Fox News abruptly parted ways with one of its biggest stars, Kimberly Guilfoyle, on Friday. … Continue reading →

Posted in Fox News, media, Udsay and Qusay Trump | 5 Comments

Known Liar Gets Professional Courtesy To Lie Again

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

Excited to kick off my book of The Briefing tomorrow on @TODAYshow with @SavannahGuthrie and @hodakotb I promise I will smile more https://t.co/5E8OA4Ai4q — Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) July 18, 2018 It’s incredible to me that the press guy who willingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Death of the Media, Dumb Spice, The Angry Inch | 11 Comments

The Steady Drip of Agitprop

Posted on July 18, 2018 by

Reliable Sources email thingie: Pretty much every time I watch Fox talk show hosts interview Trump, I see missed opportunities. This was one of those times. Tucker Carlson‘s pre-taped interview with Trump in Helsinki aired on Tuesday… While Carlson did … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Death of the Media, Fox News, Tucker Carlson | 2 Comments

Comrade Trump: A Russian Asset?

Posted on July 16, 2018 by

I’m not a fan of panel shows, and mosdef not a fan of CNN panel shows (shouty heads shouting), but this segment is without a doubt chilling and very informative. As we’ve noted before: when Brian Stelter is good, he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in 2016 Goat Rodeo, 4th Reich, CNN, Comrade Preznint Stupid, The Russian Usurper | 13 Comments

Death of the Media, Cont.

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

LATimes: RUSSIA’S INVASION INTO U.S. POLITICS OK, that’s a good headline, short, well-written, tells you what you need to know. But then we get to the subhead and to passive voice, and the removal of actors: Indictment details how ‘spearphishing,’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Death of the Media | 3 Comments

The Love That Dares To Speak It’s Name

Posted on July 10, 2018 by

When Brian Stelter is good, he’s very good. And we note that Fox did it again last night and gave full, real-time coverage while the broadcast networks gave under 5 minutes.

Posted in CNN, media | 1 Comment

As the Villagers Gasp!

Posted on July 9, 2018 by

From the Reliable Sources newsletter thingie last night (formatting theirs, not mine): Why @emptywheel went to the FBI Margaret Sullivan’s Monday column is about blogger Marcy Wheeler‘s decision to go to the FBI and reveal one of her sources. If you … Continue reading →

Posted in blogging, media | 5 Comments

‘First They Came For My Madras Plaid Shorts’

Posted on July 3, 2018 by

At first I thought this was a joke: Harvard’s Alan Dershowitz says defending Trump has made him a discrimination victim: “I have experienced this firsthand on Martha’s Vineyard. Old friends are shunning me and trying to ban me from their … Continue reading →

Posted in 4th Reich, Talentless Hacks | 10 Comments

D’Vorce D’Spousa Goes Off The Plantation

Posted on July 2, 2018 by

D’vorce D’spousa—documentarian fabulist, convicted election fraud felon (pardoned), fired Y’all Qaeda business school dean, serial adulterer, and would-be bigamist and self-proclaimed political prisoner of the Kenyan Usurper— has earned an unusual headline in Newsweek: DINESH D’SOUZA, FILMMAKER PARDONED BY TRUMP, … Continue reading →

Posted in D’vorce D’spousa, Nazis, Talentless Hacks, The New Confederacy | 9 Comments

Why You Should Turn Off Panel Discussions

Posted on June 26, 2018 by

The Death of the Media We’ve long said that St. Ronnie got it exactly wrong: The nine most frightening words are not “I’m from the government and I’m here to help,” they are, “Let’s turn to our power-house panel to … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Death of the Media, media, snark | 7 Comments