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George Clooney On Sudan
The above is a screencap of a video of George Clooney reporting to the UN on things he saw and experienced on a recent official visit to Africa (see it yourself here: news.bbc.co.uk/…220735.stm# )....
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LOLFoxNooz
LOLFoxNooz, originally uploaded by thepetecom. For a post on the state of American news sources, I was researching what the various mainstream news sources were reporting today. I was immediately...
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CNN.com and Pals Do a Suck Job at News
By looking at CNN.com‘s main page as I type this you wouldn’t know that: America has troops in Iraq America has troops in Afghanistan Turkey has troops in Iraq The US economy is in bad shape Poverty is...
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CNN.com Covers McCain with Obama Pic
So, I see the headline to this story on CNN’s mobile site but when I click on it I see a picture of Obama! I *wanted* to learn who McCain was considering for VP but instead I think that this damn...
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Sarah Palin Game Changer or Scandal Bringer? UPDATED
I’m a little confused about this blurb CNN put on their main page tonight about Sarah Palin, John McCain’s choice for his VP running mate. CNN makes it sound like this woman is pristine and amazing–the...
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CNN.com Thinks "They All Look Alike"?
I saw this last Friday and meant to post it sooner. Just found it amusing (in a sad way) that one of the few high profile black women in the media gets misfiled as somehow being connected to the...
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CNN, Chevron & McCain, OH MY!
Saw this on my iPhone tonight and couldn’t help but think "Wow, CNN brings us a pro-McCain headline sponsored by Chevron. Taste that irony!" Seriously, even Fox News is admitting that Obama won this...
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CNN.com Asks: Will Obama’s Lead Last?
This is kind of disgusting. CNN’s own numbers (here: thepete.com/…n-cnn-poll ) have Obama with a projected lead so far ahead of McCain that even if Senator John got all of the up-fer-grabs electorals...
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Democracy in Danger: USMSM Ignoring, Other Sources Not
The US Mainstream Media (USMSM) is sadly blowing off stories of voting irregularities. I just trolled CNN.com a few minutes ago and saw almost nothing regarding reports of vote-problems. Luckily, loads...
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Democracy In Danger: Election Irregularity News
This crap is NOT going away. The good thing is that the MSM is sort of hobbling along, trying to at least pay lip-service to the incredibly serious issue of election irregularities. I mean, it’s only...
View ArticleDaily Democracy in Danger: MSNBC.com’s “10 Choke Points” Disected
In yesterday’s DID post, one of the articles I linked to was called “10 Choke Points for Election Day” and it was written by Alan Boyle. Now, color me a bit biased, but I feel like he’s MUCH too...
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Reuters: Everything Good is Bad Again
Spotted this article on Reuters.com this morning called "October consumer prices and home starts plummet" and found it really fascinating. If you read it, it talks about things like housing prices...
View ArticleEconomic Armageddon Narrowly Averted According to Dem Rep
I think I found the original version of this clip via a Tweet from theeconomysucks but what it talks about is pretty damn newsworthy and I’m a little surprised that it didn’t merit some sort of mention...
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The Miley Cyrus Pic CNN Mobile left up for 45 Minutes
The Miley Cyrus Pic CNN Mobile left up for 45 Minutes, originally uploaded by thepetecom. CNN’s mobile page for 45 minutes earlier tonight. Can’t imagine why!
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MainStream Media Love tehPirates NOW, but Where were They Last Year?
MainStream Media Love teh Pirates NOW, but Where were They Last Year?, originally uploaded by thepetecom. News.bbc.co.uk reported on this over the weekend and it struck me as very odd. The media seems...
View ArticleWhy Glenn Beck should shut the fuck up about Tom Paine (hint: he felt all...
contrararian: “I do not believe in the creed professed by the Jewish church, by the Roman church, by the Greek church, by the Turkish church, by the Protestant church, nor by any church that I know of....
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Article 8
SCIENCE GETS IT WRONG AGAIN! Stupid science. This is like that time they lost a WHOLE PLANET. I think I’ll read the Bible now. It hasn’t changed in two thousand years!!! THAT’S HOW RIGHT IT IS. /...
View ArticleThe Absurd Disconnect Continues: noticing greedy employers
If you’re not familiar with what I call “the Absurd Disconnect,” in a nutshell, it’s when people look at the sky and tell you it’s green—or when someone tells you it’s safe to go swimming in a part of...
View ArticleGuy who pissed off the USG wanted for rape for all of 30 seconds, but we’ll...
coalspeaker: “WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange “no longer wanted” and not a rape suspect, Swedish prosecutor says on website” — Huh?? .. CNN headline .. Confusing day.. Confusing day? Confusing...
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