Whats in a Name? How the media sways the public: An Introduction

The more you see something the more "Real" it is. The more you read a statement or name the more real it becomes in the average mind. The less you hear, read or see something, the less viable it becomes. With me so far? Today I took a look at three on-line news sources...

SC SCHOOL OFFERS BELTS TO STUDENTS WHO SAG THEIR PANTS

Northwestern High School in Rock Hill, SC. has offered a new version of a solution to their sagging problem...read more: http://www.insaneasylumblog.com/2011/12/south-carolina-school-offers-belts-to.html#axzz1gFk2rjro

Goldman Sachs’ Deals With Libyan Terrorist Under Investigation

"Liz Rappaport of the Wall Street Journal explained on MSNBC why the Securities and Exchange Commission was investigating Goldman Sachs’ relationship with the Libyan Investment Authority, owned by Libyan President Mommar Gaddafi, who has slaughtered thousands of his own...

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder Takes Over Small Black Town - VIDEO

"Benton Harbor, MI is 10,235 population town. 85.5% of the residents are African-American. The per capita income is among the lowest in the state: $10,235. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder recently castrated the city government of the struggling town, using his controversial...

Pastor Rob Bell’s “Love Wins” - So It Begins...

I like Mark Driscoll of Mars Hill Church. His messages are frank, touching, and blunt. He speaks the truth most of the time, I think. But I do not understand what his fellow Pastor, Rob Bell  is saying about...

Pastor Rob Bell's New Book Claims There is No Hell, Causes Uproar

"Pastor Rob Bell of Mars Hill Baptist Church recently wrote a new book “Love Wins,” which shot to the top of the New York Times’ bestseller list, but not without controversy. Bell’s theology has been described as “Christian universalist,” which means everyone...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Brags About State Layoffs VIDEO

"Gov. Chris Christie (R-NJ) proposed a budget yesterday that holds property tax rebates for seniors hostage to benefit cuts for public employees: if public sector workers don’t agree to the cuts, property tax rebates don’t go out. During an appearance on MSNBC today, ...

Keith Olbermann Fired

Keith Olbermann FiredHis contract with MSNBC ended abrubptly yesterday, although he still had 2 years and $30 Million left on his contract. Who better to counter balance the wacky Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity? I...

Will Olbermann’s departure mean return of Journalistic neutrality

Will Olbermann’s departure mean return of Journalistic neutrality and objectivity? I like Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews too. They are liberals. Should journalists with liberal and conservative biases have...

A story about nothing

Here is a “story” that appeared on MSNBC that would make David Brinkley roll over in his grave because it lacks newsworthiness.  I worked with David Brinkley on a project one time in Tampa Florida. A woman...

Joe McCarthy, the Tea Party, and The Fourth Estate

       In 1950 Senator Joseph McCarthy of Wisconsin was a nobody. However, within a few years he created a political firestorm that would impact every aspect of the federal government. How you may ask—by manipulating the print media.     ...

The President Named Everyone — Media Only Mentioned Slaves

As MSNBC's Alex Witt went to break, Friday, October 1, 2010, she announced that the President called upon people to be patient, and that he "invok(ed) the plight of the slaves."  I would have been puzzled if I'd not seen the Drudge Report headline the day before, "Pump...

Mike Barnicle asks if Sharron Angle is a “Mental Patient”

On the MSNBC show Morning Joe, featuring Joe Scarborough a former Republican congressman from Florida and Mika Brzezinski, a question was posed from Mike Barnicle a regular on the show.Barnicle asked if Sharron...

George A. Rekers Resigns from NARTH Board after RentBoy scandal

Facebook exchanges reveal Rekers knew youth was gay prostitute Gay Escort talks RE Family Research Council co-founder MSNBC's Rachel Maddow slams Rekers  Dr. George  Alan Rekers has...

Rachel Maddow Gives Overview of Reker's Hypocrisy on May 7 show

MSNBC's Rachel Maddow (The Rachel Maddow Show;  May 7, 2010 Broadcast)  gives a synopsis of Family Research Council co-founder and NARTH board member George Alan Rekers decades of anti-gay activism,...

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