Tony Snow - A Full Life; Still Taken Too Soon
July 12, 2008
I just read that Tony Snow died this morning. Very sad. Snow died after his second round with cancer. He was first diagnosed with colon cancer in 2005, was treated and got back to work. In 2007 he announced that the cancer had spread to his liver and he had a second battle to fight.
He was so positive and upbeat during his illness. He should be a role model for many, not just for how he fought his illness, but for how he lived his regular day-to-day life too. What a great guy with many talents.
More over at Malkin’s, FoxNews.com and HotAir. Plenty of videos are out there too, but I am unable to watch them right now with a slow Internet connection.
Our condolences to his wife, Jill Ellen Walker, their son, Robbie; and daughters, Kendall and Kristi.
R.I.P. Tony; and thanks a bunch.
New York Times Dives Deep Into Teleprompter News
July 6, 2008
Let’s talk about politicians and how the main stream media treats them for a moment or two. Obama has made some gaffes in front of big audiences and so has McCain. Obama is clearly very comfortable with a teleprompter and McCain is not. In general, Bush 42 is not comfortable in front of an audience at all, but from what I hear, he is quite coherent and comfortable speaking to small groups about policy issues; he makes his points and opinions very clear.
Why is it considered news when McCain can’t pronounce Lexington when reading from a teleprompter? Why is it not news when Obama just fumbles and fumbles when he’s off a teleprompter? Why the hell does this matter?
Newspaper Columnist Deserves Treason Charge
July 3, 2008
I know one of the reasons why print newspapers are having a tough time with a business model built more than 200 years ago. Online news is dominating the industry and I - like many others - prefer to get my news online. It’s faster and I can tailor my viewing using RSS feeds and such.
There is another reason why subscriptions are down. Like when Chris Satullo - former editorial page editor turned columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer - writes that this July 4th weekend, we don’t deserve to be proud of our country. He thinks we are evil and should be ashamed. You’re wrong Satullo, and you should be brought up on treason charges. Read more
The Fairness Doctrine v2.0
June 20, 2008
I was in high school in the early 1980s. Although I do remember a few lessons and a few good friends from back in the day, I certainly don’t remember the Fairness Doctrine. Back then, I just listened to music and anyone who listened to talk radio was, well, old.
I do remember a day in the late 1980s when I visited my dad at work. He had the radio on in the shop and it was tuned in to Rush Limbaugh’s program on WTIC AM in Hartford. I must have heard one of the parodies or a response to a caller and I got interested in the program.
So I guess at some point, listening to Rush put me into the “old person” category when I was about 23.
When the first Fairness Doctrine was nixed by President Reagan, AM radio came back. Some say Limbaugh was the one to bring back a dead format.
American Thinker has a good piece on the Fairness Doctrine, what it’s designed to do, and what it really ends up doing.
The Fairness Doctrine was originally intended to encourage a public dialogue on controversial issues by ensuring that both sides of a topic were aired. As a former radio and TV journalist, I can assure you that the opposite was true. Station owners were afraid that their licenses would be yanked if there was the slightest possibility that they could be accused of violating the doctrine; it was far safer to simply avoid controversial matters.
Read the full post.
Ed Morrissey over at Hot Air has more, including some video from a debate on Laura Ingraham’s new show - Just In - on Fox News channel between Rep. Mike Pence and Jennifer Palmieri of the Center for American Progress.
Couric Will Recieve Golden Parachute - Who Will Complain?
April 11, 2008
These days the main stream media and many people are slamming CEOs for “outrageous” salaries and “over-the-top” stock bonus plans. It’s not fair for those executives to be paid “200 times” more than their average employee. Attacks are more noticable when the executive leaves the company with fantastic, contractual, retirement plans.
If executives depart with golden parachutes when the stock price is taking a hit or layoffs are in process, employees - and the media - demand that attorneys general look into criminal charges. So what will happen when Katie Couric departs the anchor position at the CBS Nightly News sometime this year? Read more
