Posted By Russ Emerson on October 1, 2008 at 8:12 pm
Been out of the house most of the day — running errands, doing chores, buying huge pieces of beef….
What?
Among other things, I went to the discount warehouse club store and bought a vacuum-bagged strip steak primal. I was going to get a ribeye primal, but the few they had were either too small or too big, or looked a bit dodgy…. and the strips were on special. I’ll be dry aging it before cutting it into steaks. It’s a monster; it occupies the entirety of the bottom shelf of my fridge.
So after getting up wa-a-ay too early for an appointment, being on my feet all day, and lugging my acquisitions into the house, I’m a bit more than tired. I’m pooped.
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Posted By Russ Emerson on September 29, 2008 at 11:12 pm
We already know the media are in the tank for Obama. Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit:
A READER AT A MAJOR NEWSROOM EMAILS: “Off the record, every suspicion you have about MSM being in the tank for O is true. We have a team of 4 people going thru dumpsters in Alaska and 4 in arizona. Not a single one looking into Acorn, Ayers or Freddiemae. Editor refuses to publish anything that would jeopardize election for O, and betting you dollars to donuts same is true at NYT, others. People cheer when CNN or NBC run another Palin-mocking but raising any reasonable inquiry into obama is derided or flat out ignored. The fix is in, and its working.” I asked permission to reprint without attribution and it was granted.
The abrogation of their responsibilities by the fourth estate does more than shock the sensibilities, it shatters any pretense they may have towards objectivity or even credibility.
Think back with me a few years. On the eve of the 2000 election, Fox News — the allegedly right-wing Fox News — broke the story of candidate Bush’s 1976 DUI.
Would CNN or any of the broadcast networks do the same if Obama’s transgressions were the story?
The answer is obviously a resounding “no.”
On the plus side, that obviousness does lead those who are interested enough in the political news process to apply the appropriate skepticism. I stopped trusting most journalism a long time ago.
On the down side, most people aren’t interested enough, and swallow whatever they’re fed, even poison, if it comes with a spoonful of sugar.
(Via the Anchoress.)
The title of this post comes from a Tom Clancy novel, I think it was
Clear and Present Danger
. (I wish I knew where my copy was — I have all the Jack Ryan novels in hardback… somewhere.) The son of a spec-ops sergeant has an unwanted encounter with a journalist, and pointedly refuses to believe that said reporter will do what he promises he will do. That has stuck with me like very few passages from novels have.
I just wish I was sure which book it was. I guess now I have to re-read them all.
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