Posts filed under “Media”
ICYMI – Pelosi “Knows” Newt
In an interview with John King, Nancy Pelosi was asked about the possibility of a Gingrich presidency. Her response was “let me just say this, that will never happen…there is something I know.” Maybe I’m just not used to seeing her speak, but I have to say I was taken aback by the nature of [...]
Romney’s Lingering Troubles
Today on This Week (now with George Stephanopolous) George Will phrased the essence of what happened in South Carolina in a simplistic but accurate way. He said, “Mitt Romney’s problem is somehow his Romney-ness… there is something about him that is not connecting.” The populist wing of the republican party wants a game changing candidate. They [...]
Bizarro Election Day #1
When I speak in private and people ask me for handicaps of the different races in the news on I always assign percentages. Recently I had been giving Romney an 85 percent shot of taking the nomination and a 60-70 percent shot at taking the general. Often times after giving these numbers I’m asked why [...]
PIPA + SOPA Blackouts
The enormity of sites such as Wikipedia, Google and Reddit “blacking out” their websites in protest of PIPA and SOPA is not to be underestimated. We at 1115.org not only support these efforts, but give offhand support to those working against PIPA and SOPA. Personally, I do not have enough expertise on the subject to [...]
Taking A Candidates Word For It
Earlier today, the New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane wrote an interesting piece that delved into the question of whether the news media should add disclaimers to quotes by political figures that can demonstrably be proven false. Brisbane phrased it like this: I’m looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should [...]
Happy New Hampshire Primary Day
Or, happy End-of-The-GOP-Primary day. Latest polls out show downward momentum for Romney and upward momentum for Huntsman. But none of it really matters. The size of the number separating first place (Romney) the rest of the field is too large for any last minute change of fortune. If there is, you will see a lots [...]
Iowa Caucuses Live Blog
All day today I’ll be pseudo live blogging about the Iowa Caucuses and the GOP 2012 nomination in general. All times are EST. 2:37 – Romney wins. Changes little, but makes my prediction picture perfect, so I’m happy about that. Good night! 2:10 – Twitter is ablaze with reports about a 14 point margin in [...]
Non-Existent Voter Fraud Strikes Again
The conservative media and blogosphere have erupted in outrage from the news that Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hiter have signed the recall petition against Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker! Wisconsin ABC 12 (12/14/2011): “Mickey Mouse, Adolf Hitler Allowed on Wis. Recall Petitions” MADISON, Wis. — The signatures of Mickey Mouse and Adolf Hitler will be counted on recall petitions targeting Gov. [...]
8.6 = 9.0
This would be a drastic fail if it wasn’t intentional. (via ThinkProgress) Bookmark on DeliciousDigg this postShare on Facebookshare via RedditShare with StumblersTweet about itBookmark in BrowserTell a friend
Cain v. The Media
In a recent interview with Fox News Herman Cain’s Chief of Staff, Mark Block, stated that Herman Cain’s campaign was considering suing Politico.com. On the scandal, Block said, “we have ran a different kind of campaign and we are not going to play by the rules that the media has established. The fact of the matter [...]