Posts filed under “STFU!”
CNN Cheif Jon Klein, STFU!
In the last few years, roughly coinciding with their ill-fated merger with AOL, CNN has added a third rule to television journalism. The network that revolutionized the game with bureaus in every corner of the world decided to change course and follow the “If it bleeds it leads” maxim of the local evening news and [...]
Just Shut the Fuck Up Already!
First lady Laura Bush would defeat U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton if the two were to face each other in the 2008 presidential contest. The above statement came to us via a Reuters article on Monday. Was it some new polling? The analysis of a prominent nonpartisan political scientist? Nope, just Dick Cheney. Good to [...]
Kendel Ehrlich: STFU!
No Small Parts, Only Small Actresses First Lady of Maryland is not a big enough office for Kendel Ehrlich. So while her husband, Governor Bob Ehrlich struggles through scandals, Kendel likes to make headlines. A couple years ago, she came under “fire” for a quip about a certain pop princess: Ehrlich, 42, talked about the [...]
William J. McDonough: STFU!
Crazy eyebrows. Your ticket into the Bush Administration. In the wake of corporate accounting scandals that led to billions of dollars in shareholder losses and the fall of several giants, Congress overwhelmingly passed the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 to tighten oversight. Corporate America accepted the new rules in part to help restore trust with investors, [...]
Joe Scarborough – STFU!
The media coverage of Pope John Paul II’s passing was strong on symbolism and spectacle, and provided us with certain lasting images: Massive crowds in St. Peter’s square. Pilgrims from all corners of the planet waiting in 10-hour lines to see the pontiff’s body. World leaders gathering together to pay respect to an immensely influential [...]
John Snow: STFU!
Treasury Secretary John Snow not only has a less than ideal understanding of his job responsibilities, he also appears to have a limited grasp on the political ramifications of ignoring public opinion: “I remain confident we will see legislation this year. I think private accounts are going to be an integral part of any solution. [...]
After Careful Consideration, STFU!
In 1977, New York state passed the “Son of Sam” law in order to stop David Berkowitz from profiting from the story of his crimes. Since then, many other states have followed suit to varying degrees of success. Former CIA director George Tenet didn’t commit any crimes, but the idea that he is going to [...]
CNN: STFU!
(If you dislike reading about blogs as much as I dislike writing about them, feel free to skip this piece.) I’m really surprised that I haven’t learned my lesson by now. Each passing White House lie, scandal, reversal, coverup and revision should have demonstrated that the mainstream media (MSM) isn’t interested in doing real journalism, [...]
Robert Novak: Shut the Fuck Up
One of Bob Novak‘s specialties is finding (or inventing) Democrats eager to criticize their own party, its leaders and their decisions. Throughout the 2004 election cycle, Novak produced a steady flow of revelations that by pure coincidence (!) had the effect of knocking down whoever happened to be the frontrunner at the time. Never one [...]
John Ashcroft: Shut The Fuck Up
Spin: Ashcroft credited tough prosecution and long sentences for the continuing decline in the rate of violent crime in the United States. “Criminals can’t commit crimes from behind prison walls,” he said. Fact: On Sept. 2 a federal judge in Detroit threw out the only jury conviction the Justice Department has obtained on a terrorism [...]