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Big Journalism : Tuesday Roundup

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:25:23 +0000

"That this amounts to coercion of the states and control by Congress of a matter clearly within the province of the states cannot be denied. If valid, it marks the end of responsible state government in any field in which the United States chooses to take control by the use of its taxing power. If the United States can take control of unemployment insurance and old age assistance by the coercive use of taxation, it can equally take control of education and local health conditions by levying a heavy tax and remitting it in the states which conform their educational system or their health laws to the dictates of a federal board." From the case 89 F. 2d 368 - Circuit Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit, 1937 in which the Social Security Act was deemed unconstitutional. (Later Appealed)

Big Journalism : Ed Schultz Admits 'Error'; Sharpton's Turn

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:18:33 +0000

I wish that Mr. O'Connor would have at least pointed out that fact that had Perry just said there is, "a black cloud hanging over America," there STILL would have been nothing racist about the expression. This phrase is not racist at all, even without the descriptive qualifier, and is a common expression.

Big Journalism : Media Apoplectic Over Perry Remarks

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 22:53:46 +0000

It's possible, but it still looks like an out of context attack to me. Especially with the "thanks for the clarification" at the end.

Big Journalism : Media Apoplectic Over Perry Remarks

Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:18:28 +0000

EDIT: spelling. The guy can't even avoid taking quotes out of context on Twitter! "Oh you're not defending Perry 'so much'?" I wasn't aware that a journalist wasn't capable of properly translating the expression I'm not X so much as Y. Seriously, I can't believe when someone is accusing you of bias in reporting that you would so misconstrue one of their statements that it can only confirm their argument. I don't normally tweet but in this case I think I'll make an exception. @ThePlumLineGS #lrn2play

Big Journalism : Newsweek: Michele Bachmann is "Queen of Rage" (and a Caption Contest!) *UPDATE: Winners Announced!

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 20:53:55 +0000

Since you guys already took "And your little dog too". I'll go with this scene: Brown: Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive... It's alive, it's moving, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, it's alive, IT'S ALIVE! Maddow: Tina - In the name of Obama! Brown: Oh, in the name of Obama! Now I know what it feels like to be Obama!

Big Journalism : Newsweek: Michele Bachmann is "Queen of Rage" (and a Caption Contest!) *UPDATE: Winners Announced!

Mon, 8 Aug 2011 20:41:14 +0000

This is EXACTLY what I thought as soon as I saw it. I can even hear the theme music.

Big Journalism : Credit Where It's Due: Reporter Takes PeTA to Task for Their Microwave Baby Billboard

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 19:12:14 +0000

Yes, look at this website to see more information on PETA's animal genocide. http://www.petakillsanimals.com/

Big Journalism : The Atlantic Magazine's Failure: Of Breitbarts, Kochs, and RightOnLine

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:45:53 +0000

Actually... I am wondering how my rating? I guess that's what these numbers are here to the side. Keeps going DOWN when all of my comments have a net GAIN? Is it an average?

Big Journalism : The Atlantic Magazine's Failure: Of Breitbarts, Kochs, and RightOnLine

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 19:24:12 +0000

Can it breathe fire? Yes, yes of course but still even the possibility that it COULD be more vicious shows that you know the answer to your initial question. The Old media can be both dying and dangerous. They aren't mutually exclusive. Just as we know that welfare recipients in their parents' basement can be dangerous, as the recent hacking run has shown.

Big Hollywood : Politifact Shows Statistics Don't Support Stewart, So He Turns To Anecdotes

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:53:13 +0000

Agreed.

Big Journalism : The Atlantic Magazine's Failure: Of Breitbarts, Kochs, and RightOnLine

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 18:29:17 +0000

Which is more viscious, a healthy, or a dying animal?

Big Government : Tim Wise's Racialist Libel Against Andrew Breitbart

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:52:17 +0000

I would give this two thumbs up if possible.

Big Government : Tim Wise's Racialist Libel Against Andrew Breitbart

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:49:45 +0000

My favorite part is the fact that this slime held a press conference after the cross burning, and TO THIS DAY, doesn't know even the most basic facts about what happened. I seriously doubt this is atypical of the racialists either. I'm lookin' at you Sharpton.

Big Government : Tim Wise's Racialist Libel Against Andrew Breitbart

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:43:45 +0000

Oh contrare cb... he has already dealt with that particular conundrum "the republican party hates women [...] that means that women who cleave to the right are self hating" Palin hates herself, and must be protected from... herself.

Big Hollywood : For the Children: Let's Go Full Fascist and Stop All Comedic 'Bullying'

Tue, 16 Nov 2010 21:37:01 +0000

Not to pick at nits, but shouldn't those elephants in that picture be donkeys?

Big Government : NAACP Blames Fox and Breitbart For The NAACP's Overreaction to Shirley Sherrod Video

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:18:41 +0000

Yes, this is why I retracted my initial comment after viewing the full video. I was actually more inclined to think she wasn't racist from the supposedly "out of context" video than the actual video.

Big Government : NAACP Blames Fox and Breitbart For The NAACP's Overreaction to Shirley Sherrod Video

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:36:21 +0000

Actually I find the full video much more damning.

Big Government : NAACP Blames Fox and Breitbart For The NAACP's Overreaction to Shirley Sherrod Video

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:35:38 +0000

Yeah I was clearly wrong. I just got to the of the video... damn. I actually thing the edited clip makes her look better.

Big Government : NAACP Blames Fox and Breitbart For The NAACP's Overreaction to Shirley Sherrod Video

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:35:02 +0000

Yeah and I just got to the end where it's the typical tripe about how they're doing it because of a "black president". I retract my comment.

Big Government : NAACP Blames Fox and Breitbart For The NAACP's Overreaction to Shirley Sherrod Video

Wed, 21 Jul 2010 02:27:46 +0000

While I agree that the left, and socialist policies are the scourge of human civilization, and I frequent all of the "big" sites. I think this one might have been a screw up on our part. Even in the edited clip I could tell that this was a story about a learning experience, and the "I was deciding how much help I was gonna give him" is clearly meant in a joking manner. I see no evidence of racism in this video.