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Torture Architect John Yoo Gets Monthly Column in Philly Inquirer

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Um, wha? John Yoo has written freelance commentaries for The Inquirer since 2005, ho … more →

Tags: US, Journalism, dick cheney, Torture, WTF, Security, Politics, ethics, Rule of Law

Torture, Accountability and the Faux-Absolution of Collective Guilt

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard In a must-read post, Dan Froomkin takes on recent attempts by OG ‘eventheliber … more →

Tags: media, 9/11, dick cheney, Torture, Politics, ethics, Rule of Law, Barack Obama, Justice Department

Swagga Like Us (Or, Why CNN Should Never Be Allowed To Come Within 100 Metres of a Story About 'Black' Issues)12 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard You ever watch something so vicariously embarrassing, so painfully awkward that it a … more →

Tags: Race, POC, media, WTF, CNN, POTUS, Barack Obama, Racial Issues, journamalism

If You Kids Don't Shut Up I'm Gonna Turn This Plane RIGHT Around!2 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Via Jay Rosen (by way of Sarah), I see that the Villagers are still primarily concer … more →

Tags: New York Times, media, Bullshit, Barack Obama, journamalism, gordon brown, Helene Cooper, G20, ed henry

A Round-about Way of Calling David Brooks, Roger Cohen, David Broder and Jay Leno Fatuous Assholes (Because They, um, ARE Fatuous Assholes)4 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard DougJ hears something bubbling in the collective gullets of The Villagers: Brooks la … more →

Tags: Politics, US, Right Wing, stupidity, media, MSM, Barack Obama, Economics, blogblogblog

Olbermann: Alex Rodriguez Inducted Into The Apology Hall Of Fame!1 comment

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard I really don’t give a toss about the A-Rod steroid controversy.  Am far more c … more →

Tags: media, MSM, obama, Sports, stupidity, US, Video, Alex Rodriguez, apology

Read This Now4 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Over at Global Comment, Sarah Jaffe, in a devastatingly on-target critique, utterly … more →

Tags: Academia, Class, Feminism, Feminisms, Feminista, Friends, Gender, media, MSM

Dear Moe Lane4 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: FUCK yo couch! hugs ‘n’ kisses, The Online Left, who will be sleeping like babies tonigh … more →

Tags: blogblogblog, Politics, US, Right Wing, stupidity, Torture, Friends, Ranty McFuckyou, rendition

Dear Mark Halperin

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: Bite my hyperpartisan ass.  Oh noes! Obama is getting shit done and the GOP doesn’t want to be part … more →

Tags: Politics, US, stupidity, media, GOP, obama, Ranty McFuckyou, Economics, MSM

GOP Dominates Stimulus Debate 2:1 on Cable News: Think Progress1 comment

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Yes, kids, this really is what they call “balance” in corporate media newspeak. We s … more →

Tags: Politics, US, Right Wing, stupidity, media, ethics, GOP, election, MSM

Like I.F. Stone, Only, um, Not.2 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard If there’s one thing the corporate media marketplace needs, it’s more la … more →

Tags: blah blah blah, Bullshit, ethics, Journalism, media, MSM, obama, Politics, stupidity

Dear Politico3 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: Is it really a ‘slam’ if the new administration (new administration!) has simply offered … more →

Tags: Politics, bush, US, stupidity, media, obama, Katrina, Bullshit, MSM

In the Kitchen with Ron and Co.1 comment

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Shorter Associated Press: “‘The world’ = an Italian op-ed scribe, … more →

Tags: Politics, US, stupidity, media, Bullshit, MSM, Journalism, Rhetoric, tasty thingys

Mike Barnicle and Mika Brzezinski: Bloggers != Journalists!!!1one1 comment

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Transcript: BARNICLE: [S]omeone ought to tell governor Palin that there’s a distinct … more →

Tags: blogblogblog, Politics, Video, US, stupidity, media, MSM, Journalism, Blogging

Just When You Thought It Was Safe To Re-Enter The Village...1 comment

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard I know, I know–by now I shouldn’t be at all surprised at the depths the … more →

Tags: Politics, US, stupidity, media, obama, Bullshit, MSM, Democratic Party, WTF

Dear Associated Press4 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard 1992 called–it wants its appalling lack of journalistic ethics and standards b … more →

Tags: Politics, US, stupidity, media, obama, MSM, Journalism, Bullshit, corruption

Dear Toronto Star4 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: April Fool’s Day is just over 4 months away. I’ll charitably assume someone merely jumpe … more →

Tags: stupidity, media, Culture, WTF, MSM, journamalism, youth binge drinking, get off my lawn!, Pearl Clutching

Inverted Priorities and Blagojevich Coverage3 comments

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Apparently the general public isn’t as concerned about the faux-Blagobamagate … more →

Tags: Politics, US, stupidity, media, MSM, corruption, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, Chicago

Foser: "[T]his week brought signs that much of the media is set to resume the absurd and shameful behavior that defined the 1990s"1 comment

matttbastard wrote 4 years ago: by matttbastard Jamison Foser on the Blagobamagate!!1 media circus: If the news media regains a bit … more →

Tags: Politics, US, Right Wing, stupidity, media, ethics, obama, MSM, Journalism


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