Today's post is less about the actions of mainstream media per se and more about its consequences. I feel like a broken record here, but the conservative media's fear machine has been on full blast since last January, and the people who buy this stuff are honestly scared shitless; though they can't say why.
New Left Media was at the scene last Friday to speak to Sarah Palin's adoring fans at her book signing outside a Columbus, OH Borders bookstore. The eight minutes of video reveal something that we've come to expect from crowds at Palin's events, and yet I'm shocked at the deterioration each and every time I see it.
I hope you'll take a few minutes and watch these glassy-eyed ignoramuses regurgitate conservative talking points, so that you can appreciate just how far the right-wing base has declined. Without any knowledge of anything that has actually happened in the last 11 months, they drone on and on about Czars and abortion. If you know someone like this, please, shake them and do all you can to convince them, for everyone's sake, to lay off the conservative lies and try to get to something that actually matters.
Monday, November 23, 2009
Friday, November 20, 2009
Fox, once again, runs footage from a completely unrelated story.
I get the impression that Fox just isn't trying anymore. My very last post was on the subject of Hannity running footage of the Tax Day Tea Party protests last April alongside footage of Rep. Michele Bachman's so-called Super Bowl of Freedom to give viewers the impression that Bachmann's event was much larger than it actually was.
Just a few days later, Fox was at it again. This time they conveniently, "accidentally," aired footage of Palin's infamously hysteric campaign rallies from last year.
I'm almost positive that if you read this blog, you probably don't also watch Fox News, which makes their numerous--I'm not even going to call them mistakes--lies, so much more insidious. The viewers eagerly gobbling up Fox's nonsense are more and more living in their own paranoid reality, and these kinds of mistakes simply strengthen the delusion. The frequency with which they mince footage like this makes it hard to believe that they are honest mistakes. Fox has precious little credibility left and would be wise to err on the side of caution when splicing footage like this.
In case you're wondering, Fox did release a statement calling it a "production error," and also issued an on-air apology later that afternoon.
Just a few days later, Fox was at it again. This time they conveniently, "accidentally," aired footage of Palin's infamously hysteric campaign rallies from last year.
I'm almost positive that if you read this blog, you probably don't also watch Fox News, which makes their numerous--I'm not even going to call them mistakes--lies, so much more insidious. The viewers eagerly gobbling up Fox's nonsense are more and more living in their own paranoid reality, and these kinds of mistakes simply strengthen the delusion. The frequency with which they mince footage like this makes it hard to believe that they are honest mistakes. Fox has precious little credibility left and would be wise to err on the side of caution when splicing footage like this.
In case you're wondering, Fox did release a statement calling it a "production error," and also issued an on-air apology later that afternoon.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
Stewart checks Hannity: Daily Show continues to flex media monitoring muscle
In a rare break from unyielding stupidity, Sean Hannity actually admitted a mistake after Jon Stewart at the Daily Show made it known that Hannity had misused footage of the Tax Day Tea Parties to create the illusion that Rep. Michele Bachmann's November "Super Bowl of Freedom" on Capitol Hill was much larger than it really was.
The shocking part is not the misuse of footage, but rather the admission of wrongdoing by Hannity. The clip is Stewart at his best.
The shocking part is not the misuse of footage, but rather the admission of wrongdoing by Hannity. The clip is Stewart at his best.
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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Daily Show scoops Meet the Press, Destroys Election Coverage
The Daily Show has been growing in legitimacy in leaps and bounds over the past several years since the Colbert Report first aired. Perhaps The Colbert Report's monopolization of absurdity during Comedy Central's 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. block has allowed The Daily Show to hone its watchdog skills, or maybe I've just grown to appreciate it more over the year, but either way, the oft-dismissed infotainment platform warrants another look.
First off, The Daily Show scooped Meet the Press by about a month on General Stanley McChrystal's involvement in the cover-up of Pat Tillman's death. The Daily Show hosted Jon Krakauer on 9/30, and it's clear that Stewart put Meet the Press's David Gregory to shame in questioning Krakauer.
Secondly, Stewart devoted the first 10 minutes of last night's show to mocking the media's lack of perspective in discussing the elections that took place on Tuesday.
First off, The Daily Show scooped Meet the Press by about a month on General Stanley McChrystal's involvement in the cover-up of Pat Tillman's death. The Daily Show hosted Jon Krakauer on 9/30, and it's clear that Stewart put Meet the Press's David Gregory to shame in questioning Krakauer.
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Secondly, Stewart devoted the first 10 minutes of last night's show to mocking the media's lack of perspective in discussing the elections that took place on Tuesday.
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