The Associated Press gets one right for once
Maybe there’s hope for the Associated Press and the mainstream media after all. Once upon a time as an idealistic young man I trained as a journalist. My high school and college professors proudly reinforced the notion that a newsman (or woman) should strive to be as neutral as possible in reporting the news. I believed them. [...]
Reader submission: The GOP should stop playing by Queensbury Rules
Well, the elections are over there is great hand-wringing and teeth-gnashing going on in Republican and conservative circles. Some of the concerns and pessimism are focused on legitimate issues and others are not. Worse yet some of the proposed changes and solutions are even more off of the mark. Yes, the Republicans need to reach [...]
The day after for the GOP
The morning after elections like last night are always tough if you supported the loser(s), like I did. I don’t feel terrible though. I acknowledged Obama was the favorite throughout the process, and never was more than mildly confident Romney at any point could pull it out. While it’s true 2012 was a more winnable race for [...]
A final look at the race and electoral map
It’s hard to believe the election is only five days away. If you live near or in a swing state like I do, it will be exciting just to get the thing over and put an end to all the ads. Even if your guy loses you’ve got to be excited about that. There’s been [...]
What the SF Giants and Mitt Romney have in common
First, let me apologize to the great city of San Francisco. There is a rumor going around here on the east coast that they’re not always, shall we say, all that receptive to Republican policies. Or anyone that disagrees with them, for that matter. So the residents of Frisco might bristle when I make the [...]
Obama a clear winner in second debate
Okay, he didn’t win as decisively as Romney won the first one. He wasn’t always appropriate, and at times he came across as rude, un-presidential, and somewhat petty. But Barack Obama was the clear winner in the second debate. I grant you that given his performance in the first debate, just stringing together coherent sentences without the constant [...]
How the candidates should play the second debate
Tonight the second Romney/Obama debate happens at Hofstra University amidst virtually a tie race. The candidates will be taking questions from voters chosen by moderator Candy Crowley in a “Town Hall” format, which can be a very difficult format from which to “debate” your opponent and engage in back and forth with the other individual. [...]
The debate, baseball playoffs, and other quick PM&S hits
I’m not a Barack Obama fan, but his lackluster performance completely shocked me last night. It’s one thing to play it safe with a lead, but it’s completely another to stumble through basic responses with countless “uhs” and fail to show any energy whatsoever. I would have thought Obama had an illness of some sort, [...]
The State Department’s shameful security lapse
It’s not particularly surprising the media is not keen on getting to the truth of what happened September 11th in Libya where we lost Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans. After all the Fourth Estate, which used to pride itself on being a bipartisan watchdog, realizes that even a slightly embarassing blight on President [...]
Sorry MSM, this isn’t a fatal Romney gaffe
I awoke this morning to what could only be described as media glee. Is Romney finished? Why has he run such a poor campaign? You could almost hear the media thinking aloud: is Romney being Romney enough where we don’t even have to fabricate a Bush National Guard story (Dan Rather, 2004) or a McCain rumored affair story [...]