Tuesday, 31 July 2012
Hey NBC, thin skin, huh...?
and so much for freedom of speech...
Elsewhere:
Later (120731 22:05):
(Via Ace sidebar.)
#NBCFail Dept
and so much for freedom of speech...
Elsewhere:
The Independent: (Now) NBC claims it’s all Twitter’s fault...
Jeff Jarvis:
Jeff Jarvis:
...the real issue here is that Twitter entered a business deal with NBC and its parent, Comcast, for the Olympics. That, in Adams’ word, puts NBC and Twitter in cahoots with each other. So now do other users have to worry about biting the hand that feeds Twitter?Dan Gillmor: Is Twitter’s Suspension of Journalist’s Account a Defining Moment?
Later (120731 22:05):
Techdirt: Twitter Finally Reinstates Journalist's Twitter Account, But Questions Raised Over Its Actions
(Via Ace sidebar.)
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Saturday, 28 July 2012
Dear NBC Olympics “commentatorsâ€
(Last night’s opening broadcast was like watching a movie while seated between a couple of clowns on cell phones describing every moment to their buddies on the other end. Catchphrase: "As you just said...†Ugh.)
Elsewhere:
Please STFU.
Thank you,
O.G.
Thank you,
O.G.
(Last night’s opening broadcast was like watching a movie while seated between a couple of clowns on cell phones describing every moment to their buddies on the other end. Catchphrase: "As you just said...†Ugh.)
Elsewhere:
ScreenRant:
NPR’s Monkey See blog:
Deadspin:
Heidi Moore [NPR Marketplace bureau chief]:
Continuously cutting to commercials throughout, the subtle, nuanced program that Danny Boyle planned out was all but eviscerated, as a need to recoup some of the money spent on the Olympic rights took its toll on a ceremony that the world was raving about just hours before.
NPR’s Monkey See blog:
The ability of an American television audience to enjoy the ceremonies was hampered by several things: flawed (and unrelenting) commentary, a tape-delay that prevented us from watching at the same time on both coasts, let alone at the same time as the rest of the world, and editing that apparently excised some of the content.
Deadspin:
The major transitional element of today’s London Olympics opening ceremony was a downtempo performance of adoptive sporting anthem "Abide With Me†by Scottish singer Emeli Sandé. The song and accompanying dance were a tribute to the victims of the 7/7 terror attacks in London that claimed 52 victims days after the 2012 Summer Olympic hosts were named. (It's also been suggested the performance was a memorial to the war dead.)
Regardless, it was a rather significant and emotional moment in the opening ceremony, coming just before the parade of nations—and it wasn’t aired in the United States. Instead, viewers were treated to a lengthy and meaningless Ryan Seacrest interview of Michael Phelps.
Heidi Moore [NPR Marketplace bureau chief]:
NBC [is] making an incredible bid for gold medal for Stupidest Network Ever. No livestreaming, no broadcast, just pretending it doesn’t exist.
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Tuesday, 24 July 2012
“It’s almost like they have an agenda or something.â€
Related:
Is it just me, or is it odd that the media’s go-to suspect in these things is always, always on the conservative side of the political spectrum?No. Next question...?
Related:
Media Underplays Successful Defensive Gun Use (via Insty)
...and...
"Urban Assault Vest†NOT bulletproof (via, via)
...and...
"Urban Assault Vest†NOT bulletproof (via, via)
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Monday, 09 July 2012
“Disarmed by the very government that armed his murderers.â€
That’s Ace, paraphrasing commenter "Roark†(at Gateway Pundit), on Brian Terry.
Fox News:
And remember this: Those "bean bag†rules-of-engagement do not apply when government SWAT teams go after American citizens.
That’s Ace, paraphrasing commenter "Roark†(at Gateway Pundit), on Brian Terry.
Fox News:
...Federal officials revealed Monday that murdered Border Patrol agent Brian Terry and an elite squad of federal agents first fired bean bags — not bullets — at a heavily armed drug cartel crew in the mountains south of Tucson in December 2011.Disgusting.
And remember this: Those "bean bag†rules-of-engagement do not apply when government SWAT teams go after American citizens.
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Grate expectations
Related:
Sad but True Dept
Tam explains why this time around the Democrats are playing the class-warfare card:...Nobody’s buying "Hope & Change†anymore, except maybe those GOP loyalists hoping Romney will bring some...
Related:
Daily Pundit: Boner Admits Bankruptcy of Romney As A Candidate: No Reason to Vote For The Guy At All
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Sunday, 08 July 2012
Mitch McConnell feels sad and misunderstood...
...not to mention that earlier in this same interview you said:
Elsewhere:
Via DrewM at Ace (and hey, Mitch, you should check out the comments. You might learn something.)
Republican FAIL Dept
National Review: ...What’s your message to conservatives and tea-party activists who are suspicious of Republican leaders and their commitment to repeal [Obamacare]?Well ya’see, Mitch, it’s because you and your Republican buddies in Congress-especially you guys in the Senate- have established quite a reputation...
McConnell: Boy, I don’t know how they could be suspicious on this issue. Every single Republican in the House and Senate voted against Obamacare. I must have made 125 speeches about it on the floor. If there is any area where I don’t think conservatives of any stripe should be concerned, it would be this one. We’ve been clear and unambiguous about Obamacare from the beginning to the end — all of it.
October 14, 2007: McConnell and Reid bi-partisanly affirm Senatorial privilege
July 29, 2008: Senate Republicans hold the line- for Two Whole Days
April 2, 2009: The List: Republicans voting for HR.1388
April 6, 2011: Senate holds the President to his own words - NOT
April 15, 2011: Republican defectors = wins for Big Ethanol, Big Labor
June 22, 2011: Lots of talk...
June 29, 2011: "Yet another important reason that Dick Lugar should be sent packing...â€
October 29, 2011: Lamar Smith assaults your liberty (again), Judiciary Republicans go along
April 18, 2012: Senate Republicans choose Pork over Liberty
May 17, 2012: Lugar buys leftie lie...
July 1, 2012: McConnell: Highway deal "like an out-of-body experience.â€
July 29, 2008: Senate Republicans hold the line- for Two Whole Days
April 2, 2009: The List: Republicans voting for HR.1388
April 6, 2011: Senate holds the President to his own words - NOT
April 15, 2011: Republican defectors = wins for Big Ethanol, Big Labor
June 22, 2011: Lots of talk...
June 29, 2011: "Yet another important reason that Dick Lugar should be sent packing...â€
October 29, 2011: Lamar Smith assaults your liberty (again), Judiciary Republicans go along
April 18, 2012: Senate Republicans choose Pork over Liberty
May 17, 2012: Lugar buys leftie lie...
July 1, 2012: McConnell: Highway deal "like an out-of-body experience.â€
...not to mention that earlier in this same interview you said:
...we’re looking at all of the angles. But our goal is to repeal it and replace it.So already you’re doing it wrong. And we’re supposed to trust you?
Elsewhere:
Randy Barnett (via Sebastian):
...if there are two things you cannot count on to protect liberty more than the Supreme Court, it is Congress and the Republican Party.Bill Quick: The Fourth Turning: Civil War
Via DrewM at Ace (and hey, Mitch, you should check out the comments. You might learn something.)
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Monday, 02 July 2012
Brigid explains it all...
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Sunday, 01 July 2012
What they *need* is an “out-of-CONGRESS†experience
The Wall Street Journal:
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Republican FAIL Dept
The Wall Street Journal:
There was bipartisan joy in Washington Friday, and you can guess the reason: They were spending money, big money. Congress passed a $120 billion highway funding bill. The vote in the Senate was 74-19 and 373-52 in the House. Who says Democrats and Republicans can’t agree on anything?
...
House Republicans originally sought sensible reforms... [but] at the insistance of Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, nearly all these money savers were stripped... Republicans also folded... on the Keystone XL pipeline...
...
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell quipped that the... deal was like "an out of body experience†for many of his colleagues...
Elsewhere:
Red State: The Stupid Party Expands Government Again
Daily Pundit: Expensive and Expansive Crap As Far As the Eye Can See
Daily Pundit: Expensive and Expansive Crap As Far As the Eye Can See
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