Garmin
Nuvifone
AT&T
Bush's Baked Beans
Quattro Sport Audi
Fidelity
Easy Water
Glass Doctor
Constant Contact
Regenerist (Oil of Olay)
UPS
BDO
Us Factor (to help your marriage...)
T.Rowe Price
Maaco
Comcast Business
I think BO and friends are going to go after the businesses that advertise on Fox News, if they haven't already. We have to let the advertisors know we're watching and supporting their businesses.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Friday, October 23, 2009
Charles Krauthammer: Fox Wars
The Obama administration wants to delegitimize any significant dissent.
Rahm Emanuel once sent a dead fish to a live pollster.
Now he’s put a horse’s head in Roger Ailes’s bed.
Not very subtle. And not very smart. Ailes doesn’t scare easily.
The White House has declared war on Fox News. White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Fox is “opinion journalism masquerading as news.” Patting rival networks on the head for their authenticity (read: docility), senior adviser David Axelrod declared Fox “not really a news station.” And Chief of Staff Emanuel told (warned?) the other networks not to “be led (by) and following Fox.”
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZTNhZGQxYzVmMjU4NjY3NTIwMWFjMDQ0ZjJlODM0MzA=
My comments:
If the White House succeeds in isolating, hurting, maiming, destroying Fox News, freedom of the press will become a misnomer, a joke, a thing of the past. The actions of the White House show very clearly the direction they're taking this country and it ain't where the majority of us want to go.
Personally, for the first time ever I'm now watching commercials on Fox. I plan to take my dollars to the places that advertise on the NEWS station.
This morning I saw:
Chase
Regions Bank
Dr. Blaine's scar stuff
Campbell's Soup (mmmm mmmm good)
V8 (haven't bought any in a while, but it's on the grocery list)
Chevy / GMC (sorry, no car purchases on the horizon)
Aflac (does it count if I have one of the ducks plush thingy's???)
Michigan Economic Development (Jeff Daniels commercial)
I'll list more later as I watch... Support the companies that stick with Fox. You know darn well that Obama and friends are pressuring companies to stop advertising on the station... either openly or subtly.
- bcm
Rahm Emanuel once sent a dead fish to a live pollster.
Now he’s put a horse’s head in Roger Ailes’s bed.
Not very subtle. And not very smart. Ailes doesn’t scare easily.
The White House has declared war on Fox News. White House communications director Anita Dunn said that Fox is “opinion journalism masquerading as news.” Patting rival networks on the head for their authenticity (read: docility), senior adviser David Axelrod declared Fox “not really a news station.” And Chief of Staff Emanuel told (warned?) the other networks not to “be led (by) and following Fox.”
http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=ZTNhZGQxYzVmMjU4NjY3NTIwMWFjMDQ0ZjJlODM0MzA=
My comments:
If the White House succeeds in isolating, hurting, maiming, destroying Fox News, freedom of the press will become a misnomer, a joke, a thing of the past. The actions of the White House show very clearly the direction they're taking this country and it ain't where the majority of us want to go.
Personally, for the first time ever I'm now watching commercials on Fox. I plan to take my dollars to the places that advertise on the NEWS station.
This morning I saw:
Chase
Regions Bank
Dr. Blaine's scar stuff
Campbell's Soup (mmmm mmmm good)
V8 (haven't bought any in a while, but it's on the grocery list)
Chevy / GMC (sorry, no car purchases on the horizon)
Aflac (does it count if I have one of the ducks plush thingy's???)
Michigan Economic Development (Jeff Daniels commercial)
I'll list more later as I watch... Support the companies that stick with Fox. You know darn well that Obama and friends are pressuring companies to stop advertising on the station... either openly or subtly.
- bcm
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Attack It If You Must, But Fox News Still Reigns
Great article... and from NPR no less!
The White House's attack on Fox News is ripe with irony. Supposedly, it was conservatives who famously stood athwart history shouting, "Stop!" Supposedly, the Obama administration favors change. Turns out the only change the White House "communicators" want to see in media is the one that stops the wheels of progress.
"Progress," of course, is entirely subjective. After all, those who support a return to 1930s-style Keynesianism and corporatism, plus a penchant for a Chamberlain-like appeasement of the same vintage, can declare themselves progressive with a straight face. Likewise, not everybody will consider Fox and what it does progress.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113968738
The White House's attack on Fox News is ripe with irony. Supposedly, it was conservatives who famously stood athwart history shouting, "Stop!" Supposedly, the Obama administration favors change. Turns out the only change the White House "communicators" want to see in media is the one that stops the wheels of progress.
"Progress," of course, is entirely subjective. After all, those who support a return to 1930s-style Keynesianism and corporatism, plus a penchant for a Chamberlain-like appeasement of the same vintage, can declare themselves progressive with a straight face. Likewise, not everybody will consider Fox and what it does progress.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113968738
Friday, October 16, 2009
Southern Crescent Tea Party Update re: Takin' it to the doors of CNN
American citizens outraged by President Obama and the actions of Congress have set their sights on a new target - the so-called mainstream media - with tea-party protests now set to take place in front of more than 30 press offices across the U.S. on October 17. Folks in Atlanta, Georgia will visit the CNN Center, One CNN Center, corner of Marietta Street and Centennial Olympic Park Drive from 12:00 to 2:00 PM. This is being coordinated by the 912 Project. For details, go to 912 Project.com.
We expect that due to the multiple events scheduled in Atlanta that day, parking will be at a premium. Please consider riding Marta.
The Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots are planning to depart from the (former) Kroger parking lot on Hwy 54, departing at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday to carpool to the College Park Marta. [Woody Eturralde is the member who is the point of contact. His number is 678-525-7222 (please call after 7:00 PM.) His email is all4urservice@yahoo.com. ] Please tie a red ribbon on your car antenna to help find other Patriots!
For those who don't want to meet at the Kroger in Peachtree City, please plan to meet at the College Park Marta station at 10:15, to depart at 10:30. This will give people time to get downtown, meet at the Tabernacle, then walk down to the CNN center and be numbered. The event actually starts at 12:00, but the 912 folks are numbering everyone, so the media can't distort the turnout!
Wear comfortable shoes, take food and water as it will be a long day! Be careful what you us on signage - attack policies, not people! See you there!
We expect that due to the multiple events scheduled in Atlanta that day, parking will be at a premium. Please consider riding Marta.
The Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots are planning to depart from the (former) Kroger parking lot on Hwy 54, departing at 9:30 A.M. on Saturday to carpool to the College Park Marta. [Woody Eturralde is the member who is the point of contact. His number is 678-525-7222 (please call after 7:00 PM.) His email is all4urservice@yahoo.com. ] Please tie a red ribbon on your car antenna to help find other Patriots!
For those who don't want to meet at the Kroger in Peachtree City, please plan to meet at the College Park Marta station at 10:15, to depart at 10:30. This will give people time to get downtown, meet at the Tabernacle, then walk down to the CNN center and be numbered. The event actually starts at 12:00, but the 912 folks are numbering everyone, so the media can't distort the turnout!
Wear comfortable shoes, take food and water as it will be a long day! Be careful what you us on signage - attack policies, not people! See you there!
CNN the "real" news organization...
This morning I'm walking on the treadmill, watching Fox News and a commercial happened... So, I decide to flip stations rather than sit through what's now three minutes of advertising (which I completely support, understand and encourage, except three minutes is way, way too long to wait for more news... oops, sorry, I meant to say Republican propaganda. My bad.).
Anyway, instead of channeling up like I normally do, I go downward and come upon CNN. You know, the station the White House, through mouthpiece Anita Dunn, says is real news as opposed to Fox?
On Fox News the topics of the morning included health care, spending, the kid who they thought flew off in the experimental air balloon, etc.
On CNN? I was treated to real news. Yep, I sat through a minute or two of their story on a woman who had a heart attack and then had an out of body experience. Ya know, it was like she floated outside her body and could see everything that was going on...
That's about as much as I could take of the White House's "real" news station. I flipped away from the woo-woo stuff (not that I completely discount it, I've read tons of books in my days about similar experiences...) and went back to the frivolous stuff they stick on Fox.
If you've had or are having an out-of-body experience, contact CNN. You are news.
Anyway, instead of channeling up like I normally do, I go downward and come upon CNN. You know, the station the White House, through mouthpiece Anita Dunn, says is real news as opposed to Fox?
On Fox News the topics of the morning included health care, spending, the kid who they thought flew off in the experimental air balloon, etc.
On CNN? I was treated to real news. Yep, I sat through a minute or two of their story on a woman who had a heart attack and then had an out of body experience. Ya know, it was like she floated outside her body and could see everything that was going on...
That's about as much as I could take of the White House's "real" news station. I flipped away from the woo-woo stuff (not that I completely discount it, I've read tons of books in my days about similar experiences...) and went back to the frivolous stuff they stick on Fox.
If you've had or are having an out-of-body experience, contact CNN. You are news.
Saturday, April 18, 2009
Cutting and Editing to Twist and Turn
I was over perusing the videos at Breitbart.tv and came across the one below. Jon Stewart takes a bit by one of the Fox News reporters, clips off the beginning and turns what the reporter said into something totally different. In fact, completely opposite.
Stewart can technically get away with it because he purports his program to be comedy. However, unfortunate as it may be, many of those viewing his program think it's real news with a humorous twist. They believe him. That's the only form of news they see or hear.
Another unfortunate fact is that more people are going to see, and believe, Jon Stewart's snippet than will ever see, or believe, what really occurred.
We're getting it from every direction aren't we? The only way we're going to have an effect on mainstream media is if we band together and stop watching it. Turn off the television. At a minimum boycott MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CNN and their ilk. We can force them to pay attention if we hit them where it hurts, in the pocketbook. If we can decrease their ratings, we can force them to hire more objective reporters.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, liberal through and through, just let the most liberal writer go. Why? They're down sizing, but Cynthia Tucker has been a mainstay. I firmly believe it's because they're realizing that the readership in Georgia is more conservative. They can't sell papers. They're hurting bad. To boost readership they will have to move more to the middle, hence the firing of Tucker. If they keep going, I may actually buy a copy. If they go far enough, I might subscribe. They have a long way to go, but it's a first step.
I invite you to join me in boycotting the liberal media. It's not that hard to wean yourself from the programming offered on those stations!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_i3MgfRNqc&feature=player_embedded (if the video doesn't work for some reason)
Stewart can technically get away with it because he purports his program to be comedy. However, unfortunate as it may be, many of those viewing his program think it's real news with a humorous twist. They believe him. That's the only form of news they see or hear.
Another unfortunate fact is that more people are going to see, and believe, Jon Stewart's snippet than will ever see, or believe, what really occurred.
We're getting it from every direction aren't we? The only way we're going to have an effect on mainstream media is if we band together and stop watching it. Turn off the television. At a minimum boycott MSNBC, NBC, ABC, CNN and their ilk. We can force them to pay attention if we hit them where it hurts, in the pocketbook. If we can decrease their ratings, we can force them to hire more objective reporters.
The Atlanta Journal Constitution, liberal through and through, just let the most liberal writer go. Why? They're down sizing, but Cynthia Tucker has been a mainstay. I firmly believe it's because they're realizing that the readership in Georgia is more conservative. They can't sell papers. They're hurting bad. To boost readership they will have to move more to the middle, hence the firing of Tucker. If they keep going, I may actually buy a copy. If they go far enough, I might subscribe. They have a long way to go, but it's a first step.
I invite you to join me in boycotting the liberal media. It's not that hard to wean yourself from the programming offered on those stations!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_i3MgfRNqc&feature=player_embedded (if the video doesn't work for some reason)
Thursday, March 26, 2009
TimesWatch Tracker
Amazing Omissions in Times Interview of Barney Frank
A Times writer manages to talk to Barney Frank about Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and an SNL skit without bringing up a single challenging question.
Free-Market Radical From Czech Republic "Embarrasses" EU Again
Once again, the Times chides a Czech Republic leader's infuriating embrace of free-market principles.
Striving to Paint a More Positive Picture of a Cop-Killer
Lovelle Mixon killed four Oakland police officers -- but was he also a victim of the California penal system?
www.timeswatch.org
A Times writer manages to talk to Barney Frank about Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and an SNL skit without bringing up a single challenging question.
Free-Market Radical From Czech Republic "Embarrasses" EU Again
Once again, the Times chides a Czech Republic leader's infuriating embrace of free-market principles.
Striving to Paint a More Positive Picture of a Cop-Killer
Lovelle Mixon killed four Oakland police officers -- but was he also a victim of the California penal system?
www.timeswatch.org
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