Michael Barone on the MSM’s ‘eavesdropping’ coverage
He nails the overhype and sensationalistic slant to the MSM’s reporting of the NSA ‘eavesdropping’ controversy:
Bush ratings up – trend continues
Now if Karl Rove were to be indicted tomorrow, Bush’s ratings would fall into neverland and if OBL were caught tomorrow the ratings would skyrocket, but for now, they’re on a steady trend upward, with his latest approval rating at 49% per the latest Rasmussen poll.
Media Research’s Notable Quotables 2005
Some of these will make you laugh – some will make you cry. But none of them should surprise you. After all, this is our esteemed ‘mainstream media’ hard at work to report the news — as they see fit.
FYI
Hey ya’ll! FYI, I’ve done some after-Christmas sale shopping this morning and am currently working for the next thirty minutes, then it’ll be back to doing some after-Christmas sale shopping. I’ll return to regular blogging this evening. Got to do some catching up here at the ST blog 😀