The president gets bad press
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Here’s a snippet from Mr. Stitch’s must-read post about another president who had to deal with press issues similar to what W faces today:
Weather Channel bloopers
Figured I’d post something a bit on the lighter side this evening to try and lift spirits a little bit.
It’s all about “image”
… to some people, mainly the media. In typical fashion, this AP article implies that the President’s cutting short his vacation in order to return to Washington to monitor the Hurricane Katrina efforts is all about image:
Sickening anti-gay protests at GI funerals
A few readers and a commenter noted this story about the militant anti-gay activities of one Rev. Fred Phelps and members of his flock who have taken it upon themselves to protest against the gay lifestyle in the most shameful of ways:
Quite possibly the most ridiculous poll ever
I’m sure the results of this poll will absolutely shock you. It will take you the entire weekend to recover. The shocking details:
Media hypocrisy watch
Seth at Say Anything notes the media’s hypocrisy (yes, I know using the word "media" and "hypocrisy" in the same sentence is a bit redundant but anyway …) regarding their round-the-clock coverage of Pat Robertson’s advocation for Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s assassination (Pat has apologized, BTW) versus their scant coverage of Clinton senior advisor George Stephanopoulos, who wrote a piece for Newsweek back in 1997 that had the headline: Why We Should Kill Saddam.