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The earth’s magnetic field must have shifted, or perhaps Al Gore moved to the other side of the room. Whatever, something is clearly amiss. For the first time in my life I agree with William Jefferson Clinton. Using a pitch worthy of world-class snake oil, Wild Bill urged California’s Democratic movers and shakers “to be patient…and [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Video at 2:43 PM UTC
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki “in effect declared war on Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s Mahdi Army, saying he’d fight the militia ‘to the end’ and never negotiate,” according to McClatchy Newspapers’ Leila Fadel. Maliki’s message was clear, saying “the government does not negotiate with a gang; the government does not sign memorandums of understanding with [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as War in Iraq at 1:36 PM UTC
Just when I think I’ve run out of interesting topics for discussion along comes a day like today. There are so many juicy items ripe for consideration I’m like a mosquito in a nudist colony. I know what to do. I just don’t know where to start! Thank you Pat Riley.
There’s the looming entitlement meltdown, [...]
The Watergate affair was a major watershed in American politics, causing a President to resign and awakening reporter’s latent desires to change the world. If the most powerful person in the free-world could be taken down, no one was beyond reach. Moreover, while Woodward and Bernstein were good journalists, they were virtually indistinguishable from [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Cultural Insanity, Media at 4:28 PM UTC
Hillary Clinton has been caught lying through her teeth about her trip to Bosnia some twelve years ago. “I remember landing under sniper fire,” said the former First Lady to a hushed audience. Most average Americans have never seen a sniper, let alone been on the receiving end of one’s hostile intentions, making this tale [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Cultural Insanity, Ethics at 3:35 PM UTC
In a shocking development certain to impact this year’s Presidential campaign, news sources report Republican presumptive nominee John McCain has long-time ties to a church preaching “Eurocentric theology.” Senator McCain has been a member of Harmony United Church of God since 1988. The Senior Pastor, Reverend Jedediah Strong, who married McCain and baptized his children, has been a controversial yet [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Politics, Race Relations at 4:26 AM UTC
July 10, 2008: The Californian published an Associated Press story about the remarkable drop in violence in Iraq during the past year. The 85% reduction in violent attacks since this time last year did not impress the Californian’s headline writer, who wrote “Iraq reports drop in violence, but 21 killed.” Good news will not stand! The Californian, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Unfair/Unbalanced at 7:06 AM UTC
Once upon a time, the Fairness Doctrine was a good idea. In 1949, the Federal Communications Commission initiated the principle in “an attempt to ensure that all coverage of controversial issues by a broadcast station be balanced and fair.” Relatively few radio transmission frequencies were available and television was dominated by “the big three,” CBS, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Media, Politics, Video at 4:43 PM UTC
The Republican Party hasn’t been this discombobulated since Richard Nixon’s ignominious resignation thirty-four years ago. The overwhelmingly unpopular Iraq War has dragged on for five years with no end in sight. Ditto in Afghanistan. Although many Democrats voted for the use of force, responsibility for initiating those struggles rests solely with President George W. Bush and, by affiliation, [...]
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy as Campaign 2008, Politics at 5:16 PM UTC
Walter Cronkite’s signature sign-off, “And that’s the way it is,” helped cement his reputation as “the most trusted man in America.” Through 19 years of anchoring the venerated CBS Evening News, Americans came to believe that if Mr. Cronkite said it, it must be true. Other television news anchors of Cronkite’s era — Chet Hundley, [...]