Can You Say Unbiased?

The Today Show reports on the removal of the head of Jesus. Yes, you read that right, someone removed his head. Yet in spite of this, Zombie Jesus still lives on.

Oh no, NBC Touts Left-Wing Atheist Group Forcing Removal Of Jesus Painting:

Wednesday’s NBC Today devoted a full report to the Freedom From Religion Foundation forcing a Kansas school to take down a painting of Jesus. Co-host Matt Lauer declared: “...a controversial decision to take down a portrait of Jesus that’s getting an awful lot of attention.”

Since when is reporting the news "touting"?

The above link is to NewsBusters. They proclaim that they expose and combat liberal bias. Of course the way for NewsBusters to do this is to use their own bias, like this:

On its website, the Freedom From Religion Foundation asserts:

The history of Western civilization shows us that most social and moral progress has been brought about by persons free from religion. In modern times the first to speak out for prison reform, for humane treatment of the mentally ill, for abolition of capital punishment, for women's right to vote, for death with dignity for the terminally ill, and for the right to choose contraception, sterilization and abortion have been freethinkers, just as they were the first to call for an end to slavery.

No mention was made of the slaughter of millions by Communist atheist regimes in the 20th century.

I call shenanigans. I call logical fallacy. I call red herring. I call tilting at windmills. I call straw man. I call irrational stupid bias. Show me some sort of document, manifesto, or Atheist Bible that instructs atheists to slaughter millions. Perhaps NewsBusters is confusing the Christian God of the actual Old Testament, with some sort of imagined Atheist Bible.

Jon And Kate

I don’t know anything about Jon and Kate, and I don’t want to know anything about Jon and Kate. Please alert Matt Lauer to this pressing need for non-information.

Failure?

What would Rush do? Unfortunately he won’t shut up, so we all know what he does. Nothing but talk. And all of it is destructive, none of it is constructive.

Rush wants Obama to fail. He now has clarified his statements to include the word policies. He wants Obama’s policies to fail.

What would Rush say to someone who said that they wanted George W. Bush to fail and that they wanted his policies in Iraq to fail? Unpatriotic and treasonous come to mind.

Is Rush Limbaugh unpatriotic and treasonous?

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“That’s the nature of this job, baby” cracks me up.

Why does Matt Lauer not question Michael Steele when Steele says: “I don’t think that Republicans, Democrats, or Independents, or anyone wants policies that redistributes the wealth of this country, wants policies that nationalizes our health care…” Steele is basically lying here, and Lauer is complicit in the lie. Many people do want a progressive tax (something we have had for a very long time, even Bush didn’t completely get rid of it; yes, Bush redistributed wealth!) and many people support universal health care.

Once again Steele perpetuates the lie that Republicans think of the small business owner as the saviour of the country. Once again I will ask the question: if the small business owner means so much to the economy, why do the Republicans only offer tax cuts to the wealthy as a solution? Small business owners are not wealthy, big business owners are.

“One of the challenges that is presented to the minority party is to get heard.” Really? Rush Limbaugh is on the radio every day, Republican Congress members are on television whining all the time, and Michael Steele is on the Today Show. I’m listening. The rest of America is listening. You are heard. We just don’t like what you have to say. We don’t want America to fail. Why does Mr. Limbaugh?

The polices of George W. Bush have failed us. The policies of the Republican Party have failed us. The policies of Rush Limbaugh have failed us. At least give Obama a chance.

Perhaps Rush Limbaugh is part of the problem. I really don’t see him as the solution.

Why Would Anyone Listen To A Raving Lunatic?

Is Ann Coulter a raving lunatic? I’ll let you be the judge. Watch this clip from the Today Show and decide for yourself.



If Ann Coulter ever made a valid point would anyone notice?

Does anyone else find her remarks about single mothers having children that end up in prison to be racist? To top it off she throws Charles Murray into the mix.

Is Matt Lauer an idiot, simply incompetent, or a pawn in the game of bad media? Or is he all three? Hey Lauer, if the children of single mothers are the root of all of our problems why not ask some of the obvious questions of the raving loon? Things like: Would it be better if all these mothers had abortions? Would it be better if all these mothers had used contraception? Isn’t our prison population disproportionately full of black men? Do you think that the justice system is biased against black men? Why are only single mothers to blame, what about the fathers? (To be fair, Mr. Lauer did sort of dance around that question.) Do you think that if there were more available jobs in the inner cities that this “problem” would be lessened? Do you think that if there were better schools in the inner cities that this “problem” would be lessened? Wouldn’t allowing gay couples to marry decrease the number of single mothers? Hasn’t George W. Bush screwed everything up much worse than any single mother possibly could? Name me some of the articles in the New York Times that have “promoted” single motherhood. Name me some of the court cases that have been responsible for “destroying the institution of marriage.” If marriage has been destroyed as an institution why are people still getting married? How can liberals possibly destroy America, hasn’t George W. Bush already beaten them to it? When has Barbara Ehrenreich ever denounced the nuclear family? Do you think that extremely rude people like yourself are more detrimental to society than single mothers are?

And the most obvious question of all: If single motherhood is the root of all of our problems, then what is the solution to this problem?

Notice the cross necklace? “Jesus died for somebody's sins, but not mine.”

Obviously I listened to Ann Coulter. Does that make me a raving lunatic as well?

The Today Show Sucks

The Today Show on NBC is one huge propaganda machine. Matt Lauer and all those associated with the show should be ashamed of themselves. This show is one of the reasons why our country is rapidly continuing its downward spiral.

Here is one example.

From Today hosts Dick Morris, who says people are debating whether Obama will be seen as "sleeper agent":

Summary: On Today, Dick Morris asserted: "[T]his whole debate about what kind of president [Sen. Barack] Obama would make has swirled around almost an existential level. Is he sort of a Manchurian candidate? A sleeper agent?" Morris has previously stated that "the determinant in the election will be whether we believe that Barack Obama is what he appears to be, or is he somebody who's sort of a sleeper agent who really doesn't believe in our system."

Actually Morris said “existentional." Is existentional a real word?

A Different Gas For Your Car

Ironic. This was broadcast shortly after Matt Lauer interviewed John McCain. When interviewed by Matt Laurer this morning why didn’t John McCain mention natural gas for your automobile? Probably because he doesn’t know about it. Ignorant, ignorant, ignorant.



If the video doesn't show up try going here.

The Ignorant Leading The Ignorant

I don’t want another ignorant president!

What happens when ignorant journalists interview ignorant presidential candidates on national television? In the case of George W. Bush he became president. Will the same thing happen to John McCain? I sure hope not, but unfortunately it is possible.

John McCain was interviewed by Matt Lauer this morning on the Today Show. They spoke about high gasoline prices. During this segment of the interview McCain spoke of his support for alternative forms of energy. Lauer asked “Can we make advances in that short time?” McCain answered “Oh I think we can certainly show some progress in the development of a battery that will take a car 100 miles or so before you have to plug it in.” Those batteries already exist. McCain doesn’t know what he is talking about and Lauer lets him get away with it.

From General Motors EV1:

The first generation EV1s used lead-acid batteries in 1996 (as model year 1997) and a second generation batch with nickel metal hydride batteries in 1999. Some of the Gen 1 EV1s were refurbished and upgraded to Panasonic lead-acid batteries.

The Gen 1 cars got 55 to 75 miles (90 to 120 km) per charge with the Delco-manufactured lead-acid batteries, 75 to 100 miles (120-to-160 km) with the Gen 2 Panasonic lead-acid batteries, and 75 to 150 miles (120 to 240 km) per charge with Gen 2 Ovonic nickel-metal hydride batteries.

From Plug In America FAQs:

Q: Aren’t fully electric cars impractical?

A: Not at all. EVs with a 150-mile range could be built and sold in quantity at a profit today for $25,000. Ranges exceeding 300 miles on a charge exist today, but with the cost of batteries as high as they are, it is impractical for most cars at this point. Most people, when educated as to the benefits of driving with electricity, will be well served by a car with a range of 100-180 miles. Well over 90% of daily driving is well under 100 miles.

From Tesla Motors FAQs:

How far can the Tesla Roadster drive between charges?

Actual range depends on driving style and conditions. During testing of prototypes cars, Tesla Motors has seen between 170 miles per charge for very spirited driving to 267 miles per charge for city driving that makes use of the Roadster's regenerative braking. Our most recent EPA driving cycle tests, conducted November 26-30, 2007, at an EPA-certified facility, resulted in the following numbers:

* 230 mi EPA city
* 211 mi EPA highway
* 221 mi EPA combined (city/highway)

An informed media leads to an informed voter leads to an informed president. It shouldn't be so hard to accomplish.

Matt Lauer Is No Mike Wallace

What we have here is one rich guy asking another rich guy questions about the high price of gasoline. Both of these rich guys can afford to fill their gas tanks and then some. Notice how nice Matt Lauer is to one of the guys that is robbing Americans blind. Notice how every answer is a non-answer. Actually Mr. Lauer asks some pretty good questions. However there is no followup to all the non-answers. Pretty wimpy stuff Mr. Lauer.

We desperately need reporters and interviewers who aren’t making millions of dollars a year. Someone who is lean and hungry for a story. Not fat cats like Matt Lauer who are part of the club of the rich elite. We need someone who is mad as hell asking these questions. We need a pit bull, not a lapdog.


If you don't see the video try this: Exxon chief discusses gas prices.