More Arrests in the Times Square Attempted Bombing

[Gaspar]

3 more arrests today.  All have expired visas. 

By arresting them on "administrative charges," Eric Holder has figured out how to keep the two caught in New England from being Mirandized. 

Clever. 

One would think that this would put even more emphasis on immigration, but I notice that the story is third page news on the state run media (CNN, MSNBC, Et al.).  Front page stuff for the wire agencies.

Has this become some kind of embarrassment to the administration that they want it buried?

[Hoss]

3 more arrests today.  All have expired visas. 

By arresting them on "administrative charges," Eric Holder has figured out how to keep the two caught in New England from being Mirandized. 

Clever. 

One would think that this would put even more emphasis on immigration, but I notice that the story is third page news on the state run media (CNN, MSNBC, Et al.).  Front page stuff for the wire agencies.

Has this become some kind of embarrassment to the administration that they want it buried?

You've obviously been watching Beck.

Need some tissues yet?

[rwarn17588]

You've obviously been watching Beck.

I'm always happy to watch Beck.

[Gaspar]

You've obviously been watching Beck.

Need some tissues yet?

Glenn Beck?  LOL!  Sorry, nope.  He's the right's equivalent of Matthews.

I have the AP and Reuters RSS feeds, along with the Telegraph UK, CNN, CNBC, MSNBC, and FOX.  I like to compare what they think is important.  You can get a really clear picture of what the admin wants buried compared to what the world thinks is important. Run them side by side on Mac or Win7.

Another fun one is running my Scottrade ticker next to AP and chart who affects the market most when they open their mouth.

[Hoss]

Glenn Beck?  LOL!  Sorry, nope.  He's the right's equivalent of Matthews.

..snip...

Really?  I always thought Tweety was a little more moderate than that.  I figured you'd compare him to Olby instead of Tweety.

On a related note, check Lewis Black's take on Glenn (this is him on the Daily Show).  Great stuff:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-12-2010/back-in-black---glenn-beck-s-nazi-tourette-s

[Gaspar]

Really?  I always thought Tweety was a little more moderate than that.  I figured you'd compare him to Olby instead of Tweety.

On a related note, check Lewis Black's take on Glenn (this is him on the Daily Show).  Great stuff:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-12-2010/back-in-black---glenn-beck-s-nazi-tourette-s

I still love the Daily Show.  It's news for people who don't want to watch the news.  The ADD/ADHD/MTV crowd can get the "instant gratification entertainment" with a little sprinkling of news and current event vocabulary to use around the workplace so they don't appear to be total idiots.

I stopped watching Stewart for a while because he just became venomously liberal, but now in comparison with the other networks, he's tame. . .and he is funny!

I appreciate a good entertainer, but I attach no weight to their opinion, political or otherwise. They are not producers.  Their roll is unique, in that they provide relief from reality and make us smile.  They are reliant on opinion, far more so than even the politician.  

We live in a funny time, where journalists strive to be entertainers and entertainers pretend to be journalists.  The product of this is a public that is confused as to what is real news.

Earlier this week, a girl at work asked if I had watched the evening's coverage of the Elana Keegan nomination and I said yes.  She said it was hilarious.  I asked her what network she was talking about and she said The Daily Show.

[Conan71]

Really?  I always thought Tweety was a little more moderate than that.  I figured you'd compare him to Olby instead of Tweety.

On a related note, check Lewis Black's take on Glenn (this is him on the Daily Show).  Great stuff:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-may-12-2010/back-in-black---glenn-beck-s-nazi-tourette-s

Tweety has a poster of President Obama tacked on his bedroom and bathroom ceilings.  He salivates when he talks about him.

[Gaspar]

Tweety has a poster of President Obama tacked on his bedroom and bathroom ceilings.  He salivates when he talks about him.

Does he get a chill running up his leg?

[Conan71]

Does he get a chill running up his leg?

I think he experiences a growth betwen his thighs.

[we vs us]

I appreciate a good entertainer, but I attach no weight to their opinion, political or otherwise. They are not producers.  

What does that mean?

[Gaspar]

What does that mean?

Crazy Libertarian thing.   

[guido911]

Tweety has a poster of President Obama tacked on his bedroom and bathroom ceilings.  He salivates when he talks about him.

Beck is a bit out there, but this is a funny beatdown on Matthews:

[Gaspar]

Beck is a bit out there, but this is a funny beatdown on Matthews:

Actually that's kind of disturbing.  I remember when he made that comment, it was during the intoxicated electogasm of Hope n' Change.  A lot of media people made stupid, raciest, and otherwise thoughtless comments.  They literally lost their minds for a few months.  In hindsight, the dialogue during Obamma-mania is quite embarrassing. 

I think that the one thing that this administration has done far better than the Bush or Clinton admins is controlling the message.  From muzzling Geithner, and Biden when they proved to be liabilities, to producing their own interviews and media specials for distribution to the networks, they know how to keep control over the journalists. 

How they were able to pass tens of trillions of dollars and thousands of pages of legislation without allowing the public (or even congress) to have an opportunity to read it still amazes me.  They have total control over information, and have essentially closed the capital to the public.  We went from a murky and opaque White House to complete curtain. 

[nathanm]

We went from a murky and opaque White House to complete curtain. 

You lie.

[rwarn17588]

We went from a murky and opaque White House to complete curtain. 

With assistance from the Trilateral Commission and the Illuminati, of course.