Category: Media, Radio
By Nail Em Up on Dec 28, 2010 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, CIA, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Counterterrorism, Crime, Current Affairs, Defense, DoD, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, Intelligence, Jihadists, Media, Print, Media, Radio, Media, Television, NATO, National Defense, National Security, Pakistan, Political Strategy, Southwest Asia, State Department, Taliban, Terrorism | View Comments
The Islamabad station chief of the Central Intelligence Agency hastily departed from Pakistan last week after his cover was blown due to a suspected deliberate leak by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence. This act is the latest evidence of the tense relationship between the two spy agencies. It is believed that his cover was blown in retaliation [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Oct 24, 2010 in 9/11, Current Affairs, Fox News, Freedom of Speech, Islam, Media, Radio, Muslim, Sharia Law, Terrorism | View Comments
* Bumped up * Many have written about the abrupt firing of NPR and Fox News commentator, Juan Williams, for comments Mr. Williams made regarding Muslims on a recent Bill O’Reilly program. There is no need for me to duplicate their worthy efforts (Bronwyn’s Harbor of NQ has two very good posts on the incident, [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on May 5, 2010 in Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, DNC, Donna Brazile, New York Times, President Barack Obama, Race, Republicans, Tavis Smiley | View Comments
I know, that could be any number of different things when it comes to Obama and Co. But in this case, I am referring to this NY Times article, Black Hopefuls Pick This Year in G.O.P. Races. Holy canoli, I didn’t see it coming, either, though there were some signs. Take for instance this African [...]
By Nail Em Up on Mar 15, 2010 in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Bush/Cheney, Crime, Current Affairs, Fox News, Hate Speech, Hillary Clinton, Huffington Post, Media, Media Bias, Media, Print, Media, Radio, Media, Television, New York Times, Pakistan, President Barack Obama, Presidential Candidates, Racism, Washington Post, World News | View Comments
Every now and then there are moments in the American media that defy description. Nevertheless they must be addressed. Case in point: Washington Post “media critic” Howard Kurtz’s article today about FOX News Channel’s “reporters’” growing discomfort with the shenanigans of FNC darling Glenn Beck, he of the mighty chalkboard of insanity, his ludicrous fits [...]
By Nail Em Up on Feb 11, 2010 in Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Democratic Party, Hillary Clinton, Media, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Media, Print, Media, Radio, Media, Television, Obama-Barack & President Barack, President Barack Obama, Presidential Candidates, Republican Party | View Comments
There’s a special genre of publication that caters exclusively to excitable, starstruck young women. “Tiger Beat”, “Bop” and “16″ are fluffy magazines tailored to satisfy the swoony dreams of adolescents as they fantasize about the teen idol de jour. The packaging of a fantasy is an art in and of itself cleverly crafted by publicists, [...]
By Bronwyn's Harbor on Sep 6, 2009 in John Batchelor, Larry Johnson | View Comments
(Sep. 6th show concluded.) Tune in to John Batchelor’s West Coast show by 11:00 p.m. EDT. In case Larry joins the panel early, start listening at 10:30 p.m. via KFI 640 AM. From John Batchelor’s schedule for tonight’s show: Sunday 1105P (805P Pacific Time): Roundtable, Larry Johnson, No Quarter, Craig Unger, Vanity Fair, Jeff Bliss, [...]
By Anita Finlay ("Ani") on Sep 2, 2009 in ABC News, Arrogance, Current Affairs, Fund Raising, George Bush, Hillary Clinton, Media, Print, Media, Radio, Media, Television, Obama's Broken Promises, Obama's Characteristics, Obama's Media Censorship, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton | View Comments
ABC’s Jake Tapper reported last night that the President’s Political Arm Follows His Lead in Drumming Up Support for Health Care Reform Push — by Criticizing Media. In his August 20, 2009, meeting with supporters at the Democratic National Committee and its “Organizing for America” (OFA) arm – formerly the “Obama for America” campaign – [...]
By John Batchelor on Aug 25, 2009 in John Batchelor, Rahm Emanuel, Republican Party | View Comments
Editor: This op-ed was first published at The Daily Beast and is reprinted with the express permission of John Batchelor. Suddenly the disgraced and demoralized Republican Congress has an unearned future, thanks to the superhuman clumsiness of a man who has made himself indispensable to the Obama administration and insufferable to the Democratic Congress, chief [...]
By Rabble Rouser Reverend Amy on Aug 22, 2009 in Air America Radio, Bamboozling, Campaign promises, Congress (House & Senate), Current Affairs, Democrats, Flip Flopping, Health Care, Hoodwinking, Huffington Post, Media Bias, Media Handling of Story, Obama's Broken Promises, Pandering, President Barack Obama, Universal Health Care | View Comments
Yes, yes he has. Here’s the video of TYT pondering this question in light of the recent “revelations” of Obama’s duplicity:
By American Girl in Italy on Jul 28, 2009 in Air America Radio, Bamboozling, Flip Flopping, Hoodwinking, Sara in Italy | View Comments
Obama speaks out against rushing things through Congress – complains that “nobody has any idea what’s in them and nobody has read them.” BARACK OBAMA: …When you rush these budgets that are a foot high and nobody has any idea what’s in them and nobody has read them. RANDI RHODES: 14 pounds it was! BARACK [...]
By SusanUnPC on May 29, 2009 in AfPak Border, John Batchelor, Kim Jong Il, Larry Johnson, North Korea, Pakistan | View Comments
(Bumped down . program concluded Sunday night.) O P E N T H R E A D T O O John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM. Check out the full slate of guests [...]
By SusanUnPC on May 23, 2009 in Bush administration, Bush/Cheney, Current Affairs, Dick Cheney, Media, Radio, Torture | View Comments
Before looking at Cheney’s efforts to cash in on torture, check out a Chicago rightwing radio host who initially believed waterboarding was not torture: If you want to read what all the bloggers are saying about the experiment by WLS radio host Erich “Mancow” Muller, go here. It is VITAL to note that this man [...]
By SusanUnPC on May 9, 2009 in AfPak Border, Afghanistan, India, John Batchelor, John Batchelor (author), Larry Johnson, Media, Radio, Pakistan | View Comments
BUMPED DOWN . TUNE IN NEXT SUNDAY! O P E N T H R E A D T O O John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 AM.
By John Batchelor on May 2, 2009 in Influenza Pandemic, John Batchelor, John Batchelor (author), Media, Radio | View Comments
Virginia’s Smithfield Foods CEO Larry Pope speaks with much careful persuasion against the suspicion of the partially Smithfield-owned CAFO, or mega pig farm, at La Gloria, was the source of the A/H1N1. The interview drags on, but Pope makes is good points right away.
By SusanUnPC on Apr 26, 2009 in AfPak Border, John Batchelor, Larry Johnson, Open Thread, Pakistan, Richard Holbrooke, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Southwest Asia, Taliban | View Comments
LARRY JOHNSON’s SEGMENT CONCLUDED . TUNE IN NEXT SUNDAY, SAME TIME, SAME STATION, SAME LINK O P E N T H R E A D T O O John Batchelor’s show begins at 10 p.m. ET. Then, at 10:30 p.m. ET, DON’T MISS LARRY JOHNSON TONIGHT on the Batchelor show, via KFI 640 [...]