First Amendment in action

By Ed Kohler | Feb 26, 2005

Pete Engebretson does a great job pointing out one of this month’s biggest hypocritical moments (scolding countries for developing nuclear weapons while we do the same is another whopper this month). Letters from readers: “First Amendment in action Kudos to President Bush for chiding Russian President Vladimir Putin’s democratic efforts, especially regarding freedom of the [...]

MyDD :: The F-word

By Ed Kohler | Feb 24, 2005

A good summary of just how many F- policies this administration has enacted. Actions speak louder than words. Here’s the summary: MyDD :: The F-word: “The F-word by Chris Bowers The same administration that distributed fake news releases to promote its Medicare legislation, which were cited by the GAO as illegal propaganda;”

The Big Trunk Confusing Voter Suppression with Voter Registration Fraud

By Ed Kohler | Feb 22, 2005

The Big Trunk needs an education on the difference between voter fraud an voter suppression. The seven step program below should help The Big Trunk understand the difference. 1. If fraudulent voter registrations are submitted under the names of cartoon characters, how many cartoon characters are likely to show up to vote? 2. Based on [...]

FOX News Doctors Clinton Quote

By Ed Kohler | Feb 22, 2005

Eschaton: “As the original AP shows, she calls them ‘suicide bombers.’” I emailed FOX News about their manipulative editing of Senator Clinton’s quote: I noticed that you misquoted Senator Clinton in the following news article: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148136,00.html “The fact that you have these homicide bombers now, wreaking such hatred and violence while people pray, is to [...]

How liberal is CBS really ? … [Media Matters for America]

By Ed Kohler | Feb 21, 2005

Very interesting. How liberal is CBS really ? … [Media Matters for America]: “A Media Matters for America analysis of CBS Evening News broadcasts since the November 2, 2004, presidential election found that the program featured Republicans and conservatives more often than Democrats and progressives.”

Howard Kurtz Misses the Bigger Story and Takes a Proven Liar at His Word

By Ed Kohler | Feb 21, 2005

As Crooks and Liars points out, Howard Kurtz can’t seem to figure out what the real store is with the Jeff Gannon / James Guckert case. Crooks and Liars: “Kurtz has been ‘swimming to the heart of darkness’ on this story so far, and the first question he asks follows in suit as he misses [...]

Day of Silence – Soon to be silent in a school near you! – GLSEN & USSA

By Ed Kohler | Feb 18, 2005

Day of Silence – Soon to be silent in a school near you! – GLSEN & USSA: “he Day of Silence, a project of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) in collaboration with the United States Student Association (USSA), is a student-led day of action where those who support making anti-LGBT bias unacceptable [...]

Statement of tpt on Postcards from Buster episode “Sugartime!”

By Ed Kohler | Feb 10, 2005

Does this statement sound threatening to you?: Statement of tpt on Postcards from Buster episode “Sugartime!”: “A core part of tpt ‘s mission is to provide trustworthy educational programming for children – a responsibility we take very seriously. We also believe parents should play an active role in structuring their children’s use of television, so [...]

Matt C. Abbot – Pro-War Catholic

By Ed Kohler | Feb 8, 2005

Isn’t it strange how many people consider themselves pro-life, while also being pro-war? Here’s a quote from Matt C. Abbott, a ‘columnist’ for something called Renew America, which appears to be a group using the Founding Fathers to justify their pro-Alan Keyes positions. In what is made to look like a news story, Mr. Abbott [...]

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