cavuto-20070117-global-2.jpg Two of my most popular posts here at DeSmogBlog were a pair of items documenting 1) just how many surveys have found Fox News viewers to be more misinformed about factual reality and 2) taking PolitiFact to task for giving Jon Stewart a “false” rating when he pointed this out.
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Politics and Entertainment: Much on the Progressive’s Wishlist but much for which we should be grateful
We should be grateful to the occupy wall street folks who may just have started the non-violent socio-economic revolution for which we’ve all been waiting. The democratic character of this movement, the rapidity with which it is spreading, and its brea…
Continue readingHalifax the new Palestinian homeland?
From the Daily Show yesterday.Halifax NS by sjmorris123
Continue readingdjkelly.ca: Tuesday, September 11, 2001
Every day has a story. But not every day has a story that changes so much in your life. For ten years I haven’t told my story because it’s not special or unique compared to anyone else’s, especially on that day. But I now realize that it’s an important story
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: When Facts Don’t Matter: Proving The Problem With Fox News
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My two posts about Fox News and misinformation are probably the most popular items I’ve contributed here. They’ve been widely linked, Twee…
Continue readingDeSmogBlog - Clearing the PR Pollution that Clouds Climate Science: Jon Stewart 1, Politfact 0: Fox News Viewers Are The Most Misinformed
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I have a lot of respect for political fact checking sites. I think they play a critical role, especially in our misinformation-saturated political and media environm…
Continue readingLeDaro: Jon Stewart on Anthony Weiner’s wiener
You might have heard about Congressman Anthony Weiner’s twitter account where he is supposed to have posted a picture for a girl that he was (supposedly) chasing. Weiner denies it and claims that his twitter account was hacked. Jon Stewart, who once…
Continue readingPolitics and its Discontents: Stephen Harper, John Steward, and Asbestos
An online article in today’s Globe and Mail, written by Gerald Caplan, explores how the Harper government’s retrograde policies have made Canada something of an international pariah. Especially interesting is how the export of asbestos was recently ske…
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Signs of sanity
Just watching some of the rally to restore sanity videos being posted by regular folks on Youtube. Signs of sanity: looks at some of the signs protestors are using. My faves: “Spread peanut butter not hate – unless you’re allergic.” And “Not a fan of Airplane middle seats.”A few folks
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Signs of sanity
Just watching some of the rally to restore sanity videos being posted by regular folks on Youtube. Signs of sanity: looks at some of the signs protestors are using. My faves: "Spread peanut butter not hate – unless you’re allergic." And "Not a fan of Airplane middle seats."A few folks have vlogs – but as Jon Stewart and his team have pointed out, moderates make terrible television – not much
Continue readingCrazy Bitches R Us: Signs of sanity
Just watching some of the rally to restore sanity videos being posted by regular folks on Youtube. Signs of sanity: looks at some of the signs protestors are using. My faves: “Spread peanut butter not hate – unless you’re allergic.” And “Not a fan of Airplane middle seats.”A few folks
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