Posted on 06/11/2011 7:11:44 AM PDT by radioone
I posted the following to my old blog way back when the media’s PalinHate was only in Week 3. At the time, it seemed like satire. How young we were then.
Misspelling Found in Palin’s Personal Journal
By Markos Moulitsas Special to the New York Times
Saturday, September 20, 2008; A1
Media Bubble, Sept. 20 — John McCain’s presidential campaign is reeling this morning upon allegations that his running mate, Alaskan Gov. Sarah Palin, is a poor speller. The charge stems from a passage found in her personal journal, which was obtained by the New York Times via an anonymous source.
“Trig was born one week ago today,” the journal’s Apr. 25, 2008 entry reads. “I love him so much. This is such a joyus [sic] time for our family.”
Merriam-Webster.com has no entry for “joyus.” However, “joyous” is defined as “joyful.” Palin has ignored all requests for comment on the controversy, which has been dubbed “Dummygate.”
“I am gobsmacked,” said the NYT’s source. “Little did I realize when I bought a plane ticket to Alaska, broke into the governor’s house, and vetted through her personal belongings that I would find such a startling, stunning bombshell. My heartache at John McCain’s blunder is without limit. Would you like to know where I take loads?”
The spelling error has created a firestorm of controversy in the media. On Friday evening’s edition of MSNBC’s Countdown, host Keith Olbermann devoted his entire hour to the blunder, which he called “the single most egregious error in judgment, Madam Governor, since Eve went apple-picking.” In response to this statement of fact, guest Paul Krugman nodded vigorously for nearly one full minute.
When asked for comment about the scandal, Rep. Charles B. Rangel (R-N.Y.) remarked, “What kind of vice-presidential candidate keeps a journal anyway? This woman actually wants to run the country. ‘Dear Diary: Today I looked at my pretty face in the mirror for like an hour, then I declared war on Russia.’ Bitch retarded.”
What we can take from this mess is that the 24-hour news generation wannabe journalists...are at a failure point. They now have to manufacture news...which isn’t really news to start with. Then they discuss what they manufactured for an hour, or a day, or a week. People are getting to the point of avoiding newspapers because of this tendency...and they will do the same thing to CNN, ABC, MSNBC, CBS, NBC, and Fox News.
Why is Paris Hilton news? Why is state news in Austin, TX now of a major concern in Florida? Why do people care who is running for governor in Montana? Does anyone from Alabama really care about a dozen-odd state senators from Wisconsin who run off to Illinois and hide out? Does anyone really care who runs Thailand? Is a dictator in Venezuela who chats for four hours on a TV show regularly really a concern for most Americans?
Pull out the Wall Street Journal on Monday and note the gray-colored area on the top left side. It’s twenty simple lines of what’s really important in the nation and world...brief and to the point. That’s mostly all you really need to cover for the average American. If you want to waste two hours with MSNBC or ABC or the Washington Post...go for it....but frankly, it’s all a waste.
The word “joyous” is in MY 1974 Webster’s dictionary. It means: Full of joy.
Wow. This nit-picking is incredible!
I used to watch the nightly news and the new shows like 60 Minutes. Then we got satellite and I ended up having my TV on the news most all day and all night.
I stopped watching news in 2008 and have probably watched a total of 8 to 10 hours in those years and only when I know something important is happening and I have no internet connection.
I got sick of the bias and the over the top emotionalism. If I want to watch Oprah.
I read my local newspaper online. I think there are a lot of people like me.
An ideal format would be along the lines of NHK World, Japan’s first 24-hour international broadcasting service with international news in English and a focus on Japan and Asia.
Besides NHK news and information programs, it distributes dramas, kiddie shows, sports, with features and documentaries on Japanese life. Truly 24-hour news stations are bad because most days there just isn’t that much news. This leaves a choice between repeating the news that exists which is boring, or making stuff up which is a lot more fun. ...Continuous loops of updates between inane chatter I watch for half an hour at most then turn off.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NHK_World
Maybe it’s just the waistband on my tinfoil undies being too tight, but I think I detect some glee in the way the newsies are putting [sic] in front of every typo they find. These are emails, so botched keystrokes and minor misspellings are expected. They don’t need an annoying [sic] every time they pop up...unless of course you’d like to draw attention to them.
It is squandered with the same brief sound bite, brief comments, and talking points hour after hour. The only thing different is the face of the anchor and commentators from one program to the next.
Who needs to hear the same bilge hour after hour? During the Clinton years, it became obvious that our TV news had become Pravda USA. I had hoped that Fox would break from the pattern, but they did not. They did at least allow a decent articulation of the conservative positions on issues.
Tony Snow and Brit Hume were a great loss to Fox. In 2008, I realized that they really weren't going to have anyone else I cared to see everyday.
I watched the special report daily till Brit Hume left. I watched Bear for a while, but then quit. If I got Fox Business News, I would probably watch several including Stossel and Judge Napolitano, but it is not in my Satillite package.
I also watched Glen Beck, but that stopped pretty quick. I really liked some of the historical programs he did, and I thought exposing all of the Soros connections was important, but his presentation style wears thin. I used to tune in daily, to show support, but often went to another room.
I thought what he was exposing was needed, but my blood pressure couldn't take it. Since I quit watching TV News, my blood pressure has gone down to 20 to 30 points and is normal again. Now I get my news from the internet, including Domestic, Canadian, and UK reports.
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