Michael Rubin thinks it's time for a "passive voice watch"; Also at the Corner, military historian Victor Davis Hanson notes another curious development in journalism; Posted by Kate at 10:09 AM | Comments (24) "Yes, the passive voice is a neat tactic, as is the 'anonymous source' and the unverified poll of 'a majority of Canadians say that'...The tactics are used to present a purely fictional opinion; they present a conclusions AS IF it was based on hard data, on expert sources, on a random majority, when in fact, the opinion is unsubstantiated and invalid."--quite brilliant -- I'd never spotted the connection between the passive voice and incomplete journalism, and I work in the media.
There's a really excellent article entitled "Identifying Biased News Coverage" at the blog Honest Reporting Canada.
http://www.honestreporting.ca/English/Identifying-Biased-News-Coverage.html
I think its time to revive the Gay Terrorist" banner.
Mike Rogers, PROVE IT, you f#ckstain. And then try to find a way to (honestly!) justify making the mans personal life a campaign issue. What ever happened to peoples sex lives being private? What ever happened to the idea that ones sexual orientation shouldnt matter? BECAUSE OF THE HYPOCRISY!!! Pot, meet kettle. PROVE IT, bitch. And then try to DEFEND it.
This is the kind of filth thats pouring money into Democratic campaigns. Burn the witch! No fags (unless they are in lockstep with the hate-filled left) in Congress!
Dont forget the heinous Jane Hamsher & Co., they, of the blackface Joe Lieberman and telling a black woman to mind her betters. No insult is off-limits to them, because they think that as progressives, theyre automatically given a pass.
And then you have the infamous Daily Kostards, the animals that celebrate milestones of dead Americans in Iraq, that say screw em when their fellow Americans are slaughtered and mutilated by terrorists
well, you know the litany of disgrace there.
Dan Riehl:
DNC Chair Howard Dean, Senators Barbara Boxer and Harry Reid, among others, traveled to Nevada to solicit support and lavish praise on the same individual whose blog is now featuring the clearest example of homophobic-laced hate in politics Ive ever seen. Even today, they are raising money for a so-called expanded field.
The Democrat Party built this network and that blog. They funded it with advertising, many, including John Kerry, have written copy for it and fueled its rage. And they reaped the fruit of that rage in dollars and in hype.
Now its election time and they all deserve to be held accountable for encouraging such hate and paving the way for its hate-filled tactics designed for one reason - to benefit them, yet, again.
Ace:
The thuggishness is getting out of hand. It may be well past time to get as dirty and nasty as these jagoffs are.
Pissed off yet?
Patterico expects a backlash. So do I. In fact, I havent felt this motivated to vote in weeks.
Thanks, Mike. A few weeks ago, I was going to hold my nose and vote. Now, I cant wait.
Yep, thanks, Mike. I had been distressed at the apathy Id been seeing, but you seem to have cured it. I guess when you cant get your issues through on their own merits, you have to resort to the worst of dirty politics. Or I guess you have to when youre a soulless, hate-filled nihilist. I dont know how these vermin can sleep at night.
(Priceless!) Misha:
I dont care if Larry Craig or anybody else is as gay as a tree full of monkeys on nitrous oxide. What they do with consenting adults of legal age behind closed doors is nobodys business but theirs and, furthermore, it does not in the least bit affect my personal opinion of them. They have a problem with G-d, but thats not for me to sort out, nor do I want any part of it.
What I do care about a great deal is mindless thugs like you and your execrable friend, John Trichinosis, who, faced with the harsh reality that your intellects are too minute to impress an oyster on the half shell, resort to extortion, threats and assorted other hallmarks of Idiotarians seriously under-endowed in the ethical, intellectual and moral departments.
BRAVO! Consider that megadittoed. With a clenched fist.
For the record:
Senator Craigs office flatly rejected the claims. The Senator says this story is absolutely ridiculous almost laughable, said press secretary Sid Smith. It has no basis in fact.
Almost laughable, but its not. Rogers had better produce some proof, or he might be looking at a lawsuit (I doubt a US Senator would dignify this trash with a lawsuit, but you never know). And do you think Senator Craig is the only one in his sights right now? No. In his shameless bleg for money that immediately follows the outing (making the whole stunt even that much more nauseating!), he boasts:
Theres more research to do There is at least one more member of Congress to report on within the next few weeks and with some very intertesting [sic] documents, no less And let there be no doubt, I already have some of the documents I will be using to report on this member of Congress.
Mike Rogers, you make me sick. Rarely does a person so proudly show such a complete lack of humanity, ethics, or simple intelligence. You are beneath scum. Yuk it up now, you diseased cow, cause karmas a bitch.
So, do the Democrats on this list disavow the hateful creatures that are working so hard on their behalf? Silence signifies approval, and I hear nothing.
And FWIW? I agree with bamapacyderm ( and other bloggers ) comments- this sort of smearing and sleaze is despicable.
But wait!
There's More!
Honest to God, if the Donks really want to turn the pivot-point of the Novemeber 7 elections into "all gay sex, all outing, all gay bashing, all the time, 24-7?"
Feel free... this is going to backfire worse than Lil Kim's Nukular Fizzle...
Slublog states:
Im going to vote Republican to keep people that Mike Rogers and the Daily Kos support out of office. This sort of dirty politics should not be encouraged - if the Kossacks win with tactics like these, expect to see this sort of thing over and over again in the future. If youre a conservative thinking of sitting this election out, please dont.
From CQ:
http://www.captainsquartersblog.com/mt/archives/008309.php
Apparently, the Left hates gays and believes that private sexual preferences belong on the front page. BlogActive, a site known for outing closeted gays in politics, now claims that Senator Larry Craig (R-ID) has engaged in homosexual activity in the bathrooms of Union Station. He'd better hope they're correct, or he will have one hell of a lawsuit on his hands. Patterico has been following this story and he notes that Craig has denied the entire BlogActive allegation:...this ghastly mudslinging really marks a new low.
Once again, the Left shows its obsession with sexuality, but it's really more than that. The Left obsesses over identity politics in all forms, and that obsession comes out in pathological terms... the obloquy and castigation seems to only come from Rogers and his ilk. I couldn't care less whether Craig is attracted to men or women; it's really none of my business, and none of Rogers' either. As long as he's not importuning minors, then it makes no difference to anyone except Craig and his family, and that's if the allegations have any basis in fact. The only bigot who should be ashamed of himself is Rogers. And if he's a libeler, he better get himself a damned good lawyer. (via Hot Air) Posted by Captain Ed at 12:47 AM | Comments (16) | TrackBack (2) "The army of david's on the web have been connecting the dots. They have been working on the gay outers, the page members of the 2001 class and some amazing stuff now being researched about gay porn website owners who also have a parallel life of hosting websites for congressional members outside their official goverment websites. Stay tuned, it ain't over yet."