JONATHAN H'S BLOG
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CNN Fails To Point Out That Obama Wasn't Lying
- Posted on 09.09.09
Related causes: Health
One of the more frustrating things about the media is their reluctance to print all the facts, in fear that they'll be labeled as biased. Here's the latest example.
President Obama's, during his speech tonight to the joint session of Congress, attempted to debunk several of the myths running through blogs and town hall meetings about the health care bill. Among these myths: death panels, rationing of care, and increased taxes on the middle class. Obama also said that the proposed bill would not give coverage to illegal aliens, as has been claimed. At that point, Congressman Joe Wilson from South Carolina shouted out "You Lie!" drawing significant ire from the crowd. Obama continued his speech, but Wilson's heckling became the primary story of the evening, with every major news outlet exposing what was said, who said it, and detailing Wilson's subsequent apology. Here's CNN's article on the story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/09/10/obama.heckled.speech/index.html
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Some Things Are Universal
- Posted on 07.09.09
Related causes: Leaders
Looks like President Obama and French President Nicolas Sarkozy found at least one thing to agree upon at the G-8 summit in Italy. Italian President Silvio Berlusconi immediately criticized the two public figures for being too respectful.
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My Selfish Attempts To Be Of Use
- Posted on 06.30.09
Related causes: Human Rights, Leaders
I wonder what other people think when they're driving and notice a bumper sticker on the back of someone's car with the oft-repeated Gandhi quote "Be the change you wish to see in the world." Apparently, being the change means slapping a bumper sticker on your car, or turning your Twitter avatar green, or clicking a button online so that someone else can give rice to someone who's hungry. My consistently critical mind thinks, "There you go, you've done your part" (said with a torrential downpour of liquid sarcasm).
At least the schmuck driving the Hummer to Arby's every morning admits he doesn't give a shit. If someone tried to put the Gandhi bumper sticker on his car, it would immediately burst into flames.
I'm somewhere in the middle. I give a shit about everything, and as the Managing Editor of Causecast, I'm privy to a whole Internet full of depressing news. Twenty-five thousand kids die every day in the world for whatever reason, 50 million Americans can't go to the docto...Read More
