Category Archives: Politics

More On The Charles Krauthammer Column

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Mash

This new turn in the PR offensive is finally generating some attention. Check out Michael Signer’s excellent post on Democracy Arsenal here. You can also read my earlier post on Krauthammer’s column.

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Charles Krauthammer Lunches With The Ladies Of Bull Run

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Mash

Charles Krauthammer cheerfully declares "Of Course It’s a Civil War" in his latest op-ed for The Washington Post. Now here’s a true red meat conservative. He not only faces reality head-on, but he embraces it and relishes it. He wants … Continue reading →

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Mukhtar Mai

Posted on March 24, 2006 by Mash

In the 24 hour news cycle, it is hard to keep up with so many stories flying past us at dizzying speeds. Important stories by necessity get pushed aside to make room for the more current story. Sometimes, however, it is … Continue reading →

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Reporter versus Propagandist

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Mash

Yesterday on CNN, according to script, Hugh Hewitt was out chastising the media for misleading the public about the war in Iraq. He was up against Nic Robertson of CNN and Michael Ware of TIME magazine. You can read CNN’s … Continue reading →

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WAR IS PEACE, FREEDOM IS SLAVERY, IGNORANCE IS STRENGTH

Posted on March 23, 2006 by Mash

It is tried and tested that if you don’t like the message, you shoot the messenger. So it is that the Administration has embarked on a full-scale war on the media because everyone knows that if only the media said … Continue reading →

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