While standing in the long line to see Gov. Romney yesterday, someone asked me “what do you think ‘The Daily Fishwrap’ will say is the size of this crowd?” I said that they would probably go as high as 200, … Read more
Today’s Gazette reiterated the Democrat’s talking points on women’s issues in the articles on the debate. Obama didn’t want to wear an American flag pin in the last campaign, but he boldly decided to wear a pink wristband while in … Read more
Today’s story in the Gazette is headlined “Romney seeks votes in Ohio as Obama preps for debate.” Yes Romney is out there swaying voters while Obama “took precious time off the campaign trail to practice for the next debate”. I … Read more
There was a free film festival this weekend that provided both interesting films and time to discuss them held at UCCS. Films ranged from commercial films, “The Hunger Games” and “Amazing Grace” to full length documentaries “The Battle for Brooklyn”, … Read more
Today’s Gazette had an article from AP purporting to discuss the campaigns in Virginia. Romney is described as addressing a small group at the American Legion talking about defense spending cuts. Obama had a rally (size of the crowd and … Read more
New Zealand author Trevor Louden spoke Tues. night at the meeting of the Pikes Peak Economics club. Mr. Loudon is the author of “Barack Obama and the Enemies within,” a 688 page book documenting the tangled links connecting Obama and … Read more
Today’s Gazette featured a front page story on Romney’s truth that 47% of the US does not pay income tax. The article starts off with Obama saying the Oval Office must “work for everyone, not just some.” This is an … Read more
In the rather flimsy attempt to appear impartial in the evaluation of the candidates, the intrepid AP reporter saved the economy for last. The reporter does mention that the unemployment rate is 8.1%, the highest this number has ever been … Read more
Today the AP reporters tried their darnedest to present a balanced article comparing the candidates positions. Too bad that never happened.
Here’s some examples that they tried in discussing education: “Education ranks second only to the economy in issues important … Read more
Today’s Gazette offered a story about tomorrow’s Mitt Romney campaign stop in Pueblo (Pueblo Wiesbrodt Aircraft Museum – 31001 Magnusson Ave., Pueblo, CO 81001 entry at 2:15pm event at 4:15pm) and the writer thoughtfully included poll results, but did not … Read more
Today’s Gazette has an AP story regarding the discovery of the bones of King Richard III. By dying (1485) before the advent of the 24 hour news cycle, Richard III missed out on his chance for truth (history being written … Read more
The subheading chosen for today’s article by the Associated Press (A Battle For Working Class Whites) is most telling, “clock punching” indeed. The article mentions that both candidates are trying to pit these voters against their opponent by stoking a … Read more
The “award winning” headline writer is back on the job with “Obama Wooing Middle Class”, which described a campaign stop in Boulder yesterday. Is Obama bringing candy and flowers? No, he brought back his arch-nemesis “Straw Man” and proceeded to … Read more
A take on bias in wire service stories that appear in our local newspapers. Oh my, it’s hard to know where to start today.
“Obama expands national lead in Pew poll” (written by Margaret Talev of … Read more
