Media Matters

Sarah Palin’s Interview with Katie Couric: Disaster

Sep 25th, 2008 | By Ed W. | Category: Media Matters, The Campaign

What a performance by Sarah Palin in her interview with Katie Couric.  In just a few short minutes she told Couric she’d “get back to her” with examples of when in the past 26 years John McCain had supported increasing regulations on financial institutions, stumbled into a long, long silence when asked about McCain campaign [...]



Barack Obama is an Elitist

Sep 21st, 2008 | By Ed W. | Category: Media Matters, Pipin' Hot Knowledge, The Campaign

Barack Obama is an elitist.  Yes, I said it.  The McCain campaign has faught hard to impress upon voters the belief that Sen. Obama feels he is somewhat better than the “average Joe” and I’m sold.  Thank God.
Why so relieved, you ask?  Because I don’t view a presidential candidate’s elitism as a bad thing.  Elitism [...]



Will Truth Out? Media Coverage of the McCain Campaign

Aug 18th, 2008 | By Ed W. | Category: Media Matters, The Campaign

According to Politico, the McCain campaign is up in arms over “partisan” coverage of the presidential campaign. It’s nothing new for candidates to deride their media coverage as partisan or otherwise biased, and here’s what did it this time:
Davis made the request Sunday in a letter that is part of an aggressive effort by [...]



Iran’s Digital Warfare

Jul 10th, 2008 | By Ed W. | Category: Foreign Affairs, Media Matters

It seems that in Iran beauty is in the eye of the person on a computer photo shopping the images released by the military’s communications shop. According to the New York Times, everyone was so pumped about the quality of the picture they didn’t notice two identical plumes of smoke, and two identical smoke [...]



Jesse Jackson Tapes Open Mic to Foot, Sticks Both in Mouth

Jul 9th, 2008 | By Ed W. | Category: Media Matters

I don’t know if you’ve heard, but the Rev. Jesse Jackson got caught saying some interesting things about Barack Obama. Apparently, Senator Obama’s balls are offensive to Rev. Jackson, who is desirous of their removal. Let’s go to the video tape!

I have little doubt that this incident will quickly fade from the public [...]



Toto, I have a feeling we’re not in Baltimore anymore.

Jul 6th, 2008 | By Ed W. | Category: Film and Photography, Film and Television Reviews, Media Matters

The New York Times has a piece up about another famous Ed: Ed Burns, creator of “The Wire” and its predecessor “The Corner”. “The Wire” is possibly my favorite series of all time, combining spectacular writing, a number of knock-your-socks-off performances from relative unknowns like Michael K. Williams and Dominic West, and a biting [...]