Media Mythbusters Blog

Whew! Glad it is Friday folks… This will be another short day as I am on site again today, but still lots to share…

Pierre Legrand’s Pink Flamingo Bar takes another tact concerning Pelosi’s Freudian slip of the tongue yesterday: Head Democrat in the House Admits Iran Fighting the United States…

Lorie Byrd at Wizbang takes it even further: Forget questioning their patriotism, I question their sanity.

Steve Schippert of ThreatsWatch.org has an article up this as well: Parsing Pelosi: Military Usefulness. Great writing as usual…

From RBT at Friends of Mark Fuhrman points us to a Brain Terminal / Instapundit nugget: Peering into the Psyche of the Establishment Media.

Also from RBT: Newsroom news - staff meeting recap. The current goings on at the Spokeman Review…

Bookworm takes a thoughtful look at John McCain and Conservatism: Are Conservatives Cutting off Their Noses to Spite Their Faces?

You really need to read Oliver North’s piece today at Townhall: UN-Believable. Key excerpt:

When the so-called mainstream media don’t want you to know something, they simply spike the story — meaning they just don’t cover it. That’s what’s happened to the good news from Iraq.

And back to the McClellan quagmire - Lorie Byrd has a stunning piece up at Townhall.com today: Lying About Iraq. Key excerpt:

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan’s new book brings the question of who lied about Iraq to the front pages once again. Those on the left have claimed for years that the Bush administration lied about the threat from Iraq in the lead up to the war – often defining “lying” as omitting information that did not support the decision to invade from the case they made to the American people. If those on the left describe emphasizing the threat posed by Iraq before the war as a lie, then what do they call their current depiction of the situation in Iraq, as well as their characterization of how the war began?

Also from Steve Schippert today over at NRO: Canadian University Awards Terror Fundraiser “Entrepreneur Award”. Sometimes it feels as if we live in wonderland doesn’t it? Down the rabbit hole for sure…

The Anchoress points us also to the Southern Ledger: DEMOCRATS ARE THE SOURCE OF AMERICAN PAIN AT THE PUMP. Dems - say one thing, do the opposite… The ultimate in suicidal hypocrisy.

Tom Elia at The New Editor has written a superb piece on - well, take a gander: Chicago Politics, the Naive Media, and How Obama Skates from Criticism of Questionable Associations and His Own Actions. A taste:

One of the least discussed facts and perhaps best-kept secrets of this campaign has been the dearth of specific knowledge in the media — and yes, of some bloggers too — concerning the corrupt political culture found in Chicago.

And Bob Owens at Confederate Yankee hits a home run with this one: The Men in His Life.

Father Michael Pfleger, lynching advocate and 22-year friend and mentor to Barack Obama, found his testimonial whitewashed from the official Presidential campaign website by Monday, even before his latest rant against Hillary Clinton and white entitlement before Obama’s long-time and current congregation at Trinity United Church of Christ.