Aye Aye Galleh. The only difference is that Limbaugh is an avowed comedian
and he is not infirm of mind or limb. That's more than I can say for
Prefosser  Dokita Alahaja Yahaya......I mean the idiot. Haruna


In a message dated 7/6/2009 1:28:33 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:

Haruna,  if mad men can be presidents, I guess mad men can be radio shows
hosts as  well. Limbaugh could have been our own Self-styled Prefosser Dokita
 Sheeeek Alahaja Yahaya OJ Jay Jammah. Seems the same logic. Thanks for 
sharing.

Baba


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Date: Mon, 6 Jul 2009 10:04:36 -0400
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Subject:  Chatter Roundup - Media matters. You wont believe this!
To:  [log in to unmask]

July  02, 2009
The  Weekly Update from Media Matters for America
--
Media Matters: Limbaugh's Off the Wall spin on  Michael Jackson's death

(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DBNiQrd8_-v4&lid=1048301&rid=31040319)
Mama-Say-Mama-Saw-Mama-Would have to hear it to believe it. This  one
doesn't really need much of a setup.
While fans the world over mourn the _passing_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.latimes.com%2Fnews%2Fobituaries%2Fla-me-jackson-obit26-200
9jun26%2C0%2C1970798.story&lid=1048302&rid=31040319)   of the King of Pop,
the King of Talk, Rush Limbaugh, put the death of  Michael Jackson _this
way_ (http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010015?lid=1048303&rid=31040319) :
He "flourished under Reagan," "languished under Clinton/Bush,  and died under
Obama." Over on MSNBC, both _David  Shuster_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010028?lid=1048304&rid=31040319)  and Chuck Todd poked Limbaugh for
his unsavory take on the  tragedy, with Todd _quipping_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010029?lid=1048305&rid=31040319) ,  "It's always Reagan,
right?"
Meanwhile, El Rushbo's _pals_
(http://mediamatters.org/search/index?qstring=&from=&to=&tags=rush_limbaugh&tags=fox_news_channel&tags=&tags=&lid=1048306&
rid=31040319)   over at Fox News knew exactly how to interpret the
_wall-to-wall  coverage_
(http://mediamatters.org/blog/200906300019?lid=1048307&rid=31040319)  of Jackson's death. An actual Fox News chyron _alleged_
(http://mediamatters.org/blog/200906300001?lid=1048308&rid=31040319)   a "cover-up"
because the media were devoting more coverage to Jackson  than cap-and-trade
legislation. Lord, the fun one could have using this  very rationale to pick
apart the stories Fox chooses to cover. I guess  when you're a hammer,
everything is a ... wild conspiracy designed to  frighten your audience and fan
the flames of their paranoia.
Other major stories this week:
Ricci-ing for the absurd
Several weeks ago, conservatives took a first run at undermining  the
nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor. But _their  everything-and-the-kitchen-sink
attack plan_
(http://mediamatters.org/columns/200905290053?lid=1048309&rid=31040319)  -- charging that she is  an unqualified, Marxist, radical activist
and a reverse racist/normal  racist who is also, interestingly, far too
empathetic to be on the  Supreme Court -- fell flat under the weight of serious
 examination.
This week, however, offered another opportunity for media  conservatives to
revisit their central criticism: that Sotomayor's "wise  Latina woman"
_comment_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200905290044?lid=1048310&rid=31040319)   was a window into the prejudicial soul of the judge who ruled against
hard-working white firefighters (and a Hispanic firefighter) simply  because
they weren't black.
First, the facts. On Tuesday, ABC's Bob Woodruff _misstated_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906290009?lid=1048311&rid=31040319)   the crux of the
case, reporting that Ricci v.  DeStefano involved firefighters "passed over
for promotion in  favor of less qualified black candidates." In fact, no
one was promoted  over anyone else. Rather, the results of a test to determine
which  members of the New Haven Fire Department could receive promotions
were  thrown out because city officials were unhappy with a racial disparity
in the results and stated they feared being sued for racial  discrimination.
In the _decision_ (http://mediama
tters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fct.findacase.com%2Fresearch%2FwfrmDocViewer.aspx%2Fxq%2Ffac.%255CC02%255C2008%255C20080612
_0001355.C02.htm%2Fqx&lid=1048312&rid=31040319)   that Sotomayor joined
denying en banc rehearing of the appeal of the  district court's decision,
Judge Barrington Parker -- a George W. Bush  appointee -- wrote that "the City
acted out of a concern that certifying  the exam results would have an
adverse impact on minority candidates" --  a view that fit cleanly within previous
Supreme Court precedent. That  decision was overturned by the 5-4 vote of
the Supreme Court on  Monday.
Instead of looking at the legal merits of the case, conservatives  have
drawn the conclusion that Sotomayor was actively seeking to promote
African-American firefighters at the expense of everyone else. The  Washington Times
_opined_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906300024?lid=1048313&rid=31040319)   that the case showed how, "[i]n Judge Sotomayor's America, people are
 judged by the color of their skin, not the content of their character."
Investor's Business Daily _chimed  in_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906300024?lid=1048314&rid=31040319)  as well: "The Supreme Court's
overturning of high-court nominee  Sonia Sotomayor's ruling in the New Haven
firefighter case exposes what  lies at the core of her misguided philosophy: stark
racial  favoritism."
Of course, Limbaugh, who has accused Sotomayor of racism on _numerous_
(http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200905260035?lid=1048315&rid=31040319)
_occasions_ (http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906030017?lid=1048316&rid=31040319)
since her nomination was announced, was _the  most vocal_
(http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906290021?lid=1048317&rid=31040319) : "Sonia Sotomayor was
following her basic instinct: She  is racist."
Most judges nominated by Democrats are accused by the right of  being
radicals, and Sotomayor is no different -- numerous efforts were  made this week
to portray the court's reversal of Ricci as  proof of Sotomayor's inherent
radicalism. But the fact of the matter is,  four Supreme Court justices,
including Justice David Souter, whom  Sotomayor was nominated to replace, agreed
with her -- a fact that  conservatives have done their best to cover up.
A number of media conservatives _subsequently  claimed_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906290036?lid=1048318&rid=31040319)  that the court had
unanimously rejected Sotomayor's  reasoning. Ed Whelan (who _can't  use The
Google_ (http://mediamatters.org/blog/200906260009?lid=1048319&rid=31040319) )
and Kathryn Lopez of National Review Online _started  the trend_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906290036?lid=1048320&rid=31040319)  ("9-0
Against Sotomayor"), followed quickly by Fox News'  _Laura  Ingraham_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906290036?lid=1048321&rid=31040319)  and _Rush_
(http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906290019?lid=1048322&rid=31040319) .
Ingraham's Fox News colleague Sean Hannity _wasn't  far behind_
(http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906290052?lid=1048323&rid=31040319) . In fact, while Justice
Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote in her  _dissent_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supremecourtus.gov%2Fopinions%2F08pdf%2F07-1428.pdf%23page%3D5
5&lid=1048324&rid=31040319)   that "[o]rdinarily, a remand for fresh
consideration would be in order"  and that "I would not oppose a remand for
further proceedings fair to  both sides," she concluded, consistent with the 2nd
U.S. Circuit Court  of Appeals decision, which Sotomayor joined: "[W]hat this
case does not  present is race-based discrimination in violation of Title
VII."
Furthermore, an article in Politico _promoted  the myth_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906300006?lid=1048325&rid=31040319)  that a Supreme Court
reversal is unusual, even though the  court has reversed more than 60
percent of the federal appeals court  cases it considered each year since 2004.
In doing so, Politico  was following The Washington Times, which had _already
 argued_ (http://mediamatters.org/research/200905280029?lid=1048326
&rid=31040319)  that such an outcome would be an "extraordinary rebuke" of
Sotomayor. It should come as no surprise, then, that Fox's Alexis Glick  impartially
_described  the ruling_
(http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906290048?lid=1048327&rid=31040319)  as "a major slap" to Sotomayor. And for MSNBC's Joe
Scarborough, the whole episode showed that it isn't just Sotomayor who  is out
of touch: nearly _half  of the Supreme Court is_
(http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906300003?lid=1048328&rid=31040319) , too.
When the AP and The New York Times _failed_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906290004?lid=1048329&rid=31040319)   to _note_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906260025?lid=1048330&rid=31040319)   false statements by
Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, they revealed just  how far-reaching the
problematic reporting on Sotomayor has become. It's  clear that plenty of work
needs to be done to ensure that she will have  a fair hearing when she finally
comes before the Senate. At least  Jonathan Capehart is _bringing  some
rationality_ (http://mediamatters.org/mmtv/200906290011?lid=1048331&rid=31040319)
 to the discussion.
Franken victory sparks conservative media  panic-fest
This week, the Minnesota Supreme Court _ruled_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2F2009%2F06%2F30%2Fminnesota-decision-
al-fra_n_223258.html&lid=1048332&rid=31040319)   unanimously that Al
Franken be officially certified as the winner of  last fall's U.S. Senate election
in the state. Shortly after the  decision came down, former Sen. Norm
Coleman _conceded_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.huffingtonpost.com%2Fhuff-wires%2F20090630%2Fus-minnesota-senate%2F&lid=1048333&rid=3104031
9)   defeat, making it clear he wouldn't launch additional legal efforts to
 stop Franken from being seated.
Conservatives in the media were beside themselves. Franken, after  all,
made a handsome living sparring with the likes of _Fox  News_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cbsnews.com%2Fstories%2F2003%2F08%2F12%2Fenter
tainment%2Fmain567800.shtml&lid=1048334&rid=31040319) , Limbaugh, and,
perhaps most notably, Bill O'Reilly (still _must_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DQOAYI6Qnl6E&lid=1048335&rid=31040
319)   _see_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DwMM7NRdwrnc&lid=1048336&rid=31040319)   _TV_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DMjFbRYVFmlk&lid=104833
7&rid=31040319)   after all these years.)
Fox & Friends co-host Brian Kilmeade -- or "_brown-haired  guy who isn't
Steve Doocy_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.colbertnation.com%2Fvideo%2Ftag%2FBrown-Haired%2BGuy%2BWho%2BIsn%2527t%2BSteve%2BDoocy&lid=104
8338&rid=31040319) ," as Stephen Colbert would say --  epitomized the
conservative media's response to the official Franken  victory. First, he was "in
denial," _describing_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010002?lid=1048339&rid=31040319)   Franken as someone who "is barely sane." Then he
_confessed_ (http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010003?lid=1048340&rid=31040319)
that "it hurt" to call Franken "a senator from Minnesota" and wondered
about "who's safe now." He wasn't done quite yet -- he would go on to _call_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010021?lid=1048341&rid=31040319)   Franken
an "embarrassment," "hateful," "maniacal," "angry, evil," and a  "bitter
partisan."
Kilmeade was hardly alone at Fox. It seems the entire network was  "_in 
denial_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200907010008?lid=1048342&rid=31040319) ." Saying a lot more about himself than Franken, Glenn Beck _said_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200906300045?lid=1048343&rid=31040319) ,  "This is
like having me in the Senate. ... [I]t shows that we've lost  our minds."
Limbaugh wasn't too happy with Franken's win, either. He _compared_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200906300023?lid=1048344&rid=31040319)   the Iranian
recount to the Minnesota Senate recount and _called_ (http://me
diamatters.org/clips/200907010017?lid=1048345&rid=31040319)   Franken a "genuine
lunatic" to boot. Clear Channel's Jim Quinn shared  Rush's assessment, _saying_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010012?lid=1048346&rid=31040319)   Franken
had "stolen" the election while pegging ACORN as a likely  culprit. Is
there anything media conservatives won't blame on  ACORN?
Proving once again that the real joke during this hyper-extended  campaign
was not the fact that a former comedian might win, but _the  way the media
covered the long legal battle_
(http://mediamatters.org/columns/200903310001?lid=1048347&rid=31040319) , Politico's  Mike Allen _claimed_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200906300041?lid=1048348&rid=31040319)   Franken prevailed
because "[h]e shut his mouth, and when you are Al  Franken, that's not easy
to do," while MSNBC's Mike Barnicle _said_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010006?lid=1048349&rid=31040319)   that it was "kind of a surprise" that
Franken "behaved like a  responsible adult."
The global warming whistleblower who wasn't
It's hard to believe, but some conservatives aren't convinced that  global
warming is real. In fact, some of them think it's a left-wing,
anti-American _conspiracy_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907020015?lid=1048350&rid=31040319) ,  nothing more than _propaganda_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010036?lid=1048351&rid=31040319)   pushed by the liberal media and
_traitorous_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200906290038?lid=1048352&rid=31040319)   members of Congress, all in the hope of turning you into _eco-slaves_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200906300044?lid=1048353&rid=31040319) .
Scared yet? So is Fox News' Dick Morris, who, when it comes to this  issue, is
apparently _one-third  sane_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200906300035?lid=1048354&rid=31040319) .
It's no wonder, then, that the conservative media sighs with relief  when
somebody wakes up and tells the truth! Someone honest and  courageous.
Someone like Alan Carlin, a "_legendary_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010010?lid=1048355&rid=31040319) "  EPA official and co-author of an internal
document disproving global  warming -- a document that the agency then
"_suppressed_ (http://mediamatters.org/clips/200907010010?lid=1048356&rid=31040319)
,"  presumably stomping on it with a Birkenstock.
According to the EPA's own records, Carlin is an economist, not a  climate
scientist -- something Fox's Steve Doocy and Gretchen Carlson _ignored_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906300040?lid=1048357&rid=31040319)   when
they hosted him on Wednesday to discuss his work. Furthermore, the  report
he authored made a _false  and deceptive claim_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906290049?lid=1048358&rid=31040319) : that global temperatures "have
declined for 11  years," a reality he said the EPA ignored. Fox News duly
reported it as  gospel, as did CBSNews.com, without context or correction.
In fact, the EPA did review Carlin's work and decided it was  flawed. No
wonder, as Gavin Schmidt, a climate modeler at NASA's Goddard  Institute for
Space Studies, _described  it_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200906300040?lid=1048359&rid=31040319)  as possessing "a number of basic flaws" and
demonstrating a  "complete lack of appreciation of the importance of natural
variability  on short time scales."
But who is a scientist like Schmidt to criticize someone who ...  isn't a
scientist? I mean, how about a little respect? Heck, even a  reputable
publication like The Washington Times says the earth  is _getting  cooler_
(http://mediamatters.org/research/200907020009?lid=1048360&rid=31040319) . Let's
not _lose  our heads_
(http://mediamatters.org/clips/200906300038?lid=1048361&rid=31040319)  here.
This week's media columns
This week's media columns from the Media Matters senior  fellows: Eric
Boehlert explains _how  ABC News debunked the Obama "honeymoon" myth_
(http://mediamatters.org/columns/200906300013?lid=1048362&rid=31040319) ; Jamison
Foser looks at  _Howard  Kurtz's wasted opportunity_
(http://mediamatters.org/columns/200907020021?lid=1048363&rid=31040319) ; and Karl Frisch lets us in on
_the  right's super-secret 2010 census plan to end all plans_
(http://mediamatters.org/columns/200907010033?lid=1048364&rid=31040319) .
Buy the book
Don't forget to order your autographed copy of Eric Boehlert's  compelling
new book, _Bloggers on the  Bus: How the Internet Changed Politics and the
Press_
(http://mediamatters.org/p/bloggers_on_the_bus/?lid=1048365&rid=31040319)  (Free  Press, May 2009).
Do you Facebook or Twitter?
If you use the social networking site Facebook, be sure to join the
official _Media Matters_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMediamatters&lid=1048366&rid=31040319)  page  and those of our senior
fellows _Eric  Boehlert_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FEric-Boehlert%2F50231818307&lid=1048367&rid=31040319) ,
_Jamison  Foser_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FJamison-Foser%2F72471326097&lid=1048368&rid=31040319) , and
_Karl  Frisch_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FKarl-Frisch%2F40499080815&lid=1048369&rid=31040319)  as well. You can
also follow _Media Matters_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmmfa&lid=1048370&rid=31040319) , _Boehlert_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fericboehlert&lid=1048371&rid=31040319) ,
 _Foser_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fjamisonfoser&lid=1048372&rid=31040319) ,  and _Frisch_
(http://mediamatters.org/rd?to=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FKarlFrisch&lid=1048373&rid=31040319)   on
Twitter.
This weekly wrap-up was compiled by Karl Frisch, a senior  fellow at _Media
 Matters_ (http://mediamatters.org/?lid=1048374&rid=31040319) . Frisch also
contributes to _County Fair_
(http://mediamatters.org/blog/?lid=1048375&rid=31040319) , a media  blog featuring links to progressive media criticism
from around the Web  as well as original commentary.
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