Right Cos, who woulda thunk it???? The general degeneration of Global
health. Rush's trend of thought is right though. At least the comedian shows his
outright disdain for and repulsion at Yahya's medical "prowess". Who came
to be the father of that idiot's child anyway? Did they do an African DNA
test for the baby and the father???? Are you following that Cos??? WHy do
you call Yahya the Great one???? I am not too happy with you. Haruna.
In a message dated 7/6/2009 1:51:52 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Grand Haruna,
Limbaugh also thinks the Great One should be an example to Obama: "So here
is a leader, Yahya Jammeh, in Gambia, that Obama might be following in the
footsteps of. Another great African leader here."
Well, at least he seems to have kept up with the "breakthrough medical
developments" witnessed in Gambia.
_http://mediamatters.org/limbaughwire/2009/07/02_
(http://mediamatters.org/limbaughwire/2009/07/02)
Best
SD
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From: Baba Galleh Jallow <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Monday, 6 July, 2009 18:27:57
Subject: Re: Chatter Roundup - Media matters. You wont believe this!
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
From: [log in to unmask]
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://mediamatters.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%3D55&li
d=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%2Fentert
ainment%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=1048337&
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=1048
338&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://mediamatters.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_
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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_
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(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
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