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Cain’s Turn

The Gormogons Posted on October 31, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

All of a sudden, conservatives are supposed to be outraged that Herman Cain has been accused, in the past, of a settled matter of sexual harassment? Oh, now it makes sense. See, the great thing about the Clinton presidency was … Continue reading →

Posted in Herman Cain, Media Bias

AP’s Primer on Cain. Maybe.

The Gormogons Posted on October 18, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Czar hates non-news stories. Take a piece from The Washington Post: “Scrutiny for Cain Likely At Republican Presidential Debate”. Start with the title. Something is likely to happen. Great. Next, the WaPo (by way of the Associated Press) wants … Continue reading →

Posted in Associated Press, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Washington Post - WaPo

And So It Spreads

The Gormogons Posted on October 7, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Professor Mondo is seeing it everywhere, too. But is ridiculing the unfocused, college socialist pablum really hypocritical after complaining about the Tea Party, as one of his commentators suggests? No. Where is Samuel Jackson to dismiss the entire OWS crowd … Continue reading →

Posted in Bullshit racism accusations, Media Bias, Occupy Wall Street, Stupid People, Unions

Think Like an Editor

The Gormogons Posted on October 5, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

You are the editor of a newspaper or television news program. The following stories come across your desk, and you need to decide which ones to relate or ashcan: A Republican presidential candidate’s father leased a parcel of land for … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

A Letter To The Media

The Gormogons Posted on September 28, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Been thinking about this; just have no idea to whom we should send it. Dear Mainstream Media, For some time you have been touting the Tea Party as racist. Please—remembering how libel laws work—provide the name of a racist in … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

Media Begins Touting Alternatives

The Gormogons Posted on September 23, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Царица insists on having the television on in the morning, which the Czar finds as enjoyable as waking up to find the loud, nosy neighbor sitting in your kitchen the first thing telling you you’re out of coffee. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Hillary Clinton, Liberals, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, One Term President

GOP Debate 3: Smokey IS the Bandit

The Gormogons Posted on September 8, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Czar wants you to know there was a debate this evening. Interestingly, this was the longest amount of time he has spent watching MSNBC. Evidently, they lean forward all over themselves. The questions were terrible, and to the candidates’ … Continue reading →

Posted in Election, Main Stream Media, Media Bias, Republicans

Feudin’ and Fightin’

The Gormogons Posted on August 29, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Jonathan S. Tobin over at Commentary posts a brief essay that dismisses any notion of a Rick Perry/Mitt Romney “feud.” Did you know about a feud? Tobin didn’t. Neither did we. So why are we not surprised? In obedience to … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Democrats, Liberals, Media Bias, Republicans

The Burden of Proof

The Gormogons Posted on August 28, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The right-wing pundits have been falling all over themselves to answer a challenge from Jonathan Alter, who asks: Tell me again why Barack Obama has been such a bad president? I’m not talking here about him as a tactician and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Election, Media Bias

Quit Unforcing Those Errors!

The Gormogons Posted on August 20, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Ah, the end of summer: baseball is winding down, kids are going back to school, and the media starts to ridicule conservatives for things they say. We all know how the game works: when Democrats say stupid things, it’s because … Continue reading →

Posted in Climate Change, Conservatism, Creationism, Evolution, Gasoline Prices, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Michele Bachmann, Mitt Romney, Republicans, Rick Perry, Ron Paul

On This Spot In 1996 The Czar Drank Beer

The Gormogons Posted on August 18, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

ME writes in. Your Dreaded Czarness, As a current resident of Germantown (though hopefully a temporary one until I return to badlands of Arizona), I beg your permission to embark on a quest to look for the spot at where … Continue reading →

Posted in Leftism, Mailbag, Main Stream Media, Maryland, Media, Media Bias, Social Media

The press and the left

The Gormogons Posted on August 17, 2011 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 6, 2014

As the Czar points out infra, Professor W.R. Mead makes a very good point about how the media’s uncritical adulation of whatever their heroes on the left side of the aisle do keeps those pols from actually encountering the facts … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Pop Psychology, Psychology

Three Lefts Make A… Anyone?

The Gormogons Posted on August 16, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Not too far off from an essay in which is Czar showed how liberals continually move the goalposts out of a mistaken belief in their own popularity, Walter Russell Mead at The American Interest recounts the same history of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Leftism, Liberals, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, New York Times - NYT, Wisconsin

Sick Stigma

The Gormogons Posted on August 15, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

BG writes in with an observation (and curious ploy) appropriate to a topic much on our mind lately: Great and Wondrous and (Regrettably, Apparently Lonesome) Czar – There is another meme out there, which was on display on the cover … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Election, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin

Spin the Numbers

The Gormogons Posted on July 28, 2011 by GorTApril 6, 2014

There is a graph making its way around the intrawebs from a NY Times article penned by a Ms. Teresa Tritch on July 23, 2011 entitled, “How the Deficit Got This Big” (go Google it yourself, I’m not citing it … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Liberals, Media Bias

The Myth of Right-Wing Extremism

The Gormogons Posted on July 28, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Czar hates to play the blame game, and he would love to pin that reluctance on someone or something. But once again, we have to argue that the term “Right Wing” is not defined as “Anything the Left Wing … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Liberal Fascism, Liberals, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Norway

News That Can Be Fitted To Print

The Gormogons Posted on July 25, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Hey J-School grads! News has been bogged down lately. Here are some golden ideas for you to write stories on, based of course on your typical templates and antics. Have at it! Remember when you violated Michele Bachmann’s legal right … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

The Constitution is Thus

The Gormogons Posted on July 14, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

There has been no immediate end of discussion on the latest Time magazine PR disaster—an article that openly suggests that the Constitution is becoming an out-moded document. Sure, the article is framed to investigate whether the original intentions of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Constitutional Law, Hooray, Journalism, Media, Media Bias, Time, U.S. Constitution

All the News That’s Fit to Just Make Up

The Gormogons Posted on July 12, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

The Czar told you this was coming. The Los Angeles Times dutifully reports that House Speaker Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor are virtually at fisticuffs, tearing at each other’s throats, because things are really this bad for the Republicans. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol Palin, Eric Cantor, John Boehner, Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Michele Bachmann, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

Open Letter to Whatever Magazine Sent the Renewal Form

The Gormogons Posted on July 4, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Enclosed, please find our check to renew our subscription to your magazine for another year. The Czar wishes it known that your graphics artists are outstanding, and they do have a knack for capturing complex scientific information in an easy-to-understand … Continue reading →

Posted in Bill Paying, Bills, Media Bias

News Flash: Exposing the News

The Gormogons Posted on June 20, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 6, 2014

Here are some facts that did not exist before last week. The Czar wants you to notice these patterns happening in the media right now, because this is what they are trying to sell you. Michele Bachmann, as of this … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

Re: ‘Puter’s Lemonade SexMouth

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2011 by GorTApril 6, 2014

Apologies to those who don’t get the Dinsey Channel movie reference… Admittedly, I am on the fence with this issue that ‘Puter raises below – I’m all for enforcing the rule of law – even as ridiculous as some are.  … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Media Bias, Stupid People

Lemonade and Sexual Favors

The Gormogons Posted on June 17, 2011 by 'PuterApril 6, 2014

‘Puter rarely defends government officials, particularly when they are bent on defending ill-conceived and burdensome regulations that ensnare kids and charities. So ‘Puter was a bit surprised to find himself on Montgomery County’s (MD) side in its decision to fine … Continue reading →

Posted in Children, Media Bias, Stupid People

Palin: There Is Only Bias

The Gormogons Posted on June 14, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Lord Eric trained his nanobots to form this message before the Czar: Being a strong advocate for crowdsourcing, and also being mildly amused at the media’s general seething bloodlust around Sarah Palin (Whom I’m personally ambivalent about, at best), I … Continue reading →

Posted in Mailbag, Media Bias, Sarah Palin

Re: Tweet of the Week

The Gormogons Posted on June 12, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Hey GorT, What the Czar thinks is even better is that a couple of Palin supporters are asking conservatives of all stripes to volunteer for this. Why? So that conservatives find emails that support family values, tax reduction, free trade … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Sarah Palin

Medea H8s That Sarah Girl

The Gormogons Posted on June 12, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Hiya again!!! Its meeee! Medea Mainstream, and I am back to tell you all about my latest summer project. So you know how that Sarah Palin girl is like the valedetorian for the whole high school because she is a … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Sarah Palin

They Still Can’t Admit It

The Gormogons Posted on May 28, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

It’s seriously bad when your blinders are on this long. The Chicago Sun-Times tends to skew slightly right-of-center in its editorial reporting (though it is getting lefty), but its featured columnists are way off the left end. Competing for most … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Journalism, Liberals, Media Bias, Sarah Palin

Easy Predictions About The Media

The Gormogons Posted on May 18, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

The election season has (let’s be honest) already begun. We are already seeing some of the familiar patterns re-emerge from the media, many of which have already been identified and reported here. But let us condense a short list of … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

Democrats Losing The War On Facts

The Gormogons Posted on April 27, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

By now you have heard that Americans are resoundingly rejecting Paul Ryan’s budget plan, and that protests are dogging him and other Republicans wherever they go. Except, you might not have heard, it does not appear to be true. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Democrats, Federal Budget, Government spending, Main Stream Media, Media Bias, Medicare, Paul Ryan

More on Ryan’s Proposal

The Gormogons Posted on April 5, 2011 by GorTApril 7, 2014

Operative GD writes in with the quick spot on Ezra Klein’s propganda business blog section piece on Paul Ryan’s (D-WI) budget proposal.  It’s got some real gems in it.  Try some of these on for size: Remember how the Affordable … Continue reading →

Posted in Federal Budget, Media Bias

Conserving Conservatism

The Gormogons Posted on March 14, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Over at Big Journalism, Kurt Schlichter has a spot-on essay that nailed something the Czar has had trouble describing. He writes that liberal media, whenever they feel the need to include a conservative viewpoint, have a gaggle of people he … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Jonah Goldberg, Liberals, Media Bias

All The News That’s Printed To Fit

The Gormogons Posted on February 11, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

You know how we often say that the major media will write stories to fit a pre-decided template and if the news does not fit that template, they will change it until it does? You will recall Tunisia overthrew their … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Husnī Mubārak, Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

Mailbag: JAB Writes In About…Something

The Gormogons Posted on February 3, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Your Czarness: Might I offer a random observation concerning your first points in yesterday’s “News Roundup”? Now you might be sitting in your frozen castle up in Muscovy wondering what in tarnation Sarah Palin and Mohammed El-Baradei could possibly have … Continue reading →

Posted in Egypt, Journalism, Mailbag, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Sarah Palin

News Roundup

The Gormogons Posted on February 1, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

And you might ask what the media has been fixated on, lately. Going through the day’s headlines, here is the schematic: Egyptians are protesting because they want to be like America. And Mohammed El-Baradei is the best candidate to lead … Continue reading →

Posted in Local News, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

The Government! What Was The Question Again?

The Gormogons Posted on January 23, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Well done. Thanks for Professor Mondo for the link. The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes of Russia in 1267, and was cheated out of … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

Let’s Forget About Dana Milbank!

The Gormogons Posted on January 22, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Airhead editorialist Dana Milbank wants to take a pledge: that as much as he cannot stand Sarah Palin, and is obsessed with talking about her, and thinking about her, and wondering what she is doing, or saying, or thinking at … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Liberals, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Sarah Palin, Washington Post - WaPo

Yet More Praise

The Gormogons Posted on January 15, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Your Czarness: You are, once again and unsurprisingly, entirely correct. Dosage is everything. Just because we can measure something, does not mean we understand it. (Although it may be a start.) humbly, erc And Czar, An enjoyable read. I thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Mailbag, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Preganancy, Science

OMG! Fear! Panic! Terror! Hysteria!

The Gormogons Posted on January 14, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Can you imagine anything so horrible? A University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) study has found in a survey of 268 pregnant women that virtually 100% of them have dangerous, cancer-causing chemical in their blood and urine! OMG! Pregnant women, … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Preganancy, Science

Denial Is Never Truth

The Gormogons Posted on January 13, 2011 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Jeez, really? The Czar feels like ‘Puter here: he has developed astigmatism from rolling his eyes at an E.J. Dionne, Jr. essay. Is it tragically under-researched? Is it intended to be a visceral reaction rather than a logical construct? Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Gun control, Gun Ownership, Guns, Liberals, Media Bias, Washington Post - WaPo

Obama Making a Comeback? Really? Really?

The Gormogons Posted on December 22, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

News to us. He takes one little uptick in the polls, and suddenly a couple of news stories begin circulating that he is making a comeback. Ya know, Nixon used to do something. Whenever he felt his popularity was slipping … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Richard Nixon

Polls: Almost 50% of Americans Are Above Average

The Gormogons Posted on December 13, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

CBS News Poll reveals most Americans hate the GOP plan to extend tax cuts to wealthy. Gallup Poll reveals most Americans hate the GOP plan to extend tax cuts to wealthy. Bloomberg National Poll reveals most Americans hate the GOP … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Math class is hard, Media, Media Bias

Fair is Fair

The Gormogons Posted on November 7, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

CNN says “GOP senator: Consider neutering Iran’s ‘ability to wage war.’” The Czar could say “Democratic Senators: Recommend blatantly ineffective sanctions against Iran in hopes they just give up on a decades-old quest to achieve nuclear weapons, especially now that … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Iran, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Nukes

Gosh, They Miss Nixon

The Gormogons Posted on October 24, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

The increasingly shabby New York Times, in an effort to show the world it can reduce news stories ad absurdum like Time or Newsweek, has prepared a pretty good proof that their junior editors can be just as shoddy as … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, New York Times - NYT

Same Planet, Different Worlds

The Gormogons Posted on October 23, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

So the Texas Rangers have defeated the New York Yankees. Let us imagine how this could be written up. From CNN: Just when ya think you’ve seen everything! It is October, and baseball is always filled with surprises. The Texas … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias, Talkin' Baseball, This sport really sucks

“Why Liberals Don’t Get the Tea Party”

The Gormogons Posted on October 17, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 7, 2014

Peter Berkowitz in the WSJ. Neither professors of political science nor of history have made a priority of instructing students in the founding principles of American constitutional government. Nor have they taught about the contest between the progressive vision and … Continue reading →

Posted in Education, Elitism, Media Bias, Universities

The Czar Regrets the Error

The Gormogons Posted on October 9, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

JAB notes that even meat puppets are getting tired of defending Obama: Your Czarness, I offer an unrelated anecdote to support your observation of the President’s eroding levels of support. We here at The Doublewide are fans of a band … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Chicago, Illinois, Mailbag, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias

JTS in the Mail Mosh Pit

The Gormogons Posted on September 21, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

JTS writes with some corrections and observations: Czar, I have a few items for you: 1) It’s Eric Cantor, with a “C”: “New, powerful figures will emerge, like Christie and Ryan and Kantor and names we may not know yet.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Gays, Mailbag, Media Bias, Montana

Liberal Media Still Confused by Tea Party

The Gormogons Posted on September 20, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

And so the Czar was perusing The Chicago Sun-Times this morning over his traditional 13th-Century breakfast of моглашкы with a side of пошмацки, and was entertained to see two of the Times’ six remaining openly bleeding-heart liberal columnists each having … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberals, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Tea Party

Religion of Peace

The Gormogons Posted on September 17, 2010 by 'PuterApril 7, 2014

Five reportedly Muslim men were arrested in London today in an anti-terror crackdown. They were allegedly plotting to kill Pope Benedict. Let’s see how the media spin this one. ‘Puter’s betting on the “lone gunmen, outsider crazies, not representative of … Continue reading →

Posted in Islamism, Media Bias

More Liberal Cognitive Dissonance

The Gormogons Posted on August 27, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

As you probably know (or ought to), TV/radio showman Glenn Beck is sponsoring an event on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial this weekend, in which he purports to feature speakers covering topics such as faith, the military, and respect … Continue reading →

Posted in Glenn Beck, Liberals, Main Stream Media, Media Bias

Reuters Doctors Photos To Condemn Israel

The Gormogons Posted on June 9, 2010 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 7, 2014

Little Green Footballs is doing excellent work in identifying photographs actively doctored by Reuters to hide evidence that the so-called peace activists actually had bladed weapons and were attacking Israeli commandos. Not once it seems, but at least twice. In … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias, Reuters, Stupid People

Militant atheist James Randi says he’s gay.

The Gormogons Posted on March 22, 2010 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 22, 2010

Which one normally wouldn’t give a damn about, since the Gormogons have admired a lot of Randi’s work over the years, but a lot like Albert Kinsey’s “proving” (by massive statistical manipulation and outright lying) that his own carefully hidden … Continue reading →

Posted in Atheists, Gays, Hypocrisy, Media Bias

News?

The Gormogons Posted on March 15, 2010 by GorTMarch 15, 2010

I came across this piece on the Castle’s coffee table this afternoon.  No clue how it got there as it’s more suited for the Castle’s public restroom.  I’ll pick at a few choice portions here: How Free Markets Sank the … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Media Bias

Wonder why Obama wanted a secure blackberry?

The Gormogons Posted on February 16, 2010 by GorTFebruary 16, 2010

Remember all the hub-bub about the “illegal” wiretapping of international calls from or to people on terrorist watchlists?  You had things like this and this.  Since then the furor has died down and the Obama administration has actually defended and … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Domestic Spying, Media Bias

Media Liberals Still Don’t Get It

The Gormogons Posted on January 20, 2010 by 'PuterJanuary 20, 2010

‘Puter was watching Morning Joe on MSNBC this morning, mostly to watch a parade of dejected leftists attempt to minimize the extent of the whupping they took yesterday in Massachusetts. There is nothing quite so tasty as a well-balanced breakfast … Continue reading →

Posted in Democrats, Main Stream Media, Media Bias, Mika Brzezinski

A Ten Foot Poll

The Gormogons Posted on October 20, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyOctober 20, 2009

The White House—that is, co-presidents Obama and Gibbs—are crowing that a Washington Post/ABC poll is proclaiming that 57% of Americans would consider a public healthcare option. To put it another way, which ABC would if Bush were President, “Nearly one … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC News, Barack Obama, Government Run Healthcare, Media Bias, Washington Post - WaPo

Send Forth The Jesters

The Gormogons Posted on October 6, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyOctober 6, 2009

The Czar, frankly, is getting a wee-bit tired of the MSM pointing out (gasp) that comedians are getting away with making fun of Obama. From Conan O’Brien’s spot-on send-up of Michelle Obama to SNL’s increasingly less-than-realistic Fred Armisen/Obama impression, suddenly … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Media Bias

NYT: A Bit More Like It

The Gormogons Posted on September 27, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovySeptember 27, 2009

Did not expect this. Clark Hoyt, who claims independence but really seems to be the guy to summarize reader complaints and synthesize them into an op ed article—a pretty clever idea, actually— writes that the New York Times’ failure to … Continue reading →

Posted in ACORN, Media Bias, New York Times - NYT

Tragedy Begets Bias

The Gormogons Posted on September 24, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovySeptember 24, 2009

Here is what the media is reporting: 51-year-old Bill Sparkman, a census worker, was found lynched from a tree near a Clay County, Kentucky, cemetary. The word FED was “scrawled on his chest.” Most stories are either suggesting or completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Main Stream Media, Media Bias, Murder

Still No Progress With Burma

The Gormogons Posted on September 24, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovySeptember 24, 2009

There is no progress with Burma. Despite news reports extolling the greatness of Our Leader Lord Obama, and how He is doing everything different in foreign policy…there is no progress with Burma. And even though the stories relate how SecState … Continue reading →

Posted in Burma (not "Myanmar" dammit), Media Bias

CIA Directors Slam Holder: News You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

The Gormogons Posted on September 19, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovySeptember 19, 2009

Because it’s super-late on Friday night, when the news media releases any information that looks bad for the Obama administration in hopes you miss it in your libertine haze. But not to the Gormogon’s all-seeing eye. Yeah, you read that … Continue reading →

Posted in CIA, CIA Interrogations, Main Stream Media, Media, Media Bias, Reuters, Torture

Using the Time Machine

The Gormogons Posted on September 8, 2009 by GorTSeptember 8, 2009

I do like the ability to travel through time – it provides the chance to reflect on the changing times. For example, I recently went back to October 1991. President George H. W. Bush (Bush, Sr., if you will) had … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Democrat consistency, Media Bias

The Obama Question Answerer

The Gormogons Posted on August 10, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyAugust 10, 2009

To assist the media with getting a jump on their competition, the Czar has assembled a Barack Obama question answerer. Simply fill in the blanks, and you already have your story. Actual words may be different from what the President … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Media, Media Bias

The Story Was Too Good To Check

The Gormogons Posted on August 6, 2009 by 'PuterAugust 6, 2009

CNN (and virtually every other media outlet) is reporting that newly-minted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is the first Hispanic to sit on the high court. ‘Puter calls B.S. Justice Benjamin Cardozo was the first person of Hispanic descent to … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias

Media Whores

The Gormogons Posted on August 4, 2009 by 'PuterAugust 4, 2009

Actually, the post title is insulting to whores. In a nifty bit of advance spinning on behalf of the Obama Administration, CNN today opines in the guise of a news item that even if President Obama has to raise taxes, … Continue reading →

Posted in CNN, Media Bias

The Czar has an aneurysm and GorT blows a fuse

The Gormogons Posted on July 20, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 20, 2009

Trying to parse this utterance: GAROFALO: The, mostly the media in the States is much more to the right. I mean there is almost no liberal outlet for news commentary or editorializing. … Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias, Stupid People

Apologia pro vita Sarah

The Gormogons Posted on July 11, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.July 11, 2009

Just a devastating takedown of the media’s treatment of Gov. Palin. Carl Cannon, neither Republican nor conservative, just completely destroys any pretense of fairness or decency on the part of his colleagues in the press. Facts matter, the man said. … Continue reading →

Posted in Bristol Palin, Election '08, Joe Biden, Media, Media Bias, Sarah Palin

The Man in the Mirror

The Gormogons Posted on June 29, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 29, 2009

Wow, remember a hundred years ago when all that bad stuff was happening in Iran? Thank goodness that all ended, somehow. Because we need to talk about Michael Jackson! The entire weekend seems to have been Michael Jackson! Michael Jackson! … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Media Bias, Michael Jackson

Re: The Fourth Branch

The Gormogons Posted on June 16, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 16, 2009

The Czar has long maintained that Disney is a bit of an evil-minded entity. Then came clues that they are a shill for the Democratic party. First, there was ABC’s refusal to sell the DVD of The Path to 9/11, … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC News, Barack Obama, Fox News, Hypocrisy, Media Bias

Shoot me now.

The Gormogons Posted on June 9, 2009 by GorTJune 9, 2009

Seriously.   H/T: Big Hollywood’s John Romano. GorTGorT is an eight-foot-tall robot from the 51ˢᵗ Century who routinely time-travels to steal expensive technology from the future and return it to the past for retroinvention. The profits from this pay all … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Media Bias

Hatching a Bad News Story

The Gormogons Posted on June 8, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 8, 2009

The царица was reading the newspaper at breakfast Saturday morning, and hesitated at a story about gay penguins raising an egg together. “How do they know the penguins are gay?” she asked. “Is the story from AP?” the Czar asked. … Continue reading →

Posted in Gays, Germany, Liberals, Media Bias, Penguins

The Press Rewrite History

The Gormogons Posted on June 6, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 6, 2009

Obama stopped off in Dresden to meet briefly with an increasingly challenging Chancellor Angela Merkel, keeping the discussions about Iran, Israel, Opel, and the environment. Thankfully contrary to your Volgi’s worst fears, Obama did not apologize for the Allied bombing … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Firebombing of Dresden, Media, Media Bias

Since You Asked…

The Gormogons Posted on June 2, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 2, 2009

USA Today asks, Do religious conservatives share blame in Tiller’s death? The Czar asks, Do Liberals share blame in death of army recruiter? Once again, the Czar will summarize two points of recent merit: 1. Any mainstream media exposition of … Continue reading →

Posted in Hypocrisy, Liberals, Media Bias, New York Times - NYT

Same Planet, Different Worlds

The Gormogons Posted on June 2, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 2, 2009

Read The New York Times account of the recruiting station shooting. Mmm-hmmm. Soldier shot; another seriously wounded. Police catch the suspect and he has an assault weapon on him. Now read this version of the story, which describes a very … Continue reading →

Posted in Gun control, Hypocrisy, Islamic Terror, Media, Media Bias

Objection, Your Honor

The Gormogons Posted on June 1, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 1, 2009

A pro-choice understanding of pro-life thinking. Read the article, and get angry. Because this is how the liberal side of the media sees the issue. They miss the total irony and hypocrisy here. What a bad, bad pro-lifer, to say … Continue reading →

Posted in Hypocrisy, Media, Media Bias

Re: Matthew 7:16

The Gormogons Posted on June 1, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyJune 1, 2009

The Czar salutes ‘Puter, who is always right, in his wickedly deserving condemnation of the media’s continued kid-gloves treatment of all things Democratic Party. Of course, the Czar believes all criticism of the media is wickedly deserving. The reply is … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Puter's Always Right, Barack Obama, Media Bias, Racism

Hypocritical Oath

The Gormogons Posted on May 11, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 11, 2009

David Feherty, CBS Sports “Golf Analyst” (that’s actually a job?), was forced to apologize to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid—but not, oddly Osama bin Laden—for using the three of them in a joke. The joke … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias

Mark Steyn follows the Mandarin

The Gormogons Posted on May 9, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.May 9, 2009

In describing the hard left’s enthusiasm for stifling dissent from their tenets. As usual, he’s very good. So supporting “internationalism,” “multilateralism,” abortion and racial quotas means you’re “moderate” and “nonideological”? And anyone who feels differently is an extreme ideologue? Absolutely. … Continue reading →

Posted in Liberal Fascism, Mark Steyn, Media Bias, The Mandarin

Well, ‘Twas A Nice Thought

The Gormogons Posted on May 6, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 6, 2009

The Democratic leadership is clearly in complete freefall, and running in a blind panic, as the Senate strips Specter of seniority. See also Ghettoputer’s post below.The Czar makes this leap of logic because the media announced the GOP was in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arlen Specter, Media Bias, Party Switching

Just to poke the Czar & the Mandarin

The Gormogons Posted on May 5, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.May 5, 2009

Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Barack Obama, Media, Media Bias

They Don’t Get It

The Gormogons Posted on May 1, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 1, 2009

From TownHall. Would that they were only joking. Another post from the inscrutable Mandarin. Enjoy — The Czar The Czar of MuscovyБожію Поспѣшествующею Милостію Мы, Дима Грозный Императоръ и Самодержецъ Всероссiйскiй, цѣсарь Московскiй. The Czar was born in the steppes … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Media Bias, The Mandarin

Press, Press, Pull!

The Gormogons Posted on May 1, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMay 1, 2009

Please note: the following is submitted, via the Czar, by The Mandarin, an inscrutable character from the shadows of Gormogonica. While having lunch with Czar the other day in his royal dining hall, the conversation turned to a discussion of … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Curly Howard, Liberal Fascism, Media Bias, Professional Wrestling, Progressives, The Mandarin

The Press: Scourge of the Powerful!

The Gormogons Posted on April 28, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 28, 2009

[White House Press Secretary] Robert Gibbs gave White House reporters a “strong A” Friday for their work over the first 100 days of the new administration. And why wouldn’t he? Evening Newscasts Have Covered Obama More Than Bush & Clinton … Continue reading →

Posted in Media, Media Bias

For the Czar

The Gormogons Posted on April 15, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.April 15, 2009

“Media Having Trouble Finding Right Angle On Obama’s Double-Homicide” Confucius, Œc. Vol.Don’t ask impertinent questions like that jackass Adept Lu. www.gormogons.com

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Posted in Barack Obama, Humor, Media Bias

Contra-Positive Growth Doesn’t Mean Negative, Does It?

The Gormogons Posted on April 3, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyApril 3, 2009

Somewhere—the Czar regrets he cannot cite the exact reference—your Volgi once said that media bias is ever-so-there when reporting on the economy. That is interesting, the Czar thought, as he wolfed down caviar with a spoon and waved his hand … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Media Bias, U.S. Economy

Say a prayer for this man.

The Gormogons Posted on March 28, 2009 by GorTMarch 28, 2009

Seriously, Mr. Matthews needs help.  Take a read through this online article and then let’s revisit the facts. One, an estimated 78% of people in this country identify themselves as Christian.  One would think that being Christian includes the belief … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Matthews, Christianity, Liberals, Media Bias

A Travesty in the Making?

The Gormogons Posted on March 18, 2009 by GorTMarch 18, 2009

On my way home, I was flipping the dial around and, for a few minutes, was listening to Monica Crowley detail a number of the gaffes that the Obama Administration has achieved in the first 50-60 days in office.  I … Continue reading →

Posted in Hollywood liberals, Media Bias

The Czar’s Mailbag

The Gormogons Posted on March 12, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMarch 12, 2009

We get letters, especially regarding this rant about modern journalism.Great piece on journalism…I think you could also have mentioned the professionalization of news reporting as a significant contributing factor to its decline. Being a reporter used to be decidedly non-elite … Continue reading →

Posted in Mailbag, Media Bias, Rant

Re: Another Non-Victory for the Scientific President [Updated]

The Gormogons Posted on March 10, 2009 by Confucius, Œc. Vol.March 10, 2009

The Volgi (who opposes embryonic stem-cell research for the Czar’s practical reasons—having read about teeth and hair showing up in a Parkinson’s patient’s brain in an ESC experiment—as well as the usual retrograde moral ones) also should note that Bush … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Puter's Always Right, Media Bias, Science, Stem Cells

Another Non-Victory for the Scientific President

The Gormogons Posted on March 9, 2009 by The Czar of MuscovyMarch 9, 2009

Ghettoputer, who is always right, has correctly assailed the media’s simple-minded affirmation of today’s “historic” order releasing the ban on embryonic stem cell research funding (thanks for the catch, Volgi!). The Czar uses quotation marks not because he is quoting, … Continue reading →

Posted in 'Puter's Always Right, Media Bias, Science, Stem Cells

The Media Has Round Heels for President Obama

The Gormogons Posted on March 9, 2009 by 'PuterMarch 9, 2009

The Obama Administration is lifting the Bush Administration’s ban on federal funding of scientific research using embryonic stem cells other than from a few select lines. ABC News, however, takes it upon itself to parrot the Obama Administration’s position as … Continue reading →

Posted in ABC News, Media Bias, Stem Cells

Why does this man still have a job?

The Gormogons Posted on February 26, 2009 by GorTFebruary 26, 2009

Journalist? No, please.  After the biased coverage well documented here and elsewhere during the conventions and the election, Mr. Matthews has moved on to drooling over the President.  Maybe MSNBC should just be the casting couch for positions within this … Continue reading →

Posted in Chris Matthews, Media Bias

Press Conference Questions We’d Like to See (But Never Will)

The Gormogons Posted on December 9, 2008 by 'PuterDecember 9, 2008

Here’s a free one that’s been buzzing around in my head related to the Republic Windows sit-in wackiness. Now with groovy follow up questions! “President Elect Obama, prominent Democrats from your hometown of Chicago support forcing Bank of America to … Continue reading →

Posted in Barack Obama, Media Bias

Shameful Bias

The Gormogons Posted on October 1, 2008 by 'PuterOctober 1, 2008

Who would’ve thunk it? Bias from a public television reporter against those who would radically cut her funding? Ms. Ifill’s releasing a book, on Inauguration Day, recounting the rise of Blacks in politics, with a full 25% of her book … Continue reading →

Posted in Media Bias, Newt Gingrich, Vice Presidential Debate

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