LOWELL, Mass. –Standing with the three daughters Paul Tsongas once feared would not remember him, Niki Tsongas claimed victory in her first run for elective office, bringing diversity to the Massachusetts congressional delegation for the first time in nearly 25 years.
Diversity? Her worldview is in lock step with the other members of the Massachusetts delegation. She will vote with them 100% of the time. Her priorities will be the same as the rest of the delegation. She is a 100% carbon copy of every other representative we send to Congress.
This is the same misguided thinking about “diversity” that has so damaged MSM newsrooms and college campuses. They are obsessed with superficial diversity, which is different genders, different nationalities, different skin color, etc.
True diversity, of thought and opinion, is nowhere to be found in these institutions. Having 50% women, 50% men, 25% white, 25% black, 25% asian and 25% whatever is not true diversity if they all have the same view of the world. That is the opposite of diversity, it is a multi-cultural echo chamber.
Here is a great recent example, Newsweak magazine published a photo compilation of Rudy’s advisors in which five out of the six people were misidentified. Do you think if they had a conservative in the newsroom, maybe they would have been able to point out this glaring error? Instead, Newsweak and their “layers of editors” published this photo compilation in their esteemed magazine, leading Daniel Pipes, one of Rudy’s advisors to quip,
There are six pictures in all on the page and five of the six captions are wrong; only that of Robert Kasten is correct. Aggregating so many errors at once takes real talent – but count on Newsweek.
NAJAF, Iraq — At what’s believed to be the world’s largest cemetery, where Shiite Muslims aspire to be buried and millions already have been, business isn’t good.
A drop in violence around Iraq has cut burials in the huge Wadi al Salam cemetery here by at least one-third in the past six months, and that’s cut the pay of thousands of workers who make their living digging graves, washing corpses or selling burial shrouds.
Jonah Goldberg commented on The Corner, “I Thought This Was from Scrappleface”
How dare George Bush and the neocons take food out of the mouth of ditch diggers in Iraq! When do the congresional hearings start? I bet they are outsourcing the ditch diggng to Haliburton or Blackwater!
Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are having breakfast this morning starting out the window, wondering how it must feel to be as beloved as our current commander in chief. After all he is TWICE as popular as they are,
Bush’s job approval rating fell to 24 percent from last month’s record low for a Zogby poll of 29 percent. A paltry 11 percent gave Congress a positive grade, tying last month’s record low.
Think for a minute how weak the president and the Republicans are…and then think how weak they could be…if they had even a semi-functional congressional opponent. As retired Lt. Col. Ralph Peters told us on Pundit Review Radio,
“Nancy Pelosi is so far above her weight class it’s just pathetic. She is not qualified to be Speaker of the House at times like these…she seems like a kindergarten teacher on the first day of class.”
That’s certainly true. But Pelosi and Reid have managed several impressive accomplishments, beyond an 11% approval rating. Jim at Gateway Pundit (are you reading Gateway Pundit? If not, you should be!) has a great post highlighting some truly impressive accomplishments,
3 Weeks- 3 Countries Protest US Congress… How Do They Do It?
1. Members of the Iraqi Democratic Nation Party held a rally in Baghdad on Saturday protesting against the federal system in Iraq which was proposed by the U.S. Senate.
2. Despite intense lobbying by Turkish officials and opposition by U.S. President George W. Bush, the House Foreign Affairs Committee passed the bill by a 27-21 vote, a move likely to be considered an insult by most Turks.
Unwilling to take responsibility for ending the war by cutting off the money to fight it, as many of their supporters want them to, Congressional Democrats have instead tried to sabotage the prospects of victory by seeking to micro-manage the deployment of troops, delaying the passing of appropriations — and now this genocide resolution that is the latest, and perhaps lowest, of these tactics.
3. The US Congress will award the exiled Tibetan leader its highest honor in a ceremony Wednesday - the same day the Berlin talks were scheduled. The unnamed official said China’s cancellation will probably push the talks off until next week.
Gateway Pundit says that the US Congress is working on a new motto: “We’re not just unpopular here at home.”
Sometimes the only thing you have going for you is the incompetence of your opponent.
The debate over universal healthcare will be the #1 issue, sadly, in the presidential election cycle. Sigh. We got a glimpse into our future this week through the eyes, er, the teeth of the British,
People with toothache are resorting to pulling their own teeth because they cannot find a NHS dentist, a study out today says. Almost a fifth of those questioned in the biggest patient survey of its kind said that they had missed out on dental work because of the cost.
Ah, the beauty of government run healthcare. Well, Al Gore is speaking out now on how universal healthcare is a “right” for all Americans. Really? I don’t seem to see that anywhere in here?
Anyway, I digress. Al Gore is truly a political genius. In exactly TEN seconds, he demonstates why government run universal healthcare would be an unmitigated disaster.
“I strongly support universal single-payer government-provided or government-funded health care”
“Single payer” and “government funded”…sounds so nice…so inexpensive…unless you already know that anything that is “government funded” is actually funded by OUR TAXES. It’s not REALLY single payer OR government funded. IT’S OUR MONEY AL.
The upside of government sponsored univesal healthcare is that it does help the citizenry develop that can-do attitude, that “I can do anything I set my mind to” spirit that defines the American dream. I mean, if the Brits can learn that in order to have their teeth fixed, they just need to pull out themselves…This type of entrepreneurial, can-do spirit could really propel the USA forward in the new millenium.
Michael’s work is incredibly important, especially as things turn for the better and the MSM loses interest as the facts move further away from their preferred narrative. He is a totally independent journalist, supported fully by his readers. If you can afford to do so, please support his work here.
Greetings:
Iraq is on the mend, al Qaeda is on the run, and the civil war has abated to a point where the term “civil war” no longer applies.
Accurate war coverage is increasingly important. Even prominent seemingly well-informed persons can get it wrong, such as retired Lieutenant General Ricardo Sanchez who previously commanded the war in Iraq. His recent public statements –selectively excerpted and then widely dispersed by the hot winds of media – made it clear that this former senior commander is far out of touch with the current situation.
But there are commanders with a finger on the pulse.
When earlier this year I wrote about the 1-4 CAV transforming an abandoned seminary in a Baghdad neighborhood that had been decimated by civil war, the “surge” had not even begun; but already pundits, politicians and editors had declared it a failure. Though I’d spent only a few days with LTC Crider and his 1-4 CAV soldiers at the new COP Amanche, I ended the dispatch on a note of hope based on observation. I recently received an email from LTC Crider with an update on that Baghdad neighborhood. Please read “Achievements of the Human Heart” and see for yourself.
I was in al Basra province when I saw news reports claiming that Basra city had descended into chaos in the wake of an announcement about the draw down of British Soldiers. I emailed the facts about Basra to several bloggers who hold the media accountable, and the resulting effort got the attention of Tom Foreman who anchors CNN’s “This Week at War.” We were able to make a CNN interview, and the result is a segment that accurately reflects a complex and changing situation. Bravo to CNN for setting the record straight, and to the tireless bloggers who are making a substantial difference in the way news about the war is delivered.
There are major developments to share with readers in upcoming dispatches. If things go at-least-mostly according to plan (which is all we can hope for in war), and if I can rely on the help of readers who share my frustration with the lack of accurate reporting, we can significantly widen the stream of news flowing from Iraq so more people can obtain a truer picture. This will require the will and generosity of readers. But more on that, soon.
Finally, the story of one of the most harrowing battles in our nation’s history is being told.
A key participant in that battle, Navy SEAL LT. Michael Murphy, has posthumously received the nation’s highest award, the Medal of Honor. Incredibly, his hometown newspaper isn’t interested in his story. They, the New York Times, have yet to cover it.
Bruce McQuain from QandO has put together a moving tribute to this American hero.
Every Someone You Should Know segment is available for download at iTunes and Podcast Alley.
Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin and Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening from 7-10 pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.
We had the honor of speaking with Rear Admiral Gregory Slavonic recently on Pundit Review Radio. RADM Slavonic has held a number of senior communications positions in the Navy, including Chief of Information overseeing all aspects of the Public Affairs Program and Director of Public Affairs, MultiNational Force - Iraq.
RADM Slavonic was terrific talking about his experiences working with a media. He touched on many challenges such as setting up and executing the embed program, the volume of requests and the agenda of certain media outlets. He also told some great stories about big media diva’s. One foreign correspondent gets special attention. Listen to find out who it is.
Pundit Review Radio is where the old media meets the new. Each week Kevin and Gregg give voice to the work of the most influential leaders in the new media/citizen journalist revolution. Called “groundbreaking” by Talkers Magazine, this unique show brings the best of the blogs to your radio every Sunday evening from 7-10 pm EST on AM680 WRKO, Boston’s Talk Station.
Feature Interview: Snowball: Warren Buffett and the business of life
Alice Schroeder has scored one of the most coveted assignments in financial journalism, writing the first authorized biography of the world’s greatest investor and one of its richest men, Warren Buffett. This is no fawning profile of a sainted figure. This is the warts and all story of a very complex human being. As much as there is to admire about Warren Buffett the investor, his personal life leaves a lot to be desired.
Here is my interview with Alice Schroeder
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