Comments on: Credit Where Credit is Due (and More on the DHS Report)

By: PoliBlog: A Rough Draft of my Thoughts » Want a Reasonable Response to the DHS Report?

Fri, 17 Apr 2024 19:26:13 +0000

[...] Want a reasonable response to the DHS report that was the focus of so much discussion earlier in the week (and that I blogged about here and here)? [...]

By: Max Lybbert

Max Lybbert — Thu, 16 Apr 2024 22:03:37 +0000

With my ability to tell what kind of stories would sell newspapers, I’d probably mismanage things so much that I’d need a government bailout.

By: Alabama Moderate

Alabama Moderate — Thu, 16 Apr 2024 17:50:29 +0000

Regarding “Bo Obama”, I did get a kick out of Jon Stewart’s take on it by referring to him as our first “openly gay presidential pet.” It was a much-needed smile.

Back to the topic at hand, I’ve noticed a lack of outrage from these same folks regarding the DHS report from earlier this year regarding left wing-extremists. Unfortunately, the right just ain’t that special.

Apparently, the focus of the outrage is over the term “right-wing” with complete disregard to the term “extremists.” While the definitions are broader than I’d like them to be, there’s no denying that extremists do exist, and there are only two EXTREME sides to an issue– left and right. (I do find the idea of a “moderate extremist” a bit amusing, though.)

By: Max Lybbert

Max Lybbert — Thu, 16 Apr 2024 17:14:42 +0000

I haven’t done a systematic study either. I just think it’s a fair bet, as roughly 90% of the Tea Party coverage ran yesterday, and there has been a steady stream of “wow, President Obama’s getting a dog, aren’t you so excited?” stories since November.

By: Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor — Thu, 16 Apr 2024 01:29:09 +0000

In comparing the dog and the April 15th Tea Parties, it is my experience that the Tea Parties have gotten more coverage. But, as I noted elsewhere, I have hardly done a systematic study, so my views are subjective.

By: Max Lybbert

Max Lybbert — Wed, 15 Apr 2024 23:40:50 +0000

The Tea Parties started long before today. It’s nice to see the media cover it, but it’s odd that even with the surge of reporting, the Obamas’ new dog (1) has more coverage by column inches, and (2) is more likely on the front page.

But, yes, Barney, Socks and others had enough coverage that I can remember their names easier than I can remember the names of cats we had when I was younger.

By: Steven L. Taylor

Steven L. Taylor — Wed, 15 Apr 2024 18:29:58 +0000

For some reason, presidential pet stories get a lot of coverage.

However, there is have been quite a bit of tea party stuff out today, based on what I have seen (although, granted, I have been pretty busy today).

By: Max Lybbert

Max Lybbert — Wed, 15 Apr 2024 17:37:49 +0000

I know it’s tangential, but isn’t it interesting that there have been far more stories about President Obama’s new dog than stories about the Tea Parties? I guess I’m not as good at determining what’s news as the editors deciding to run the Obama dog stories.