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Archive for the 'Media Obfuscation' Category



Reuters: Austria’s media compares erotic Jesus row to Mohammad caricature riots

Monday 7 April 2008 @ 1:34 pm
The source of the dispute, which Austrian media has dubbed Vienna’s version of the Mohammad caricature row, is a retrospective honoring Austria’s cherished artist Alfred Hrdlicka, who turned 80 earlier this year.




Newscientist reviews Expelled: Michael Moore Yes, Ben Stein No

Tuesday 25 March 2008 @ 11:06 am

Expelled: The Movie “…purports to be about threats to academic freedom, but it seemed more like a pro-religion, pro-intelligent design propaganda film that looks like a bad Michael Moore rip-off.”




Science spits, the media swallows

Wednesday 12 March 2008 @ 8:40 pm

Psychologist Christopher Ryan, author of “Sex in Prehistory,” says the desire for sex with more than one person has always been there - for leaders and followers alike. “The desire is not a function of status or power - it’s a question of availability.”




ABC News: Spitzer’s “risk-taking” tied to an improperly working “pre-frontal lobe”

Tuesday 11 March 2008 @ 12:59 pm

Video: ABC news’ apologetics department tests the shaky limb of psycho-babble




Forget global warming: Welcome to the new Ice Age

Monday 25 February 2008 @ 3:31 pm

Snow cover over North America and much of Siberia, Mongolia and China is greater than at any time since 1966.




US doomed if creationist president elected: scientists

Saturday 5 January 2008 @ 12:10 pm

WASHINGTON (AFP) — A day after ordained Baptist minister Mike Huckabee finished first in the opening round to choose a Republican candidate for the White House, scientists warned Americans against electing a leader who doubts evolution.




Lawsuit says ‘ladies night’ discriminatory, AP says ‘not’

Monday 17 December 2007 @ 2:13 pm

…but AP asserts its opinion in the first five words of the article:  “Men are not discriminated against by ladies’ nights at Manhattan nightclubs, just as people in their 20s do not suffer because some restaurants let children eat for free or have early bird specials for older customers, according to nightclub lawyers fighting a federal lawsuit.”




Online Slime Machine Media Matters Co-Founded by Hillary Clinton

Monday 26 November 2007 @ 4:55 pm

I want to talk about an online slime machine known as Media Matters for America. It is a tax-exempt organization which states its purpose as countering conservatives in the media.




“Experts” says Boyfriends of moms may put tots at risk

Monday 26 November 2007 @ 4:52 pm

Experts say it’s a troubling trend: men accused of killing children of the women they live with.