Author - Bob Cesca

The Media

Drudge Rules Their World

George Will on This Week today: "The award set off a global cry of two words: 'For what?'" And here was Drudge's banner headline on Friday. Yet Will had the nerve to indict the Nobel committee's...

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Healthcare

Who Are We?

SiCKO is on cable right now. The sequence about the 9/11 workers and their struggles to get very basic healthcare for their respiratory diseases is arguably one of the most tragic illustrations of...

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Quote

Quote of the Day

"All I ask of those who voted for Obama is to not pile on him too quickly. Yes, make your voice heard (his phone number is 202-456-1414). But don't abandon the best hope we've had in our lifetime for...

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The Media

Compare and Contrast

By way of a contrast to the establishment media and supporter reaction to President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize, here's a flashback to some media and supporter reactions to Bush landing on the USS...

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Democratic Party

National Treasure

Congressman Alan Grayson. This guy kicks all kinds of ass. I wonder if he thinks the president should decline the Nobel Prize -- you know, just because the Republicans are bitching about it.

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President Obama

Know Hope

Sullivan on the Nobel: We do know that we were facing a spiral of conflict that, unchecked, could have taken the world to the abyss. I see this prize as an endorsement of his extraordinary...

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Quote

Quote of the Week

"Certainly from our standpoint, this gives us a sense of momentum -- when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes." —Assistant Secretary PJ Crowley, a spokesman for...

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The Media

Narcissism?

You know what's really narcissistic? A person believing they should be President of the United States. Being president requires a massive ego, as does deciding to run in the first place. Suddenly for...

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The Media

Unbelievable

I just overheard Tamryn Hall on MSNBC describe the president's Nobel Peace Prize achievement as "controversial" and that there's "political fallout." Seriously, they're treating this like a major...

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Wingnuts

The Colbert-Beck Nexus

Genius: I wonder how many people said to Colbert and Stewart: "What are you going to talk about without George W. Bush to kick around?" As we're all aware, there is an utter cornucopia of answers to...

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President Obama

WTF is Going On Here?

If only the establishment press and cable news doofs were as critical about the pretext for the invasion of Iraq as they are about the current president winning THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE! there would be...

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Wingnuts

Just Blurt It Out!

Wingnut stereotype Erik Erickson: I did not realize the Nobel Peace Prize had an affirmative action quota for, but that is the only thing I can think of for this news. You know they want to just...

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The Media

Predictable Wankery

The front page of Drudge: I post this as a preview for what you'll hear throughout the day from the establishment press and cable news -- after all, Drudge rules their world.

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