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Archive of entries posted on 18th October 2009

Balloon Boy interview — the most awkward moment in television history

I personally find the whole balloon boy episode hilarious.  I was  glued to the TV screen for 3 hours on Friday watching a gray saucer fly over three counties in Colorado, imagining a terrified 6-year-old boy sitting in the cargo chute. The ‘crisis’ gave me an excuse to not socialize or do schoolwork. When a boy didn’t emerge from [...]

Rahm Emanuel: Fox isn’t a news organization

The attacks on Fox News continue. President’s chief of staff Rahm Emanuel reasons Fox news isn’t a news organization because it “has a perspective.” Can one exist without a perspective? CNN’s Howard Kurtz noted that, while Obama was able to talk to Ahmadinejad, he was not able to talk to Chris Wallace despite appearing frequently on every other major [...]