Last week I went on a trip to the Newseum in Washington DC. I had the opportunity to see some of the most incredible Pultizer Prize winning photographs like this one of a poor Sudanese girl, crawling, trying to pick herself up off the ground to get to the nearest feeding center. The sad story [...]
Archive of posts filed under the News category.
Liberty University upsetting the political establishment
Liberty University faces criticism from the Americans United for Separation of Church and State for illegal politicking.
Joseph Andrew’s suicide note
If you haven’t heard, a man purposely crashed his small plane into an IRS building in Texas after burning his house down. Investigators found the following suicide note allegedly written by the man, Joseph Andrew, posted online (from FOX): If you’re reading this, you’re no doubt asking yourself, “Why did this have to happen?” The [...]
AP becoming opinionated – They are not a news service anymore
After a few months of abstinence I finally found something blogworthy. It seems that every time I open up an AP article I am bombarded with opinions and unattributed claims. This is a very bad thing because AP is supposedly a news service — meaning it is supposed to be straight up news reporting — all objective — [...]
Lou Dobbs quits CNN — why?
Dobbs: Over the past six months, it’s become increasingly clear that strong winds of change have begun buffeting this country and affecting all of us, and some leaders in media, politics, and business have been urging me to go beyond the role here at CNN and to engage in constructive problem-solving, as well as to [...]
Palestinians suffering ‘water torture’ – more anti-Israeli propoganda
A recent Amnesty International report condemned Israel for withholding water supplies to Palestinians in Gaza. The sub-head on their website news article reads “Israeli settlers enjoy lush lawns and swimming pools while Palestinians reduced to a trickle of water,” and has been published across world news organizations such as CNN, BBC, AP, Reuters, and The Times of London. Amnesty’s [...]
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 [...]
I just fell off my chair
From the Washington Post: GENEVA, Sept. 30 — The United States hopes to launch a process here Thursday that could rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions and possibly reorient Iran’s role in the world … U.S. officials said they will demand that the IAEA be given unfettered access to the facility, as well as people and [...]
