Media Bitchfest

WNW 1.12.07- Stay Out The Bush’s (Way)

In an uncertain world of turmoil and strife, whom can we turn to for a summery of happenings from this, our global village? The answer is Shaun Barnes, his World News Weekly column begins now…

The decider has spoken. He (Bush) has decided, among other things, to “surge” 21,500 U.S. troops to Iraq, hold Nouri […]

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Ladies And Gentlemen…

And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear,
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.
Ive lived a life thats full.
Ive traveled each and evry highway;
And more, much more than this,
I did it my way.
Regrets, Ive had a few;
But then again, too few to mention.
I did what […]

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Turning The Corner

Here, here to niche media.
Former CNN chief Easton Jordan started the terribly named IraqSlogger.com, a resource for Iraq news and media watch. So far, it looks good, but I feel like I need to repost this report:
Iraqis Escape, Get “Lost” Tune Out Reality, Tune in Hit U.S. TV Series
By EASON JORDAN Posted 22 hr. 0 […]

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Adventures In Exclamation Point Usage

From the Sunday Times story about the unending sectarian violence in Iraq…
During a recent joint American-Iraqi raid in a Shiite neighborhood of Abu Sayda, near Baquba, Iraqi troops stood around when they were supposed to be charging into homes. American soldiers, frustrated that the mission to apprehend men involved in sectarian violence was lagging, screamed […]

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The Judge Grudge

I don’t know what AP scribes Steven R. Hurst and Hamza Hendawi have against the judge in the Saddam trial, but it was enough to slip this gem into the big story about the Saddam verdict…
Saddam trembled and shouted “God is great” when the hawk-faced chief judge, Raouf Abdul-Rahman, declared the former leader guilty and […]

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Three Stars of the Newscycle: 9.11.06

You know that point in a series of movies where the bad guy is defeated and is banished or has to go to prison or something. Then in like the third or fourth movie he comes back, but is seemingly reformed. He says all the right things and makes all the right moves, he doesn’t […]

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Three Stars of the Newscycle: 6.29.06

Geeks rule the world. The number one movie on the planet is soon to be Superman and Israel and Hamas are about to destroy each other over this (see: right) heavy-handed bra fumbler. Seriously, this is an example of why a non-volunteer army is a horrible idea. Do you remember the kid who memorized all […]

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This is a Tribute…

But seriously folks, there’s a new bin Laden video out and this time he’s paying tribute to his posthumous Employee of the Month, Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi. This is kind of a big deal but, WORLD EXCLUSIVE **** MUST CREDIT MEDIA BITCHFEST **** Here it is.
Oh and to keep up on yesterday’s promises, Superman is an […]

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Al Zarqawi and Terrorism in the Digital Age

The cherub-cheeked apple bottoms at The Nation have a story online (spoiler alert) calling the Bush administration on the carpet for the war. Specifically, the charge is made that newly dead Abu Musab Al Zarqawi wasn’t initially as dangerous as he was made out to be and was (spoiler alert) allowed to flourish so as […]

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Three Stars of the Newscycle: 6.21.06

Today is Hump Day, pronounced with a -ump day. All you other weekdays, please allow today to bump thee.

Stick you stupid fake robots up your asshole Ballmer!
It’s been a year. Knock it off.
Lawyers are dying to represent Saddaam! (Thank you folks, I’ll be here all week)

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