webuzz: obama, racism, media and other stuff

Weekend reading list…. Matthew Yglesias » Bias, Racism, Being a Jerk, and Abuse of Power – Good insights… Peter Daou: White Cop, Black Professor, Bi-Racial President: An Explosive Media Combination Even more good insights… You Hate Journalism? It WAS the Hiring Practice…Stupid. – Good article on how bad media became bad… Feeling the Wrath of [...]

Jon Stewart destroys Lou Dobbs and the “birthers”

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c

The Birther Movement is Racism

The “birther” movement is an extreme right wing disinformation campaign that proffers the idea that President Obama is not a US citizen, and was born abroad in Kenya. Here’s the rub: there are no actual facts to support this claim, rather the disinfo subsists on a form of cognitive dissonance – denial – and is [...]

grace

What I see in NYC.

health care scare

A lot of extreme right wing blogs are at Red Alert in reaction to the health care debate. Fear is the only challenge they can offer to pretty much every issue on the boards. It’s a psyche loop they can’t remove themselves from… and it’s sad to watch. Just click on some of the reaction [...]

modern stone age

What I see in NYC. The new Cooper Union building looks like something from The Flintstones. #end

urban jungle

What I see in NYC. The Lake. #end

old water fountain

What I see in NYC. Central Park. #end

two towers

What I see in NYC. View from a bench in Madison Square Park. #end

old school nosh

What I see in NYC. The good stuff. #end

frank lloyd wright

What I see in NYC. The Guggenheim. #end

cityscape sunset

What I see in NYC. Looking west across the reservoir.

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