tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post8914473459215574002..comments2024-03-28T20:53:49.167-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: As Falls The PunditRoberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-57465703915389218472011-01-23T22:17:20.234-05:002011-01-23T22:17:20.234-05:00The only member of the commentariat who regularly ...The only member of the commentariat who regularly insisted on the N-word was Paul Harvey: "Stand by for <em>news!</em>"CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-67813775159104547642011-01-23T21:31:20.646-05:002011-01-23T21:31:20.646-05:00Just FWIW, I suspect Rush would characterize his o...Just FWIW, I suspect Rush would characterize his offerings as "commentary", whereas Olby-baby would probably characterize his as "news" (and with a straight face).<br /><br />I may listen to Rush and enjoy his aural stylings, but I never, ever, mistake him for the news.Fuzzy Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03802539927743643041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-16723401129483336312011-01-23T16:28:16.599-05:002011-01-23T16:28:16.599-05:00Most 'news' these days is the 'news...Most 'news' these days is the 'news' that brings us Snooki, and Dancing with the Skating Chefs results. It's new, perhaps, but uninteresting and uninformative. I did see a blub on the 'net today that Olberman was just hired by FOX? Now fair and unbalanced?<br /><br />wv: pantemen (insert joke here)Guffaw in AZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15356210589713923042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-65547921156993279032011-01-23T14:40:45.260-05:002011-01-23T14:40:45.260-05:00I never watch news on TV myself. I prefer getting...I never watch news on TV myself. I prefer getting it over the web, where I can look at several sources, and not have to listen to the talking heads babbling away without getting to the heart of the news.BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-21732238756298529622011-01-23T13:33:34.947-05:002011-01-23T13:33:34.947-05:00Yep. Victor Borge's five minutes were logged i...Yep. Victor Borge's five minutes were logged in the same column as Harry Reasoner. But Borge was much funnier.<br /><br />StrangerStrangerhttp://extranosalley.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60643772511022189472011-01-23T12:54:19.389-05:002011-01-23T12:54:19.389-05:00Shane, it does seem unlikely to be Skippy's r...Shane, it does seem unlikely to be Skippy's relations. No technical expertise, among other glaring flaws.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-52507345127892695402011-01-23T12:53:21.264-05:002011-01-23T12:53:21.264-05:00True, that. --Too many people go the other direct...True, that. --Too many people go the other direction and assume that if it's got a talking head (or several) and graphics and talks about world or national events, it must be news. Usually not.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-7972204701201635002011-01-23T12:52:32.449-05:002011-01-23T12:52:32.449-05:00If Orcs are running Comcast, they can't be fro...If Orcs are running Comcast, they can't be from Skippy's clan.Shanenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-22055496699683183302011-01-23T12:07:00.580-05:002011-01-23T12:07:00.580-05:00I don't have cable, so I can't speak for t...I don't have cable, so I can't speak for that, but I have trouble categorizing the actual local ABC?CBS/NBC/WTF news AS news. It's usually (at least around Pittsburgh) running off the same script as Entertainment Tonight with some of the celebrity sleaze replaced with fires and shootings. <br /><br />And, even worse, they subscribe to the "Safe Auto" version of news - minimum coverage, usually just a line or two on their teleprompters, and then switch to the next topic. It's very similar to Instapundit, only without the links to the actual information and none of the snarky humor.cybrushttp://blog.wymanhq.orgnoreply@blogger.com