Cronkite Successor: O’Reilly or Stewart? (Steve In Ink: Philly Inquirer)
YOUR MOMENT OF ZEN (Philadelphia Inquirer)
As Walter Cronkite - the last “most trusted newscaster” - passed on to that great newsroom in the sky, joining the other most trusted newscaster - Edward R. Murrow, who coincidentally recruited Cronkite to CBS - Time Magazine released a poll naming Jon Stewart, of Comedy Central’s Daily Show, America’s most trusted newscaster.
In a New York Times oped, Frank Rich opted that Stewart was not one properly positioned to hold that title.
How many of those with similarly exalted perches in the news media today — and those perches, however diminished, still do exist in the multichannel digital age — will speak truth to power when the country is on the line? This journalistic responsibility cannot be outsourced to Comedy Central and Jon Stewart.
But Rich’s belief is embedded in what used to be, not with what newscasting has morphed into; media Read more
New GOP Healthcare Talking Points Leaked: The Obama Plan Could Mark End of Bingo
To: Radio/TV Talk Show Hosts and Pundits
From: Michael Steele, GOP Chairman
Subject: FYEO - Health Plan Information Distribution
Remember…Fear sells!
There’s far more danger than meets the eye in President Obama’s program. While he promises affordable health insurance for everyone, what he and the Democrats aren’t telling you is that there will be hell to pay if you’re over 55. To the Democrats, 55 is the new 95.
Some of the programs and events that will be affected or prohibited altogether under the president’s tax hike health program include…
Standing in pool and making believe that swirling your arms in the water is exercise will be banned as Read more
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