Pragmatic Centrist Obama
George Savage ·
Jul 12, 2011 at 10:11am
No, really. It's right there on the front page of the San Jose Mercury News, my new at-a-glance resource for Hope and Change 2012 theme of the day.
In case you can't see it, the sub-headline reads, "Obama stakes out pragmatic centrist stance in push to get conservatives, liberals to agree."
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May '10
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"If you don't read the newspapers, you are uninformed. If you do read the newspapers, you are misinformed."
- Mark Twain
Jul '10
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You have picked a good resource. In their own little way, the San Jose Mercury News competes with the New York Times on doctrinaire.
Aug '10
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Right next to a 3-column, above the fold, puppy-hugging government dog catcher, our tax dollars hard at work.
Uh-oh. I just ranted about media bias and taxes in the same sentence. Soon I''ll be sporting a tricorn.
Forsooth!
*Correction*
He is not a dog catcher. It is puppies for prisoners, or prisoners training puppies, or something warm and fuzzy involving both.
Edited on Jul 12, 2011 at 10:49amMay '10
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By the way, George (and anyone else here for that matter), when you want a good picture of any front page in the country they are available here:
Newseum Front Pages
Mar '11
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I am just wondering how to conflate your post of the front page of the San Jose Mercury News with Claire's following post with the front page of the News of the World. Are they equivalent in term of news worthiness and veracity? Inquiring minds are curious....
Edited on Jul 12, 2011 at 11:22amMay '10
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EJHill: By the way, George (and anyone else here for that matter), when you want a good picture of any front page in the country they are available here:
Newseum Front Pages
Thanks! If most Americans didn't prefer TV for news (or no news at all), that would be a great way to get a daily summary of competing narratives and information filtering. Even so, I'm sure that link could come in handy.
May '10
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Rejected subheadlines:
Obama kisses baby, pets puppy, en route to buy ice cream for local children and balance federal budget
Wise President unites country, will fix economy, solve unemployment after delivering flowers to your grandmother
Wave of good feeling spreads over Americans as Obama smiles, extends arms above head in two-handed wave to crowd, ushers in new age of prosperity
Mar '11
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Actually, the News of the World was generally accurate (e.g. the cover on Claire's piece, even though the F1 boss sued em and won, on the basis of a violation of his privacy, if I recall).
The problem with the US lamestream media is totally different - they are so far to the left that they consider normal people like us to be far-right.
Their piece, here, is just a repetition of Mr Obama's centrist posture in 2008 - if Mr Brooks and the American people fall for that again, I will believe Mr Murphy. We could call it Murphy's Law...
Edited on Jul 12, 2011 at 1:04pmRe: Pragmatic Centrist Obama
EJHill: By the way, George (and anyone else here for that matter), when you want a good picture of any front page in the country they are available here:
Newseum Front Pages · Jul 12 at 11:15am
EJ, many thanks for the link! Much better resolution than using my phone cam.
Jun '10
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Was that dog on the left side in jail or something ... what could a dog do to get sentenced to jail... and why would a convict dog make friends with someone in prison...?
Oh I'm sorry, is Obama saying something?
Nov '10
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EJHill: By the way, George (and anyone else here for that matter), when you want a good picture of any front page in the country they are available here:
Newseum Front Pages · Jul 12 at 11:15am
Awesome site, thanks!