Twice in 24 Hours, ABC IDs Michael Reagan as ‘Conservative,’ Ignores Ron Jr Being a Liberal
January 17, 2011 No Comment
For the second time in less than 24 hours, ABC identified Michael Reagan as a “conservative,” but failed to identify the left-wing ideology of Ron Reagan Jr. ABC played up the “clash” between the adopted son Michael and Ron, author of a new book that claims his father, the 40th president, had Alzheimer's during his time in the White House. Shipman explained, “It's another feud in an often fractious family. In a series of tweets over the weekend, Michael Reagan, the former President's son and a conservative commentator, accused his stepbrother Ron of trying to sell out his father to sell books.” As the MRC's Brent Baker pointed out, Ron Reagan Jr. previously hosted a show on the left-wing MSNBC and now appears on the network to provide liberal commentary. Shipman played clips from a 20/20 appearance last Friday in which Reagan Jr. promoted his book and asserted that he simply had an “inkling” that his father had Alzheimer's in the White House. Ron Reagan is not a medical doctor and Shipman didn't point out that there's evidence for this claim. Instead, she parroted, “Ron also writes 'I've seen no evidence that my father, or anyone else, was aware of his medical condition while he was in office. Had the diagnosis been made in, say, 1987, would he have stepped down? I believe he would have.'” The liberal author will appear on Tuesday's GMA to promote his book. Will his ideology be mentioned by host George Stephanopoulos? A transcript of the January 17 segment, which aired at 7:11am EST, follows:
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New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand knows how to pay people back: After Reid called her the Senate’s “hottest member ,” she told The View today that she wasn’t offended. “He was trying to be sweet,” she said. “Harry Reid is an extraordinary man.” She went on to credit Reid for a legislative victory to which she herself had been given much credit. “On ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’, it was Harry Reid who… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : Daily Intelligencer – New York Magazine Discovery Date : 17/01/2011 17:50 Number of articles : 7
Continue reading …If you think Neanderthals, with their broad foreheads and big noses, were, well, not so attractive, don’t blame the cold for their looks . For 150 years, scientists have theorized that Neanderthals’ distinctive appearance was an adaptation that allowed them to withstand ice-age Europe’s freezing conditions—but new research has found…
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It’s hard to believe nowadays, but in a simpler time, cellphones really were called “cell phones,” not dumbphones, smartphones, feature phones, or superphones. They bulged in your pocket — if they fit in your pocket at all, that is — and they made calls. That’s it. None of this social networking, messaging, browsing, Instagramming, Flash 10.1 nonsense. They didn’t upload 5 megapixel photos to Flickr, and they most certainly didn’t turn into wireless hotspots. Of course, those bleak days are mercifully behind us now — but as carriers around the world start to light up a promising new generation of high-speed wireless networks, things are beginning to get a little confusing. Just what is “4G,” anyway? It’s one higher than 3G, sure, but does that necessarily mean it’s better? Why are all four national carriers in the US suddenly calling their networks 4G? Is it all the same thing? Answering those questions requires that we take a take a little walk through wireless past, present, and future… but we think it’s a walk you’ll enjoy. Continue reading 2G, 3G, 4G, and everything in between: an Engadget wireless primer 2G, 3G, 4G, and everything in between: an Engadget wireless primer originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Mitch McConnell and a handful of other Senate Republicans took a secret trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan this weekend, announcing the trip only today—just before their return flight. The group, which included Lindsey Graham, Richard Burr, and freshmen Marco Rubio, Ron Johnson, Pat Toomey, and Kelly Ayotte, met with…
Continue reading …Gabrielle Giffords’ husband knew his wife was getting better when she gave him a massage. It sounds almost too incredible to believe, but he recounts: “She’s in the ICU. You know, gone through this traumatic injury. And she spent 10 minutes giving me a neck massage. It’s so typical of…
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It’s crazy to think we’ve been writing about and waiting for AMD’s Fusion platform for close to five years now. Believe it or not, it was back in 2006 that the chipmaker first started talking about its “new class of x86 processors” and the idea of an Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) — a chip that would combine a CPU and a fairly powerful ATI GPU onto the same die. The company promised to have the silicon ready in two years’ time, but when 2008 rolled around , it was clear that all it was prepared to release was a series of roadmap slides . Now, don’t get us wrong, those charts and graphs made us pretty giddy about the superior graphics and improved battery life that AMD was promising to bring to affordable ultraportables, but then a year later, when AMD still had only PowerPoint slides to show for itself, we started to think “Fusion” was no more than a drunken fantasy. And it only got worse — from 2009 to mid-2010 the company continued to talk up its never-before-seen and highly-delayed chips. (Just a read through the Engadget archives from that period pretty much illustrates that we had lost hope and started to think the chips would never see the light of day.) But then in June of 2010 the unthinkable happened — AMD finally demoed its first Fusion Bobcat cores, and proved, at least from afar, that the soon-to-arrive ultrathin laptop solution would chew through Aliens vs. Predator , support DirectX 11, and use a lot less power than its previous platforms. It seemed almost too good to be true — AMD looked ready to stick to its timing and deliver the first Fusion Brazos platform by early 2011. So, what the heck does Fusion and AMD’s history of promises about the platform have to do with HP’s new Pavilion dm1z ? Almost everything. HP’s newest 11.6-inch not-quite-a-netbook (or a notbook as we like to call it) is the first Fusion system to hit the market, and with a dual-core 1.6GHz E350 Zacate processor and AMD Radeon HD 6310 GPU on the same chip it promises… well, everything AMD has promised for so long. According to HP and AMD, the system should last for over nine hours on a charge, play full 1080p content, and perhaps more importantly, not fry our laps as some previous AMD Neo-powered systems have done. For $450, it sounds like a true no-sacrifice system, but is it? Has AMD finally delivered an Intel Atom- / ULV-killer and has HP put it in a no-fuss chassis? We’ve spent the last week putting this system through the paces — hit the break to find out if it has been worth the wait! Gallery: HP Pavilion dm1z review Continue reading HP Pavilion dm1z (with AMD Fusion) review HP Pavilion dm1z (with AMD Fusion) review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:01:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Chris Matthews, WTH Is Tom Delay Doing On Your Program To Proclaim Innocence?
January 17, 2011 No CommentWhat does it take for Chris Matthews and Hardball to marginalize convicted criminal Tom Delay and not offer him time to lamely proclaim his innocence? My god, he actually served up a softball in the form of asking if Delay thought there was a conspiracy that resulted in his conviction. And showing himself to be the arrogant yet poor thinker that he is, Delay eagerly grabs the notion of his conviction being politically motivated and runs with it. The only problem, he admits that there was nothing wrong with the jury that convicted him. Then Tweety suggests that maybe Delay shouldn’t have hung out with those miscreants Michael Scanlon and Jack Abramoff, because hanging out with these convicted criminals looked bad for Tom. Um, Tweety? Any awareness at all that maybe the reason Tom Delay looks bad is because he committed crimes along with Abramoff? I’ve said for years now that Chris Matthews’ deep love of politics is not connected to any sense of moral compass. It doesn’t matter if you’re on the side of angels for Tweety, it’s all about how you play the game. As Jon Stewart aptly pointed out, that playbook has been written already , and it’s still the one that Matthews sticks to.
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Apple Inc. founder and CEO Steve Jobs sends a note to employees saying he’s taking a medical leave of absence so he can focus on his health. Jobs is a survivor of pancreatic cancer. (Jan. 17)
Continue reading …WaPo’s Sally Quinn Lectures Palin Over Her Response to Shooting of Rep. Giffords
January 17, 2011 No CommentFor an atheist, Sally Quinn sure loves to preach with righteous indignation. At least, that is, when the subject is Sarah Palin. On Sunday, January 26, Quinn published a 26-paragraph “On Faith” piece entitled “To Sarah Palin: It's not all about you.” In the middle of her piece, Quinn sought to examine why so many people detest Sarah Palin, writing without any hint of self-awareness that (emphasis mine):
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