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Soldier Refuses to Deploy; Says Obama Isn’t President
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Padmini Mangunta
I love a good conspiracy theory. U.S. Army Maj. Stefan Frederick Cook is refusing to deploy to Afghanistan because he doesn’t acknowledge President Obama as the rightful president of the United States. Cook is being represented by Orly Taitz, who is also arguing Alan Keyes’ birth certificate case against Obama’s presidency. Birth certificate conspiracies…
Levi Johnston: Media Whore Or Palin Family Confessor?
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hfields
Is he seeking revenge or defending his good name? To hear Levi tell it, he’s just clearing the air. Take a look at this clip from msnbc: Wow, he’s got a ton to say about the personal finances of the Palin family and some eyebrow-raising opinions on whether the soon-to-be-former governor is qualified to run for…
Journalistic Narcissism: Unethical or Merely Inevitable?
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hfields
Nar-cis-sism??[nahr-suh-siz-em] -noun1. inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.2. Psychoanalysis. erotic gratification derived from admiration of one’s own physical or mental attributes, being a normal condition at the infantile level of personality development. Is it unethical for the news to become about personality over perspicuity, or simply inevitable? I’ll admit I search the Google Hot Trends frequently in…
Washington Post Whores (Excuse Me, “Salons”) Itself Out For Profit?
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hfields
I know the newspaper business is hurting, and hurting bad… but when it comes to journalistic ethics, the Washington Post is supposed to be among the finest institutions in the nation, if not the world. But now, the people who brought us Woodward and Bernstein are accused of planning to host a series of “salons” for…
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