Lazy Reporters

is that the reported didn't ask "Can you give me a specific example of 'harsh talk'?" and also "Have you read Ted Strickland's Turnaround Ohio? Can you tell me what points are not outlined in there that you would like to see explained or amplified?" The reporter should be aware of what each candidate has publicly proposed. I'm so sick of the mainstream media's sheep-like parroting of "The Democrats have no ideas." They did it to Kerry when he had mountains of specific plans outlined on his website, in his book and in appropriately simplified form (because if he had detailed them he would have been scourged for being pedantic and boring — oh wait! He was!!!!!) in his speeches. They just never listened. And when people make vague comments like this, instead of just transcribing them, they should probe for what exactly this person was refering to. THAT might help them filter out the ringers.

Sorry, I'm just on a rampage about the media this week. the way they framed the judge in that wiretapping decision infuriates me. I now expect that every pro-corporate Supreme Court decision will be introduced by pointing out that it was a weakly reasoned decision by a rightwing Republican appointee with corporate tie. No? Yeah, I didn't think so.

And they wonder why we get our news on the internet. Sheesh.