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Being Skeptical: Reserving Judgment and Benefitting from It

June 9, 2014by lbwoodgate 6 Comments

To be clear on the issue of SKEPTICISM This is a repost from something I published back in December, 2009.  Though it has relevance for today the term “skeptic” has […]

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Corporate Influence, Journalism/Media

Mainstream Media’s Abject Failure as a Pillar of Democracy

April 1, 2014by lbwoodgate 13 Comments

The breakdown of democracy begins with a misinformed public. When society’s watchdog – journalism – becomes a willing participant in the camp of powerful, wealthy people, then the choices we […]

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Journalism/Media

The Boston Marathon Tragedy and the Media Meatheads

April 24, 2013by lbwoodgate 20 Comments

Is it just me or does the media reporting of recent tragic events like the Boston Marathon and the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion make others ill watching supposedly intelligent […]

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Journalism/Media

The Screw Turns for Walter Williams

January 30, 2013by lbwoodgate 8 Comments

When dishonest collaboration with others arises from ideological zealotry we can create our own web of deceit that ensnares us and can forever discredit what we prize so highly.  Our […]

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Climate Science/Global Warming, Journalism/Media, political fringe groups

Shocker! FOX News “really messed up”

September 29, 2012by lbwoodgate 10 Comments

By now most of you are aware that FOX News exposed its viewers to the head shot suicide of a carjacker on live TV.  According to an AP report: Fox […]

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Journalism/Media

All in Favor of Megyn Kelly Getting Peppered-Sprayed, Raise Your Hands

November 26, 2011by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

    In a conversation with Bill O’Reilly about the pepper spraying incident at UC Davis, FOX’s Megyn Kelly and O’Reilly pretty much down-played the incident with Kelly calling it a […]

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Humor, Journalism/Media, Television

Did Murderer Anders Behring Breivik Channel Glenn Beck?

July 26, 2011by lbwoodgate 13 Comments

Showing once again that there is little brain matter in his skull, Glenn Beck has insulted the victims and parents of those who were killed by Christian right-wing extremist Anders […]

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Journalism/Media, People, Wedge Issues

Ann Coulter: “Poor Rupert Murdoch”

July 23, 2011by lbwoodgate 12 Comments

It will of course come as no surprise to many that Attila Ann Coulter is quick to Rupert Murdoch’s defense and comparing the hacking of phone messages by NewsCorp’s News […]

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Journalism/Media

Summer’s Officially Here – for me at least.

June 6, 2011by lbwoodgate 5 Comments

School’s out here in North Texas and my school nurse wife will now be home a lot more over the next three months.  That means I will be spending more […]

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Journalism/Media

They Lie Because They Must

May 1, 2011by lbwoodgate 4 Comments

Question: Why do Republicans and Tea Partiers Keep on Lying? A: Because Too Many People Would Rather Believe a Lie Than Admit They Don’t Know. B: They can’t run on […]

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