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Innovative Plan Offered to Save Newspapers

September 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments

Raised an avid consumer of newspaper journalism, I went on to earn a journalism degree from Oklahoma State University and hold a variety of professional positions, most of which afforded me opportunities to work with and among professional journalists on a daily basis. So it goes without saying — and with my tongue planted firmly [...]

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Obama Employs Name-Dropping Tactic

September 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment

Recently (here and here), I’ve noted President Barack Obama inclination toward dropping the names of some of his predecessors — including Presidents Abraham Lincoln, Franklin D. Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan — into interviews with members of the news media. Because I fully expect the president to continue this practice until his current [...]

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‘I Was Actually Black Before the Election’ and Other Twisted Versions of the Truth from Barack Obama

September 22nd, 2009 · 3 Comments

During an appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman Monday, President Barack Obama responded to the liberal talk show host’s question about racism by saying, “I think it’s important to realize I was actually black before the election.”  Selectively ignoring the fact that his mother was white, the remark a Reuters headline described as [...]

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