Media critic Archives


Hair on Fire

Saturday, April 17th, 2010

MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough commented yesterday that tea party patriots complaining about taxes “have their hair on fire” over nothing. (more…)

The Hurt Locker and Hollywood

Monday, March 8th, 2010

Last night I watched my first Oscars telecast since at least 2004.  I will admit to having developed a profound distaste for the event during the Bush years, (more…)

Bankruptcy for owner of Denver Post

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

You have to read closely to see it, so elegant are the euphemisms, but the company that owns the company that owns (more…)

Do tell: Who pushed Ritter out?

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

Kid-glove treatment by the Denver Post on Gov. Bill Ritter’s decision not to run again, makes me miss the Rocky Mountain News (more…)

MSM easier on jihadists than Christians

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

The despicable terrorist act that Major Hasan committed was no doubt awful. Our prayers go out to the families that have lost (more…)

Doubly betrayed: By Hasan & PC elites

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Less than two hours after the worst act of terrorism on U.S. soil since 9/11, FBI Director Robert Mueller announced that his (more…)

Who in the media have ‘perspective’?

Monday, October 26th, 2009

Among the remarks by spokesmen for the Obama administration in its war against Fox News was David Axelrod’s observation (more…)

Waak owes us an apology

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Now that the vandalism at Colorado Dem headquarters is known to come from one of her own, albeit not “a good Democrat” (more…)

MSM caught ‘watering the plants’

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

There has been heavy media coverage of the picture of Obama-with-Hitler-mustache that a guy was displaying outside one of the townhall (more…)

Cronkite better before he was anchorman

Monday, July 27th, 2009

The recent passing of CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite was the occasion for considerable media navel gazing, most of which either waxed nostalgic or sought to channel his luster. (more…)

Leftist agenda of TV entertainment

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

This month ABC’s crime drama Castle has emerged as the newest entertainment show used by the left-liberal political machine. (more…)

What is the future for newspapers?

Monday, July 13th, 2009

In recent years several major metropolitan newspapers have gone out of business and more have cut back considerably on their coverage. (more…)

Fame is fool’s gold

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

Except for flipping burgers at Jack-In-The-Box, I earned my first paycheck as a professional actress. My mother put me on the stage (more…)

Beware the Sabato slant

Monday, May 11th, 2009

Probably we’ve all seen Larry Sabato on TV during election season. The UVA political scientist is usually portrayed as an unbiased (more…)

Come to 5/1 Media Panel

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

What forces in America’s economy and culture are threatening the survival of newspapers and diverting audiences to other information sources? What are the consequences for us as citizens in a free society? How can we take charge in the emerging new paradigm; or can we? Discuss all this with Centennial Institute panelists at Issue Friday, May 1, 10:00-11:00 am, on the Colorado Christian University campus. (more…)