Info-tainers Faking Journalism

Posted on September 21, 2009 by binx101

San Jose, CA – The Almost Daily Binx, V.A. Caminiti
It was Sunday night and the sunset was the backdrop for some light reading and a cocktail before deciding what to do for dinner.   We opted for light fare and decided to watch (or at least skim through) some of the Sunday morning news talk that [...]

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Insurance is NOT the Prescription for American Poor Health

Posted on May 8, 2009 by binx101

The Almost Daily Binx, San Jose-CA, V.A.Caminiti – [Second in a series]
Public Safety / Public Health
…capitalism mutated in the very same way as we encouraged the banking industry to strip safeguards
Can you imagine if you had to be insured to receive basic police services?  How about clean water?  Sewer?  What if you dialed 911 and [...]

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Lou Dobbs CNN Crew: The Magpies of Media

Posted on January 27, 2009 by binx101

The journo-tainment industry may not be factually relevant or inspire an intellectual curiosity … but it sure does sell soap powder and create a compulsion to stay tuned.  After all, when Lou Dobbs says he will be right back to smirk about how pathetic Congress is … right after the toilet bowl cleaner commercial … [...]

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Obama Stepping Up – Bush Falling Down – Media Doing Schtick

Posted on December 4, 2008 by binx101

Obama making strides – corporate media on suicide watch – nothing to report – not much interest in reporting on Bush final daze.

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John McCain: The ‘Low-Information’ Candidate

Posted on October 30, 2008 by binx101

McCain treats the campaign as though it were war. Any means to his end.

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Barack vs. The Volcano (Redux)

Posted on September 21, 2008 by binx101

When the talking heads and paid political analysts (even the friendlies) called for him to get into the street fight – Obama acknowledged their concern but won their respect for not blackening his own eyes with his own knees

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McCain Convention : Political Police ??

Posted on September 3, 2008 by binx101

Unusual display of police power considered abusive and threatens free speech at events surrounding RNC Convention in St. Paul, MN

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Obama vs. McCain, Hillary Supporters and the Right Wing Conspiracy

Posted on August 15, 2008 by binx101

The Players .. Plot and Sequel. Current American National politics in a quick read.

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John McCain : Maverick or Desperado ??

Posted on July 23, 2008 by binx101

What a pain in the ASCII

he hasn’t taken a 20 minute break in the last 10 years to understand the exponential reach of an Internet browser

While we take a few moments (very few indeed) to ponder the question of which cowboy nick-name is more suitable for Sen. John “Loop-hole” McCain, let’s also consider that in [...]

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Wesley Clark v. John McCain : Corporate News Controls the Conversation

Posted on July 2, 2008 by binx101

The corporate media controls the conversation. John McCain provides dough nuts and access.

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