Whatcha gonna do about it?

Worst Person Crowded Senator Ben Nelson (D) Nebraska

"Too many Americans...get their news from entertainers (who) tell them what to be angry about today." "...Jon Stewart, Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Keith Olbermann, and Rachel Maddow." "Responding to the talking points of either extreme is not the way to enact good public policy." "There is a lot of inaccurate and incomplete information out there thanks to talk shows from either the left of the right." "Facts often get in the way of a good rant."

The Senator should face the music and correct things right away. Maybe the Fairness Doctrine then? Just kidding. He should start with Steven Colbert. CORRECTION: The Ed Show (Apparently he handled Colbert well enough, and Ed Schultz is who he should fish or cut bait with.)
The Senator makes some very good points even though his list is not fair and balanced on the face of it.

[Senator Byron Dorgan (D) North Dakota: "no solace in being right"]

Cropping the News?

The Daily Show Lewis Black cedes Beck.
The Colbert Report Colbert routes FOX.
Some weep what they so**.
Sow check* your crop.

*thanks to Casey Kasem
** and some misspell
[updates: 5-17-10 Commity(sp?!), Charlie Rich?, the Free*** Market?, Re;-)sources?(Comity Label added)]

*** non-value or non-prophet

Hard to Believe

... Stephen Colbert will testify before congress "in character". But then politicians are always in character, whether they have any or not.** At first my doubt was cast on the source of the claim, but given the nature of events and recent dialogues, it just might work.[*]

[Speaking of working and character, not just being "in character"...this is the other hand. See update.]

[*] just to be clear for the "romantic"*** class(read idealist/radicals): I am saying that for some the Colbert character may get a message across, but for America it is results for which President Obama is working. The "Hard to believe"'s aside.
[**] lame yet balanced segue/pun
[***] or Pawns-or-Kings who think they know better/in disguise(mostly on the Right)

Lawyers and Politicians...

and Journalists Oh My!

The general loopiness is nothing new in my blog. Stepehen* Colbert piled on the sandwich metaphor "to infinity" recently, and I am in the midst of Through the Looking Glass(yes, on paper)and I do believe Dorothy's escapade was possibly ripped off from Alice's trips. Hence the lyin' and politics and bull market redux.
Ribble or theme?
[Nonetheless to reads. i.e. I won't count]
P.S. no pun on the Steve or Stephen

*[7-10-12 Type Oh! A-thru?(R) The Point: Colbert, Clemons, Benen, Kornacki, Oh my?]

Weak End Update: Fun'n Edifying

(No, I actually intended to spell it that way.)
A post or so ago, my flip-flop ofor satire to sarcasm, merited a correction or at least clarification.
(Again spelling checked and intended)
Mis-Infotainment Tonight segued into...

Actual Fun'n Edifying (as corrected)

*** A TRIBUTE TO ***
Miller, Rhodes, Stewart and Colbert
*** FOR ACTUAL
Fun'n Edifying: ***
The Stephanie Miller Show
The Randi Rhodes Show
LOCAL RADIO
and Real Infotainment *.
(And National Fun'n Edifying:
The Daily Show
The Colbert Report

As opposed to Enternewsmeant

* forgive the self-reference and tribute to Secretary Rumsfled
(again spelling...check!) And ofor Miller time?
Not to mention Miss-"Frame of Reference" Goldwater/Buzz Killer
[Actual *footnote: Secretary of Infotainment was my pet name for Rumsfeld.(no pun on departure)]

BLANK NETWORK

Dot Tool* to be named later. This is just a list of the Wills and Bills.
[Not Necessarily the News Guru, but divagation or not maybe linked.]

The Anti-Billy Club
The Club of Association
King of Rhetoric?
A Generous dia-Gnosis.
Report from Sabbatical
Sabbatical

This is not necessarily a Newshounds blog, Colbert Report or Daily Show.
I don't read or view things so you don't have to, sometimes you do, and sometimes just scrolling over may provide enough. It is divagation and stochastic at its best, or sometimes worst. But it is not just all about them or us. My Navigation label needs updating, and the Navigation II label is about our course, or a combination or demonstration of it.

While names are not the thing(and they are coming slowly today), there is value in comparing and contrasting, and sometimes associations matter. Leadership and representation matters, and in journalism there is the ledership which sometimes leads back to my point: our headings, navigation and having to follow for oneself. Part of the spirit of this has been diffused in all seriousness, by the focus on the list and the Bills and Wills, but it is more about the network and bringing things to the table. So while the banner or name for the effort is still pending, as well as more on the principles(The club of association) I will begin listing the inspirations for the columns or sides of the table.

* Blank Network (Anti-Billy Club: see links)

RESEARCH (So I am frackin' fudging a bit with the Will, the HasselB, and the Williams.)
Bill O'Reilly
George F. Will
Elizabeth HasselBECK
William Kristol
Walter Williams
William Safire
Willam F. Buckley

DEVELOPMENT
Bill Maher
Will Rogers
Bill Press
William Shakespeare


Similar Wills
Rush Limbaugh
Glenn Beck
Steve King
Sarah Palin
Michele Bachmann

Honorary Anti-Billy Clubs
Noam Chomsky
Thom Hartmann
Rachel Maddow
Jon Stewart
Steven Colbert
Lawrence O'Donnell
Norman Goldman
Ed Schultz



[Under-construction, italics are postumous honors. Apologies for the orders, they are at my whim or some consideration or other. It is not about heirarchy or honors, or just Bill O'Reilly and Bill Maher. And it may be asked, do some really want to be at the table? If they don't work well with others? That may play out as the list and the principles evolve.(Network Theory)]
[2-17-11 Update: Walk Like A Cheesehead. Wrap mine in tinfoil..PU! NOT! But close enough to government work.]

"Truthiness" of Ranked Words.

Banned Words are listed by a Michigan university, and those words in the headline itself are tongue-in-cheek as in not really the truthiness. But "truthiness" did rank(def. 9) in their rank(def. 19 or 24 slang) of words. It was however honored as "the word that best summed up 2006 in an online survey by dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster."

Congratulations to my name sake, Stephen Colbert of The Colbert Report, or rather his choice of name as the inspiration for my choice of The Liaison Report.

Speaking of words (and I suppose purists would say writing of words), as the year closed I thought of the origins or my rank of a few words.

"Bush Basher" and "Context".

And since 2006 was about change of course, I will MoveOn for the moment and pick up this track in the next post.

A belated HAPPY NEW YEAR, but I feel we turned a few pages before the last closed.

SkyNet

Hawking, Colbert, Ryan, Sterling, MIT, Piketty.
FAA, FCC, and ATF must regulate drones. It is not so much what capital can do without labor or machines can do with intellegence, but...
What business, government and people do separately.

*

[update of sorts.]
[[ Owe what a web ... ]]
That's the ticket.  The Ribble.  The Iron Knee, or I Ron Knee of labelism and to reads or not two Reids.  Have knot will travel. Knot 2 4 M that which I may not read so you may have to. 

MacGiver U.

So I've a typo. The bottom line(& link)
is that our mind is the ultimate weapon.
No special sauce, but a proper beef and grilling.

Cognitive Policy Works truthout.org
Building a Culure of Trust in Politics by Joe Brewer

The tool box is complicated and our closet can be full of hats. A tip of the cap to Steven Colbert and Michael Steele, not to mention the PC.
Should we all be inside out? [last 3 links updated 5-4-09]

Black Lives Matter

Hillary
Bernie

Trump
no trump ?*

file this **

*the Summer of Trump
** Amazon Culture

8-18-15:  GPST
Donald Trump geometers like a third grader. (^)

Speaking of Self-tense.  OW: Geo-Political Self Tents?
Sub-reference:  Putting perspective in one's own frame. 

Not to take my own tangent, but Hillary and Bernie are under pressure from many angles to craft their message so that it matters to the perspective of their critics.  Nothing should take away from the words in this heading.  Trump is another case of geometry at work***, formerly known as triangulation of the third way. 

Back to what matters!?  Do they feel the Bern?  The operable "they" being the parties and campaigns, it is good exercise, or in some cases exorcise.

*** culture at work? (see: file this / bridging the law of intended consequences?) **
[Tea Party / Trump Party? 50 state scream? Why is there no Colbert of the Right?]

[As a not so side note: I cannot believe it has been a year since Ferguson. (~)
BTW:  having been on somewhat of a successful sabbatical(correction: hi8us), there is a gap in my coverage as well as my social net.]

(^) not to be technical, but not sure of the grade
(BLM: budgets literally me~de~8!)

"It's my turn"[!]

...is what came to mind as I saw Romney frame the race as a decision between the three winners of the last three contests. That's what Ron Paul(8:45) should say. Or maybe Herman Cain or Stephen Colbert should say it**. I am in the process of watching last night's debate on CNN and Rick Santorum (9:10)kicked off the debate with a thread that crosses another thought I had during the introductions, "We are a country of laws".* Actually Ron Paul had already started a few threads in his introduction, we are not nation builders. Romney(15:58) stands up to a Gingrich charge or rather a question on rhetoric and deals with it in legal terms. My original thought had to do with the irony of the conservative nature, but Gingrich is almost a false flag of rhetoric.

* quoting Santorum, not my thought or thread which I may have lost, but laws are the thread of building our nation

BTW- Not necessarily the missing thought: but in regards to Romney's financial reporting, does it bode well for his credit as a business leader, let alone maker of laws? I mean the mis-reporting, and his math regarding taxes and charitable contributions adding up at times to 40 to 45%?

[related irony (slash) update: what I thought was a churned media book event, may turn out to be good for the debate. What can we learn from Arizona? Will we take her up on it? Will the NAACP take Newt up on his charge? Just how do we demand paychecks*** over food stamps? Is it as easy as rhetoric?]

[1-28-12 In defense of PolitiFact... c4*]

[** 1-28-12 link added, Keep Paul Alive! (Courtesy of Buddy Roemer via Bill Maher.)

*** link added]

[c4* I have used as many asterisks as I intend but I would like to connect two pieces(or 3) which relate to the PolitiFact wordplay. Facts are facts and economics and politics everything else. (i.e. context and con text.) But more specifically The Economist has a perspective.]

The Business...

...Pentagon(*) or Salon Green Room.

The War of 2016
Cherry-Picked Dominoes
Meaner O'Reilly
Pope on Palestine
O'Reilly on Colbert

(*) to pun on Round Table
but (WTR) what the Rush?

G'Ribble: [Clown Car A or B?]

(FP!)

Initialism

Not to pun on Recreationism [!]

But Crypto Political Science deals with a more dimentional political spectrum of global exceptionionalism.  (FP1)

(not there yet)
In the begining...
Long Story

BLANK NETWORK (scroll click){Paper U?}
{Re insert} Speaking of Pre Post or Us ... Knowwww!!!!*

* Colbert Daft Anachronism
(MSNBC search for "Failed States" flailed bridges)

{OK, the original sentiment is that there is politics of a third kind^.  Not just the libertarian(6) , but international perspectives (14) that clash with the old partisan ships. The glint of tinfoil(17) is actually a tool in the shed of progress that cannot be emptied by executive order**.  There is a war on terrorism, it was declared by congress, and the president is the commander-in-chief.  It is tough enough dealing (f.c.)^^ with adversarial states, let alone protect America from it's legacy(such as it is)*** in a world that is changing, from the global to the local.  Crypto Political Science as I have coined it relates, to the wise crack of perception being reality.  Knot[!] to mention, truth being the first casualty in war.  It his hard enough dealing with a divided congress, let alone pre-constitutional or crypto-political organizations.}

** Ctrl F/papa
*** history in general/leading in particular(b.s.)
[OBAMA AM/Tonight Show: Changing the box ... of Tetra Heed Run.]

^ Embassy closings cover for actions or prudence in the unfolding middle-c of Turkey and Yemen?  [To The Point ?]
(The Point *link* is yet to be inserted: an NPR report on Terrorism.  A tangent? Who would be the counter-balance to Alan Simpson?  But where is Joe Scarborough? LET ALONE THE CYCLE.) 

[8-9-13 P.S.] ^^(f.c.)4ment change see (6)th link "dimentional". Let alone the Point !

Heck Oven(~)

[Truman's] Indictment.

Colbert's Ire Ron Knee [!] ?

Hume or...* Letterman? [~]

* (5-8-15) links need work

Pap Attack on Thompson

"He really should be the GOP's pick for president..."
"almost a true reflection of Cheney, Bush and Rove and all the other thugs..."

See my earlier link, below.
[8-12-07: OK... too embedded in that last link, "Tangents from Angler" somewhere is the implication
that the 2008 race WILL BE, Clinton versus Thompson.
Even more buried is any link to information in that regard.
Here they are.
Not all would put a heroic sheen on Thompson's Watergate role
from The Boson Globe
Fred Thompson, Nixon's Mole
from The Stump AOL News Elections Blog
The 2008 Race could not only rehash accountability but the media's role:
Also found at - (Nixon's mole)
Media Matters
No Quarter
Raw Story
Related USA Today ]
-
Labels? NOT!

[The Colbert Report: The Word
The Daily Show: The president in his own words.
ifilm from SPIKE TV]

Cultural Threads are Fine.

Something about string theory? 
Or original^ intent?
The prism of ideology?**

O W
Oh Wow*.

^ the ad/on Colbert
*something about anamolic/anomalic,
probably Pythagorian to us all. knot [!]
Re / De!
BO/OB?
Barrack Obama/ Olive Branch
Sandel/Huntington

** ideology (and mess'n wit' the word)
[Punch Line ? ! Mmmm MOW, MOW ]
Still fishing 4 another root.(or source) by google ^^ [c-3].

^^  i. e. Re reeding 'n De-quilting!  I preemptively and post-humusly linkoln update.
[Manichean is knot but many key 'n is.]
[A sorting of some basic links, may further under standing ! ? or knot]
[Ruff!?] eph 'n ? !  The Cycle  You can't run and gum!   Medina ;-) ?   
Johnny Cash / There is "fuzzy math", there is "fuzzy English" and there is ge oh metrics.

Toll Keen, the Try-Logy?

[9-13-11 After Math? And Pre-Post or us?]

[The American Jobs Act]
the sequel or now we can deal?
The bottom line: If the Republicans now want to deal, then bring it on, Democrats! Actually I don't think the people are up for more compromise, just have an up or down vote!

[9-14-11 More about the 9/11 Anniversary. Paul Krugman.]
[Revisiting Economics]
[Al Gore: Breaks Character: "Steven Colbert" that is, and speaking of digging "reality" deeper..]
[MSNBC Debate: CNN Tea Party Debate(Caution)]

Here We Go Again

GOP Fights Back Over Criticism of Limbaugh
White House Is Accused Of Cynicism, Hypocrisy
by Howard Kurtz

I will save for later, what is probably a very good article or at least closer to what journalism is supposed to be. Which is to not always please me and not always be free of perspective. But the spin and same old tactics seems to be coming from the Republicans. The President had made earlier references to Limbaugh, but a recent one advising the Republicans to stop listening to him was what started the media echo. That was good advice from my perspective and from the perspective of most moderates. Republicans are the ones that have not decided who is their leader and what are their principles. Well, actually the former does not matter because the latter are no different. They need to work on their principles and by focusing on this, they are able to forget them. It is my opinion that it is their principles that are the matter and that they can not recreate themselves. It is not hypocrisy or childish to keep the focus and hardship on them.

In an aside: Chris Matthews is doing them or the country no favor by claiming they have an issue with taxes and keeping your money. All low and most moderate income will see tax reductions or at the point some do, will be compensated by other cost cuts or compensations. Even those that are getting some tax cuts may find other fees increased which only lends to the need for the cuts in the first place. As to Democrats being "all about spending", the Democrats, at least the Obama adminstration, are all about nothing but everything.

In this regard, it seems that if there is anything we can get on the same page on, it is entitlements. We should get back to the safety net concept. That does not mean that certain good ideas are not good for all. But that all entitlements are not needed by some. But in reality, no one wants to give up what they have, so it seems the best field to work it out on is taxes. Similar balance can be taken in regards to international finance, markets and social progress. Maybe a carbon credit for life?

[But back to the Dark Side or Gas Bag (Methane Head No Credit):
Hypocrisy is King!
The Republicans are rallying around Rush while he is eating it up.
He then challenges the President to a debate!
Well the Republican's should put up or shut up.
There is no equivalent to the President.
But the Republicans must decide, is he or is he not the one in charge or would Rush Limbaugh have a debate with Ed Shultz?
Actually the answer is no! Since I believe the challenge is out there. And there have been others (Ron Reagan) he has not accepted. But he should really stick to his own league and maybe Stephen Colbert. Or warm up to Rachel Maddow.]

[Seriously, Rachel Maddow and the link just provided, really put her in a league of her own, but actually the one that Rush Limbaugh and Michael Steele should live up to before they even merit the jobs they have, (not to mention the other intelligent Enternewsmeant or Fun'n Edifying Personalities I have noted above, depending on the job they aspire to)but here are some bonus links: Michael Moore * vs. Any Rand, talk about doubling down or matches.]

[And I don't know who got it backwards but Rush did say, he wanted Obama to fail before Obama suggested that Republicans stop listening to Rush. This was Obama taking on the old way with the Republicans, not a direct attack on Rush but his ideas and tactics which Republicans have so hard a time changing, and they need to make it about Rush. [Update: too enough!]

* [Plus Must See TV: FNBC ](For funny? No for real...


...Financial News with a real anchor!)]

March Madness

Normally this refers to Basketball,

which involves a tournament.

There are reasons Sarah Palin is not in the running.

She is only in the change game.

And that is a shame.

Simply put: Put up or shut up!

Get in the Republican race and you can have your debate.

Short of that, someone should accept her challenge.

And I don't mean Hillary or Katie*.

Meanwhile, Sarah Palin might do well to find out what a debate entails.

Even Comedy Central or MSNBC, should not be considered as early round qualifiers for the Final Four.**

* The Colbert Report or No Labels is not the shame, but Olympia Snow did come up. Being an enemy does not make you a candidate or a debater, let alone a journalist.

**Who would compete in this evolution?[i.e. Who would stoop to taking Sarah Palin serious let alone qualified to debate. Not that that would qualify her to advance to a final debate round. There was so much C-rap here, I thought I would d'ribble the punch line. Wouldn't we love Palin to actually debate*** someone of her watch-ama gotcha?]

[But speaking of tournaments, I don't think the Raw Money Class wants to be facing Obama anytime too soon.]

*** Buddy Roemer has left the building. Not to mention Gary Johnson.(C-Hillary Link*/see "actually debate" links.)

[3-21-12 Robert Reich ponders run.]

Star Chamber?

[Posted 10-24-11]
Working groups or GeO'MeTry*

Randi Rhodes
Lawrence O'Donnell
Rachell Maddow
Ed Schultz
Norman Goldman

Thom Hartmann
Martin Bashir
Dylan Ratigan

Joe Scarborough
Jon Stewart
Steven Colbert

The Fab** Five?

*see metrics
** uncertain Fab search find and/or F I V E ?

[ 10-26-11 Note: While I had this open...NOW I WILL ADD THE POINT: Thumbs up to Lawrence O'Donnell and MSNBC applying physics.]