break ... iv. to make a way through, or lay open by breaking; to penetrate; to open up. 16. b. to solve (a code or cipher); to decipher.

07 September 2005
o'reilly: "do you really think bush sat back and said, '68% black in new orleans ... eh, i don't care about that'?"

no, i don't think he said that; i don't think he even thought it. for me, it's more about class. on the other hand, i do think he would have said something--and his handlers would've said something--if the people were 68% rich and donors to his campaign.

the female guest in the segment was from 'the amsterdam news'; i think most people know the political stance of that paper. the male guest was identified as being from scripps howard? hmm. doesn't ring a bell. how about 'national review'? ah, too easy! any way, he gave his affiliation away through his comportment; he seemed really bent on o'reilly, throwing in arguments that aided bill's side, an apt pupil desperate to prove how much he knows. he even shut his mouth quick when bill spoke over him.

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all text, unless otherwise noted, (c) 2005 fred solinger. please do not use without permission.

my name is fred solinger. on wednesday, september 7, i will provide running commentary on seventeen straight hours of running commentary, opinion, and straight news from a variety of radio stations and television networks. my objective is to be objective ... beyond that, i'm not quite sure, but hopefully it'll be more lucid at 4am, when all of this is over. one thing is for sure: i won't be lucid at that hour.

links to the monitored programs, arranged ideologically*, in alphabetical order, lest i be charged w/ bias:

the fair & balanced:
all things considered
countdown w/ keith olbermann
the daily show w/ jon stewart
dayside w/ linda vester
factcheck.org
hannity & colmes
hardball w/ chris matthews
the newshour w/ jim lehrer
nightline w/ ted koppel
the o'reilly factor

the left:
the al franken show
the majority report w/ sam seder & janeane garofalo
media matters
the randi rhodes show
springer on the radio

the right:
media research center
the rush limbaugh show
the savage nation w/ michael savage
scarborough country w/ joe scarborough
the sean hannity show
the situation w/ tucker carlson

*that is, when the host has an avowed political position; otherwise, they are assumed to be independent. this is as applicable to bill o'reilly, who leans right, as it is to jon stewart, who leans left.





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