Thursday Night News & Notes

Since Thursday is the new Friday, I'm sipping on a Hacker Pschorr Weisse and looking at some interesting things to post.

Here's what's up:

-I only watch ESPN for the games, I turn it off for Sports Center, and interviews and, well, anything besides what happens between the lines on the ice, court or field. Their lefty slant is nothing news, hell they hired and fired Keith Olbermann several times but the Limbaugh thing, the Schilling thing and myriad other instances sent me packing. At least they admitting they lean left now.

Examples:

There have also been concrete actions that have created a perception that ESPN has chosen a political side, such as awarding Caitlyn Jenner the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the 2015 ESPYS despite her not having competed athletically for decades, the company’s decision to move a golf tournament away from a club owned by presidential candidate Donald Trump and a perceived inequity in how punishments for controversial statements were meted out.

-All the really, really really smart pundits (smarter than you, just ask them) said that Trump was going to lose because he was disorganized and ran a horrible campaign. He had no "ground game" and Hillary had been setting up her ground game for years. Yeah, whatever dicks, he won using that one tool that helps everyone succeed: hard work.

-Sen. Orrin Hatch says that the GOP will not get rid of the filibuster. People will freak out about that but I caution them that we will not hold power forever. Just as Obama said the infamous words "I won" and then proceeded to expand his portion of the checks and balances system at an alarming rate, we have to be careful here because getting rid of the filibuster allow the next president with a senate of 50 or more to ravage the country with bad legislation. Note: Yes I did link the Huffington Post but only because they got the quote and it's only fair...but yes, I need a shower now.

-ICE and the Border Patrol are going to have a really tough few years ahead of them.

-Oh Sweden, I love you even though you are insane.

-Hillary is not looking good. Even more reason that Trump should bring charges then pardon her after they show she was guilty.

-Mark Steyn is always worth a read and his take on the reaction of the left after Trump's win is spot on.

-Finally, one of my inspirations for writing this blog is still going strong. He's an Aussie and a funny one at that. I recommend a look at Tim Blair's daily.

Misogyny is Alive and Well in Progressiveland

Keith Olbermann is a hypocritical liberal is one ever existed. We all know that and it takes quite a bit from the failed sports host to even comment on him but his vile, sexist outrage concerning a beauty pageant contestant who spoke out against gay marriage is particularly disgusting.

This sums up the nastiness pretty well.

Here's the exchange between Olbermann and some irritating little douchebag from the Village Voice:

Coulter Eviscerates Keith Olbermann

Er, Ann, please don't hold back next time:

The sort of insecurity that would force you to always say "trebled" instead of "tripled" could only come from a communications major with massive status anxiety, like Keith. Without even looking it up, I am confident that Harvard, Yale and Princeton do not offer degrees in "communications." I know there is no "communications" major at the Ivy League Cornell.

"Communications" is a major, along with "recreation science," most commonly associated with linemen at USC. But at least the linemen can throw a football, which Keith cannot because his mother decided he was not physically robust enough to play outdoors as a child.

It may seem cruel to reveal the true college of someone who already wakes up in the middle of the night in a cold sweat worried that he's a fraud. But I believe that by pointing out that Olbermann actually is a fraud, I am liberating him.

You may not realize it now, Keith, but you will look back on this day and say, "That was the best thing that ever happened to me!"

Keith's response is here and I would bet the house on Ann being the Worst Person in the World.

Note to self: Don't ever piss off Ann Coulter.

Fox News is a Behemoth

Rupert Murdoch has had a tough year as have all media companies but this ought to give him a reason to smile. Plus he can really give the finger in Olbermann's general direction:

Fox News was the ratings leader during prime time and total day during February 2009 — its 86th month on top. FNC averaged more Total Viewers than CNN and MSNBC combined in prime time and total day.

FNC had nine out of the top 10 programs in cable news last month in Total Viewers. The O'Reilly Factor was #1 for the 99th consecutive month, and was up 33% in Total Viewers compared to February 2008. The other top programs included Hannity (up 38%), Glenn Beck (the 5pmET hour was up 100%), The FOX Report with Shepard Smith (up 30%) and On the Record with Greta Van Susteren (up 24%).

On the Record also reclaimed the lead in the 25-54 demographic, up 4% year to year. At 7pmET, FOX Report was up 28% in the demo, The O'Reilly Factor was up 44% and "Hannity" up 34%.

There's no way else to spin in but to say that Fox is dominating. we hear that Rachel Maddow is making a move or the Olberwoman is rampaging but these numbers are so overwhelmingly in favor of Fox News that anything they say will sound ridiculous.

They beat CNN and MSNBC even when you combine their viewers.

Hey, maybe using the Nutroots sites for storylines will help them out.

This will only encourage the Unfairness Doctrine supporters to push for it to include cable news as well.

Wednesday Evening News and Notes

Another beautiful day in San Diego.

Here's what's happening in all corners of the globe:

The hopelessly anti-Israeli BBC fights to keep a report showing they are anti-Israel secret. They've spent a good deal of forcefully-paid taxes to fight it too.

Oil tumbles to under $36 per barrel. That's $0.86 per gallon. How's that taste, Hugo? Chavez just may be Ceaucescued in a short time.

Reid and Pelosi are in a cat fight. Watching these two "leaders" argue should make for entertaining theater. Grab me the popcorn. The pic at right is the room where the Dems will sentence the US economy to death. Might as well save it for posterity purposes.

Voters believe they have a better idea what to do with their money than Congress. That's the classic definition of Conservatism by the way.

Idiot finds an intellectual and ideological soul mate in Keith Olbermann.

Tuesday Afternoon News

On this sleety, cold day--the first fireplace day of the year--I bring you the latest buzz from around the Internet:

Vets for Freedom takes it to Murtha who is in a real battle for his Congressional seat. It doesn't pay to accuse US Marines of murder, Congressman.

The Dems are stacking the deck in Ohio. Cheating comes quite naturally to them. Felons, the homeless, the deceased and finally people who don't exist at all are all pulling for Obama.

Rep. Barney Frank is gearing up to spend your money with reckless abandon. perhaps he'll even legalize prostitution clubs in his apartment so he doesn't have to deal with that unfortunate illegality again.

Some of the media have retained their respectability.

When your little-watched news channel gets ridiculed by both Hollywood libs and conservatives, it may be time to hang it up. love the rip at Olbermann.

All links from the great Lucianne.com including this editorial cartoon: