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Tag Archives: mainstream media
LAT: ‘Mob inflamed by Koran burning kills 8 at U.N. compound’
I opened up the NYTimes.com this afternoon and my eye drifted to the upper left where the most important story of the day is typically profiled. Here’s the headline: ‘Afghans Angry Over Florida Koran Burning Kill U.N. Staff’ I had … Continue reading
Posted in Islam
Tagged blue mosque, criminal violence, mainstream media, mullah mohammed, murderous rampage, muslim terrorists, prophet mohammed
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Victory In Dennis
On his radio show today, Dennis Prager says: “Go to my website DennisPrager.com where we have a winning in November pledge. On the very top is a “Winning in November” take the pledge. All you are doing is pledging support … Continue reading
Posted in Dennis Prager
Tagged agenda issues, Dennis Prager, dropping the bomb, hate crime, mainstream media, money, pledge, radio show, victory, worthy successor
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Afraid To Upset Oprah
Margo Howard writes: The second thing you need to know about this book is that most of the kingpin interviewers in the mainstream media were astonishingly up front about saying they would not help Kitty promote her book because they … Continue reading
Posted in Journalism, Oprah
Tagged david letterman, joy behar, king charlie, mainstream media, margo howard, oprah letterman
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My Tuesday Night Writing Workshop
The first thing I wanted to be as a kid was a Christian missionary. That dream lasted from about age five to about ten. I saw some obstacles to my dream. Missionary work, particularly among the black people of Africa, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal
Tagged mainstream media, mainstream society, marc wallice, missionary work, night writing, temp job
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JTA & Duplicate Content
I got this email today from JTA.org: Hey Luke, I’m sure you remember me from my Jewschool days. Just a heads up: JTA’s pretty adamant about making sure that people don’t reprint our content in full if they’re not paying … Continue reading
Posted in FailedMessiah, Journalism, JTA
Tagged death bed, exclusivity, investment pool, jewish community foundation, Los Angeles Times, mainstream media, profit news, takedown notice
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My Old Friend Gary Kremen Has Married
He now lives in Palo Alto, CA. I’ve known Gary since 2000 when he was struggling over the ownership of the domain name sex.com. Now he’s porn-free, studying Torah, and financing anti-smut internet filters. From ValleyWag: Gary Kremen founded Match.com … Continue reading
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Tagged friend gary, gary kremen, mainstream media, palo alto ca, personal fortune, smut filter
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Memo To Mainstream Media
If you want to constantly attack payday loans, then abandon any pretense to journalistic objectivity. The articles recently published about this matter, all of them vilifying the practice of payday lending, fail even the most basic standards of decent reporting. … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Journalism
Tagged crazy idea, economic backgrounds, financial institutions, incomes, journalistic objectivity, mainstream media, narratives, New York Times, newspapers, payday loans, pretense, profession, short term loans, suggestion, testimonies, washington post
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