If you want to beat some one, you need to know how they operate better than they do. It is not enough to know their playbook, you have to know how they think. By knowing how they think, you can cut them off before they act. Or at least know what you react to.
That said, I am proud to say that I know why the media is acting how they are toward Sarah Palin.
Let me start with who I heard this morning with Jim Bohannon and last week with Bill O'Reilly, Sally Quinn of the Washington Post. She is bringing up the ISSUE, as are many others, of Sarah Palin as a working mother. Ms. Quinn, by taking this position, exposes herself as not only a hypocrite, but let me be a bit stronger. Ms. Quinn can best be described by finding a word that rhymes with a couple of sports terms, one from football and one from baseball.
Ms. Quinn is just one voice in this discussion and she takes the lowest of low roads on this subject. Not only does this angle insult Governor Palin, but it does Todd Palin as well. And don't give me this bull shit that men can't be a primary caregiver to a child. I have a ton of respect for a man who does this most important job.
Beyond Sally Quinn, the rest of the media is just outright pissy. And I can explain why. Here is the story that illustrates it best.
Yesterday afternoon, I was watching the weekend version of Fox News Channel's "America's Election HQ" when they asked for e-mail responses to the question, "Is Sarah Palin getting fair treatment from the media?" So, I fired off the following response.
"The media is being completely unfair to Governor Palin. The tone changed SLIGHTLY in the wake of her speech in St. Paul.
The reason for their treatment of her is two fold. First, she does not fit THEIR ideology. Second, they were surprised by the pick.
To the second point, I say this. You lost. Get over it!"
I sat back and watched the show. Simply sending the e-mail was therapeudic.
Then came up a segment that Gregg Jarrett moderated with radio talk show hosts Lisa Waters and David Goodfriend. Goodfriend was busy feeding the liberal radio host stereotype (that would be, uh, sucking). Then Gregg Jarrett moved to viewer e-mails. First up....much to my surprise.....ME.
After reading the e-mail, Jarrett punctuated it with, "Wow!"
Later in the exchange, Waters grabbed a hold of my second point and acknowledged that I was (though she gave Jarrett the credit) that the notion that the media was surprised is one of the reasons why they are acting like a bunch of whiny little bitches. (My words, not hers.)
And all of that goes to my greater point. Knowing how the mainstream media operates is one thing. But knowing how they think helps to expose their ideology and biases.
Now you know why I react the way I do or, on occasion, give you the heads-up on what you will see from the mainstream media before it happens.
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The Kansas City Chiefs to the rest of the NFL, "You're Welcome!"
I am not saying that the Chiefs are bragging about the injury to Tom Brady, nor should they. But injuries are the unfortunate part of the National Football League. And since Tom Brady is regarded by many to be the best quarterback in the NFL (he's not, that guy plays in the state of Indiana), the fact that he is out, possibly for the season, helps other also rans to jump into a mix.
That said, we will now see what Matt Leinart's former back up can do in the NFL.
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Not only is MSNBC still on the air, but they got their best ratings over the last two weeks. Still enough to keep them securely in last place among the 24-hour satellite/cable news channels. I think that the English language news network from China (CCTV) passed them back in February. Their coverage of the Chinese New Year was so compelling that they just killed 'em...a lot like Tienanmen Square in 1989.
The funny part is near the end of the story when the head of the network denies that they have an ideology in their primetime programming.
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Musicians are stupid. Or, they have used way to many illicit chemicals in their lives.
Two main points, you sort of knew that your music would get used for promotional reasons when you got in to that business. Secondly, when it happens and it is outside of your control, because you signed away that control to make the big bucks, you CAN do something about it. CASH THE DAMNED CHECK and then tell everyone that you are opposed to those who are using your work. If you feel real strongly about it, donate the money to the opposition. That funnels it directly from one side to the other.
Idiots.
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Have a great week!!
