Comments on: The MSM poor taste award of the week http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/ news and commentary from a conservative perspective Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:20:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: inspiredhome http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-296080 inspiredhome Tue, 22 Apr 2008 05:25:59 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-296080 Of course we have climate change. Sunny one day, rainy the next. ;) Of course we have climate change. Sunny one day, rainy the next. ;)

]]> By: The Dan Lee Report » Blog Archive » Betrayal.. Newt Gringrich gets seduced by the Dark Side of the force.. http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-295372 The Dan Lee Report » Blog Archive » Betrayal.. Newt Gringrich gets seduced by the Dark Side of the force.. Mon, 21 Apr 2008 18:42:34 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-295372 [...] He apparently no longer cares what Conservatives think, & has fallen victim to some of the brainwashing of the leftist media machine. The fake pleasentries & smiles in this video are enough to make a NYC sewer rat puke, let [...] [...] He apparently no longer cares what Conservatives think, & has fallen victim to some of the brainwashing of the leftist media machine. The fake pleasentries & smiles in this video are enough to make a NYC sewer rat puke, let [...]

]]> By: BizzyBlog » TILTPAT-BIDHAT4 (042108, Afternoon) http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-295298 BizzyBlog » TILTPAT-BIDHAT4 (042108, Afternoon) Mon, 21 Apr 2008 17:42:12 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-295298 [...] There are two posts (here by Paul Detrick and here by Jeff Poor) about Time Magazine’s Iwo Jima-mocking cover. [...] [...] There are two posts (here by Paul Detrick and here by Jeff Poor) about Time Magazine’s Iwo Jima-mocking cover. [...]

]]> By: monoblogue http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-294700 monoblogue Mon, 21 Apr 2008 02:48:09 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-294700 <strong>The hype reaches a peak...</strong> If you’ve been hidden under a rock lately, chances are you might be the only American who doesn’t know Earth Day is coming Tuesday. Anyone else is going to have a hard time avoiding seeing anything that’s green-related, up to and incl... The hype reaches a peak…

If you’ve been hidden under a rock lately, chances are you might be the only American who doesn’t know Earth Day is coming Tuesday. Anyone else is going to have a hard time avoiding seeing anything that’s green-related, up to and incl…

]]> By: Time Magazine Compares Iwo Jima to Global Warming - Page 13 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-294187 Time Magazine Compares Iwo Jima to Global Warming - Page 13 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:37:09 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-294187 [...] US Marines, and those who fought for our way of life and country. I see one other agrees with me. Michelle Malkin The MSM poor taste award of the week They are comparing the fight against global warming to the fight on Iwo Jima. It will take a [...] [...] US Marines, and those who fought for our way of life and country. I see one other agrees with me. Michelle Malkin The MSM poor taste award of the week They are comparing the fight against global warming to the fight on Iwo Jima. It will take a [...]

]]> By: Time Magazine Compares Iwo Jima to Global Warming - Page 12 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-294058 Time Magazine Compares Iwo Jima to Global Warming - Page 12 - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:33:19 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-294058 [...] US Marines, and those who fought for our way of life and country. I see one other agrees with me. Michelle Malkin The MSM poor taste award of the week [...] [...] US Marines, and those who fought for our way of life and country. I see one other agrees with me. Michelle Malkin The MSM poor taste award of the week [...]

]]> By: Marines - what's your opinion? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-294020 Marines - what's your opinion? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source! Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:24:33 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-294020 [...] Marines - what's your opinion? Seen this Time magazine cover? Michelle Malkin The MSM poor taste award of the week [...] [...] Marines – what’s your opinion? Seen this Time magazine cover? Michelle Malkin The MSM poor taste award of the week [...]

]]> By: Dimsdale http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293823 Dimsdale Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:51:33 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293823 <blockquote>Global warming deniers are like Chamberlain with their thousands of excuses why the gathering storm is not dangerous. Gore is like Chruchill. He will be recognized as having seen the danger.</blockquote> Gore is more like Chicken Little, and the Chamberlain comparison would be ever so much more apropos when used with apologists/enablers for the rising illegal alien tide. Dare I even make comparisons for Gore's profiteering from his manufactured global warming to gangsters profiteering from protection rackets? Do I smell a RICO act application here?

Global warming deniers are like Chamberlain with their thousands of excuses why the gathering storm is not dangerous. Gore is like Chruchill. He will be recognized as having seen the danger.

Gore is more like Chicken Little, and the Chamberlain comparison would be ever so much more apropos when used with apologists/enablers for the rising illegal alien tide.

Dare I even make comparisons for Gore’s profiteering from his manufactured global warming to gangsters profiteering from protection rackets?

Do I smell a RICO act application here?

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » Time magazine’s idea of “respect” http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293796 Michelle Malkin » Time magazine’s idea of “respect” Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:36:51 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293796 [...] Previous: The MSM poor taste award of the week. Posted in: Enviro-nitwits Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments [...] [...] Previous: The MSM poor taste award of the week. Posted in: Enviro-nitwits Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments [...]

]]> By: Michelle Malkin » Time magazine’s idea of “respect” http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293795 Michelle Malkin » Time magazine’s idea of “respect” Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:36:50 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293795 [...] Previous: The MSM poor taste award of the week. Posted in: Enviro-nitwits Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments [...] [...] Previous: The MSM poor taste award of the week. Posted in: Enviro-nitwits Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments [...]

]]> By: Time hits poor taste bottom, keeps digging http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293464 Time hits poor taste bottom, keeps digging Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:05:16 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293464 [...] Absolutely amazing. [...] [...] Absolutely amazing. [...]

]]> By: DBNinKY http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293462 DBNinKY Sat, 19 Apr 2008 15:03:55 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293462 From Businessandmedia.org:<blockquote>“The second world war we knew was <strong>there</strong>,” Mates said. “There’s a big discussion. Some say there is global warming, some say there isn’t. And to stick a tree in place of a flag on the Iwo Jima picture is just sacrilegious.”</blockquote> Note the phrase “The second world war we knew was there.” It was entirely appropriate for the cartoon to use the imagery, as it was used to convey a political message on war; employing the iconic image of a U.S. wartime victory to lampoon an unthinking move by the left (early troops withdrawal) that will surely lead to a U.S. defeat, is perfectly in bounds and keeping with the image’s meaning. However, there is simply no equating the monumental image of Iwo Jima - one of our nation’s most expressive wartime visuals - to an agenda motivated event that is neither grounded in scientific fact (supported by indisputable, empirical evidence) nor in actual warfare. For Time to have misused this image is not only egregious, it is a disgraceful act of malice that trivializes the real wars we must fight! From Businessandmedia.org:
“The second world war we knew was there,” Mates said. “There’s a big discussion. Some say there is global warming, some say there isn’t. And to stick a tree in place of a flag on the Iwo Jima picture is just sacrilegious.”

Note the phrase “The second world war we knew was there.”

It was entirely appropriate for the cartoon to use the imagery, as it was used to convey a political message on war; employing the iconic image of a U.S. wartime victory to lampoon an unthinking move by the left (early troops withdrawal) that will surely lead to a U.S. defeat, is perfectly in bounds and keeping with the image’s meaning.

However, there is simply no equating the monumental image of Iwo Jima – one of our nation’s most expressive wartime visuals – to an agenda motivated event that is neither grounded in scientific fact (supported by indisputable, empirical evidence) nor in actual warfare. For Time to have misused this image is not only egregious, it is a disgraceful act of malice that trivializes the real wars we must fight!

]]> By: wighttrasch http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293403 wighttrasch Sat, 19 Apr 2008 14:06:19 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293403 <blockquote>Gore is like Chruchill.</blockquote> Whew; glad it was misspelled, I almost thought you had ventured to compare that hypocrite Gore to someone of substance. Here's a thought--when they flew the planes into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, would you have rather had Gore in the White House?

Gore is like Chruchill.

Whew; glad it was misspelled, I almost thought you had ventured to compare that hypocrite Gore to someone of substance. Here’s a thought–when they flew the planes into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, would you have rather had Gore in the White House?

]]> By: TIME Magazine Insults The Marines « Out West http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293343 TIME Magazine Insults The Marines « Out West Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:11:36 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293343 [...] of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima, replacing Old Glory with- a tree. You can see the image at Michelle Malkin’s site- I will not post it here. Rather, here is Joe Rosenthal’s photo, taken 23 Feb [...] [...] of Marines raising the flag on Iwo Jima, replacing Old Glory with- a tree. You can see the image at Michelle Malkin’s site- I will not post it here. Rather, here is Joe Rosenthal’s photo, taken 23 Feb [...]

]]> By: jamesgreenidge http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/comment-page-2/#comment-293338 jamesgreenidge Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:02:56 +0000 http://michellemalkin.com/2008/04/18/the-msm-poor-taste-award-of-the-week/#comment-293338 It's just unbelievable. I'm so tired of the "Save The Planet" mantra and all the companies tripping over another splashing green paint over their ads -- and liking it to child welfare too. In schools you learn if you're green that makes you a "better caring person." Hey, the earth doesn't need saving -- it's done pretty damn well surviving cataclysms far beyond what man can do for eons! Neither is life the fragile eggshell the greens and academics tout it is; if life can flourish after a asteroid strike wipes out 75% of life on earth the biosphere can damn sure tolerate a few fossil fuel emissions! What really gets me is why isn't the Mars and Venus probe solar flux/ planet temperature readings getting any play? Is NASA waltzing with the greens? Oh, forgot, NASA's been doing that on the sly for a while -- happily touting solar panels powering some probes but keeping mum about what powers probes like Galileo and Cassii (nukes, guys!). Is there no company or candidate who'd stand up to all this "Green PC"? James Greenidge Queens NY It’s just unbelievable. I’m so tired of the “Save The Planet” mantra and all the companies tripping over another splashing green paint over their ads — and liking it to child welfare too. In schools you learn if you’re green that makes you a “better caring person.” Hey, the earth doesn’t need saving — it’s done pretty damn well surviving cataclysms far beyond what man can do for eons! Neither is life the fragile eggshell the greens and academics tout it is; if life can flourish after a asteroid strike wipes out 75% of life on earth the biosphere can damn sure tolerate a few fossil fuel emissions! What really gets me is why isn’t the Mars and Venus probe solar flux/ planet temperature readings getting any play? Is NASA waltzing with the greens? Oh, forgot, NASA’s been doing that on the sly for a while — happily touting solar panels powering some probes but keeping mum about what powers probes like Galileo and Cassii (nukes, guys!). Is there no company or candidate who’d stand up to all this “Green PC”?

James Greenidge
Queens NY

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