Commentary By Gary Kopycinski Remembering 9/11 was different for me this year. Actually, it was quite the moment of Zen. One of our students led us in a moment of silence during morning prayers at Marian Catholic. For some reason, during that silence, memories of the awesomeness of that day,[Read More…]
Month: September 2009
Remarks by President Obama at Rally on Health Insurance Reform
Minneapolis, Minnesota—(ENEWSPF)—September 12, 2009 – 1:00 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Minnesota! (Applause.) Hello, Minneapolis! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Are you fired up? (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. AUDIENCE: Yes we can! Yes we can! Yes we can! (Applause.) THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you,[Read More…]
Charlie Weis Throws the Game to Michigan
Commentary from an Angry Domer By Gary Kopycinski, ’85 Charlie Weis made sure Michigan would beat Notre Dame today. This Domer is not pleased. And I love these quotes from Michigan: A dropped TD pass didn’t deflate Tate Forcier. The Michigan freshman simply threw another one on the next play.[Read More…]
Nets Devote More Coverage to Wilson’s Outburst than to Obama’s Speech
Analysis Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– During their September 10 editions, the three evening network news programs cumulatively devoted more coverage to Rep. Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s September 9 joint address to Congress on health reform — in which Wilson claimed President Obama lied when he said "our reform efforts" would[Read More…]
Media Matters: The Tea Party Teapot Tempest Rages On
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)– It’s fitting that a week that began with conservatives warning about the president indoctrinating schoolchildren would end with those same conservatives acting like schoolchildren in the face of perceived indoctrination. Leading up to President Obama’s September 8 back-to-school address to our nation’s students, the conservative media loudly voiced[Read More…]
Media Haven’t Learned From Their ‘Death Panel’ Mistakes
Commentary By Jamison Foser The media’s reaction to Republican Congressman Joe Wilson’s outburst during President Obama’s health care speech to Congress illustrated two bad habits that encourage exactly the kind of political behavior reporters claim to dislike. First is the media’s reluctance to "take sides" in factual disputes (which is,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Issues Letter of Support for President Obama’s Health Care Plan
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–September 11, 2009. The following is the text of a letter sent by Governor Quinn to the Illinois Congressional Delegation voicing his support for President Obama’s health care reform proposal. September 10, 2009 Dear Member of the Illinois Congressional Delegation: In his speech before a joint session of Congress, President[Read More…]
Where the Hell is Matt? 2008
(ENEWSPF)- A new friend of mine showed this to me today. I never heard of Matt before today. Apparently, over 24 million people already know who Matt is. Nice to meet you, Matt. This is just too, too cool. And a wonderful moment of Zen. A little bit about Matt:[Read More…]
The Press Can’t Even Get The ‘You Lie!’ Story Right
Commentary by Eric Boehlert Of course, the rude heckling by Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) is being reported everywhere. And yes, his apology for the extraordinary outburst has been noted. But have you noticed what’s been mostly left out from the dispatches? It’s the fact that when Wilson called Obama a[Read More…]
Glenn Beck’s ‘Deep-Seated Hatred’ of Obama and Why Fox News Won’t Budge
Commentary By Karl Frisch If Bill O’Reilly has the "no-spin zone," Glenn Beck seems to have the "sponsor-free zone" of late. In fact, at least 62 companies have ceased advertising on his Fox News program in recent weeks. It all started at the end of July when Beck, appearing on[Read More…]
