Comments on: Post-Election Predictions: Bumped

By: harmonicminer » Crystal ball redux

harmonicminer » Crystal ball redux — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 16:37:44 +0000

[...] asked me the other day how my post-election predictions were turning out, regarding press coverage of Obama and other [...]

By: harmonicminer » The huge, huge credibility problem for the major media

harmonicminer » The huge, huge credibility problem for the major media — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:43:39 +0000

[...] It isn’t up for discussion: they’ve basically admitted it. And their admission has great credibility in itself, because it is an admission against interest. So, now, what will they do? I’ve already weighed in on that. [...]

By: harmonicminer » Rehabilitating the press? Nah… but they’ll try anyway

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:43:19 +0000

[...] As I’ve said before, I think not knowing what to do about its credibility problem won’t stop major media from trying to salvage it the only way they know how, by doing “tough investigative reporting” on Obama. I don’t expect any serious challenges to fundamentally leftist policy, but I expect the airing of embarrassing leaks, and a LOT of investigations that should have been aired before the election. [...]

By: harmonicminer » Historic Election: the understatement of the year

harmonicminer » Historic Election: the understatement of the year — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:08:10 +0000

[...] is a magnificent campaigner (at least, when he has an utterly compliant media backing his play, a factor which will change fairly soon, I think). He is going to learn, hopefully not as riskily as John F. Kennedy (who nearly led [...]