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JON SCOTT, HOST OF "FOX NEWS WATCH": On "Fox News Watch"...
BRET BAIER, HOST OF "SPECIAL REPORT": Breaking news on the Libya scandal! We now know the White House had information on the Benghazi attack that it was terrorism.
SCOTT: Blockbuster news this week. State Department e-mails showing the White House knew on September 11 the Benghazi consulate attack was a terrorist attack, the revelation calling into question what the president, his spokesman and his administration repeatedly claimed and falsely blamed a YouTube video. What did they really know?
PRESIDENT OBAMA: You're right that this is not a situation that that was exactly the same as what happened in Egypt.
SCOTT: The new details finally getting some mainstream coverage, but are the media connecting all the dots or burying the lead?
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST, FOX CONTRIBUTOR: This is journalistic malpractice.
SCOTT: The last big debate makes news.
OBAMA: We have these things call aircraft carriers, where planes land on them.
GOV. MITT ROMNEY, GOP NOMINEE: Mr. President, America has not dictated to other nations. We have freed other nations from dictators.
SCOTT: Both candidates square off their final face-to-face. Did the media react as expected?
With just over a week to go until Election Day, the candidates hit the road, doing their best to win your vote, and the media doing all they can to swing the election the way they think it should go.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: When I go to the polls to be red, white and blue for you know who.
SCOTT: Big name celebrities doing all they can to sway your vote, as well. But do you really care what they think? And why do they get so much media attention?
And more bad news for the newspaper biz. Superman's alter ego Clark Kent says good-bye to his mainstream media job.
On the panel this week, writer and Fox News contributor Judy Miller, syndicated columnist Cal Thomas, Jim Pinkerton, contributing editor, The American Conservative magazine, and Alan Colmes, author of Thank the Liberals for Saving America and host of The Alan Colmes Show.
I'm Jon Scott. "Fox News Watch" is on right now.
SCOTT PELLEY, ANCHOR CBS EVENING NEWS: It was six weeks ago today that terrorists attacked the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Now we've obtained e-mail alerts that were put out by the State Department as the attack unfolded. As you know, four Americans were killed, including Ambassador Christopher Stevens.
BAIER: Good evening. I'm Bret Baier. With just 13 days to go before America votes, e-mails obtained by Fox News show our nation's top leaders were aware terrorists were taking credit for attacking the U.S. mission in Libya the very day it happened. And while the White House is now saying there was still confusion, there are new questions about what could have been done in those early hours as the attack was still ongoing.
SCOTT: CBS News on Tuesday, Fox News on Wednesday. New details about the terror attacks on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. Every day this past week, we seem to have learned something new about who knew what and when they knew it, e-mails sent to key members of the Obama administration detailing what was going on in Benghazi and who was to blame.
Why did it take so long for the media to pay attention to this story? And why did the White House seem to spin it differently? Columnist Charles Krauthammer shared his view earlier.
CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST, FOX CONTRIBUTOR: They might have made a calculation the media's interested in the Romney stuff. They're not going to be interested in this (INAUDIBLE) detail. We ride it out until Election Day.
What the secretary of state said (INAUDIBLE) that we saw is, you know, let's not rush to any judgment because we're going to get the report of her committee. You know when her committee's going to report? In the middle of next month. That means after Election Day.
All they wanted to do from the beginning is to string it out until Election Day. And why not run with a story that it's all about an American nut who released a video and not about the administration for -- admitting that Al Qaeda is not on its heels but Al Qaeda is active?
SCOTT: Krauthammer went on to say in another appearance that the media ought to be embarrassed by their performance in this story. Judy, what do you think?
JUDY MILLER, WRITER, FOX CONTRIBUTOR: Well, I think some of the media definitely should be embarrassed. And it is a sad, sad day in America when the American press decides that this is a partisan issue that the death of four Americans overseas doesn't matter if a Democratic president is in charge!
SCOTT: Do you think that's what's been determined?
MILLER: For some people, yes. Some people have bought into the administration's narrative, even though most of the information that's come out tends to question and challenge that narrative. There has been so little skepticism on the part of some of the media of what the administration has been saying.
SCOTT: You have said -- you've said, Jim, all along that information wants to be free. Now the information's coming out. The e-mails are coming out. But the media interest has been slow to develop.
JIM PINKERTON, AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE, FOX CONTRIBUTOR: And they're perfectly happy to live with confusion and ambiguity and cloudiness about this. And an example of the kind of semantic sludge that we're dealing with, as Brent Baker at Newsbusters pointed out, when Brian Williams interviewed President Obama, he posed a question as, So Mr. President, it was a spontaneous terrorist attack.
Note the oxymoron, spontaneous -- those are two different things, spontaneity and terrorism. But the point is, you could give a question like that to the president, he -- oh, well, you know, we're still working on it -- more smoke -- more smoke, more fudge, more clouds.
And the media go on -- and then they -- as Matthew Balan at Newsbusters pointed out, they're much more happy on the "Today Show" -- NBC's also channel -- station -- program -- showing Snooki vacuum cleaner reports, and of course, the all important Halloween costumes.
SCOTT: Yes, they're...
ALAN COLMES, RADIO TALK SHOW HOST, FOX CONTRIBUTOR: I want to register Semanticsludge.com and...
COLMES: Of course, Newsbusters is a right-wing Web site, always looking -- they find anti-liberal -- or anti-conservative bias under every bed everywhere.
CAL THOMAS, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST, FOX CONTRIBUTOR: They don't have to search far.
COLMES: Look, David Kirkpatrick reported in The New York Times that this, in fact, was related to a video. You have a -- the Washington Post reported the CIA briefing that came out on September 16th that said it was having to do with the video. There was all kinds of conflicting information. Condoleezza Rice just said the other day; You have to wait until all the information is out.
So is she part of the left-wing media? Why hasn't the media reported more on these particular points, which all I keep hearing is how terrible the administration's been, but the points I just mentioned have been rarely reported?
THOMAS: Let's go back...
COLMES: Why is that?
THOMAS: ... 40 years, probably before you were born...
THOMAS: ... the 1972 election, Watergate was just starting to break. What was the media reaction there? They assigned Woodward and Bernstein of The Washington Post to dig these things out. The Nixon administration was stonewalling the media, trying to keep information from trickling out. It didn't come out until after the election, and Nixon won a landslide against the late George McGovern. And -- but it did come out eventually.
Now, there are two questions here. First of all, if this were a Republican in the White House, the media would have already attached the suffix "gate" to it! Secondly, with the exception of FOX and the superior reporting of Jennifer Griffin, Bret Baier and Catherine Herridge, the major newspapers and the networks are not going after this cover-up -- and it is a cover-up...
COLMES: What makes (INAUDIBLE)
THOMAS: ... as the Watergate people -- the information about who knew what and when! Why didn't they send the rescue operation in? Who made the decision to say, No, we don't want those people to go on? These are all legitimate questions.
COLMES: And those questions need to be answered...
THOMAS: They do!
COLMES: ... once you get all the information, which you don't get in the fog of an attack, as Condoleezza Rice herself said!
THOMAS: We're six weeks afterward -- six weeks after the attack! How long does it take?
SCOTT: Judy, to you. The question is, are reporters reluctant to ask some of these questions because we're in the middle -- I mean, we're in the closing days, really, of a presidential campaign?
MILLER: I think it's -- that may be a factor for some media. I think a lot of the other media are frightened by what Alan has referred to as the confusion about what actually happened.
But I would divide this story into two parts. What happened on the ground in Libya? How many people were there? Why were they assigned? Why was the security so -- why were there so few people in security?
An the second part of it is what did the president and the administration say to explain what happened? And on that, you've seen a singular lack of skepticism on the part of the media!
SCOTT: Go ahead.
PINKERTON: As Cal said, there are Pulitzer Prizes waiting to be won here.
PINKERTON: I mean, big name investigative reporters Bob Woodward, Seymour Hirsch, Brian Ross, all these people seem to be on the sidelines instead of digging into the story, for some strange reason!
COLMES: The president, by the way, said "terrorism" two successive days after September 11, and that gets lost. And this -- Mitt Romney kept -- misrepresented that in the second debate and...
MILLER: Alan, it's not even clear that his reference to terror, to acts of terror, was to the events in Benghazi!
COLMES: Well, the second day in Denver...
MILLER: It was not clear.
COLMES: It actually was much clearer when he said it the second time in Denver after -- the day after the Rose Garden.
SCOTT: Let's talk about that. CBS had that big interview on "60 Minutes" with the president on September 12th, but this part of the interview was not carried on the broadcast. It was put on the Internet. Play it now.
OBAMA: We're still investigating exactly what happened. I don't want to jump the gun on this. But you're right that this is not a situation that was exactly the same as what happened in Egypt. And my suspicion is, is that there are folks involved in this who were looking to target Americans from the start.
So we're going to make sure that our first priority is to get our folks out safe, make sure that our embassies are secured around the world. And then we are going to go after those folks who carried this out.
SCOTT: September 12th, the day after the attacks -- Judy.
MILLER: Yes, well, it didn't air! CBS did not air that broadcast tape, that portion of it, incomprehensibly! I mean, what were they thinking? Especially when, as Alan said, this became an issue, you'd think at some point, CBS would have chosen to publicize some very interesting footage that it had.
SCOTT: And then there's ABC. The Media Research Center folks, which are -- they are, you know, a conservative-leaning media watchdog organization, say that all of the major news networks except ABC did some - - at least one major story about it. ABC did 20 seconds. Brent Bozell, the president of MRC, says ABC has been shielding Obama from the Benghazi fallout for weeks in order to help him win reelection, but the American people see right through it.
PINKERTON: Right. And again, just to anticipate Alan here for a second...
COLMES: You don't need me (INAUDIBLE)
PINKERTON: If the Media Research Center's facts about timing to the second, how many seconds each network devoted to the story are correct, then it doesn't matter whether they have bias or not. They're simply pointing out a true statement that...
COLMES: ... more time on the story, they would have pointed out the link to the film, for example, and some of the other issues that have not been covered in any of the media.
SCOTT: We have the rest of the hour to continue to fight this out.
Next on "News Watch," the closing presidential debate.
ANNOUNCER: The presidential candidates face off for a final time in their last big debate, taking on concerning (ph) issues of foreign policy. Did the coverage reflect the real outcome, or was media bias clear and present? Answers next on "News Watch."
SCOTT: the third and final debate between Governor Mitt Romney and President Obama, a record-breaking audience watching here on Fox News channel -- thank you -- as the candidates took aim at one another.
OBAMA: I think Governor Romney maybe hasn't spent enough time looking at how our military works. You mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets because the nature of our military's changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers, where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines. And so the question is not a game of Battleship, where we're counting ships, it's -- it's what are our capabilities.
ROMNEY: The reason I call it an apology tour is because you went to the Middle East and you flew to Egypt and to Saudi Arabia and to -- to Turkey and Iraq. And by the way, they noticed that you skipped Israel. In then in those nations and on Arabic TV, you said that America had been dismissive and derisive. You said that on occasion, America had dictated to other nations! Mr. President, America has not dictated to other nations. We have freed other nations from dictators.
SCOTT: Let's start with President Obama's performance, first of all, in that debate. How did the media react?
THOMAS: Well, there were several on the liberal side who said that they thought he was condescending. But Jon, I really think the media wall that has been defending the president is beginning to crack.
Here are just a few comments. Here's David Gergen. Quote, "I think Mitt Romney did something that was extremely important to his campaign tonight. And that was he passed the commander-in-chief test." Chuck Todd of NBC News said on MSNBC, "The president's got bigger problems than trying to disqualify Mitt Romney now. The president has to requalify himself for a second term." That's pretty amazing stuff.
SCOTT: What about the reaction to Mitt Romney's performance?
MILLER: Well, I think that he was definitely moving to the center, which many, many commentators who were watching the debate pointed out. This was a kinder, gentler Mitt Romney, who didn't want to scare away women voters.
But I think that a number of people were struck, as Cal said, by the president's patronizing attitude towards Mitt Romney, which even Rachel Maddow, who's hardly a right-winger, had to point out.
I think Governor Romney did himself a lot of good with that, and I think most of the media recognized it.
COLMES: How do you know which Romney you're going to get? This was moderate Mitt. All of a sudden, you had Mitt Romney -- how are conservatives going to be assured that this is the guy that was so hawkish up until two weeks before the debate at least, and all of a sudden, he's agreeing with almost everything -- I think the shorter Mitt Romney of that debate was, "What he said."
THOMAS: He's trying to (INAUDIBLE) like Bill Clinton.
PINKERTON: It's always touching when Alan expresses concern for conservatives and how they might...
COLMES: I care about you because...
PINKERTON: A fascinating subtext to this debate is that Matt Bai, who's an important reporter for The New York Times, wrote an article about how Bill Clinton may have hurt the Obama campaign -- repeat, hurt the Obama campaign. And the -- and this is -- clearly Obama forces going to The New York Times and saying, you know, Look, we followed Clinton's advice trying to say that Romney was a right-winger, and now he turned out to be moderate, as Judy was saying...
COLMES: They printed that...
PINKERTON: And now they're blaming Clinton. I mean, this is...
COLMES: Obama told them to put that in The Times.
PINKERTON: This is -- well, somebody did.
PINKERTON: No, but it's clearly Obama forces. It's clearly his...
COLMES: Obama forces?
COLMES: ... editors at The Times.
PINKERTON: It's an interesting kind of cannibalism on the Democratic side.
SCOTT: Here's something from The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto. He noted before the debate, the left was confident that Romney would scare the hell out of voters by coming across as, in the words of New York Times editorialist David Firestone, a, quote, "strutting warmonger," unquote.
After the debate, they started mocking him as Peacenik Mitt. Judy, is that accurate?
MILLER: Well, there's definitely several indications that he shifted positions.
COLMES: Several?
MILLER: And Alan is right that he did -- there were several conflicts with earlier positions...
COLMES: Like every time he spoke.
MILLER: ... that he has taken. But it tells you a lot about where this debate is at and how close Romney's people must think that it is that he felt he was going to ingratiate himself to...
COLMES: And what does he stand for?
THOMAS: More -- more evidence of the crack in the media wall. Chris Cillizza of The Washington Post tweeted during that final debate, quote, "If you had no idea about the race, the level of aggression from Obama would make you think he is behind." CNBC's John Harwood said the president looked like the challenger with his sharp attacks and interruptions!
COLMES: Oh, my gosh! He looked like a challenger! Oh, my!
SCOTT: And talk about media assessments, a lot of media paid attention to the body language of these two candidates. There were all kinds of articles written about how they looked and how they smiled, and so forth.
MILLER: He was -- Governor Romney was unflappably beneficent. He had this expression on his face the whole time that never wavered.
COLMES: It's called a smirk to me, but...
MILLER: No, it was not a smirk!
COLMES: Yes, it was.
PINKERTON: It was a calm (ph).
MILLER: It was calm (ph), yes.
PINKERTON: (INAUDIBLE) what Cal was saying about the criticism -- Pat Caddell, who admittedly is not an Obama fan, made the point, and having been through the Carter campaign in 1980, on the other -- where Obama is now, said Romney, like Reagan, passed what he called sort of the meta-issue test of, Are you ready to be president? And Reagan passed that on October 28th, 1980, and Romney passed it...
COLMES: How about getting the geography wrong on where Syria is? I think that was (INAUDIBLE)
SCOTT: More "News Watch" ahead.
But first, if you see something you feel shows evidence of media bias, e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Up next: Were the presidential debates really helpful?
ANNOUNCER: Four big debates, four chances to get to know the men who want to lead our country for the next four years. Did the debates help you decide, or were they merely made-for-TV sideshows?
VICE PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN: With all due respect, that's a bunch of malarkey.
ANNOUNCER: That's next on "News Watch."
SCOTT: And that was it, the last face-to-face debate between President Obama and Governor Romney and the last chance for the media and voters to do a side-by-side comparison.
So Jim, were these debates worth it?
PINKERTON: I think they were. And there's a lot of conventional wisdom buzz prior to these debates, Oh, the debates don't really matter, and that looking back at it now, it looks to me like pro-Obama propaganda because it's really clear to me that that October 3rd debate -- there have been four, but the first one with Romney and Obama set the template for the rest of the election.
It reminds me of other debates which were decisive -- 1960, where Kennedy was good, 1976, actually, where Carter was good, and as I mentioned earlier, 1980 with Reagan. I think 2012 will be up those with those in terms of showing just how important it is to meet the candidates on TV live in your living room unfiltered (INAUDIBLE)
SCOTT: That's the question. Did these debates do a better job than the media have done of giving us a picture of these two candidates?
MILLER: Well, I think they did because the two men got a chance to interact and people got a chance to see how they reacted to each other. I mean, all of the popular cultural references aside, the malarkey, the binders full of women, all the things we love to talk about -- what is really going on here is the American people are deciding who they think they want to vote for and what the character of that person is like.
SCOTT: So what about the moderators? What did you think about the moderators, now that it's all said and done?
COLMES: I think we spent too much time focusing on the moderators. What was this gaming of the debate before each debate, where conservatives in particular love to go after the media? Part of going after the media all the time is the moderators aren't going to be fair, somebody went to somebody's wedding how many years ago, and that means that this person...
THOMAS: ... the number of interruptions, that kind of thing, it's pretty clear!
COLMES: Well, sometimes they -- journalists should interrupt and get -- get things on the record. What is a journalist supposed to do? Depending upon what the rules of the debate are, (INAUDIBLE) conservatives in particular attack almost every moderator before the debate as if to try to set what the game would be. The expectation game is normally played with candidates. They played it with the moderators.
THOMAS: I'm glad you asked that question, Alan, because I have the answer for you!
COLMES: That was not a question.
THOMAS: The reason is because they're all liberals! Because they all tend to vote for the Democrat!
COLMES: Have you seen their voting records? You just make the assumption...
THOMAS: No, I don't!
THOMAS: Look, we go back to a Connecticut insurance company survey in the 1970s.
COLMES: That's relevant.
THOMAS: And every single one -- every single survey...
THOMAS: ... have shown that most of the media people are leftists.
COLMES: So we just assume...
THOMAS: However, let me -- let me give a shoutout to Bob Schieffer. I've known him for a long time. He is -- yes, he tends to be liberal. However, I thought he was the fairest, most balanced and most effective of the four moderators.
COLMES: Jim Lehrer came off as liberal?
THOMAS: No, I said he was the most effective.
PINKERTON: Alan seems to think that it was only conservatives attacking moderators. Jim Lehrer, the moderator of the first debate, got clobbered by the mainstream media and the left for being too easy on the -- on the candidates. Then the conservatives...
COLMES: That was after the debate.
PINKERTON: Yes, it was. Right.
PINKERTON: And then it became -- well, it became obvious that the -- that he -- that Lehrer had let the left down, as it were, by not jumping in the way Crowley and Raddatz did in their debates. But I do agree with Cal that Schieffer was terrific. I think Dylan Byers at Politico made that point and quoted Brent Bozell, who is a conservative, who oftentimes fault with the media, who said, Listen, I can't find anything wrong with the way Schieffer handled that debate. So I agree.
MILLER: I think we all agree on Schieffer. But I still like the potted plant approach to moderating these debates. Let the two candidates go at it and let's us get out of the way.
COLMES: Well, it depends on what the rules of the debate are. Every debate had a different set of guidelines...
MILLER: Alan...
COLMES: ... moderator's job is to obey the guidelines.
THOMAS: That is a good point.
MILLER: When Ms. Crowley's interventions were again and again on one side, you have to wonder after a while whether or not she's really being fair and balanced.
COLMES: Some people see things on one side because that's the way they (INAUDIBLE)
THOMAS: Yes, the left never does that, no. I agree. I do think the different rules are (INAUDIBLE) I would much rather see a panel with a diversity of ideology. Why can't we have a Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity questioning the liberal or an Alan Colmes, since he's hitting (ph) me to mention him because it increases his speaking fees...
THOMAS: ... you know, interrogating the one on the right? I think that would be far more interesting.
SCOTT: So make it blatant right up in front...
THOMAS: No, not blatant...
SCOTT: ... the political position?
THOMAS: Not blatant.
SCOTT: No, the political positioning of the questioner.
THOMAS: But I think it's good that -- this is the kind of thing journalists used to do. They would ask a confrontational question of -- of the candidate. That's good stuff.
SCOTT: All right, next on "News Watch," the clock is ticking, the campaigning and the coverage ramps up.
ANNOUNCER: Debates are done, and with Election Day just over a week away, what can we expect from the candidates and what can we expect from the press? Find out next on "News Watch."
SCOTT: A little more than one week until Election Day, President Obama and Governor Romney campaigning nonstop. The media trailing along in lock step. These spent a lot of time in Iowa this week, Jim. In Iowa, The Des Moines Register, big paper there, the one that endorsed President Obama for president back in 2008 when he was a candidate, covered the campaign and talked about how different they are, a stark contrast between the two campaigns. Why?
JIM PINKERTON, THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE MAGAZINE: One contrast was --and again, The Des Moines Register supports -- is likely to support President Obama as a liberal paper. However, they were struck by the fact they've interviewed both candidates they formerly endorsed. And so, Governor Romney did an interview on the record, no problems. And then President Obama does a phone interview and they say, oh, by the way, it's off the record. I mean, we want you to endorse and us and everything, but the interview is off the record, because there's news in there. And it's interesting how the media dynamic, The Register then went on their own Web site. And listen, we are outraged that our president won't give airing on the record. And then at that point, the Obama campaign backed off and said, fine, it's on the record. Something tells me this won't end up in the love match once again between The Register and Obama.
SCOTT: You think?
COLMES: They said the endorsement would not depend on whether it was on or off the record. They should put it on the record. There was nothing that came out of it that hurt the campaign. I didn't know why they didn't allow it to be on the record.
CAL THOMAS, SYNDICATED COLUMNIST: Well, it's all information manipulation. A lot of little dirty secrets in this business -- if you want the president, if you want the vice president, you want the secretary of state, you are not allowed to ask certain questions. Don't be too confrontational. COLMES: Nothing came out of there that was --
THOMAS: I know, I know. But the point is that they try to manage the message especially this late in the campaign.
SCOTT: Why would campaign agree to that in the first place?
THOMAS: Exactly.
SCOTT: I'm sorry, a newspaper -- why would a newspaper agree?
MILLER: You need to know more about the ground rules, how they were set and when they are set. I was struck by The Rolling Stone interview with the president and Eric Bates when he was talking about using the word we can't use on the air.
COLMES: Oh my --
MILLER: I know it doesn't shock me. But I think it did shock some people. And yet we don't know whether that remark was presumed.
SCOTT: All right. For our viewers who weren't reading Rolling Stone, the president is on the cover of that youth-orientated magazine. And here's what he said in part of his interview. He said, "You know, kids have good instincts. They look at the other guy and say, that is a bull bleeper, I can tell."
COLMES: I think he said that as he was leaving or before, he didn't say it during the interview. I think it was around the interview.
PINKERTON: That didn't do Stanley McChrystal any good --
COLMES: Shock, I tell you.
SCOTT: Stanley McChrystal is a guy who is running special operations.
PINKERTON: He is quoted by Rolling Stone reporter. He thought it was off the record. Actually, he wasn't quoted. It was his aides talking to him and McChrystal still go his head --
THOMAS: One politician calling another politician a B.S.er is --
COLMES: How about the vice president on the floor of the Senate telling a senator to go perform an act which is just nearly impossible --
PINKERTON: That this discussion of barnyard expressions isn't important here, can I just introduce something I think it's not getting coverage and should, and that is Politico last week. Jonathan Martin had a story about an aide to Joe Biden, vice president, for 30 years. The guy had been involved in his campaign and staff and so on, who writes a back called The Payoff that is very, very negative on Joe Biden, and no coverage whatsoever. The book came out in September. And I just have to ask myself, if this book had been about and what a terrible guy he was, what do you think the chances are the media would have ignored it for one month?
SCOTT: It'd be front page. And then there's the president's interview and president's interview schedule this week, which included the hard hitting MTV network as well as Jay Leno.
MILLER: It does not speak well of the media that the toughest interview that the president had was with Univision. Where is everybody else?
COLMES: On Friday, president did a series of radio interviews and Mitt Romney's campaign said he's staying off the national media for the next two weeks?
THOMAS: You know these radio interviews, Mr. President, what your children wearing for Halloween?
COLMES: Be nice to radio people.
THOMAS: Oh, sorry.
SCOTT: All right. Coming up on "News Watch" the media and the hot button topic of abortion.
RICHARD MOURDOCK (R-IN), U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE: But certainly, I did not intend to suggest that God wants rape, that God pushes people to rape.
ANNOUNCER: A Republican candidate for Senate makes headlines over his view on abortion. Why is there a media double standard when it comes to religious beliefs and other hot button issues? The answer is next on "News Watch."
MOURDOCK: I struggled with it myself for a long time, but I came to realize life is the gift from God. And I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it is something that God intended to happen.
SCOTT: U.S. Senate candidate Richard Murdoch giving his view of abortion in regards to a rape victim. Mourdock is a Republican and that comment received a good amount of coverage. Abortion obviously, Judy, a hot button issue but when it comes to covering it, especially in a context of a political campaign, the media always pull up comments like that and Todd Akins in Missouri and use that as -- you know, the "be all end all" in the coverage.
MILLER: Well, it's a very important statement, especially to undecided women, especially to a campaign that is trying to reposition its candidate to be kinder and gentler towards women. I think it deserved to be covered.
COLMES: Are you suggesting the media should ignore it? That this is, oh, you know, we shouldn't bother with that. That's not -- it's such - - the statement is such an outlier that any candidate would say something like that. Of course it gets covered.
THOMAS: Mourdock forgot the first rule of being interviewed you never answer the question the way it is asked. What he should have done in a situation like this was to say, look, rape is a horrible crime, but it results in only 1 percent of pregnancy in this country. But my real concern is that 55 million babies aborted legally in this country since 1973 and a number of women who are coming forward and saying they've been lied to. That's the way you'd turn the question around, he blew it.
SCOTT: The media, Alan, take that comment, though, and apply to all conservatives and tied Governor Romney to it.
COLMES: It's part of the narrative. It's part of a narrative, because you had Todd Akin make statements about rape. You had Paul Ryan write a bill defining certain kind of rape, legitimate rape. And you have a guy in Romney who's never had that Sister Soulja moment where he has distanced himself from the far right wing extremists and he's tried to pander to them, this whole thing and that's why this is part of a narrative about the Republican Party.
PINKERTON: Notice Alan's great use of passive voice. It was part of a narrative. Where did that narrative come from, Alan? Why is it --
COLMES: It comes from people who are saying crazy things.
PINKERTON: There are crazy things. There are three far flung events that the media and you are happy to bundle together in one package.
COLMES: I don't blame you from trying to distance yourself from the fact that this maybe didn't really happen if the media made it happen. The devil made me do it.
PINKERTON: No, they happened. They're there for anybody to watch and they are certainly of interest to people in Missouri and Indiana. However, the immediate jump, this is Governor Romney's problem. (CROSSTALK)
COLMES: Including the vice presidential candidate who write legislation which has this kind of language in it that is part of an important story of who we might be electing in public office.
MILLER: Or the Republican Party platform for that matter which is in ink for all to read.
SCOTT: Well, and then there was a new ad just out from the Obama campaign this week in which a young female voter is looking at the camera and urging I guess other young female voters, you know, if it's your first time and on and on it goes. Have you seen the ad, Judy?
MILLER: Yes, I have.
SCOTT: Bordering on tasteless, I thought.
MILLER: Well, the issue for the campaign, is it effective? And I think that younger people tended to respond well to that ad.
PINKERTON: The issue for the campaign could be, to use Alan's passive voice narrative thing, could be -- does Jim Messina and David Plouffe directly want to answer Dunham's strange endorsement of them. And the answer is no, they don't have to, because the media don't make the Obama people to answer for their stuff away --
COLMES: Jim, there is one the media. It's the media. It's one thing. It's one monolithic entity, the media.
PINKERTON: Alan admitting right here on the air.
MILLER: The media are plural, which is why we have a show.
COLMES: Yes, media is plural. The media.
THOMAS: They're plural but not pluralistic.
SCOTT: Well, here's another example of media values -- perhaps conservative values and the kind of treatment they get. These are the LSU, what's --
PINKERTON: Louisiana State --
SCOTT: I'm trying to remember, I've lost the name of the -- the painted -- I forget what they call themselves. But at any rate, there is a picture of them. They have crosses as part of their body paint. But when LSU chose to put it out in some kind of university publication, they airbrushed the crosses out and subsequently apologized. I guess, Alan, you just can't be Christian.
COLMES: I'm not defending this. I think it was dumb. They shouldn't have airbrushed this out.
THOMAS: Well, all they had to say was that they were using it as a defense against vampires. Vampire movies are big right now.
SCOTT: All right. Next on "News Watch" do voters really care who the Hollywood elite support for president?
ANNOUNCER: Hollywood stars and the candidates they support. When it comes to celebrity endorsements, do they really matter? That's next on "News Watch."
KATY PERRY, SINGER: You know I got my poll outfit shorted, OK? Because when I go to polls in California, it's going to be on point. It's going to be red, white and blue for you know who.
SCOTT: Singer Katy Perry performing in Las Vegas this week, jumping on the celebrities for Obama bandwagon. We have talked about how the media try to sway your vote. But do celebrity endorsements have an affect as well? Fox News correspondent William La Jeunesse looks into it. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)
WILLIAM LA JEUNESSE, FOX NEWS CORRESPONDENT: America loves its celebrities, think People magazine and "Access Hollywood." But are they important in a campaign and how do they influence voters? While most people will not admit I voted for the president because Barbra Streisand told me so, celebrity money and can help bring people in the tent and help validate voter's choice. UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Vote.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Vote.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Vote for Barack Obama.
LA JEUNESSE (voice-over): Do they matter? We watch their movies. We listen to their music.
OPRAH WINFREY: My personal style is easy.
LA JEUNESSE: We take their advice and buy their products. But do celebrities influence voters?
DARRELL WEST, BROOKINGS INSTITUTION: Voters don't want to think that Hollywood celebrities are telling them how to vote. They understand that those people -- their expertise is completely outside the political world.
LA JEUNESSE: But that doesn't mean they are not valuable.
JENNIFR PEROS, US WEEKLY MAGAZINE: People who do read publications like Us Weekly probably aren't on political Web sites. But when they see pictures of these celebrities and these magazines endorsing the presidential candidate, they definitely are paying attention more.
KID ROCK, MUSICIAN: Let's hear it from Paul Ryan.
LA JEUNESSE: A Kid Rock appearance drives turnout and generates media coverage.
WEST: Candidates surround themselves with people from outside the political world in order to enhance their own credibility.
AD NARRATOR: Every president inherits challenges.
LA JEUNESSE: Which helps explain why the president asked Morgan Freeman to narrate this ad and Mitt Romney recruited Clint Eastwood. And while Romney attracts his share of stars, the edge goes to Obama, with heavyweights like George Clooney and Jay-Z and Beyonce helping him raise about $20 million.
PEROS: When you see celebrities coming out to political events, it definitely brings a different demo, a different group of people into politics.
LA JEUNESSE: So, while there's not a lot of hard evidence that celebrity endorsements directly influence a voter's choice, the arms race continues. Democrats count on Morgan Freeman and Tom Hanks as their heavyweights. Republicans counter, of course, with someone like Clint Eastwood. In Los Angeles, I'm William La Jeunesse, for "Fox News Watch."
SCOTT: So do celebrity endorsements help or hurt presidential candidates? Cal, what do you think?
THOMAS: Well, I got to tell you; Meatloaf's endorsement of Romney put it over the top for me. I would like to see the media interview one person who says that they have been influenced completely or mainly by a celebrity endorsement and then that person should probably not be allowed to vote. SCOTT: Alan?
COLMES: I let Ted Nugent or John Voight tell who to vote for.
THOMAS: Really? That explains a lot.
COLMES: Kelsey Grammer or Janine Turner, those are the people I turn to.
MILLER: I think the issue is really the amount of money that they can help these candidates raise. And look at the amount of money that has been spent on this race at a time when this country has so many pressing needs, for shame, for shame, when everybody who helps --
MILLER: It shouldn't cost that much.
PINKERTON: Eva Longoria, who was on that segment, sent out, retweeted a tweet that would make any of us around this table cringe. If we said it on the air, we'd get fired. And I said last week, she sent this week, she's sort of half apologized, half un-apologized. And I said nothing will happen to her. And just this week we learned that she signed a deal with Universal, which is by the way a sister company of NBC to go on great television career, because again, if you slam conservatives in the most savage possible way, nothing happens.
COLMES: It's bother you when Ted Nugent called a B-word --
PINKERTON: It did bother me. And Ted Nugent is not exactly in hot - - in the toast of Hollywood wave.
COLMES: But he's held up -- you know, people like Jon Voight is in Hollywood. I mean, it's not just one side --
PINKERTON: They are not working in Hollywood.
COLMES: All right. So they do their movies in another location.
PINKERTON: They did their movies 40 years ago.
THOMAS: You wouldn't see any young celebrity endorsing Republican. It's only when you get to the status of icon --
COLMES: Kid Rock.
THOMAS: -- like a Clint Eastwood or like a Jon Voight, then you get --
COLMES: Kid Rock endorsed Romney.
MILLER: It's a hard call to decide who is more biased to many in the media or many in Hollywood, but I think I'm going to go with Hollywood. Hollywood leans toward Obama. It's very clear the money has gone that way. I think anyone who pays attention, it's really --
SCOTT: When the actress Stacey Dash endorsed Romney, she had her head handed to her by Hollywood. MILLER: Exactly. And it's a lesson to all, don't go out there if you want --
COLMES: Misogynistic words by --
PINKERTON: And nobody in Hollywood stuck up for her.
COLMES: By the way, Ed Asner's show is cancelled because he's an outspoken liberal. So, we can play this game from both sides.
SCOTT: Really?
PINKERTON: To end in positive note, Kid Rock is pretty well known Cal, did a very thoughtful and kind of sweet PSA with all people Sean Penn, it's like 10 minutes and two of them, they attack to each other in politics and come on agreement over beer. It's kind of sweet.
COLMES: And like the beer summit.
SCOTT: The question is: how many of these celebrities would be able to find Benghazi on the map? That's what I would like to know. Superman takes a stand against the mainstream media. That's next on NEWS WATCH.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Lois Lane, say hello to Clark Kent.
UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: Remember my dynamite expose --
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: How are you doing? Jimmy Olsen, photographer.
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Clark Kent, nice to meet you.
SCOTT: We've often talked about these challenging times for print journalism, newspapers around the country going from dailys to weeklys, shutting operations altogether in some cases, citing costs and the immediacy of the Internet. Well, as if print media doesn't have enough problems, comes the news that the guy from Krypton has jumped ship, as well. In the latest issue of DC Comics, Superman number 13, Clark Kent, Superman's mild-mannered alter ego, stands up on the Daily Planet newsroom saying he is done with the mainstream media, protesting the journalists spend more time on soft stories rather than the real issues. Alan is wincing.
COLMES: The big problem is where does he change now that there are no more phone booths? That's another big problem.
SCOTT: Comic book writers have him turning his back on 70 years or so as an award-winning journalist, apparently turning his back on Lois Lane. Reports are, she has been cheating. Now, he is going to become -- wait for this -- a blogger. Yes, the Man of Steel jumping head first into that bastion of substance and civility we know as the Internet. Julie is shaking her head. He is leaving the wavering newspaper business to start another blog that cannot make money and writing about Lindsay Lohan and posting TwitPic of his lunch. As one reviewer wrote, Superman may be able to leap tall buildings in a single bound but can he figure out how to make a living under Google's ad structure? So, Superman, Cal, what about you? Will you stick with the newspaper business?
THOMAS: Well, I don't know. I've always been a fan of Wonder Woman myself. Look, changing times. Phone booths have been gone for the last two Superman movies.
COLMES: I want wanted to keep you up to speed.
THOMAS: Thank you.
PINKERTON: Kid Rock.
SCOTT: That's going to do it for this week. Thanks to Judy Miller, Jim Pinkerton, Cal Thomas and Alan Colmes. I'm Jon Scott. Thanks for watching. See you next week for another edition of "Fox News Watch."
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Themes and Meanings
(Comprehensive Guide to Short Stories, Critical Edition)
This story, like many of Joseph Conrad's tales, subjects a young, untested man to the rigors and responsibilities of leadership. Through a crisis, which tests him to the limit, he learns who he is and what he is capable of doing. Some men, such as Jim in Lord Jim (1900), fail this test, despite great promise and public favor. Others, such as the young captain of "The Secret Sharer," arouse the suspicion and criticism of others, yet, by taking full responsibility for their actions, they rise to the demands of their office and prove themselves fit adversaries of the sea, which relentlessly waits to claim them.
What distinguishes the young captain from Jim is his ability to recognize and accept the darker possibilities within his own soul, possibilities that he embraces in his admission of kinship with Leggatt. He understands that he, like Leggatt, is capable of murder. Were he in similar circumstances to those Leggatt described, burdened with a good-for-nothing sailor, hampering him from performing the one action that could save the ship in a gale, he, too, might have killed the man.
Recognizing as well that the murderer must be punished, he knows that he would demand, like Leggatt, to find punishment at the hands of his peer or peers—not a land-bound jury of tradesmen but a wellborn sailor like himself, who shares his background, education, and values. Thus, the captain willingly risks his ship and his men, in a questionable series of actions, in order to offer Leggatt the punishment of exile rather than of hanging. The captain has earned the right to make this difficult decision through full acceptance of responsibility for it: He thus claims for himself the unique privileges as well as the great burdens of command.
The tale celebrates the coming of age of a young man at his first command. It also tacitly posits an aristocratic code of behavior for the young captain, which repudiates the apparent democratic brotherhood of all naval officers. The tale maintains that the greatest commanders must be judged by different standards than those used for other officers, that such leaders are entitled to take greater risks because they are able to make finer choices.

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The condominium has three televisions/VCRs (one with DVD), window treatments, bedding, and linens. There is also a washer and dryer in the unit! Unit includes one king in master bedroom and one queen and one full size bed in second bedroom. Also, queen-size sleeper sofa bed in living room.
Enjoy the sun and fun. Great beach for kids. There are lots of restaurants and shops only minutes away. Also, Sarasota is famous for its arts and culture, including the Ringling Museum, Asolo Theater, Opera House, and Van Wezel Performing Arts Center. If you want golf or tennis, there are many golf courses and tennis courts nearby.
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Name: Jerry Ward
Candidate for: Senate District E
Age: 52
Occupation: Real estate businessman
Family: Wife, Margaret Ward; three daughters, three son-in-laws and five grandchildren, all living in Alaska.
Education: West High School 1966 GED and heavy equipment school with the Navy Sea Bees.
Organizations and special interests: U.S. Navy (Vietnam), Construction man, Vietnam Service Medal and Honorable Discharge. I am a member of the Kenai Chamber of Commerce and the North Kenai Chamber of Commerce, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No.10252 and the American Legion Post No. 28. My special interests include fishing, hunting and boating.
Previously held elected office and experience: I currently represent the people on the Kenai, Nikiski and K-Beach Road in the Alaska State Senate. I have been your senator from 1996 until the present. I also serve as chairman of the Transportation Committee and State Affairs Committee, co-chair of the Privatization Task Force.
Organizations: I am a member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Military and Veteran Affairs and the Department of Corrections. At the national level, I serve on the Executive Committee on the National Conference of State Legislators. I served in the state House of Representatives from 1982-84 on the Finance Committee and Special Loan Committee. Throughout my life I also served on various municipal commissions at the pleasure of the mayor.
Expected cost of campaign: To date I have raised and spent, approximately $150,000.
Best way for voters to reach me: Campaign phone, 283-7203; office phone, 283-7996; home phone, (907) 345-6253.
During the past four years, I have strived to deliver on my commitment to make a positive difference in our state's future by achieving a smaller, smarter government. I played a leading role in saving our permanent fund and keeping the liberals' hands out of our pockets.
My conservative approach to government led to the passage of legislation with an emphasis on implementing privatization and resource development, such as the eventual development of North Slope gas, which will promote future employment for Alaskans. I will continue to work for safer neighborhoods, improved roads and better schools for our community.
One of the greatest satisfactions I have had as your senator is having a positive impact on the lives of real people. I have learned to live life to the fullest and that you can't always move mountains or change the world in a single term. Instead of reinventing the wheel, I prefer to incorporate the knowledge and experience of members of our community into my decision-making process while adding new technology, new resources and fresh ideas through these efforts. I would like to thank you for this great experience and ask you to vote for me so I can continue to work for you.
I believe that together we will implement effective solutions and achieve measurable results for a better education for all Alaska children. Education and accountability reforms are important to teachers, students and parents in Alaska. The success of student accountability, class size reduction and other education reforms depends on preparing, recruiting and retaining quality teachers. The accountability measures are designed to be used as a tool for improvement of education and to help build community support for schools.
As your state senator I will continue to work for:
Absolute protection of the permanent fund to guarantee a bright future for our children;
Stand up for our individual right to keep and bear arms;
Promote resource development that will create jobs for Alaskans.
I have a strong belief in family and faith. I believe that if we work together, Alaska will be a better place to live.
I want to continue to be your senator because I believe that working together we can make a difference in our state's future. I oppose unfunded mandates and I support keeping government out of the way of individual success. My motto is "Never let them out work you." It has been an honor to be your senator, and I am asking for your vote to allow me to continue working for you. You can reach me at 283-7203 if you have any questions or would like to talk with me personally.
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The company will produce Jesse Eisenberg's The Revisionist, about a struggling writer who travels to Poland to stay with his 73-year-old second cousin, who is a Holocaust survivor, at the Cherry Lane Theatre, February 6-20. The production will be directed by Kip Fagan.
The season will begin with Adam Rapp's Through the Yellow Hour, about a woman trying to survive an attack on the United States (September 13-28); Jon Fosse's A Summer Day, translated and directed by Sarah Cameron Sunde (October 10-December 8, Cherry Lane); Ken Urban's The Correspondent about a man who receives messages from his dying wife, to be directed by Stephen Brackett (March 20-May 4), Mando Alvarado's Basilica, about a man in South Texas and the newly appointed pastor, directed by Jerry Ruiz (May 1-June 16; Cherry Lane); and Jessica Dickey's Charles Ives Take Me Home, about a woman whose love of basketball clashes with her father's passion for music, directed by Daniela Topol (May 29-June 13).
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School board sets proposed tax rate 07-31-09
Herald Staff Writer
Published 7:00 pm, Thursday, July 30, 2009
The Plainview school board set the proposed tax rate for the 2009-10 school year and named Dr. Brent Richburg as the replacement for Dr. Gene Whitfill, former director of technology, during a special called meeting Thursday night.
The current tax rate for the school district is $1.04 per $100 of valuation, and the board voted 6-0 to keep that as the proposed tax rate for the coming year.
Brandon Brownlee was absent.
During the budget workshop that was part of the called meeting, PISD Executive Director of Finance Rusty Ingram explained that the proposed tax rate most likely would lead to a deficit budget for the coming school year.
Ingram explained that changes in the state's funding formulas, along with a stagnant economy, were wreaking havoc on schools' budget-writing processes across the state.
"We still have quite a bit of money in the bank, it's just not drawing anything," Ingram said.
As part of the budget hearing, Ingram provided the board with preliminary non-salary expenses.
While he emphasized that the figures are estimates, he projected non-salary spending for the district at approximately $9,238,622.
He also pointed out that the estimate represented only 20 percent of the district's budget for the coming school year. The other 80 percent is salaries, which still are being determined but are estimated at totalling approximately $29,905,346.
That would lead to a total projected budget of $39,143,968, Ingram said.
On the other side of the ledger, Ingram explained that a tax rate of $1.04, with a 98 percent collection rate, would lead to revenue from state and local taxes of $36,316,313. When combined with approximately $400,000 from other revenue sources, that would lead to a deficit budget of approximately $2,427,655.
Ingram told board members that it would be extremely difficult to balance the budget under the current set of circumstances.
He pointed out that 10 percent across-the-board cuts for the 2008-09 school year resulted in savings of just more than $1 million.
"You're talking about cutting a quarter of your non-payroll budget, and some of that you can't touch," Ingram said.
He also explained that the only way to have a significant impact on the salary portion of the budget is to begin eliminating positions. However, the administration said that was not an option.
During discussion, board member Wes Naron expressed concern about raising the proposed tax rate even by two cents. Not only would that require a rollback election, he said, it still would not result in a balanced budget.
In fact, Ingram pointed out, setting the tax rate at the maximum allowed, $1.17, would result in a surplus of only $610,321.
Naron said he does not believe the district needs to put any more of a financial burden on local taxpayers.
Board president Daniel Rascon asked Ingram to bring the board two scenarios: one based on making the cuts that would be necessary to balance the budget and the other combining significant cuts with supplemental money from the general fund balance, which is $18,196,841. The district holds back about $10 million of that, which represents approximately a three-month operating reserve, Ingram said in a separate interview.
In other business, the board voted 6-0 to approve naming Dr. Brent Richburg as the director of technology for the district, effective Aug. 19, at a salary of $66,000.
Richburg currently is the principal at Ash Sixth Grade Learning Center and has served in that capacity for the past five years. Prior to that he was assistant principal for six months and before that taught for 2 1/2 years at Plainview High School.
He replaces Dr. Gene Whitfill, who is leaving the district to join the faculty at Wayland Baptist University in the Education Department.
Whitfill, who recently received his doctorate in educational instructional technology, has been with the district for 23 years. He has spent the last 17 of those as either the technology coordinator or director of technology for PISD.
The board also voted 6-0 to approve the Student Code of Conduct for the 2009-10 school year and to approve next-year funds to secure bus transportation for athletics.
The next scheduled board meeting is set for Aug. 13.
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Our first USA outfit post is here !!!
Its taken me so long for me to start uploading these so i apologise. Had to go through 1000s of photos from my holiday to find these cute shots taken at Washington Square Park.
In a huge busy city like New York, parks are like a peaceful sanctuary where you can get away from everything.
Located in Greenwich Village the park was always full of life everywhere you turned. Live acts, A lady giving free advice, couples hand in hand, men playing chess, kids playing in the playground and the squirrel stealing a group of ladies lunches. I loved the vibe and knew i had to do one of the shoots for the blog here.
I was lucky enough to collaborate with New York Label Nightwalker for this shoot and wore their leather halter dress (as a top) for the shoot. As a lover of all things black i was drawn to the leather dress straight away. It was between this and a maxi dress version which just got used in a Jeffery Campbell ad. I matched up the leather goodness with my new purchases from NY - Zara biker jeans & Steve Madden heels.
This was the first time I had my hair up for a shoot and despite having a lack of hair spray, bobby pins, hair stylist (i wish) I think my messy ponytail did the trick.


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Aino had lived a peaceful life before one day her dad got deadly sick. Because she lived in a uninhabited place (Lapland) she decided to start to find a method how to heal her dear father. She left Lapland and since that day she has been wandering all around the world to find a medicine to heal her father. While she was travelling she met the child of the stars : Hoshi Ame, her best friend.
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by Jeffrey Joseph
The incredibly controversial Arizona immigration bill has caused a stir across the nation and reawakened tensions over race and states' rights. In turn, the blatantly biased coverage FOX has provided of the issue and ancillary issues has only further illustrated the network's agenda-driven "news" and pointed to an underlying problem with race that continues to confront the network and its contributors.
As the anti-immigration legislation garners more controversy, decried by many as saliently racist and inspiring protests from inside and outside of Arizona, politicians within the state have further inflamed the issue by trying to circumvent ethnic studies within their educational system. Hardly restraining her personal opinions on the topic despite her position as a "straight-news" anchor, Martha MacCullum proceeded to ask Arizona Superintendent of Education Tom Horne about the issue in a transparently biased fashion.
To start, MacCullum prefaced her interview by stating critics of the ethnic studies programs derided it "because they say that the textbooks that are being taught in these classes are trying to fire up these young students and telling them to take back the southwest and reconnect it to Mexico." To support that stance, she quoted a part of textbook Aztlan, the Lost Land saying, "To Chicanos, the southwest is more than just their place of residence, it is their homeland. Their lost homeland, to be precise, the conquered northern half of the Mexican nation."
Without giving the quote any real context or explaining whether said textbook actually calls for a call to reclaim American land, nor how that would differentiate from something Tea Partiers frequently mention wanting to do, MacCullum proceeded to ask Horne's opinion on the subject. Horne immediately cloaked himself in the memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., saying Horne held as a personal philosophy all his life MLK's statement that we should be measured by "the content of our character and not the color of our skin," then he tried to portray the students' study of their respective ethnic backgrounds as a means to "foment ethnic chauvinism among them." MacCullum encouraged Horne, telling him that in her reading of the text, she gathered that it suggested students should "maintain your Mexican identity more than your American identity," though she offered no evidence to support her claim. MacCullum then showed part of a statement from the UN in favor of the ethnic studies, though Horne immediately wrote them off as "narrow minded" in their support of students learning about their ethnic background.
Soon enough, Horne revealed the real reason why he opposed the ethnic studies. Apparently, he feared teachers were "anti-western culture, they're anti-capitalist, they're anti-free enterprise and they use ethnic solidarity as a means to convey these left-leaning philosophies." Intentionally or not, Horne revealed his real concern as a purely political one. A Republican running for higher office, Horne hoped to score long-term conservative credibility by impressing his political principles on students. FOX, of course, has shown that it generally fears education but will be a champion for it when it pushes a conservative agenda. Horne, and apparently FOX, had decided limiting the education students received would better situate them to fall into FOX's favored world view.
Attempts from FOX to eliminate ethnic identity as support of the racist Arizona legislation should come as little surprise from the network. Megyn Kelly made a parallel push to garner support for the bill from the Miss USA runner up, Morgan Woollard, by suggesting Woollard's response on the topic lost her the pageant. At the time of the pageant, Woollard expressed support for states' rights but opposed racial profiling. Kelly — despite her position, like MacCullum's, as a news anchor rather than opinion pundit — kept pushing for Woollard to insist that the issue cost her the crown and that Rima Fakih, a Lebanese-American immigrant, did not deserve to win. Woollard, to her credit, disagreed with Kelly's repeated prodding, one very much in line with the FOX position on the pageant as voiced by Bill O'Reilly. Kelly has also made clear in the past her own stance in favor of the racist legislation, and considering how eerily similar Kelly's interview was with another one she did with a white contestant that Kelly attempted to provoke into denigrating a nonwhite contest winner, she only further destroys any veneer of objectivity or racial tolerance she and FOX may have hoped to maintain.
Fallout from the Arizona legislation will almost certainly harm Arizonans if it goes unchecked. While the legislation transitions from passage to implementation, though, supporters of the bill and the further xenophobic actions it has inspired may more fully reveal themselves for their underlying views and motives and thus help reformers more fully grasp the breadth of the problem. Viewers should demand that FOX quit encouraging the racist sentiments motivating the bill and other actions like it if it ever wants to be taken seriously as a news organization — and in the meantime, choose to Turn Off FOX.
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Milonov has proposed to send to the Eurovision song contest in Ukraine, the choir of the armed forces
Thanks to the victory of Jamala's "Eurovision-2017" will be held in Ukraine. Due to existing sanctions on many Russian cultural figures probably won't be able to get to the next contest. In this regard, in social networks there are proposals to send to Ukraine next year, military musicians. This initiative was also made by the Deputy of legislative Assembly of Petersburg Vitaly Milonov.
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The international song contest "Eurovision-2017" will be held in Ukraine. While it is not known in which city.
Read the story: Ukrainian mayors may quarrel because of "Eurovision-2017"
However, Kiev has already made statements concerning the Russian party. According to the Ukrainian authorities, due to the current "black list" on the entry of Russian citizens in Ukraine will not be able to get a lot of cultural figures from Russia. And only if Russia will be able to comply with all laws, Ukraine will allow Russian or Russian woman and their team to the competition.
Read the answer "bronze medalist": Lazarev said Ukraine about conditions of participation of Russia in "Eurovision"
Reacted to it and in Moscow: the Kremlin Ukraine reminded about uniform rules of carrying out of "Eurovision".
Read more: Peskov commented on the threat of Kiev not to let the Russian party "Eurovision-2017"
But on Saturday, immediately after it became known the winner of Eurovision 2016, users of social networks began to offer various options for candidates to participate in the next Eurovision song contest.
So, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in his Twitter offered to send to Ukraine of Sergey Shnurova.
Read more: Cord Rogozin responded to the invitation to "Eurovision-2017", "Lived"
Agreed with him and the audience.
Putin himself next year to be going, but Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu on backing vocals #Eurovision
— KS (@wanttotravel_) may 14, 2016
"Nominated" and other candidates: Andrei Makarevich — him-entry into Ukraine is allowed for sure.
In fact, in the next year from Russia will go Makarevich. Everyone else just denied entry to Ukraine. #Eurovision
— Artem Deryagin (@DerArto) 15 may 2016
Well candidates.
Putin himself next year to be going, but Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu on backing vocals #Eurovision
— KS (@wanttotravel_) may 14, 2016
Also announced were proposals to send to Kyiv (or another Ukrainian city-the host of the competition), the ensemble of the black sea fleet. Others believe that only BSF is not limited to and in Ukraine it is better to send the national guard choir of Russia, DNR and LC.
His proposal and put forward the Deputy of legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Vitaly Milonov, reports RIA Novosti. It is not verbiage, sent an appeal to the Russian organizing Committee of "Eurovision" with a proposal to send to Ukraine an ensemble of music, song and dance of Armed forces of the Russian Federation.
This act of the people's choice called "an unequivocal message about the competition, its political component and the venue".
And in the future, said Milonov, Russia and do is to refuse to participate in this contest due to his "full spiritual degradation and inconsistencies traditions of Russian vocal".
But this suggestion is not new — after the victory of the Russians Jamala "all became clear" what they did not fail to communicate in social networks.
WOULD be BETTER if TIMBERLAKE WON#Eurovision
— onli HYIP (@bluesmell_) may 14, 2016
Hmm, but we in Ukraine will be allowed next year to participate? Or on Skype, will sing #Eurovision
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Thai military declares coup
Red Taxi Driver Confession
I have recently come across 3 taxi drivers in Bangkok. All of them are red shirt supporters but, surprisingly, all of them, though sometimes angry, are open to ideas and information. I started uniformly by talking about traffic then I identify the problem resulting from corruption. Then we started talking politics and the Bangkok Shutdown in no time. I always identify myself as neutral and tried to understand their points of view. Before I told you what each driver told me, all three of them went quiet when I told them how Thaksin and his regime cheated. Whether it is the rice pledging, illegal share transfer, airport scanning machine scandal, and the way he changed the law to his advantage. This information was not available to them before and, from what I observed from the red shirt media, none of the red shirt leaders defends Thaksin's corruption charges but focuses on hatred attacks on Democrats, Suthep, and the palace.
The first driver was from Mahasarakarm in the northeast. He said the drought is bad every year and he came in to drive in Bangkok to support his rice farming income. He said he usually follows whatever his village leader vote. Vote buying is real and it does not exclude Democrat or Phieu Thai parties. He admires Thaksin for getting rid of drugs. He listened very closely to my case against Thaksin and thanked me for explaining to him in simple terms. I told him our views are the same on getting rid of corruption. The benefit Thaksin gave to his village is short-term and his kids will suffer.
The second driver came from Ubol, also in the northeast. He seems to be quite an angry young man and vent out frustration about the patronage system and equality in Thailand. He said everyone including the King should have the same rights. Police will tend to stop him rather than the brand new Mercedes as a policeman does not want to get into trouble. He takes red shirt side but it does not mean he does not listen. He listens to both Blue Sky TV and NBT and he does not always agree with the government. I think he agreed with me that Thaksin is part of the problem, not a solution. True, the government prior to Thaksin may have abandoned the northeast. But that does not make my statements on Thaksin's corruption any less correct. I do have hope in this guy as he is hungry for information.
The third driver came from the northeast but has worked in Bangkok for a long time. He was laid off from an office work after 1997 Baht crisis with a monthly salary about THB 40,000 (That is a lot back in 1997!). He has not been able to find good jobs since and has resorted to driving taxi to support his family. He thought of suicide before but now he feels strong and has an optimistic view of life. He picks up passengers from the mob area every night and said most of the protestors came directly from the mob area to the well-to-do areas of Bangkok. He does not think the protest leaders can cheat the protestors. He believes Suthep is corrupt as well but there is no upside for Suthep standing up to fight. Thaksin, on the other hand, incites hatred for his own benefit. The disastrous rice pledging program is so corrupt and he hates the government for that. This is from a red shirt supporter and I am quite surprised to hear that.
End of the day, I am quite hopeful that we can bridge our differences and, perhaps, we will have more common grounds rather than differences. We need to keep sharing information and focusing on issues, not persons. Democracy is also about the courage to speak up and share information. Those who understand will tell those yet to understand. Those who know more debates those who know less or misunderstand.
The key is to tell the folks how much Thaksin has taken away from them and their children and how we can work together. I told all of them we need people like them to get together, disown Thaksin, and find a way forward. Not democrat. Not Thaksin's regime (for sure). We need moderate voters in the middle to rise up and this may be the only chance in our lifetime…


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Around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 17, 2013, PCSO deputies arrested 30-year-old Francisco Martinez (DOB 10/4/1982) with no known address, and charged him with three counts Driving Under the Influence.
Martinez was driving a blue 2001 Ford Mustang southbound on Rifle Range Road in the Wahneta (Winter Haven) area at that time, approaching the intersection of 8th Street West, when he lost control of the car and slammed into a tree. Martinez was ejected from the car. His two rear seat passengers, Uriel Tolentino and Jesus Martagon-Cortez (both adults, but Tolentino is of an unknown age, Cortez is 41 years old, and neither have a known address) were not ejected, however, nobody in the car was wearing a seatbelt.
Martinez suffered several lacerations to his face. Tolentino is in critical condition at LRMC and it is unclear at this time if he will survive his injuries. Cortez is in stable condition at LRMC.
An initial hospital toxicology report indicated Martinez had a blood alcohol level of .226 -- further analysis of his blood will be conducted by FDLE.
After Martinez was released from the hospital, he was booked into the Polk County Jail on two counts DUI With Serious Bodily Injury, one count DUI with Property Damage, and one count No Valid DL. He will also be on hold for ICE, as he is in the country illegally.
During the crash investigation, the owner of the car, 56-year-old Bobby Vinton (DOB 10/26/1956) of Winter Haven, walked up to deputies and told them he was driving. He gave two separate sworn statements that he was driving. There were no indications that he had been involved in a crash, and his statements directly conflicted with witnesses' statements that they had seen Martinez ejected from the driver's seat. Vinton eventually confessed to deputies that he had lied about driving because he didn't want his friend (Martinez) to get into trouble. He too was arrested for Giving False Info to Police During a Felony Investigation, and booked into the Polk County Jail.
"Here's another example of how dangerous it is to drink and drive, and an example of why you should never lie to law enforcement. The only good thing about this situation is that this drunk driver didn't crash into another vehicle and hurt anyone else. He and his friends learned a tough lesson this weekend --one that they will pay for, for the rest of their lives." - Sheriff Grady Judd


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Widow Of Assassinated Serbian Premier Enters Politics
(RFE/RL) November 16, 2006 -- The widow of the assassinated Serbian Prime Minister Zoran Djindjic today announced that she is entering politics.
Ruzica Djindjic will top the ticket of her late husband's Democratic Party in January 21 parliamentary elections in Serbia.
Speaking to reporters in Belgrade, she said she wants to finish the job her husband started before he was assassinated in 2003.
Ruzica Djindjic is a close friend and supporter of Serbia's pro-Western president, Boris Tadic, her husband's successor at the helm of the Democratic Party.
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IBM offers colleges and universities access to the latest advances in analytics technology and business industry expertise. IBM's goal through programs like the ACM-ICPC, is to inspire the next generation of business leaders to think differently about how technology can be used to transform business and redefine industries.
ACM-ICPC Regional qualifying contests are already underway in the United States and will continue through the rest of the month. Following the regional rounds, only 18 to 20 United States universities will be a part of the 120 elite three-person teams from around the world to advance to the World Finals. The final contest will take place June 22-26, 2014, and will be hosted by Ural Federal University in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
Through all of the hustle and bustle, Dr. Legand Burge, Howard University ACM-ICPC Site Director, took a break to share his insights on the ACM-ICPC and what it takes to run a successful Regionals contest.
Legand Burge, ACM-ICPC Site Director and Howard University Chair of the Systems and Computer Science Department
Adedeji: How long have you been involved with the ACM-ICPC and what are your major roles and responsibilities?
Burge: I've been involved in the ACM-ICPC since the late '80's when I was an undergraduate student at Howard University. We have been hosting the competition here at Howard for over 40 years. As site director, I coordinate everything from making sure all teams are registered to ensuring all of the machines have the appropriate compilers or editors for the tools that the students use to write programs.
Adedeji: Could you tell us a little bit about some of the biggest surprises and challenges that you face with coordinating a competition of this caliber?
Burge: The main problems that every site director has is just making sure that the system stays up and running. You're talking about several computers and the network connection and everybody must be tuned to the same clock. We all have to stay on time. When one site goes down, it causes the ripple effect within the entire region. One of our major challenges is making sure that all the systems stay up. Here at Howard, we do thorough testing, so we feel comfortable the day of.
Adedeji: How can students here in the region get involved in the competition?
Burge: Most universities hold local programming competitions through their local chapters of the ACM. From there, students are ranked and put together a top team. They open these local competitions not just for computer science students, but for any student in any major. You can even have a graduate student on your team. I think the main thing is if you're interested, you should go to the chair of the computer science department and inquire about an upcoming programming competition.
Adedeji: Thank you so much for your time! I will let you get back to running the show here today.


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[AR] Any Earle, Arkansas folks out there?
Actually I am looking for a possible connection within the African American race who may know something about a place called Earle, Arkansas where some of our own people managed to own a lot of property there. One surname strikes at me and that is the name Heilig; John Augustus Heilig. He may have been born about 1870 in North Carolina, but later moved to Arkansas and there he and his family settled, and he purchased stores, etc. Thanks.


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Some of the brightest stars in the world of entertainment happily took on supporting roles on July 12th at an annual event which helps to cast dogs and cats from New York City animal shelters and rescues in the roles of beloved four-legged family members in the hearts and homes of forever pet parents.
Produced by Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, the curtain rose in Shubert Alley on the 16th edition of Broadway Barks! with a performance by Tony Award winner Jessie Mueller and the cast of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical, followed by a lineup of luminaries shining a spotlight on the option of pet adoption in a presentation of pets which included:
Currently sharing the stage in the Tony-nominated musical comedy Bullets Over Broadway with Trixie, a Pomeranian who was saved from life in a South Carolina puppy mill, Zach Braff quickly bonded with tiny Taco during Broadway Barks. The former Scrubs star wasn't the only canine-loving cast member of the popular play (which is based on Woody Allen's 1994 film of the same name) to show dogged devotion to the paws cause– Marin Mazzie, Helene Yorke, Nick Cordero, Vincent Pastore, Betsy Wolfe and Karen Ziemba also helped to showcase adorable adoptables, and the chorus of Bullets Babes made Butterscotch Bites to raise funds for Broadway Barks!
Having recently celebrated the 100th performance of her hit play Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill with her canine co-star Roxie, (a chihuahua believed to be a survivor of Hurricane Katrina), six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald helped an adoptable pup lap up the limelight:
Putting a song in the hearts of his Fido-loving fans, American Idol season one runner-up Justin Guarini– who now stars in Wicked— was among the many stars to show their support for the annual adoption event:
Currently starring in Of Mice and Men with Chris O'Dowd, Leighton Meester, Jim Norton and Violet– a 14-year-old, deaf Pit Bull who received a new lease on life after her adoption from the Brooklyn Animal Care and Control– James Franco (seen here with cute kitty Totes Magotes) took on the role of Broadway Barks! co-host alongside the event's co-founder, Bernadette Peters:
Tony, Emmy and Grammy Award-winning performer Bernadette Peters, who co-founded Broadway Barks! with Mary Tyler Moore in 1999, co-hosted the event for the 16th year:
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I didn't get it
Hey dude, I love the joke but it's kinda missed up. There's no storyline and the plot was confusing. Wouldn't it be more fun if there were monsters of food? Or, if he had super cooking powers and not a finger gun? I was hoping for something that could fit the characters background. I mean, he's a chef.
Well, Kuzko....
It makes as much sense as anything else on this site. Based purely on aesthetics, this was a pretty tight piece (though the zombies and great wall scene was kinda lazy :P). As far as comedy goes, I'm sure some people are busting their fucking guts laughing right now. Like Kuzco, I'm not one of them. However, I'll judge you on the work put in and give you a 7. And maybe a 4 if you're nice. And give me a cookie. Or better yet TWO cookies.
Awaiting your reply with a gallon of milk,
I expected something to have to do with cooking...
The concept was unclear, and the story was just plain awful
I know u probably did it for th lolz, but I didnt really laugh...
For the animation itself, I liked it
Concept 0/5
Story 0/5
Animation 5/5
Total 2.5/5
Fair enough man, I know that nonsensical storytelling isn't everyone's cup of tea. Thanks for the frank and honest review.


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THEY say the best things come in small packages and there is proof of that at York's National Railway Museum this week.
The attraction itself may be huge, but some of the exhibits are tiny, and there are plenty of other activities which will appeal to the shortest of visitors.
As part of the museum's Big Fun With Little Trains event, to mark half-term in some parts of Yorkshire, there are a host of miniature trains to ride on, and some even smaller ones to get your hands on.
Indoors and outdoors, there are diesel and steam train rides, as well as the usual opportunity to have a wander around trains from the past and from across the globe.
This week sees the G-Wizz garden railway, complete with grass, plants and its own water feature, to set the scene as you arrive.
Fans of the TV series Chuggington will enjoy playing with train sets and dressing up as Brewster, WIlson and Koko, engines from the popular CBeebies show.
To burn off energy, youngsters can go on the pedal trains as often as they like and there is a charming, and noisy, storytime session in a converted carriage.
You can build your own tracks and trains with Lego and Meccano workshops, as well as seeing a host of model railways and chatting to the enthusiasts who created them.
In the Warehouse, discover an intriguing array of model railway objects, including a model railway that is so small it fits into a banjo case, and a collection of model railway vehicles which boasts a Guinness World Record for being the largest collection made by one person.
Dining is fun and nostalgic too, with a great selection of food at the Brief Encounters restaurant, which is like eating on an age-old platform surrounded by engines from the past.
Zoe Roberts, public programme developer said: 'With this February set to be freezing, parents who are desperate to get out of the house with the kids should make tracks to the National Railway Museum. We have a range of fun activities to keep children and their parents entertained throughout half term and all under one roof."
Admission to the museum is free, although there is a small charge for some of the activities and rides. A regular road train service runs to York Minster from the museum, so you can combine your visit with a browse around the city centre.
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Fifteen-year-old YouTube cover artist Dylan Hyde has a great voice, a devoted Internet following, and he's currently recording his debut album -- not to mention that he has a coif to rival the Biebs' (and he's been called "the next Justin Bieber"!).
Things may seem pretty perfect for him from the outside, but the teen is now speaking up about a major obstacle he has faced in pursuing his dream of becoming a singer. In a touching video uploaded to YouTube last month, Dylan reveals that he suffered from a hearing impairment so severe that, as a child, doctors had to remove one of his ears to perform surgery. Although his hearing is still not perfect -- and he is getting more surgery in a few months -- Dylan hasn't let it slow him down. To prove it, he launches into a heartfelt rendition of Pink's "Perfect" at the end of the video.
He tells his fans, "I wanted to share my story because I think it's important for people to know that you can do ANYTHING you put your mind to."
Check out the video above to hear his inspiring story for yourself, and click through the slideshow below for some of our favorite covers from Dylan.
Are you inspired by Dylan's message? Which of his covers is your favorite? Tell us in the comments below or tweet @HuffPostTeen!


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As the heart of the Turkish Riviera, Antalya has transformed recently from a bustling seaside town to a plush, resort ridden spot that is ideal as a Mediterranean break with a cultural twist. The region's beaches are laden with turtles and scattered with sand so hot they are an effort to walk on. The clear water is ideal for snorkeling and day-trips out on old-school wooden cruise liners, and – despite the overwhelmingly touristic vibe – the city still holds tight to plenty of its history, too.
The old quarter is resplendent with minarets and mosques, as well as being home to an ancient Roman Theater and surrounded by the crumbling walls of the old city. The ornate city wall gates are well worth exploring, as are the back street experiences, like delving in amongst the thin, winding streets or shopping for gently flavored Turkish delight on the busting market stalls.
The old harbor is a relaxed place to hang out. Locals offer cheap boat trips for an hour or more.
If you live like a local, Turkey is cheap in a way that's more Asia than Europe; Antalya certainly falls the Asian side of the famed line (Istanbul, they say, is the border between Europe and Asia). While the resorts have a distinctly local flavor and can be pricey (at least for the region, anyway), the real side of the city is downbeat. The tourist side, though, is full of lively bars and clubs, high-end restaurants and a true sense of vacation.
Head a little out of town – either on a boat out into the bay and around the islands, or up the impressive surrounding hills – and you will find sights like impressive curtain style waterfalls, troglodyte houses built into the walls of sizable cliffs and even the chance to charter a yacht and spend a day or two cruising, or simply throwing yourself in amongst the turtles and making the most of the incredible local waters.
Antalya is an ever growing tourist spot, but one that is held on to the local character epitomized by things like the sound of the daily call to prayer, or the winding backstreet markets. It is also the perfect place to stock up on fake designer clothes and drink on the cheap, but most of all it is just an impressively enticing corner of the Mediterranean.