Category: Journalism

Delco Daily Times’ Bizarre News Choice

The Delaware County Daily Times (Pennsylvania), today, Oct. 17, featured on their front page a photo of a Springfield, Pa.’ man’s Halloween decoration which was a plastic skeleton hanging from a tree garbed in an Obama/Biden shirt. Inside was a  long story discussing whether it was racist.

Apparently some of the man’s neighbors who are Democrats and who may very well have worn similar shirts are upset. It is a white neighborhood it should be noted.

One wonders if they would be just as upset if the skeleton was wearing a Romney/Ryan shirt. One wonders if it would be a front page story if it were.

Actually, one doesn’t.

On the other hand one does wonder why there wasn’t a peep about the beating of a 15-year-old girl by nine teenage boys after an Interboro football game Monday night that is making national news. There are not a lot of details as to what might have motivated the attack in the CBS story. Think it could have involved racism? Wonder if there will be a discussion.

Montco Dem Activist Allegedly Took Boy’s Photo In Restroom

Montco Dem Activist Allegedly Took Boy’s Photo In Restroom — A Lansdale man has been charged  by Orange County, Fla.,  with one count of felony video voyeurism against a child younger than 16 years of age for taking a photo of a young boy in a restroom stall at Walt Disney World on Aug. 2
The charge was duly reported by NBC10. Certain things, however, were left out that one is confident would otherwise would not have been if things had not been just a tad different — namely his political affiliation.

The accused, Joseph M. Cionzynski, 59, you see, is active with Friends of Lansdale, a left-leaning political action committee that supported the Democratic Party establishment against a couple of of party mavericks, according to RedState.com, which notes that he is also works for the National Labor Relations Board.

Cionzynski allegedly placed his cell phone under the stall and took several photographs of the boy, age 8, who was sitting on the toilet. The boy saw what was occurring and ran from the room crying. He got his mother and the two re-entered the room where the boy was able to identify Cionzynski by his shoes.

Cionzynski voluntarily turned the phone over to a sheriff’s deputy who did not find pictures of the child but did find two pictures of adult genitalia. The phone was seized  and Cionzynski was given a trespass warning but not arrested.  Investigators later found pictures of the boy, however, according to BayNews9.com.

An arrest warrant was issued Aug.15 and Cionzynski was arrested in Montco for extradition.

Wonder where Cionzynski stands on gay marriage? You think he might have supported D. Bruce Hanes for Montgomery County Register of Wills?

Hat tip Rights-right.com


Philly Biz Journal Takes PPA Website Honors

Philly Biz Journal Takes PPA Website Honors — The Philadelphia Business Journal won top honors in this year’s Philadelphia Press Association contest.

Awards were presented tonight, June 21, at the Bala Golf Club on Belmont Avenue.

Taking second place was the Jewish Exponent. BillLawrenceOnline took third and South Philly Review received honorable mention.

Jim Vanore won first place for website feature writing with “Whose Abusing Children Now” regarding the Penn State Scandal. Chris Freind writing for BillLawrenceOnline took second place for “Why Mitt Romney” while Bill Lawrence writing for the same website took third with “Shots From Sandy”.

For website news writing, Amanda Snyder of South Philly Review took first place for “Domestic Dispute”. Pattie Price writing for BillLawrenceOnline took second for “He Allegedly”; Bill Lawrence took third for “DNC Head Gets Heckled At Synagogue Rally”and Hillel Zaremba writing for BillLawrenceOnline took third for Pennsylvania “HRC’s CAIR Connection.”

The Grand Award for Public Service went to John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal for “Labor Pains” which documented the impact of the closing of the large number of maternity wards in the region.

A complete list of winners can be found here.

Philly Biz Journal Takes PPA Website Honors

Link Of The Day

An example of the mind-blowing historical ignorance of the old media who could not say what the flag of the defunct Soviet Union represented.

And this is why people are clueless about why their lives are getting harder.

Hat tip Tom C

Philadelphia Inquirer Still In Decline

The latest Alliance for Audited Media report puts the print circulation of The Philadelphia Inquirer at just 184,827 with its digital circulation at 67,958 and branded editions at 54,048 for a total of circulation of 306,832. This is a drop of 18,458 from last March.

The area the Inquirer covers has a population of 5.77 million. Even including the digital readers that’s not a real good penetration.

In its heyday, the Inky’s print circulation  was over a half million.

 

 

Philadelphia Inquirer Still In Decline

Newspaper Exploits Texas Tragedy

Newspaper Exploits Texas Tragedy — The oh-so-liberal, oh-so-compassionate Sacramento Bee, which is the 27th largest newspaper in the nation, has published a cartoon featuring Texas Gov. Rick Perry saying “Business is booming in Texas,” with the next panel depicting the explosion of the West Fertilizer Co. explosion which killed at least 15 and seriously injured scores of others.

Ho ho ho. How incisive. Being ironic about the suffering of others is just so hip.

These people, these Democrats, who influence so many, make any decent person sick.

Here’s a link to the cartoon at Breitbart.com.

Newspaper Exploits Texas Tragedy
Newspaper Exploits Texas
Newspaper Exploits Texas Tragedy

Papelbon Guns And Pompous Pretensions Of Sports Writers

Papelbon Guns And Pompous Pretensions Of Sports Writers— Phillies reliever Jonathan Papelbon, who was once a star for the Red Sox, was asked by Boston media people for some comments about safety at sporting events in light of the Boston Marathon attack.

“The Phillies did this thing the other day where we came down
through the bleachers for one opening game, and I don’t feel comfortable
doing that,” he said. “I really, truly don’t. Today’s day and age
has gotten so crazy, everything. You know, all this stuff going on.
Shoot, man, Obama wants to take our guns from us and everything, you’ve got this kind of stuff going on. It’s a little bit insane for me. I
really don’t know how to take it.”

Well, golly did that provide an opportunity for  the pompous pundit wannabees stuck with covering sports a chance to wax wise about a political issue.

“The man clearly did not major in classical philosophy when he was
at Mississippi State, so we probably should not be surprised if there is
anything two-dimensional or self-centered about his processing of the
events of the last 48 hours,” said David Murphy of the Philadelphia Daily News. “He gets paid money (a lot) to pitch (one
inning). This is an example of why we are better off letting him
concentrate on that.”

So Murphy, you major in classical philosophy? How about just an occasional reading of Western political philosophy? You ever come across William Blackstone’s quote: Free men have arms; slaves do not. You ever hear of William Blackstone? Stupid question. Of course not. You are a sports writer.

How about Thomas “No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms” Jefferson?

By the way, at least Papelbon attended college unlike high school drop out Jim Carrey, who has actually made a crusade about the issue rather than merely provide a from-the-heart answer to a question.

Oh, and here is some classical philosophy for you: μολὼν λαβέ

 

Papelbon Guns And Pompous Pretensions Of Sports Writers

Smerconish Gone From WPHT

Smerconish Gone From WPHT — Teri Adams of the Independence Hall Tea Party Association tells us that as of yesterday, April 15, WPHT 1210 AM has a new daily lineup that does not feature Michael Smerconish, who has apparently invested the 30 pieces of silver he has earned over the last five years into a podcast.

Chris Stigall runs from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m.; the always great Dom Giordano adds another hour and runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and national pundit Dick Morris joins Gary R’nel from 2 to 6 p.m.

 

Smerconish Gone From WPHT

Smerconish Gone From WPHT

Emptiness Of The 4th Estate

As many Americans remain unaware of the horrors created by the “pro choice” movement as unveiled by the Kermit Gosnell trial, and are unlikely to know that the man for whom they voted for president is a staunch supporter of making legal the deeds  committed by Gosnell, many are unaware that 700 special forces veterans have signed a letter demanding a new investigation into the  Sept. 11, 2012 Benghazi attack that killed three of their comrades along with diplomat Chris Stevens.

Apparently, they don’t believe  the explanations offered by the Obama administration and reported by the old media a.k.a the “mainstream media” the MSM, the lamestream media.

Emptiness Of The 4th Estate

Reporter’s Gosnell Blackout

Reporter’s Gosnell Blackout

WPost reporter explains her personal Gosnell blackout