Archive for June, 2004


21
Jun

Carlson Responds

Here’s more evidence that someone is reading out there in cyberspace…
First ‘AM New York’ publisher Russel Pergament called to take exception to my account of his censorship of my weekly media column there (Censored) and to tell me that by writing about the incident, I had ‘resigned” from his newspaper (Fired).
Then Tucker Carlson phoned in […]


18
Jun

PBS Unfiltered

He says women want “to be listened to, protected and amused” and “to be spanked vigorously every once in a while.”
His “guilty fantasy” is “Hillary. Every time I see her I think I could, you know, help.”
He thinks that if journalists carry guns, it makes them safer, and he was prepared to “shoot first” and […]


17
Jun

Fired

One thing remains clear about AM New York’s decision to censor Rory O’Connor’s column — his relationship with the newspaper is at an end. A cardinal rule of journalistic career advancement has once again been hammered home: Never report the truth too soon!


09
Jun

Summertime Movie Fare Offers No Escape from Politics

Remember when summer movies helped you escape the heat. . . and reality? Maybe it’s a sign of the times, but the documentary and feature fare in cinemas this seson offers no relief from the political debates simmering beyond the silver screen.


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