Newsweek does it again!
And this time the libs are hopping mad
Newsweek does it again!
As I’ve written before, I’m no big fan of Newsweek. They have a history of doing hatchet jobs on conservatives, putting female politicians on the cover and making them look like porn stars (as in Sarah Palin) or straight-jacketed psychos (as in Michelle Bachman.) They’ve put halos on Obama when he supports gay marriage, from which we can infer that only the satanic oppose Adam and Steve. And they called Mitt Romney a wimp (that was before he made the rather daring choice of Paul Ryan for a running mate.)
In other words, Newsweek is nowhere near a bastion of journalistic excellence, in my humble opinion.
However, I had to smile a little this week when my mailman handed me a copy of the current issue. There, on the cover, was a flattering photo of Barack Obama with the caption “Hit the Road, Barack.” The cover story by Harvard history professor Niall Ferguson draws a negative picture of our Commander in Chief, particularly with respect to the Affordable Care Act and the damage it’s likely to do to the economy.
That was enough to send Paul Krugman, who we all know is a Nobel-winning economist and New York Times fabulist, into cardiac arrest. Krugman’s attack was high on venom and short on rationality, even though his fans in the liberal intelligentsia were quick to echo his views that Ferguson was an “unethical” creep.
Take heart Sarah, Michelle, and Mitt. I’m sure there’s a Nobel winner out there ready to slay dragons for all of you, too.
I'm curious. Why do you continue to read something if you find it to be complete garbage? Oh wait. Don't answer. I can relate.— scoobysnacks- I have never subscribed to Newsweek and have no intention of doing so. But I do try to catch Krugman online. I know, I know. I am a sucker for his work.
Here is a critical analysis of the Newsweek article by James Fallows of The Atlantic.
http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/08/as-a-harvard-alum-i-apologize/261308/— Gendres - Here is another fact checking article from The Atlantic.
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/08/a-full-factcheck-of-niall-fergusons-very-bad-argument-against-obama/261306/
— Gendres - And Noah Smith of the blog Noahpinion (cute) offers this funny response to Niall's article:
http://noahpinionblog.blogspot.com/2012/08/niall-british-empire-is-over-accept-it.html
— Gendres - And here is more from another blogger who thinks Ferguson lies.
http://delong.typepad.com/sdj/2012/08/more-lies-from-niall-ferguson.html
As one poster commented, Newsweek is not a peer reviewed professional journal but a rag of a newspaper magazine. It therefore does not hold to the same standards as a professional journal would.
WHO DOESN'T KNOW THAT????
So if it can publish stupid stuff about Sarah Palin and others, why take it seriously when it prints junk about Obama with an eye catching title that is sure to sell magazines.
But not to me, you betcha!!!— Gendres - Hey, Chris, this is what happens when old ladies like me eat almonds covered in dark chocolate.
8-)— Gendres - Hit the road, Barack. And it can't be soon enough. And anyone stupid enough to have bought his BS and still believes his BS, can hit the road too. Get your hitchhiking thumb ready, Gendres.— PlumberJoe
- Newsweek, like other print media papers and magazines, are on their way to the grave. So, they print articles and covers to sell their junk to non-thinking readers who don't search for facts and truth from conservative and liberal commentators. I would not waste money on subscribing to any of them. Just give me the internet and I'll try to educate my thinking from all it offers.— lport
lport, how do you explain speaking fees in the Tens of Thousands for ex presidents like Clinton and the soon to be Obama.
Or all time best sellers like 50 Shades and it two sister books.
Education has failed this country. Democracy is doomed. It will soon be a nation of Gendres and scoobysnacks- bankrupt and bleeding poverty.
Even you lport will be suffering from the coming deluge of ignorance.— PlumberJoe- This is completely unrelated to your main point, Christine, but neither Obama nor any other president is "our" Commander-in-Chief. Under Article 2, Section 2 of the Constitution, "[t]he President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States." For civilians like you and me, he's simply the President.— TonyB
- TonyB, good reasoning, but not quite correct. This is our country, We The People, and our military and what the CIC does or doesn't do effects us, directly. Hence he is indeed our CIC; we elected him to that office.— PlumberJoe
- So, PJ, do you believe every word that comes from the Newsweek press? Will you leave the country if he gets 4 more years. I know some people who have sworn to do so.
I am staying no matter what.
— Gendres - And speaking of charges and counter-charges, PJ, you should take a peek at the op-ed and see the dragon slaying that just took place.
And Iport, I still believe we need a print media. I like carrying my newspapers and the occasional magazine around with me without having to depend on electronics. And they can always be recycled.
But I think it is obvious about the desperation of print magazines like Newsweek.
I offered 4 critiques of the Ferguson article. Does anyone have evidence that any of it is true?
OH and Chris, I met Darby Lady on Dom Giordano's board and invited her to join the op-ed forum on Friday. I hope she read my post. We need more rational thinkers.
Have a good evening all.
8-)— Gendres - Gendres, I do not need NEWS=WEAK. I know what the POTUS has done and what he has not done. And I will leave the country if he gets 1 more minute than what is legal.— PlumberJoe
- How hilarious – Obama gets trashed, with a fully disingenuous hack piece!!! Typical blog from the lazy minded harridan. Guess she’s all hand-wringing over Akin’s blow-up? Ryan’s identical views on the matter? The dud that Ryan’s nomination has brought? The devastation that the GOP’s chances of taking WH or Senate are now worse than ever? Who knows? Obama got pwwwnnnedd!!! You betcha! Dear God these people are hideous! — Eldred G Peck
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