tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73568792007-08-27T12:19:13.910-07:00RobBlogger453125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-78162748093011159682007-08-27T12:09:00.000-07:002007-08-27T12:19:13.940-07:00

No, this post isn't about Alberto Gonzales or some other such bamboozler. It's about HeadOn, a product which you've probably heard about from one of those atrociously annoying advertisements on the ol' telly. Read my article (published in a university's online magazine) right here. It's a bit of a long one but I hope its worth the read.

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-55222617530315045782007-08-26T10:38:00.000-07:002007-08-26T10:45:46.282-07:00

Counterbias is back after a two-month summer absence! Come in and see what's new..

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-30953690833859134142007-03-27T09:52:00.000-07:002007-03-27T10:03:21.837-07:00

Another day, another odd, sketchy attack on Barack. It's like the members of this pathetic pundit class are climbing over themselves to be the first to brainstorm something substantively negative on the guy. Actually, there is commentary about not one but three recent Barack critiques in the above link (one on TPM, the other two in the Salon link). One is from worthless whiny-pundit

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-43724277710902680632007-03-26T10:03:00.000-07:002007-03-26T10:59:49.178-07:00

A story from the UK's Telegraph by Hans Nichol, which might've otherwise been ignored completely on this side of the Atlantic, caught my eye because it's on Page A3 of today's National Post (one of Canada's two national papers). It's allegedly a report supposed to contradict Obama's claims about his past (i.e. drug use). Just go read it to get the full effect. This story is just classic, a

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-21835966624277301282007-03-09T10:00:00.000-08:002007-03-09T10:04:59.898-08:00

Being just hit with criticism from the International Association of Firefighters, Rudy Giuliani's team has hit back by seemingly inventing a new group called "Firefighters For Rudy." Now, with this new strategy in tow, Giuliani has chosen to fight back against current and future public criticism from his family (and former family) members by announcing the formation of a grassroots group called

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1171391082000421322007-02-13T10:18:00.000-08:002007-02-13T10:24:42.050-08:00

U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack thinks the media is to blame (when isn't it?) for the escalating tensions between Iran and the United States. QUESTION: I mean, Sean, sort of a follow-up on all these questions. In a general sense, the big (inaudible) at the moment we've seen, you know, cover of Newsweek, cover of Economist saying Iran could be next, a lot of speculation about

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1170289721299221592007-01-31T16:28:00.000-08:002007-01-31T16:28:41.336-08:00

Read my perspective here.

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1169437179456014582007-01-21T19:38:00.000-08:002007-01-21T19:39:39.496-08:00

Haven't posted in a month or so, but don't you worry, the Counterblog (previously known as The Doucheblog to former readers, all of whom I've likely lost due to my long hiatus) is still alive. I'm still alive. Posting will resume!

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1163727605411397452006-11-16T17:35:00.000-08:002007-02-03T17:51:24.696-08:00

Wow, what a sick racist bastard and a condescending faux-populist asshole to boot. Fascism with a smile. This Glenn Beck clown (my apologies to clowns) gives new meaning to the phrase "smarmy fascist prick". Congrats to CNN for hiring this goon and keeping him on the air. I'm still waiting for a skinny, pale-faced, Hitler-saluting version of Michael Moore to be given a show on CNN Headline News

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1163014843588579212006-11-08T11:39:00.000-08:002006-11-08T11:47:40.580-08:00

Salon has more. Last night was one of those times where I wish I had subscribed to Fox "News". Although I knew I'd have regretted it later had I done so. CNN was okay with its coverage, although the commentators could've been better. (J.C. Watts? Bennett? Carville? Begala? Snore.) MSNBC's coverage seemed to be the funnest (from what I've read), apparently full of infighting between Joe

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1163014726331612742006-11-08T11:36:00.000-08:002006-11-08T11:38:46.373-08:00

The world changed last night, for the better. At least for the next two years. It'll be fun to watch some decency and democracy restored to America. At least for the next two years. Bring on the investigations, the checks and the balances. The world thanks you, American voters.

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1162799815606341202006-11-05T23:45:00.000-08:002006-11-06T00:06:25.716-08:00

I remember the liberal ruckus resulting from the cancellation of Phil Donahue's show on MSNBC during the run-up to war, even though it was the network's highest-rated show at the time. The consensus at the time, at least amongst media-watching liberal-leaners such as myself, was that General Electric had the show banished from the airwaves due to the host's anti-war viewpoints. And

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1162793589090250002006-11-05T22:08:00.000-08:002006-11-05T22:13:09.160-08:00

Regarding the Hussein sentencing occurring on the Sunday immediately before the Tuesday election, the Washington Post reports: Democratic leaders avoided publicly accusing the Bush administration of orchestrating the verdict's timing but privately some raised questions, and liberal Internet blogs have been full of angry discussion about it. The Iraqi court originally planned to render a verdict

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1159653911971276842006-09-30T15:00:00.000-07:002006-09-30T15:05:12.003-07:00

Just stumbled upon this on the NEI (Nuclear Energy Institute) front page. Under the heading "What the Experts Say", this nuclear industry lobbying group (or "policy organization") quotes George W. Bush -- George W. Bush -- as an "expert", presumably on nuclear power. Full quote: what the experts say: “We must expand our nuclear power industry if we want to be competitive in the 21st century. We

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1159463948195780722006-09-28T10:18:00.000-07:002006-09-28T10:19:08.236-07:00

Future Republican campaign posters?

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1159201919677685392006-09-25T09:29:00.000-07:002007-01-31T05:44:52.050-08:00

Media Matters has a great preview of the latest "book" from the Papa Bear, Bill O'Reilly. Typical highlight: Throughout the book, O'Reilly offers caricatures of what his opponents are supposed to believe, then claims that these views apply to the whole "movement" of secular progressivism. Early in the book, he writes a fictional State of the Union speech delivered by a future president named

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1158774007838263632006-09-20T10:19:00.000-07:002006-09-20T11:12:49.590-07:00

Tension! Apprehension! High drama! You're in the Situation Room! You just know Wolf Blitzer is in the wrong profession. He would've made a great White House Spokesperson for the Bush Administration; or perhaps a writer for 24 or The West Wing. It's all a drama, a show-down between Good (Bush, aka Blitzer's Hero) and Evil (non-Lieberman Democrats and Enemies as Decided by Cheney & Friends) when

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1158606752839911072006-09-18T12:10:00.000-07:002006-09-18T12:12:33.043-07:00

A bit of tweaking to the article pages at Counterbias has resulted in this. Hopefully its a slight improvement. Best of all, each article will now allow comments from readers. Hopefully people take their opportunity to chime in..!

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1158312273113624902006-09-15T02:21:00.000-07:002006-09-15T02:29:06.306-07:00

Why does Bush always appear to be on the verge of crying? (Source.) Remember, journalists: tone down your criticisms. Do not stand up to The Administration. When the president cries, the terrorists win.

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1158304999229235712006-09-15T00:21:00.000-07:002006-09-15T00:23:19.316-07:00

If you're a Counterbias.com reader, expect a huge update tomorrow (the 15th).

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1156980832597525892006-08-30T16:31:00.000-07:002006-08-30T16:45:52.253-07:00

In essence, Dana Bash on CNN's Situation Room just said that in criticizing Donald Rumsfeld's recent speech and his handling of Iraq, Democrats were using him as a "boogieman" on the issue (although not specifically an imaginary monster used to frighten children). Gee, for about five years there, I had begun to think Donald Rumsfeld was actually a real person. America's Secretary of Defense,

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1156909297307172202006-08-29T20:34:00.000-07:002006-08-29T20:41:37.340-07:00

More evidence that American news networks care more about image and personality than truth... From the Huffington Post: CBS Whittles Katie Couric's Waist In Doctored Photo Day by day, relatively insignificant incidences like these mix into a corrosive acid eating away at whatever integrity these mainstream news providers could hope to possess.

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1156893070325932692006-08-29T16:05:00.000-07:002006-08-29T17:59:56.553-07:00

The question is, who's creepier in this photo, alleged psycho John Mark Karr or MSNBC's apparent-psycho Rita Cosby? --- Ms. Cosby turned this odd episode into her own melodramatic Cosby Show. On her blog, which showcases the above photo like a trophy, Rita writes: As I write this, I just finished starring into the eyes of a man who, only hours before, was thought to be JonBenet Ramsey’s killer.

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1156491352270335252006-08-25T00:28:00.000-07:002006-08-25T00:57:54.726-07:00

From the NY Times: Evolutionary biology has vanished from the list of acceptable fields of study for recipients of a federal education grant for low-income college students. The omission is inadvertent, said Katherine McLane, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education, which administers the grants. “There is no explanation for it being left off the list,” Ms. McLane said. “It has always been

Robtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7356879.post-1156134667470651402006-08-20T21:29:00.000-07:002006-08-20T21:46:16.080-07:00

I'm not a fan of the Young Communist League or their goals (well, most of them, anyhow), but this is a cool-ass magazine cover. On a related note, I'm almost 93% sure that all entries submitted from this 'membership form' on the Young Communist League (USA) site go directly to some sort of government agency. I'm talking don't pass go, don't collect $200, go directly to Homeland Security. They

Rob