Tag Archives: Glenn Beck
Drudge, Obama’s “$200 Million a Day Trip” and How The U.S. Public Gets Stupid
The public is not stupid, but it is often wretchedly misinformed by a news media that has lost most of its scruples and a lot of its professionalism. Once a rumor, misconception, distortion or myth gets enough publicity, it can lodge itself in people’s brains like shrapnel.
We should all thank Matt Drudge for giving us a wonderful lesson on how this happens. Continue reading
Filed under U.S. Society
Obama’s “Enemies,” Pat Caddell, and the Cognitive Dissonance Misdirection
Now, as the media’s favorite politicians and party teeter on electoral disaster, its favorite President uttered a disturbing word in reference to his political opponents. The word was “enemies,” and he told a Hispanic network interviewer that those enemies needed to be “punished.” Once again, themainstream media ignored it, leaving the criticism to conservative bloggers, Fox, and Sean Hannity. A week after the remarks, however, a Democratic pollster and commentator, Pat Caddell, collaborated with Doug Schoen on a powerful op-ed for the Washington Post. Continue reading
Filed under Government & Politics, Journalism & Media, Leadership, Professions, U.S. Society
Ethics Hero: Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart, to the surprise of many, kept his promise. Continue reading
Keith Olbermann’s Alan Grayson Imitation
As bad as it is for an elected official like Rep. Alan Grayson to say publicly that “Republicans want you to die,” at least his status as a politician (and Grayson’s record as a politician lacking rudimentary respect, fairness, and … Continue reading
CNN’s Rick Sanchez Firing Statement: Fair or a Missed Opportunity?
Should CNN’s statement about Rick Sanchez’s firing (for anti-Semitic comments) have been more combative? Continue reading
Ethics Dunces: Elyse Siegel and Craig Kanalley of the Huffington Post
Quiz: Pick out the non-lies in the Huffington Post’s incompetent list of “unforgettable” lies. Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Glenn Beck
America does need a leader to persuade it to reaffirm its commitment to core ethical values. Whoever it is, it has to be someone who takes the job, and the mission, more seriously than Glenn Beck. Continue reading
Ethics Alarms Presents “The Mosquies”…the Best and Worst of the “Ground Zero Mosque” Ethics Train Wreck
The “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy is an epic “ethics train wreck” that has spread its destruction far and wide, across regional, ideological and national borders, leaving confusion, misunderstanding and bad feelings in its wake. Now is as good a time as any to take stock of the situation, and to recognize those who have distinguished themselves during the carnage, for good or ill. To this end, Ethics Alarms presents its first annual (and hopefully last ever) awards for outstanding ethical and unethical conduct during the whole mess, “The Mosquies.” Continue reading
Ethics Dunce: Beau Friedlander
Ben Friedlander’s despicable post to the Huffington Post is worth preserving as a classic example of the kind of principle-free, smug and irresponsible political warfare that is dragging America’s democratic process into the gutter. Continue reading
Direct TV’s Commercials For Hateful Jerks: NFL Sunday Ticket
Direct TV’s ads celebrate hateful jerks, and may encourage them. Continue reading
