Archive for the ‘Media’ Category

Nincompoop Hollywood writer/director Oliver Stone told the Sunday Times of London (would link to it but you have to pay, a simple internet search finds commentary on this topic) -- while promoting his documentary South of the Border about South American politics -- that "Hitler was a Frankenstein but there was ... Full story

The government wants to regulate and in some instances start taxing blogs and other websites. Great! More government cuz you know it does such a good job regulating and taxing and dealing with oil spills and hurricanes.... yea, more government can't wait for government run health care! But I digress. Read these news stories:... Full story

The History Channel's "America: The Story of Us," began with a nice introduction by President Obama. Rolfe at Jamestown, the horrible conditions, and the exceptional nature of the survival of the early colonies. Then in an even more grand style, it reveals the Revolution and heroci struggles at battles such as The ... Full story

There were a slew of news stories last week that specifically mentioned that Stone worked with two unnamed historians for his up-coming documentary on Hitler and other mass murders in an attempt to give us "empathy" for them and "provide" us with historical context to their rise to power. According to hundreds ... Full story

Oliver Stone is no stranger to conspiracy theories and to gross historical inaccuracies (see JFK for starters, Oswald was the lone shooter), and it looks like he is taking on yet more "misunderstood" events and people (thank God for Oilver Stone or we would all be , as he says "ignorant."); only this time his focus ... Full story

I got a chance tonight to catch a re-airing of the History Channel's Aftershock: Beyond The Civil War. Though I enjoyed the documentary and as far as I can tell it did an excellent job establishing the general mood and conditions of the South and the state of continued violence that ravaged blacks, whites, and ... Full story

Whether you appreciate Reagan or not. Whether you think he had much to do with the Berlin Wall coming down or not, his "Tear Down This Wall" speech is historic and prophetic. In honor of the anniversary of the "fall" of the Berlin Wall and the flourishing of freedom in Eastern Germany:... Full story

The Enemy of American Exceptionalism posted this remarkable video as an apology to Eric Wittenberg over the recent debate (which predictably became personal!) they had concerning John Latschar. Eric accepted Kevin's apology, sorta. Anyway, what is remarkable to me is Levin's meandering video that I include below. Does the word narcissist come to mind? My God, this guy thinks the world revolves around him ... Full story

I will be clear.  I don't know John Latschar and don't care. However, he recently won some award concerning his work with the Gettysburg Battlefield and that's great. But what heated it up was the news about his alleged use of a work computer for something, well, controversial. According to the news report, "Federal investigators found more than 3,400 sexually-explicit images on a ... Full story

Interesting how the comments pour in stating how I am comparing Obama to Hitler. I did no such thing.  The singing of a religious song and inserting our current President's name is frankly creepy and at best stupid and at worst hero worshiping. I am happy people can take pride in our President. But this kind of thing opens them up to radical (which is ... Full story

Can you imagine if this was done in honor of Bush or any other President? How about in the name of God or Jesus? The Press would be all over it and would condemn it. This is very disconcerting. I have to as WHY? Why are we teaching children to sing a song for Obama? Is he special? I know, call me crazy.... Full story

The Liberalization of the History Channel now brings us such needed and informative documentaries as "History of Prostitution" and "High Tech Sex." (Both were on tonight!) You know, I'm sure some people might think this is "history" but I find it disgusting. I have kids who watch the history channel and students, and I can tell you I do not want them watching this. I ... Full story

Thank you to Tattered Fabric for listing this site as a "100 Awesome Blogs for History Junkies"... anything I can do to feed your need... LOL. Full story

The "Cyclorama" was a very popular late 1800s attraction that gave visitors a kind of "three dimensional" view of landscapes usually in the form of famous battles. Made of large oil-painted canvases people could view the large paintings and sometimes see very detailed areas of a battlefield. The "Battle of Gettysburg" Cyclorama at Gettysburg National Military Park is one that has survived, ... Full story

This should send a chill down your spin while watching: Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing of May 5, 2009 Rep. Alan Grayson asks the Federal Reserve Inspector General about the trillions of dollars lent or spent by the Federal Reserve and where it went, and the trillions of off balance sheet obligations. Inspector General Elizabeth Coleman responds that the IG does not know and ... Full story

I love how they play off the propaganda films of the 1950s. However, in all seriousness, can't say I am in favor of Obamacare. I just hope this bill is one they actually read before voting on!: Full story

As promised in an earlier post, "Obama marks D-Day's solemn 65th anniversary." I have not had much time to follow his visits to the Middle East and Europe, hopefully it is going well for U.S. Obama was right on not to join Sarkozy earlier in the year, as it seems clear that the French leader was trying to manipulate the ... Full story

Using data from 395 daily U.S. newspapers the Audit Bureau of Circulations reported today a declined of 7.1% for October-March in daily newspaper circulation from the same six-month span in 2007-2008. It cited that The New York Times circulation fell 3.6 percent to 1,039,031, while the Los Angeles Times faded 6.6 percent to 723,181. (Read ... Full story

Here's the trailer for a true account of the Iraq war told with no hidden or not so hidden agenda. I hope to see it soon. Full story

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