Davids Medienkritik tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2425 2012-12-30T15:58:37+01:00 TypePad SPIEGEL's Marc Pitzke Declares GHW Bush Dead - But Hold the Phone! tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e2017d3f513040970c 2012-12-30T15:58:37+01:00 2012-12-30T15:58:37+01:00 Spiegel's crack Amerika-Korrespondent Marc Pitzke strikes again! Apparently - SPIEGEL Online has gotten an extra early scoop on the death of GHW Bush! Or perhaps its a bit of wishful thinking on the part of Marc Pitzke - who has... David Kaspar Even if You Re-Elect Obama - Europe is Still Disappointed America tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e2017d3d5a0e9c970c 2012-11-06T19:41:37+01:00 2012-11-06T19:41:37+01:00 2012 Election Day Update: Guess What Americans - Europe is still disappointed with you and Obama - particularly since you have no socialist equivalent to give you something comparable to our "balanced" political system! Why haven't you closed Gitmo? Why... David Kaspar SPIEGEL's Article on Disillusionment with Obama Predicted by Davids Medienkritik in 2008 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20176156c32e5970c 2012-06-13T16:59:05+02:00 2012-06-14T04:28:08+02:00 We hate to say we told you so - but we did. This was entirely predictable. According to SPIEGEL - Germans are increasingly "disillusioned" with President Obama: In a new global survey released on Wednesday, approval of President Barack Obama's... David Kaspar SPIEGEL ONLINE's Final Biased Iraq War Gallery tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20162fdd83cb2970d 2011-12-15T15:52:14+01:00 2011-12-15T16:42:12+01:00 You guessed it - SPIEGEL ONLINE's post marking the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq contains a fifteen-slide photo gallery with nothing but pictures of evil American invaders, death and destruction and Iraqi suffering. It contains no photos of Iraqi... David Kaspar When Chirac Told Bush the West Invented Corruption... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20162fdd7ed86970d 2011-12-15T15:20:56+01:00 2011-12-15T15:20:56+01:00 ...he wasn't kidding. Maybe Schroeder and Putin can fix him up with a Gazprom gig. David Kaspar American Troops Withdrawing from a Peaceful, Democratic Iraq tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20154383d1d4c970c 2011-12-13T16:06:57+01:00 2011-12-13T16:06:57+01:00 Is it Vietnam yet????? David Kaspar Oh Snap... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20154383d1c6c970c 2011-12-13T16:06:05+01:00 2011-12-13T16:06:05+01:00 Blame Bush! Canada is withdrawing from Kyoto. (Or was it just a fundamentally flawed concept from the outset...?) David Kaspar Groundbreaking Report on Anti-Americanism in European Media tag:typepad.com,2003:post-35514172 2011-12-09T08:18:00+01:00 2011-12-10T17:14:35+01:00 (By Ray D.) Dale Hurd put together an outstanding two part report (see text version here) on anti-Americanism in European media that readers can view below. This is must-watch material for anyone interested in anti-Americanism in European media: Part 1... David Kaspar American Troops Decimate Scores of Attackers in Afghanistan - So Is It Vietnam Yet? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20154372ae0c0970c 2011-11-21T05:51:39+01:00 2011-11-21T05:53:03+01:00 Just wondering Spiegel and Stern - is it Vietnam yet? More evidence of demoralized American soldiers? "No fewer than 70 Taliban died outside COP Margah on Nov. 8. At least, that’s the estimate the soldiers came up with after picking... David Kaspar Let's Ask Again: Is It Vietnam Yet? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20153913546f1970b 2011-09-01T16:40:54+02:00 2011-09-01T16:43:19+02:00 Somehow I doubt SPIEGEL ONLINE will carry this story: No US casualties in Iraq for August. More proof that Iraq is a hopeless quagmire as the German media has been telling us for years now. And Bush's Middle East policy... David Kaspar So Who are the Real Victims? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e201538ffbe3ce970b 2011-07-18T16:14:43+02:00 2011-07-19T15:01:13+02:00 An interesting lead article on SPIEGEL ONLINE's homepage today: Headline above: "US Drone War in Afghanistan: Photos Show the Real Victims of the Silent Killers" "Remotely controlled drones are seen as the wonder weapon in the anti-terror fight. For years,... David Kaspar Getting Rid of Bush Has Restored America's Standing Around the World tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e2014e894f3fef970d 2011-06-22T18:14:11+02:00 2011-06-22T18:14:11+02:00 You can't argue with the numbers. Getting rid of Bush solved everything. David Kaspar Hey SPIEGEL - Is it Vietnam Yet??? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e201538e3faff1970b 2011-05-02T14:57:18+02:00 2011-06-02T16:25:48+02:00 Bring on Marc Pitzke and Peter Scholl-Latour and tell me how the US is doomed to fail now. David Kaspar Obama Keeps Guantanamo Open: Will the German Media Explode or Ignore? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e2014e8695cdf6970d 2011-03-08T22:49:40+01:00 2011-03-08T22:56:12+01:00 Uhhh.oohhh...will they still protect him or go for the jugular - watch out Mr. President... Question #2 for the German media "experts": Are the current freedom movements in the Middle East more proof that Bush ruined everything through his actions?... David Kaspar View Davids Medienkritik Archives via the Wayback Machine tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20147e2951ed1970b 2011-02-15T05:02:53+01:00 2011-02-15T05:08:33+01:00 Our current site is missing some images and older files - but you can see most of it using the wayback machine. Just check this page. David Kaspar America's New Berlin Correspondent: Germany a Nation of Nazis, Bloodsuckers, Prostitutes, Alcoholism and Hopelessness... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-39573384 2011-02-01T20:48:00+01:00 2011-03-03T16:34:01+01:00 Let's face it: Media tend to over-report the most vile and extreme aspects of our society. "If it bleeds - it leads" is much more than a cliche - it is a journalistic fact of life. The danger with the... David Kaspar Davids Medienkritik: Mission Statement tag:typepad.com,2003:post-14267951 2011-01-28T21:59:00+01:00 2011-06-02T17:16:25+02:00 (DEUTSCHE VERSION) I. MISSION STATEMENT Germany and the United States, like all nations, have their unique histories, cultures, geographies, national values and priorities. Considering that, it is hardly a surprise that Germans and Americans do not always agree on all... David Kaspar CNN Characterizes Gerhard Schroeder as George Bush's "ex-friend" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20133f5bd0230970b 2010-11-10T18:33:05+01:00 2010-11-10T18:33:47+01:00 CNN is characterizing former German Chancellor and Gazprom employee Gerhard Schroeder as an "ex-friend" of George W. Bush's. Under it's "Latest News" list, one headline reads "Ticker: Bush is lying, ex-friend says". For CNN to characterize Gerhard Schroeder as ever... David Kaspar Der Spiegel Commentary: Obama Failing because of "Hate-Mongers, Gun Freaks and Tea Party Demagogues" tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20133f530981a970b 2010-10-19T18:38:41+02:00 2010-10-19T21:33:07+02:00 A wonderful and unbiased analysis by master Amerika Experte and Spiegel author Klaus Brinkbäumer as to why Barack Obama is no longer as popular as he once was - (complete with a photo gallery compiled to feed the deeply ingrained... David Kaspar Uh-ohhh: Looks like the Honeymoon is over... tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e2013487c1f608970c 2010-09-27T20:28:10+02:00 2010-09-27T20:32:04+02:00 Spiegel Online sees the falling poll numbers, they smell blood... Could it be they have decided to bail on the Obama bandwagon and satiate the long unfed Hate-America readership...? "Spying initiative on the web - Obama wants to Eavesdrop on... David Kaspar Educating the German Public tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20133f2074ba0970b 2010-07-03T11:47:23+02:00 2010-07-03T11:52:51+02:00 ...an ever daunting task for the German media, as James Taranto explains in this article, which is based on a New York Times report: Grounded by Global Warmism Visiting London may get harder in the years ahead because of the... David Kaspar Social Justice in the U.S. and in Germany tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20133f093c03d970b 2010-06-10T20:31:28+02:00 2010-06-10T20:46:37+02:00 You'd probably think that Germans would rate their country more socially just than Americans would rate theirs? Think again.. In an interesting coincidence, two opinion polls - one in the U.S. (by Rasmussen) and one in Germany (by Institut für... David Kaspar German Media: Is the US Still Losing in Iraq...? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e201347ffa58da970c 2010-04-19T17:37:21+02:00 2010-04-19T17:41:50+02:00 Looks like another Vietnam... And what has mega-expert Peter Scholl Latour got to say now? More evidence the US is doomed? David Kaspar A Blog to Check Out - Schnitzel Republic tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20120a7bb4f3a970b 2010-01-09T21:02:06+01:00 2010-01-09T21:21:11+01:00 He says he is leaving Germany and shutting down his blog for a while - but check out what this blogger has written. It makes for interesting reading. His post on what he will not miss about Germany is particularly... David Kaspar The Enemy That Must Be Defeated tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20120a6a1d4d1970b 2009-11-15T15:26:28+01:00 2009-11-15T15:29:43+01:00 Anyone unsure about the ruthlessness of the enemy we face in Afghanistan and Pakistan should read this piece about a young boy in Pakistan: 'I Agreed to Become a Suicide Bomber'. It is hard to believe that the majority of... David Kaspar Fascinating Article on the Role of Women in Jihadist Movements tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20120a623d3f4970b 2009-10-27T14:33:39+01:00 2009-11-24T17:52:20+01:00 A classmate of mine from Georgetown days (and someone I greatly admire) offers this outstanding analysis of how women are used and exploited by various Jihadist movements. A must-read. UPDATE: Part II available now. David Kaspar SPD Defeat: The Chickens Come Home to Roost for the Party of Gazprom Gerhard tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e20120a5a65c78970b 2009-09-29T02:36:48+02:00 2009-12-18T21:30:23+01:00 Out of ideas and without any hope of a last minute hate-America hail-mary pass or flood disaster to rally the party faithful à la Gazprom Gerhard Schroeder, the SPD gets destroyed in German elections. With just 23% of the vote,... David Kaspar Long-Time Commenter Helian Starts Blog tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451c42969e2011570c33811970c 2009-07-04T20:05:00+02:00 2009-07-04T20:05:00+02:00 One of our longest standing guests - Helian - has started his own blog - Helian Unbound. Topics range from politics to foreign policy to cold fusion. Check it out. David Kaspar On Merkel and Obama's Visit to Buchenwald tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67678799 2009-06-05T17:50:28+02:00 2009-06-05T17:53:48+02:00 Talk of tolerance is one thing. The reality in Germany is another - as this article and YouTube video document. Violent Islamic extremists, along with the far-right, continue to foment open hostility towards Jews and Israel in Germany and around... David Kaspar German Politics at its Best tag:typepad.com,2003:post-67395941 2009-05-29T08:45:07+02:00 2009-05-29T08:52:47+02:00 German politics and the German media have largely blamed the U.S. for the current financial crisis. Germany's cherished "social market" policies, so the unified chorus, would have never produced the reckless behavior of banks witnessed in the country of profit... David Kaspar