Informed Not Inflamed

Chris Hayes Apology

John — Tue, 29 May 2012 19:32:52 +0000

Here’s some Informed Not Inflamed thinking on Chris Hayes. Hayes is a writer/journalist/TV host who started a Memorial Day uproar, then apologized. On his show, Up with Chris Hayes, he questioned using the term “hero” for soldiers who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. He later apologized. Most of his apology is here. Here’s a portion. In [...]

Barack and Mitt Really Not Much Difference

John — Fri, 25 May 2012 20:18:45 +0000

Ruth Marcus, columnist from the Washington Post, is brilliant. After all, she wrote the same column I was going to write. Honestly, I was. She nicely points out the many similarities of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney. You can read her piece here. Granted, the presidential contenders are not twins. They came from different backgrounds, [...]

Living With Mormons and the Informed Not Inflamed Bias or My Big Love About LDS

John — Fri, 25 May 2012 13:58:22 +0000

Let’s put the “Mormon”, “LDS thing” into perspective. This is an Informed Not Inflamed examination, but it is also a personal one. First, religion is fair game for jokes. Here’s one of my favorites. Mrs. O’Brien has a quiz for her fourth-graders. The right answer gets a candy bar. Who was the most influential religious [...]

TV Could Be Changing

John — Fri, 25 May 2012 02:35:44 +0000

Your TV viewing habits could change drastically. I am watching a court case carefully for you. What may happen? You may soon start watching TV online by plugging the Internet into your big screen. It could mean the end of cable TV as we have known it since the 1980s. Some local TV stations may [...]

Cory Booker Proves That Informed Not Inflamed Is Right

John — Thu, 24 May 2012 20:04:37 +0000

I’ve been off doing some events and projects that kept me away from writing about the Cory Booker story. But I have plenty built up. Read on. So, Cory Booker knocks the Obama campaign for bashing private equity on Meet the Press. Then the next day, he walks it back. In those moments, the Mayor [...]

Media Bias on CNBC: Missing Haines; Eye Rolls on Caruso Cabrera

John — Mon, 21 May 2012 14:13:20 +0000

CNBC offers a good lesson on creating personal FILTERS while watching TV. What are FILTERS? FILTERS are questions you ask while consuming news. What’s their bias? What are they trying to sell me and why? It’s the same questions you would normally ask when walking into a car dealership. And like a car dealership, you [...]

Getting A Read on Greece Leaving Euro

John — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:40:46 +0000

It’s a guessing game when it comes to Greece. Let’s look at four different perspectives in the media. Is this media bias? No, it’s just a wide range of viewpoints we need to consider. I have my own conclusions based on this research. Tell me your thoughts. The Economist writes that it’s less likely that [...]

A Glimmer of Fiscal Hope

John — Fri, 18 May 2012 11:54:38 +0000

Apparently some Republicans in the House get it. From Politico this morning: A small but increasingly vocal group of freshman Republicans are publicly rejecting the idea they are beholden to Grover Norquist’s Americans for Tax Reform pledge for their entire congressional careers. It goes on: A handful of other freshman members privately told POLITICO they [...]

Battling the Incumbent: The NPL Media Bias and Wisconsin Recall

John — Fri, 18 May 2012 02:32:14 +0000

I am watching the Wisconsin Recall Race as closely as I can. I have some friends who live there. The latest controversy is the unemployment figures. Embattled Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker disagrees with the figures from one state department, but he agrees with another department that makes his point. Here’s the story. It’s hard to [...]

Debt Ceiling Talks and What Boehner Is Doing

John — Thu, 17 May 2012 20:59:59 +0000

Republicans are pushing debt ceiling talks — now — for the end of the year. Here’s the Informed Not Inflamed look. First, this is a campaign tactic. Speaker John Boehner wants to keep the deficit hawks and the Tea Partiers fed with the red meat as we head into the elections –even though the debt [...]