The Spin Killer

Sarcastic Headlines-Unbiased?

2009-12-04T11:46:00.000-08:00

Fox News sure makes spin easy to find. Here is one of their current top headlines on their front page. Unemployment figures were expected to rise, but the figures showed a slight decrease in unemployment. Instead of reporting it objectively and letting the reader decide, Fox News publishes a negative headline using sarcasm. Sure the unemployment numbers continue to be troubling, but would an

WHILE I WAS GONE...

2009-12-04T05:57:00.000-08:00

Fox News was particularly productive in the spin department while I was gone. Here are just a handful of items I quickly put together from the Fox News front page that were published as their top story over the last month or so (Click on any image to enlarge): The Bow--Absolutely silly, was this story really front page news? The Drudge Report, a known conservative website, made it their front

POLL RESULT-Glenn Beck

2009-12-04T05:44:00.000-08:00

Thanks to all who participated in this poll. Final tally in this completely unscientific poll: 84% find Glenn Beck to be harmful to the country and 16% find him to be helpful to the country. With objective consideration to the level of straightforward honesty in his presentation of the facts, TSK believes this guy is right there at the top of the heap of supremely talented BS'ers, but love him

BACK FROM HIATUS

2009-12-04T05:23:00.000-08:00

Hello Friends, The Spin Killer is back from hiatus and he thanks you for being patient. Stay tuned for a resumption of The Spin Killer's ongoing effort to expose the ridiculous BS we are bombarded with on a daily basis from the mainstream media, politicians, etc. Hope all is and has been well, TSK

FOX NEWS ANSWERS OWN QUESTION WITH PARTISAN ATTACK HEADLINE ON OBAMA

2009-10-14T08:00:00.000-07:00

In what amounts to a political attack ad, Fox News will, from time to time, run a headline for just a few minutes and then take it down. These headlines are hard to catch, but when you see them, there is no mistaking the partisanship. The above headline ran for just a few minutes last night. The AP article that they based this headline on clearly says that it is typical of a new president to

DECEPTION: RIGHT MAKES OLD DOBBS VIDEO APPEAR CURRENT TO SCARE

2009-10-13T12:47:00.000-07:00

OCTOBER 13, 2009 THIS IS FROM CNN, NOT FOX! A mass viral email containing the above video and caption is making the rounds and it aims to implicitly stir up fear and bad feelings about President Obama and the Democratic-controlled Congress. The video is made to appear current since the current date is next to it. The email also tries to give itself credibility by pronouncing in bold font

FOX NEWS' OBAMA JOB APPROVAL POLL: UNREASONABLE COMPARISON USED

2009-10-11T11:10:00.000-07:00

(click image to enlarge) Fox News is currently running an ongoing graphical representation of Obama's job approval rating on its homepage. Currently, it shows Obama's numbers for the last 9 months. In the chart, Fox News allows for a comparison of Obama's numbers with George W. Bush's previous approval ratings. The comparison chart seems to suggest that Obama's numbers aren't all that much

White House Fights Back: Shows That Fox News and Glenn Beck Lie

2009-10-09T16:36:00.000-07:00

The American people are subjected to quite a bit of harmful propaganda and spin from multiple media sources. Unfortunately, this deceptive propaganda often goes unchallenged and this is unfortunate. Unsuspecting citizens, swayed by the appearance of truth and a choreographed appeal to their emotions, are bamboozled into passionately hating those entities that would help them and their families.

RUSH LIMBAUGH ADMITS HE IS A SENSATIONALIST FOR RATINGS AND MONEY

2009-10-09T16:23:00.000-07:00

Does Rush Limbaugh do his show to help America? Nope, try again. Does Rush Limbaugh do his show to inform the public of the truth? Nope...give up? Rush Limbaugh uses spin and propaganda to divide America because, in his own words, he only wants RATINGS AND MONEY! Yep, that's right, at the expense of the well-being of the country and its people, his only concern is himself. This clip should be

Rush Limbaugh Deserves The Nobel Prize For BS!

2009-10-09T13:02:00.000-07:00

There is really no excuse for this. It is absolutely anti-American for Rush Limbaugh to say what he said. How can anybody think otherwise? There is nothing wrong with being an opposing voice on the issues, but this harmful rhetoric hurts all of us whether you stand on the left or right. Rush is right about one thing though: he definitely belongs in the same group as the Taliban.

Updated: OBAMA WINS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

2009-10-09T02:26:00.000-07:00

President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize. And in the spirit of the award, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and the Drudge Report finally come to an agreement about something on their home pages. Let's see how this changes as the day progresses. Look for the accomplishment to be minimized in some way. UPDATE: As expected, there is a movement to minimize Obama's accomplishment. But TSK believes

SNOW GLOBES BANNED!!!! NOT SNOW GLOBES!!!!!

2009-10-07T21:33:00.000-07:00

Snow globes are banned by airport security! This is TOTAL BS!!! But TSK understands and he blames the damn terrorists. For God's sake, please don't let them ban my Peeps!

OWNER OF HOTEL DEMANDS SPANISH EMPLOYEES CHANGE NAMES

2009-10-07T20:31:00.000-07:00

A Texas man came to Taos, New Mexico, bought The Paragon Inn hotel, fired the mostly Hispanic staff that had been there for years, asked them to then reapply for a job at the hotel, required that they not speak Spanish while in his presence, and then required that they change their Spanish names to something simpler (for example, from Marcos to Mark) while working. This all resulted in protests

Brainwashing: The Creation of Town Hall Meeting Rabble-Rousers

2009-10-07T12:25:00.000-07:00

Conservatives for Patients' Rights (CPR), ever hear of them? They are an extreme Right-wing anti-health care reform lobbying group. The Spin Killer could care less whether they are on the Left or Right, it's a free country. What TSK does not respect is how they use a tremendous amount of distorted propaganda BS to deceitfully manipulate the American people. And Conservatives for Patient's

UNEMPLOYMENT: RIGHT SAYS MAXIMIZE THE NEGATIVE

2009-10-06T10:57:00.000-07:00

Unemployment figures came out last week from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing a 9.8% unemployment rate. Yet many conservative publications headlined that the jobless rate is actually 17%. How did they come up with this figure? Well, they included people with part-time jobs and other debatable stats to arrive at 17%. You can see their methodology here. The idea that

NOT JUST A POLL: FACEBOOK A HOTBED OF THREATS TO KILL THE PRESIDENT

2009-10-01T06:57:00.000-07:00

(click image to enlarge) A few days ago, The Political Carnival broke the news concerning a Facebook poll asking whether President Obama should be killed. The poll had been up less than 24 hours. Once alerted, Facebook was quick to take the poll down and the Secret Service promptly investigated. But the discovery of the poll has merely scratched the surface of a deeper problem. The Spin

PETITION TO FREE ROMAN POLANSKI REVEALS WHY HE SHOULD BE EXTRADITED

2009-09-29T19:50:00.000-07:00

The petition by Roman Polanski's entertainment colleagues to get him released is a loyal gesture, but outrageously ignorant and inconsiderate at its heart. The single mention of his crime in the petition is this: "His arrest follows an American arrest warrant dating from 1978 against the filmmaker, in a case of morals." A case of morals??? That's it??? Are you kidding me??? For God's sake, he

DRUDGE: ANTI-AMERICAN HERO TRIES TO SABOTAGE OLYMPIC HOPES

2009-09-28T21:08:00.000-07:00

(click image to enlarge) WHY IN THE HELL WOULD DRUDGE PUBLISH THIS AS HIS TOP HEADLINE? I'll tell you why: Drudge's sole reason for putting this headline up is to sabotage Chicago's and America's chance to get the 2016 Olympics just before the decision is made by the International Olympic Committee on Friday. He hopes to worry the IOC enough that they get cold feet and don't choose America.

FACEBOOK OBAMA ASSASSINATION POLL: WHO IS RESPONSIBLE?

2009-09-28T16:02:00.000-07:00

Here is the latest BS to make an appearance. All the credit to The Political Carnival in breaking this story. Above is the image of the Facebook poll that Facebook has since removed and that the Secret Service is now investigating. But a question remains: why did the creator of the poll think that it was in anyway okay to publish a poll like that? Well, I think it is pretty obvious that this

OLYMPICS, OBAMA, AND FOX NEWS: THEY REPORT, THEY DECIDE

2009-09-28T12:03:00.000-07:00

Fox News promotes themselves with the slogan, "WE REPORT, YOU DECIDE." But is that the case here? This is a front page headline top story web clip from Fox News just a few minutes ago. It was only up for a short time, it is gone now. They frequently do this; that is, they publish a skewed headline for a few minutes, then take it down so it amounts to something akin to a propaganda commercial.

CHUCK NORRIS KARATE CHOPS HEALTH CARE DISCUSSION

2009-09-28T01:07:00.000-07:00

PART I PART II Chuck Norris is an actor and karate expert, but hey, let's go to Chuck and his wife for expert advice on solving our country's health care problems, shall we? Norris and his wife explain in the first Huckabee Show clip how they read an early copy of the proposed health care bill in August, couldn't understand it (gee, imagine that!), then had their expert lawyers decipher

VIDEO: SPIDER RUNS CIRCLES AROUND THE POPE

2009-09-27T18:09:00.000-07:00

A little spider makes a valiant attempt to interrupt the Pope's speech, but to no avail. Unless you're arachnophobic, there really is no BS here, just some mild entertainment.

OBAMA AND THE RIGHT: THE AD HOMINEM ATTACK STRATEGY

2009-09-25T20:08:00.000-07:00

Who is this guy Dan Gainor? Well, he exemplifies someone worth talking about during our current national crises. Gainor's picture and resume headline this post for a reason. First, please check out his opinion piece here. His entire editorial, released by Fox News, is based on a statistic he cites (but suspiciously does not source) that President Obama has mentioned himself 1,200 times in

POLL CONFLICT: DO DOCTORS SUPPORT HEALTH CARE REFORM?

2009-09-19T14:27:00.000-07:00

(click image to enlarge) As requested by a reader, The Spin Killer has looked into a reported contradiction in poll results. Above are the widely reported poll results from Investor's Business Daily concerning doctor support for health care reform. It shows that 65% of doctor's oppose reform and that 45% of doctors would retire if the reform passed. These results are a complete contradiction

IS FOX NEWS THE ONLY LEGITIMATE NEWS ORGANIZATION?

2009-09-19T12:18:00.000-07:00

FOX NEWS is really firing all burners in its propaganda campaign to discredit the media in all matters related to their Right wing agenda. The image is the latest ad released by Fox News. They are marketing themselves with the slogan "WE COVER ALL THE NEWS", a tongue-in-cheek implication that any other news organization suspiciously leaves out certain stories. For a long time now, Fox has tried