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Thursday, May 31, 2012

This is News? Come on, CNN... Really?

I'm not going to say much here, but I think this is absolutely ridiculous. We all seem to understand that Fox News is pretty conservative, MSNBC is to the left, and CNN was supposed to be somewhere in the middle, but lately it seems that CNN is hammering us with more anti-Romney reporting than anti-Obama articles. I haven't quantified this yet (maybe I will start a count), but the following example seems to show exactly what I'm talking about: http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/30/politics/romney-unicorn/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

This joke of a story made the front page (click image for pop-up view):

May 31, 2012 - Morning Headlines

- A gunman in Seattle kills 5 before turning the gun on himself (CNN): http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/31/us/washington-cafe-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

- Tribes in the Sinai capture two American tourists (ABC News): http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/sinai-bedouins-kidnap-american-tourists-egypt-16464174

- Worries about the debt crisis in Europe continue to affect US stocks (CBS News): http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500395_162-57443679/stocks-tumble-as-outlook-in-europe-dims/?tag=stack

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Will the GOP Unite? Please?

Now that Mitt Romney has enough delegates to be named the GOP's presidential candidate, can we all let out a collective "whew?" Of course, this isn't a "finally, it's over" whew, but a "whew" that says we can finally wipe our brow and move on to the next challenging phase of this daunting process.

Regardless, a big question still remains: will the GOP unite around Romney? I ask this because I find two damaging things to be apparent right now: