President Obama is getting a bad rap. His critics are blaming him for everything that is going wrong. Cut the man some slack. He’s the president. How’s he supposed to know what’s going on in his government. Let’s start with Benghazi. The president says neither he nor his political pals in the White House had…
Author Archives: Bernard Goldberg
How High Does the IRS Scandal Go?
Not long ago on his radio show Mike Huckabee said Benghazi would bring down President Obama. “When a president lies to the American people and is part of a cover-up, he cannot continue to govern,” Huckabee said. “As the facts come out, I think we’re going to see something startling. And before it’s over, I…
When Is a Scandal Not A Scandal?
I don’t like reading the New York Times in the morning because I’m always afraid my head will explode and that would make it difficult to go through the rest of the day. My aforementioned head almost did explode when I read this headline on page one: I.R.S. Focus on Conservatives Gives G.O.P. an Issue…
Jodi Arias, Cable TV, and a Nation Fascinated by Shiny Objects
There are times, not many thankfully, when I get depressed, brought down by the sorry evidence that we live in a country fixated on shiny objects. This is one of those times. A jury in Phoenix has found Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder. That’s not what gets me down. What I find so depressing…
Job Opening — But Not for You Whitey
This article is from the National Post, a Canadian newspaper. -0- A casting call to hire a new CBC host that specifically said white people need not apply has been withdrawn, with the casting agent offering apologies for the mistake. The original ad for the host of a children’s show, posted on the casting agency’s…
Global Warming May Lead to Sex — for Money
You heard the old joke about how the New York Times would headline a story about a giant asteroid heading toward earth with a deadly force that would cause massive worldwide devastation? Killer Asteroid Heading Toward Earth Women and Minorities at Risk Or how about this one: Global Warming May Turn Women into Hookers Hang…
Of Red Lines, Game Changers and U.S. Credibility
If the Syrian regime ever uses chemical weapons on its own people, the president said, then it will have crossed a “red line;” using chemical weapons is a “game-changer, he said.” The implication was clear: If Syria crossed that bright line, the United States would not tolerate it. We would take action. Military action, presumably….
The Boston Marathon Bombings and the Importance of Getting the Story Right
I don’t like second guessing journalists who are covering breaking news, especially on live television. It’s not easy. Early on the story is changing by the second and it’s hard to stay on top of each new development. So mistakes are going to be made. And in the Boston Marathon bombing story, journalists got an…