Oh, the activists in the old media commit sins of omission and sins of commission, sometimes both in the same story. Take those pesky little ol gas prices that have now skyrocketed to more than $3.00 a gallon. For months
by Ron Futrell13 Dec 2010, 7:25 AM PST0
It seems the activist old media is a lot older than originally thought – they’ve already forgotten one of their favorite stories during the George W. Bush Administration. Anybody remember Valerie Plame? Ah – Valerie Plame and her hubby Joe
by Ron Futrell11 Dec 2010, 6:00 AM PST0
60 Minutes talking to a leftist Supreme Court Justice. Blind leading the blind and both fell into the ditch. I went into the Scott Pelley interview with retired Justice John Paul Stevens with low expectations and I was not disappointed.
by Ron Futrell30 Nov 2010, 4:58 AM PST0
Oh, it’s the beginning of the holiday season so I am full of positive feelings and nice thoughts so it’s time to give credit where credit is due. Maybe I’m just full of turkey, but either way optimism is in
by Ron Futrell26 Nov 2010, 12:00 PM PST0
Please, somebody talk me out of finishing this column. Dancing With the Stars, seriously? But- – the anger the media is displaying over the success of Bristol Palin has to be much more entertaining than the show could ever be.
by Ron Futrell18 Nov 2010, 7:00 AM PST0
If Obama does not get it after this election, he never will. If the media does not get it after this election, it never will. Now, you could easily argue that Obama absolutely gets it and he is doing exactly
by Ron Futrell14 Nov 2010, 8:45 AM PST0
Steve Kroft got to sit down with the leader of the free world for a “60 Minutes” broadcast that aired Sunday night. Which brings us to his excuse for losing the last election. Twice Obama intonated that the reason he
by Ron Futrell8 Nov 2010, 5:12 PM PST0
There will be a lot of people giving a lot of advice to the new Republicans who will be taking office in DC in January. I will give mine. Have no fear of the activist old media. They have rendered
by Ron Futrell5 Nov 2010, 8:26 AM PST0
by Ron Futrell2 Nov 2010, 6:07 AM PST0
I’ve spent much of the last two weeks on the road with the Tea Party Express anchoring the webcasting of the tour for Liberty.com. Nice thing is, I haven’t had time to watch much TV–everything I’ve seen lately in the
by Ron Futrell27 Oct 2010, 8:13 AM PST0
I’m committing the unforgivable sin with my media friends here. I’m saying government should not be in the media business. I have worked for 30 years in the activist old media and I’ve always found it odd that we had
by Ron Futrell25 Oct 2010, 10:45 AM PST0
The media world has gone stark raving mad, or at least the leftist media world has gone mad. Juan Williams being fired by National Public Radio (NPR) is absolutely foolish, nobody with half a brain can disagree with that. It
by Ron Futrell25 Oct 2010, 8:01 AM PST0
Looks like Democrats got the memo. Last week I worked for Liberty.com and covered a protest at Sharron Angle’s office in Las Vegas where a dozen MoveOn.org protesters showed up to go after the Chamber of Commerce for taking foreign
by Ron Futrell20 Oct 2010, 4:57 PM PST0
The face of broadcasting/webcasting is about to change. The Revolution will be televised. Beginning today in Reno (10am Pacific time) the Tea Party Express IV Tour will be webcast start to finish for all to see live on the internet.
by Ron Futrell18 Oct 2010, 8:11 AM PST0
It’s been 50 years since the famous Nixon/Kennedy debates first hit the airways, and Democrat Harry Reid hasn’t seemed to learn much about being on TV. Two nights ago, Reid, with his 24 years of experience in the US Senate,
by Ron Futrell16 Oct 2010, 3:03 PM PST0
Lou Dobbs committed the ultimate sin—he made a stand on principle. For years Dobbs has fought against illegal immigration. He did it on CNN, he does it on his radio show. Now, the most leftist magazine out there, The Nation
by Ron Futrell8 Oct 2010, 2:13 PM PST0
Guess what, the little cabal of journalists is being broken up. This is frightening news to most of those in the activist old media, but for somebody like myself who has worked in that media for 30 years, I welcome
by Ron Futrell5 Oct 2010, 10:47 AM PST0
While Harry Reid and Sharron Angle have been going toe to toe (they are tied in the polls) there is a “Tea Party of Nevada” candidate, Scott Ashjian, who wants his 15 minutes of fame. The problem for Angle is
by Ron Futrell4 Oct 2010, 7:27 PM PST0
By now, the trash left behind at the Democrat “One Nation Working Together” near the Washington Monument has been cleared away—but a bunch of garbage remains. [youtube rNRR-8UxtHs nolink] For the last year and a half the left and their
by Ron Futrell4 Oct 2010, 10:54 AM PST0
I’ve always liked getting to the heart of the matter—something the activist old media has no interest in doing during this election cycle. November 2 is a mandate on whether America will remain a country based on the Constitutional values
by Ron Futrell3 Oct 2010, 1:09 PM PST0
Popular culture is in full-scale attack mode on the Tea Party. [youtube sBmT7XrDRpI nolink] I’m figuring they are very afraid of something. The Tea Party movement has caught the emotion and passion of America and network TV shows feel they
by Ron Futrell30 Sep 2010, 7:45 AM PST0
The face of TV and politics changed forever on this date in history. It was 50 years ago this evening that John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon held the first of their 4 debates. It was clearly the most
by Ron Futrell26 Sep 2010, 4:09 PM PST0
There is now an actual “News Anchor Barbie.” Of the 124 previous careers that Barbie has had in her 51 years (she actually look so much younger) this is perhaps her best look yet. (You can insert any Fox News
by Ron Futrell25 Sep 2010, 12:19 PM PST0
I like Harry Reid personally. I’ve known him and his family for almost 30 years and I actually like them. I’d never vote for him in a million years, but personally, I have no problem with him or his family
by Ron Futrell24 Sep 2010, 9:45 AM PST0
We’re still waiting to see if the activist old media will cover the clear omission of “by their Creator” by Barack Obama. It’s sort of an important line from the Declaration of Independence. So far, no go. Plenty of stories
by Ron Futrell22 Sep 2010, 10:39 AM PST0