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What Exactly Is Gotcha Journalism?

Wikipedia says the term refers “to methods of interviewing which are designed to entrap the interviewee into making statements which are damaging or discreditable to their character, integrity or repute.” In other words, to asking well-researched, incisive or pointed questions. Right? Granted, there’s a little more to it, including the selective editing of footage for […]

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Shake Ya Cake!

America needs something to get it out of its Grumpy Gus funk… AND I HAVE FOUND THE SOLUTION! Do yourself a favor and spend 1:20 watching the funkiest, most hilarious remix I’ve seen in ages. It’s entitled “Cookin’ by the Book” and mashes up the little girl from Lazy Town with… Lil’ Jon?!Suffice it to […]

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Good Morning, News!

Congress is feeling much more optimistic about Wall Street Bailout Plan 2.0 (errr… sorry… rescue plan), and even John McCain is calling the bill an improvement. Thank you, old-useless-candidate-who-helped-fuck-things-up-in-the-first-place! Obama now leads McCain in key battleground states Florida, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Are the dumb people finally seeing the light? In an interview on NPR, John […]

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Good Morning, News!!

1.CALM RETURNS TO MARKETS!!! The Dow is up 235 points as of writing this, and Bush is urging congress to pass a second bailout plan. 2.PALIN PALING OUT!!! “I think she has pretty thoroughly – and probably irretrievably – proven that she is not up to the job of being president of the United States,” […]

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