Media Cynic Archives: Page 6

President Obama: Buck Stops With Me (January 7, 2010): President Obama today announced new measures in his speech about the Christmas underwear bomber.

White House Website Now Runs on Drupal (October 26, 2009): The White House website at whitehouse.

President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize Win Generates Controversy (October 10, 2009): President Obama's completely unexpected Nobel Peace Prize win has been very controversial.

President Obama Called Kanye West a Jackass (September 14, 2009): Everyone was angry at Kanye West last night for jumping on stage and >rudely interrupting Taylor Swift's acceptance speech.

Katie Couric Discusses Wee Weed Up (August 24, 2009): Katie Couric talks about neology, the invention of new words.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Wields Knife in Twitter Video (July 22, 2009): California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger shot a special video for his 700,000+ Twitter followers.

Sarah Palin Promises Less PC Tweets (July 17, 2009): Sarah Palin is promising to fire off some less PC tweets on her Twitter account, @AKGovSarahPalin, once she has resigned as Alaska Governor.

President Says Economy Will Get Worse (June 23, 2009): Raw Story reports that President Obama warned in a news conference that the economy will get worse and unemployment will climb over 10%.

President Obama Breaks Silence on Iran (June 15, 2009): Huge protests were held in Iran today as many supporters of opposition candidate Mirhossein Mousavi believe the election was stolen by current Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

When Ronald Reagan Met Vladimir Putin (March 16, 2009): Former U.

68% Have Favorable Opinion of President Obama (March 5, 2009): NBC News reports that polling has started out favorable for President Obama.

Governor Jindal Angers Alaskans by Calling Volcano Monitoring Wasteful Spending (February 26, 2009): The Anchorage Daily News reports that Alaskans are angry that Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (GOP) singled out "volcano monitoring" as wasteful spending during his response to President Obama's speech Tuesday night.

Rupert Murdoch Apologizes For Chimp Cartoon (February 25, 2009): New York Post publisher and media mogul Rupert Murdoch published a rare apology yesterday about a controversail New York Post cartoon.

Republican Sen. Judd Gregg Withdraws Nomination as Commerce Secretary (February 12, 2009): The last think President Barack Obama needed was another resigning cabinet member but that's just what he got today.

Barack Obama is Stressed Out on Mad Magazine's Cover (January 27, 2009): President Barack Obama has been on the cover of thousands of newspapers and magazines lately but Mad Magazine's new cover is probably the least flattering.

Caroline Kennedy Withdraws From Senate Competition (January 21, 2009): In a surprise move, Caroline Kennedy has withdrawn her name from consideration to fill Hillary Clinton's senate seat.

Joe the Plumber to Become War Correspondent (January 8, 2009): This is odd.

Bill Richardson Withdraws as Commerce Secretary Designate (January 5, 2009): Well, that has to be some kind of a record for the speed of resignation over a scandal: New Mexico governor Bill Richardson has resigned the post of Commerce Secretary.

Blagojevich vs. Reid, Round 2 (December 30, 2008): Illinois governor Blagojevich has named former Attorney General Roland Burris to fill Barack Obama's Senate seat, over the objections of all 50 Democratic senators.

Researchers Unlock Secrets of 1918 Flu Pandemic (December 29, 2008): What a year this has been.