Comments on: CARNIVAL OF THE CLUELESS #35: THE “HOW FAR THEY’VE FALLEN” EDITION http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/ Politics served up with a smile... And a stilletto. Mon, 25 May 2026 20:52:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Different River » Carnivals http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-156072 Different River » Carnivals Fri, 10 Mar 2006 16:27:43 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-156072 [...] Carnival of the Clueless #35: The “How far they’ve fallen” edition. [...] [...] Carnival of the Clueless #35: The “How far they’ve fallen” edition. [...]

]]> By: Watcher of Weasels http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-155762 Watcher of Weasels Fri, 10 Mar 2006 05:52:40 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-155762 <strong>Weekly Roundup of Weekly Roundups</strong> King of Fools hasn't put together this week's Carnival of the Carnivals, and quite possibly never will again, but the show must go on: The Bestofme SymphonyThe Blawg ReviewThe Bonfire of the VanitiesThe Carnival of the CapitalistsThe Carnival of the... Weekly Roundup of Weekly Roundups

King of Fools hasn’t put together this week’s Carnival of the Carnivals, and quite possibly never will again, but the show must go on: The Bestofme SymphonyThe Blawg ReviewThe Bonfire of the VanitiesThe Carnival of the CapitalistsThe Carnival of the…

]]> By: Multiple Mentality http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-155501 Multiple Mentality Thu, 09 Mar 2006 17:56:19 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-155501 <strong>Carnivalized!</strong> ... Carnivalized!

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]]> By: Tony Lafauce http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-155353 Tony Lafauce Thu, 09 Mar 2006 14:25:18 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-155353 Rick: While most everything you say is true, it is not wholly the reasons that the wire services fell from greatness. The hiring policies of AP, UP and INS were inbred. That is they hired almost exclusively from the ultra liberal eastern Ivy schools. While most people are extremely aware now of just how liberal Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown etc. this has been a problem for years. With the inbreeding of the wire services hiring policies, it is no stretch of the imagination to deduce that the elite schools turned out elite graduates.(affectionately called the "creme de la creme") Not that eliteness in itself is bad but attitudes were that they -as now- knew just what was best for those of us from poorer universities and the general public. Ergo: We didn't get reporting as "eye witnesses" we got what the wire services wanted us to see and hear. The advent of high speed internet and satellite communications, caused the wire services to rapidly became second best in reporting the fast breaking stories. Short cuts became necessary and truth and accuracy sometimes became second to speed. TV made a major impact on the news. In order to bring the news each day, speed again became the most important factor and again accuracy came in a distant second. As if that weren't enough diversity reared its ugly head, in a mad scramble to hire racially diverse journalists, standards that once were considered noble were lowered to meet a he new diverse workforce. All these components led to the Jason Blairs and other not so reputable journalists. The fall of the once exclusive news clubs, the Hemingways and the Pyles, the reporting giants of the WWII days have logically morphed into hundreds of internet wizards that research stories from a hundred sources and "webblog" has changed the face of the news because news items are cross checked by a hundred different sources. We witnessed the result from "Rathergate" We are no longer subjected to the NYT version of the war in Iraq as we were during Vietnam, we no longer have to accept Dan Rather's opinion of Geo. W. Bush, and we no longer have to accept the pap once dished out by the Associated Press and the United Press. God has invented the Blog. respectfully T.L. Rick: While most everything you say is true, it is not wholly the reasons that the wire services fell from greatness. The hiring policies of AP, UP and INS were inbred. That is they hired almost exclusively from the ultra liberal eastern Ivy schools. While most people are extremely aware now of just how liberal Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown etc. this has been a problem for years. With the inbreeding of the wire services hiring policies, it is no stretch of the imagination to deduce that the elite schools turned out elite graduates.(affectionately called the “creme de la creme”) Not that eliteness in itself is bad but attitudes were that they -as now- knew just what was best for those of us from poorer universities and the general public. Ergo: We didn’t get reporting as “eye witnesses” we got what the wire services wanted us to see and hear. The advent of high speed internet and satellite communications, caused the wire services to rapidly became second best in reporting the fast breaking stories. Short cuts became necessary and truth and accuracy sometimes became second to speed. TV made a major impact on the news. In order to bring the news each day, speed again became the most important factor and again accuracy came in a distant second. As if that weren’t enough diversity reared its ugly head, in a mad scramble to hire racially diverse journalists, standards that once were considered noble were lowered to meet a he new diverse workforce. All these components led to the Jason Blairs and other not so reputable journalists. The fall of the once exclusive news clubs, the Hemingways and the Pyles, the reporting giants of the WWII days have logically morphed into hundreds of internet wizards that research stories from a hundred sources and “webblog” has changed the face of the news because news items are cross checked by a hundred different sources. We witnessed the result from “Rathergate” We are no longer subjected to the NYT version of the war in Iraq as we were during Vietnam, we no longer have to accept Dan Rather’s opinion of Geo. W. Bush, and we no longer have to accept the pap once dished out by the Associated Press and the United Press. God has invented the Blog.

respectfully
T.L.

]]> By: Dick Sprouse http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-155204 Dick Sprouse Thu, 09 Mar 2006 04:37:53 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-155204 Great column and I agree with the comments about the National Wire Services. However, in the interest of accuracy in the 40's & 50's there was no UPI. UPI was formed by the merger or UP & IP. So actually ther were 3 National Wire services United Press (UP), International Press (IP) and Associated Press (AP). Great column and I agree with the comments about the National Wire Services. However, in the interest of accuracy in the 40’s & 50’s there was no UPI. UPI was formed by the merger or UP & IP. So actually ther were 3 National Wire services United Press (UP), International Press (IP) and Associated Press (AP).

]]> By: Decision ‘08 » Blog Archive » Here, There, and Everywhere http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-155161 Decision ‘08 » Blog Archive » Here, There, and Everywhere Thu, 09 Mar 2006 00:50:16 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-155161 [...] The latest Carnival of the Clueless is up; yours truly forgot to submit this time, but there’s plenty of chocolatey goodness in every bite!… [...] [...] The latest Carnival of the Clueless is up; yours truly forgot to submit this time, but there’s plenty of chocolatey goodness in every bite!… [...]

]]> By: Gary Buell http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-155051 Gary Buell Wed, 08 Mar 2006 23:38:09 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-155051 “When stupidity is a sufficient explanation, there is no need to have recourse to any other” (Mitchell Ullman) I like that! Certainly applies to the Bush administration. “When stupidity is a sufficient explanation, there is no need to have recourse to any other”
(Mitchell Ullman)

I like that! Certainly applies to the Bush administration.

]]> By: M B Welcomes You http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-155003 M B Welcomes You Wed, 08 Mar 2006 20:17:00 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-155003 <strong>Recent Carnival Update</strong> ~Rick Moran's: How Far They've Fallen Edition of -The Carnival of the Clueless #35! ---------- Great Carnival... Thanks! :) Recent Carnival Update

~Rick Moran’s: How Far They’ve Fallen Edition of -The Carnival of the Clueless #35!
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Great Carnival… Thanks! :)

]]> By: Kenders' Musings http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-154916 Kenders' Musings Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:47:41 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-154916 <strong>Carnival of The Extremely Clueless</strong> This weeks Carnival of the Clueless, the One and Only Carnival to which I am a steady contributor, is up and running. Carnival of The Extremely Clueless

This weeks Carnival of the Clueless, the One and Only Carnival to which I am a steady contributor, is up and running.

]]> By: ROFASix http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-154861 ROFASix Wed, 08 Mar 2006 18:14:10 +0000 http://rightwingnuthouse.com/archives/2006/03/08/carnival-of-the-clueless-35-the-how-far-theyve-fallen-edition/#comment-154861 <strong>The How Far They've Fallen Edition - Carnival of t</strong> Think it is a crazy world out there? You ain't seen nuthin' until you visit the Right Wing Nut House's hosting of CARNIVAL OF THE CLUELESS #35 - THE HOW FAR THEY'VE FALLEN EDITION!! The How Far They’ve Fallen Edition - Carnival of t

Think it is a crazy world out there? You ain’t seen nuthin’ until you visit the Right Wing Nut House’s hosting of CARNIVAL OF THE CLUELESS #35 - THE HOW FAR THEY’VE FALLEN EDITION!!

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