Today's American Thinker posted their list of the Top Ten Stories The Media either missed or missed the point of. I will try to summarize the list; it was given in no particular order.
1. Obamacare--there were a number of parts of the story the media did not fully cover--the bending and breaking of Congressional rules in order to pass the bill, whether of not the mandate requiring Americans to buy health insurance was constitutional, the total cost of the bill, and the impact of the bill on the business community.
2. The fact that in general most Americans and most people living in Arizona supported the tougher immigration laws passed in that state.
3. Congress failed in its duties to pass a budget this year. They did not want to vote on a budget before the election because they did not want to be held accountable.
4. The internal threat of jihad--mosques preaching radicalism, honor killings, and other things that are creeping into the American culture.
5. The 'race card' is no longer effective as a political tool--people are looking at candidates according to what they stand for--not their race or ethnicity.
6. The JournoList scandal--it has been obvious for some time that the mainstream media all operate from the same viewpoint. The JournoList confirmed an agenda. The media is no longer an objective body of news that can be trusted.
7. "Local law enforcement assists SEIU thugs -- http://video.foxnews.com/v/4207278/did-seiu-protesters-cross-the-line In May, hundreds of SEIU protesters were bused to the home of a Bank of America executive in Montgomery County, Maryland. Protestors were on this family's front porch chanting and waving signs as a scared 14-yr old was home alone." I saw similar union activities in Massachusetts during the time I was working on a Congressional campaign.
8. The faulty research on global warming was exposed.
9. The federal shutting down of drilling in the Gulf and its impact on the economy of the region.
10. States rights are becoming an issue as the government attempts to grab more power. That's good news.
I started this blog because I wanted to report the stories that I did not believe the major media outlets were reporting fairly or completely. The above list is composed of just those stories. All of us need to be aware of how our major media news coverage impacts the way we see things. This coming year will be a year where we all need to pay attention.
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