Author: Eldon Kramer

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In the media

                                                                                 Fox’s Jeanine Pirro tells it like it is

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Jeanine Pirro tells it like it is on her Fox program, Justice with Judge Jeanine. (energytimes.com)

It’s unfortunate that Judge Jeanine Pirro’s program appears on Fox on Saturday night, when most people are having dinner out or are engaged in another social event.

While we frequently look to Charles Krauthammer or George Will to give us a commentary that clearly states a crisis and how we need to face it, I was duly impressed by Pirro’s opening statement on Feb. 7.  Please take seven minutes of your time to listen.  Click here.

                                             

         NBC’s Brian Williams to take some time off

While NBC’s management is investigating the material used by its Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, Williams is going to take some time off.  While he does, rumors are already flying that Katie Curic is waiting in the wings.

Most people don’t realize that while Williams is the anchor of Nightly News, he is more than a “news reader.”  He is the program’s managing editor, which makes him the decision maker on what airs and what doesn’t.  Hmmmm Continue reading →

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NBC’s Brian Williams caught in lies

I can’t remember the last time I watched the evening news of any of the so-called mainstream television networks, ABC, CBS or NBC (including MSNBC).  I believe they are all champions of the Obama administration.

I have written about the failure of these networks to cover matters that embarrass the administration, including negative statistics gathered in their own Wall Street Journal/NBC News survey that have not been aired on the NBC Nightly News.

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NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams lied about being on a helicopter shot down in Iraq. (youtube.com)

Now we learn that NBC Nightly News Anchor Brian Williams not only lied about being shot down while riding in an Army helicopter in Iraq, but repeated to story several times, including during an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.

It reminded me of Hillary Clinton’s claim that she had come under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia in 1996 while she was first lady.  She, too, repeated the story several times during interviews. Continue reading →

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The GOP 2016 Field

                                Fox News 2016 Power Index Changes With Romney Exit

On Jan. 28, I introduced you to Fox News 2016 Power Index.  With the departure of Mitt Romney from the race, here’s the Feb. 2, look at the top ten GOP candidates for president.  1. Jeb Bush 2. Scott Walker 3. Rand Paul 4.… read more

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In the media: Did you see it?

                                       No bias in the so-called mainstream press?

Did you see ABC News’ Jonathan Karl question White House spokesman Eric Schultz on how he can state the Obama administration doesn’t make deals with terrorists when they traded five Taliban prisoners in exchange for the release of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl?

If you were watching ABC News, you wouldn’t have seen it. … read more

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A study to tell us what we already knew

Over the past few years, I have written extensively about my belief that extending the unemployment payments was a disincentive to work.  People who took advantage of the multiple extensions became the subject of pieces appearing in newspaper and magazines and television news.

“Too many Americans took advantage of a system that was meant to be a temporary cushion, and stopped looking for work as long as the free ride continued,” I wrote in my Nov.… read more

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Save the Warthog

Having spent much of my life around aircraft, in the Air Force and in the aerospace industry, it was distressing to learn that the A-10 Thunderbolt II was slated for the budgetary chopping block.

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An A-10 Warthog flies over a Special Forces unit in close air support. Flying low and at slower speeds, A-10 pilots have great visibility as they  loiter over a target area. (usaf photo)

Yes, it’s been flying for four decades, but we’re still flying the B-52 and the C-130, which have been in the air for five and six decades, respectively.  These and other aging aircraft still carry out valuable missions thanks to the upgrading of their avionics and engines.

The A-10 is commonly referred to the Warthog rather than by its official moniker, obviously because of its looks.  It doesn’t have the sleek lines of modern fighter aircraft.

The A-10 won kudos for its work during the Iraq war and in Afghanistan.  Ideal as a close air support aircraft, one would think it would be the airplane of choice in the kind of warfare we find ourselves now. Continue reading →