Posts from the ‘Media’ category

Freedom of speech mortally wounded in the UK, but may survive in Australia

The politicians have finally figured out how to regulate the press in the United Kingdom (Telegraph). No, that’s not a good thing. The entire political spectrum…

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PW Today: “What Does It Mean To Be Wealthy?”

Head on over to InsideNOVA.com to read my latest “View from the Potomac” column, “What Does It Mean To Be Wealthy?” as I take a look…

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The Power Of The PWC Press

Less than a week after my latest column on taxes and spending in Prince William County was published in PW Today, County Exec. Melissa Peacor had…

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PW Today: “Are your property taxes 20 percent too high?”

Head on over to Prince William Today on the InsideNOVA.com web site to read my latest View from the Potomac op-ed column, “Are your property taxes…

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The Wall Street Journal and AFP weighs in on McDonnell’s transportation tax hike

The short version – they’re not happy: “Many states are grappling with road congestion and a scarcity of dollars for improvements. Let’s hope they aren’t tempted…

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PWC Gets Its Own Drudge Report

Not long ago it appeared that Prince William County would be an arid wasteland of news coverage with the announcement that Warren Buffett was shutting down…

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PWToday Launches; Features Exclusive Content By VV Editor Jim Riley

Prince William Today, the new weekly print newspaper for the county that has arisen to take the place of the now-defunct News & Messenger, published its…

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Looking For Prince William County News? (And An Announcement…)

The last days of 2012 brought about the end of the News & Messenger, Prince William County’s lone remaining newspaper that traced its origins back 143…

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This is why we should fear government: UK Edition

As a result of some decidely problematic media behavior, there is a clamor in Britain to regulate the press; there is a smaller boomlet for this…

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Bill Whittle outlines the way forward for conservatives

An excellent and practical video. It’s well worth the hour you’ll spend watching it, and for those of us who have been extremely discouraged by the…

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After all that, Des Moines Register endorses Romney

Even after the president let his guard down and admitted to the DES Moines Register that he would push for a trillion-dollar-plus tax increase (always an…

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UK Independent reports US was warned two days before 9/11/12

If this is true, the Administration has a lot of explaining to do… According to senior diplomatic sources, the US State Department had credible information 48…

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Conservative Virginia bloggers demand revocation of Laura Vozella’s press credentials to the RNC

The Honorable Pat Mullins Chairman Republican Party of Virginia 115 East Grace Street Richmond, Virginia 23219 Dear Chairman Mullins, On August 20th, 2012 the Washington Post…

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Where Are All The Articles About Paul Ryan Being The First Gen X-er Candidate On A Ticket?

When Bill Clinton and Al Gore teamed up in 1992, there was a plethora of media reports about how the Baby Boom generation had finally arrived…

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Politifact Virginia’s boss offers fact-free defense

Yesterday, Riley detailed the voting history of Politifact Viginia Editor Warren Fiske – a voting history which skewed heavily to the Democrats. It turns out the…

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PolitiFact bias starts at the polls

Earlier this month RPV called so-called “PolitiFact” for a bias that led to 72.2% of their “rulings” to focus on Republican candidates. Hot on the heels…

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Paul Akers (of the Worst Editorial Board in Virginia) continues his war on conservatives

Akers continues his weekly sour grapes over losing the election (he backed every Democrat locally) by dinging the Conservative majority on the Spotsy BoS on fire…

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The Worst Editorial Board in Virginia goes Kucinich

The FLS Editorial Board, also known as the Worst Editorial Board in Virginia, has gone off the deep end and out of the mainstream of even…

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Worst Editorial Board in the Commonwealth strikes again

Paul Akers, the schitzophrenic Editor of the Free-Lance Star, has come out with another biased editorial excretion without any semblance of balance. This one, one the…

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Worst Editorial Board in the Commonwealth slimes again

Seriously, every member of the Free Slant Star Editorial Board should be replaced, immediately. One of their most obnoxious members, Richard Amhrine, put forward one of the worst…

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Undignified Behavior

I have to say I am extremely surprised and disappointed by the actions yesterday of Kari Pugh, the Editor of Prince William County’s newspaper  The News & Messenger.  In what…

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Why is the media picking our candidates?

Disclaimer: What you are about to read are my opinions as a Conservative. I may be alone among my respected colleagues here on VV when it…

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