The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 26 2008 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
“There is no situation so bad that panicky politicians can’t make worse.” – Professor Michael Munger, Duke University This quote from Professor Michael Munger is the stark reality we are faced with this morning as panicked politicians play a political face saving game to prop up failing banks. The decisions that congress makes today on [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 24 2008 | Filed under: Nominations
This week The Watchers Council continues its quest to keep and eye on the weasels of the world with a set of illuminating articles. On the cusp of a historical United States election the stakes could not be higher. In the middle of this campaign is the core of the mainstream media that has apparently [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 19 2008 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
This weeks winners are diverse in topics as the Sarah Palin hysteria wanes somewhat as the press realizes all the attention made them look bad and Sarah look good. Enjoy this weeks winners: Council Winners First Place with 2 2/3 Votes – Bookworm Room – False Syllogisms Second Place with 2 Votes – Wolf Howling [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 17 2008 | Filed under: Nominations
Week three of Palin Derangement Syndrome continues as the mainstream media supporters of liberal Democrats move from ridiculously over the top attacks to hysterical antics, tricks and downright mis-characterizations. Despite their best efforts Barack Obama continues sliding in the polls. Perhaps the most bizarre example of the mainstream media meltdown was the decision by The [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 12 2008 | Filed under: Nominations
Update: Due to a slip up on my part I missed the votes of 1 council member. Fixing this mistake changed the order of council member submissions and added another 2 non-council submissions to the selected group of winners. Sorry about that. upside is that you get a better list of people that are striking [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 11 2008 | Filed under: Nominations
On a day like today we typically concentrate on the lives lost on that fateful day seven short years ago. While this is entirely appropriate and expected it is easy to lose sight of the fact that the brave men and women that have died fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are also victims [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 09 2008 | Filed under: Nominations
Click here to enlarge The media continues to attack Sarah Palin for a second straight week but it appears that those efforts may have actually backfired. The medias’ attempts to smear Sarah Palin has rallied the conservative base and sparked interest in her message, especially in the important white women demographic. Adding insult to injury is [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 05 2008 | Filed under: The Council Has Spoken!
The Watchers Council has taken a page from public sentiment, beat back the mainstream media’s Palin Derangement Syndrome, and voted Sarah Palin topics as winning submissions in both council and non-council categories. This week’s contest winners are as follows: Council 1. Wolf Howling – Palin in Comparison – Winning submission with 2 2/3 votes! 2. Joshua [...]
The Watcher Emeritus on Sep 03 2008 | Filed under: Nominations
Labor Day weekend 2008 was noted by a full frontal meltdown by the American left and Obama supporters in the mainstream media as they over reacted to the announcement of Sarah Palin as John McCain’s running mate. Thus many of the themes in the this week’s round up focus on topics related to the pick. [...]
