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Well, WNEP: maybe you should have kept your traps shut about Patches the dog.

When do you people think it is, 1956?

We first introduced you to Patches the crossing guard dog last week. Since then, Patches is no longer allowed out at the crosswalk while his owner is on duty.

Jersey Shore Area School District officials told their employee he can no longer have his dog Patches outside at the crosswalk while he’s working.

Of course the school administration was going to tell the guy to leave the dog at home. They’re bureaucrats.  That is the sort of thing that they do. And they’ll be smug about doing it, too, Because Of The Children.

Great job, WNEP: great job.  Go have a cookie. Because it’s your fault that the dog ain’t there anymore. Freaking reporters…

Quote of the Day, :sprays coffee all over monitor: Good GOD, @Instapundit edition.

And I thought that I was contemptuous of the Media.  Glenn, on why they haven’t abandoned Barack Obama yet:

Their loyalty is their honor.

…Look it up.

Moe Lane

PS: Note that I am not saying anything about the accuracy of that observation.

#rsrh Looks like I have to repost my Ten Media Truths.

I was being perfectly serious when I wrote this last week, by the way.  I heartily suggest that campaign staff take these truths to, well, heart.  Not going to point fingers here, but if you’re following the news today then you don’t really need me to anyway.

Ten Media Truths for Conservative/Republican Legislators

  1. The Media hates you, and wants you to die in a fire.
  2. The Media will only reliably compliment you when you do things to help liberals and Democrats.
  3. The Media loves it when you attack other conservatives/Republicans.
  4. You will never, ever, ever be able to reliably buy off the Media by being a ‘good’ (i.e., self-hating) conservative/Republican.
  5. Every flaw that you have – real or perceived – will be magnified by the Media.  You will get no slack at all.
  6. Every flaw that your opponent has – real or perceived – will be downplayed by the Media.
  7. If you get an endorsement from a major Media source, it’s probably because your opponent was caught in a horrific scandal.  So don’t count on getting that endorsement the next time.
  8. The Media has no shame, no sense of guilt, and no institutional memory of its own faults, flaws, and prejudices.  Do not appeal to its better nature: the Media could care less about your opinion of it.
  9. Do not whine about any of this: the truth is, this unrelenting hostility from the Media will (if properly handled) simply make you an unstoppable political machine.
  10. Most importantly: THE MEDIA DID NOT ELECT YOU.  The voters did.  Keep that in mind when you’re working out your legislative priorities.

 

 

Ten Media Truths for Conservative/Republican Legislators.

[UPDATE: Hi, Instapundit readers! The bad news is, I’m retired from politics (I’m concentrating on writing science fiction, fantasy, and horror: subscribe to my Patreon!).  The good news is, I still stand behind every word of this.  Which is one major reason why I’m retired: see Rules 2, 3, & particularly 4.]

This is the result of roughly ten years’ worth of looking on – sometimes horrified; sometimes amused; sometimes just bewildered – at our current Media environment.  Note that capital, by the way: I’m pretty much describing the Media as a singular and monolithic institution, mostly because on a practical level that’s pretty much how it acts towards conservatives/Republicans. Also,  I’m really not interested if individual Media-units feel bad about the more unsavory aspects of the paradigm that they’re supporting, either; guilt, like gratitude, is worth its weight in gold.

So let’s go. One final note: if you need a quick summary of this list… well, just remember the first truth and you’ll be fine. Continue reading Ten Media Truths for Conservative/Republican Legislators.