Oh, puh-lease!!

You've got this one completely wrong. It's YOU who's bending the facts to suit the story you want to write.

"Real or Rumour?" is a teaser for the actual item later in the show. They ask a (BS) question and then later say "that's a fact" or "that's a rumour" depending on the answer to their own question. The question could just as easily be "Is Ms Celebrity pregnant?" whilst showing a pic of a 'bump' on her tummy. Later they will tell us that "that's just a rumour - Ms Celebrity's agent tells us the star is NOT pregnant".

Yes, it's COMPLETELY LAME but so are you for watching a 30 second promo and NOT the actual segment, and then making a tenuous claim.

Obviously "The Insider" knows it's audience is a much different demographic than those who watch MSM, MSNBC TV, FOX, etc., even though MSNBC & FOX are entertainment rather than mainstream media.

Interesting that this author has one article up about how the media was trying to say something was a 'rumor' when it was a fact. And another about how Chris Mathews was a bad man for shooting down someone who actually was presenting rumors as facts.

Hmmmm.

This column is up to 17 comments... plus 7 pending.
Judging from what's been approved, the "pending" comments are probably along the lines of
STFU RACHEL YOU %#(*$)#*ing %$#(*&#$#(@ (%$^#@

Take the hint, Rachel.

Rumor has it, George Bush is the worst president in history.

um OK?

Rachel,
Don't let the bastards get you down!

I'm sorry Chelsea's campaigning and is presented as an adult. She should be asked adult questions. If she says "It is none of your business" then with all due respect to her the question will go unanswered and we are free to speculate at will.

Rachel, as usual, your irrelevant and mundane blogs never fail to amaze¦.

not very interesting in the least. go back to your shrill hacking for mcclinton.

Rachel, it was reported and re-reported on every cable news show and local news in the country. I agree that it was probably done to try squeeze some negatives from the Lewinski thing.

But focusing on Insider's treatment of it is not post worthy. How about a post discussing how we're all looking forward to supporting the Dem candidate, whoever that may be, in November to rid the WH of Republicans?

Boring...not an issue, who cares, why, please!!!!!

Rachel,
Have you noticed that fewer and fewer people comment on your posts?
It's because you have wasted so much time and bandwidth shilling for Hillary Clinton that nobody much cares when you try to write something else... or not, as in this posting.
I hear the call center down the road is hiring.

Rachel Sklar is a self professed Canadian and therefore can't vote. Hence you would think impartial. What is wrong asking someone stumping for a candidate a viable question? Because she is a "kid" or under 30(?) or it's "personal" or the daughter of these unfortunate two, has nothing to do with the fact. If she's big enough to stump for her momma, well at least be prepared for all questions. I certainly don't want a President (or anyone campaigning for her/him) telling the constituents "it's none of your business" when it IS our business. To not see that question coming, eventually, speaks volumes of this family's sense of entitlement. Read some of the reports from Secret Service personnel about what a bitch those two were while inhabiting the White House. That's like being stupid enough to chew out a cook and then wonder why they spit in yer soup.
Oh, I worked in Canada for three years on the railroad. Love the country and the people (even though the eastern part seems a little hostile).

Wow Rachel, must have been slim picking today if that is the best story you found.

I would be curious to know how college crowds respond to Chelsea generally. I don't think she is making much of a connection. She is just sent around the country by her parents, kind of like "you are young, they are young, go connect."

There is a venerable propaganda technique in operation here. The basic idea is to abrade the public's sense of truth, by over-reporting vagueness, and by reporting rumor as truth, or truth as rumor.

I don't know if those responsible for the "Rumor Report" were consciously excercising that principle or not, but I am sure (by eliminating possibly legitimate reasons for shoddy reporting) that FOX Broadcasting engages heavily in the tactic. And since, to the news media's continuing shame, they all let the lowest standards prevail, the other media regularly engage in it, too.

In case you've forgotten, or never noticed, a person CAN tell when they are hearing the truth. You simply have to train your ear to pick up on voice-stress and phrasing, and whether the speaker is actually addressing the topic at hand, or trying to create a side-topic to derail the dialog into a path they like. Once you start parsing statements with these factors in mind, you will know a lie when you hear one.

If you want to train yourself to recognize truth, I suggest you start with recognizing lies first. And the handiest way to do that, in my opinion, is to look up Boy George's old campaign video. You now know what the lies were (very nearly everything he said!), so it shouldn't take long before you can pick out the "tells."

Rachel, on a recent comment, I admitted to being a fan of your "wit and wisdom," but frankly, this post I find to be a bit silly. I know it must be hard to (on a several times a day basis) come up with interesting media stuff on which to comment, so here's a thought (free of charge): I've noticed that frequently the headlines posted on the Huff Post don't always square up completely with the article with which they connect. For example, today's home page has a headline "Obama, not Clinton, Pressing for Florida Delegate Solution," although the actual article doesn't confirm any "pressing" of anyone, merely a contact. Other examples have been portions of quotes taken out of context which seem to be more inflammatory, and well, headline grabbing.

I think it might be interesting for you, on occasion, to serve as a sort of public editor for the Huff Post and to evaluate these sorts of things. Just a suggestion, and like I said, free of charge.