Randy Morrow

Founding Member (since June 2008)
Help

I am on most issues a "progressive" or as we used to be called a "liberal" (and by current standards probably a far left one at that). I joined NewsTrust because of a request on the HuffingtonPost to take part in a week long project.

About Randy Help
Expertise: Radio broadcasting (music, not talk). "Limited" news (broadcast journalism classes, some "practicum") experience.
Background Help
Journalism: None
News: 60-90 minutes a day
Internet: 90 minutes a day or more
Politics: Far Left
Gender: Male
Favorites Help
Last Visit: Nov 20, 2009 - 12:52 AM PST
Last Edit: Jun 5, 2009 - 12:39 AM PDT

To:


Separate email addresses with commas.
25 recipients max.

Note:

Activity

Show all | Reviews | Posts | Likes | Comments
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 20, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.4

It is a bit disappointing that Newsweek would be involved in what appears to be an (industry) biased event.

Asked whether Newsweek planned to invite a representative from an environmental group to the upcoming event, to balance Gerard’s appearance, Block said the magazine ... More »

See Full Review » (12 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.7
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 19, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.9

The bad news doesn’t end there. Indeed, the study offers little hope that women who sign up for the public option will be able to find supplementary plans that cover ... More »

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.0
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 19, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.1

Why should antichoicers be the only people who get to refuse to let their taxes support something they dislike? More »

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.1
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 18, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.2

Ms. Klein discuss the idea of "climate debt", an idea being increasingly embraced by less developed countries, and an idea the repubs and the right will never go along with since it will cost the US a lot of money.

Todd Stern, the chief U.S. climate negotiator, has scoffed at a Chinese and African proposal that developed countries pay as much as $400 billion a year in climate ... More »

See Full Review » (12 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.1
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 18, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.5

Arianna points out that Buffet's recent comments seem to be out of character and more cheer leading then fact stating.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.5
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 17, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.4

Some environmental groups are modifying their messages about climate change, this article talks about that, and that other groups believe the message of dire climate changes should continue.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.5
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 16, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.6

I wonder if in the Eikenberry vs. McChrystal opinions there might be some inner service rivalry at work--e.g. "regular army" vs. the "special ops guys".

Eikenberry crossed paths with McChrystal during his second tour in Afghanistan, when McChrystal led the military’s Joint Special Operations Command, which conducted ... More »

See Full Review » (12 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.8
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 16, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.1

As usual, it’s the weakest and most frightened among us who rely on the most flamboyant, theatrical displays of “strength” and “courage” to ... More »

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.3
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 15, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.1

Most of the information in this article will not be news to MSNBC viewers.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.4
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 15, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.4
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.4
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 15, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.5

Short article applying acronyms to the opposing opinion groups (yea/nay) in the health reform debate.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 14, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.2

Interesting but the survey group was very small.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.7
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 14, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.5
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.9
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 14, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.1
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.4
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 13, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.4

The bizarre fact is that the practice of buying the Taliban’s protection is not a secret. I asked Col. David Haight, who commands the Third Brigade of the Tenth ... More »

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.3
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 12, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.4
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 12, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.5
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.0
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 12, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.1
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 11, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.9
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 10, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.4
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.2
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 10, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.2
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.5
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 9, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.2
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 8, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.4
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 8, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.0

This article looks at some of the sources of pressure on Obama as he tries to decide on strategy for Afghanistan.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.2
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 7, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.9

This article would be hugely funny if "the right" didn't take many of the statements as articles of faith.

But given the degree to which Democrats have been forced to water down their legislation to appease conservatives within their party, these memes really represent a mass ... More »

See Full Review » (12 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.5
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 7, 2009
Randy's Rating
2.9
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 7, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.2

Dr. Krugman expresses his opinion that Obama has been and is being too cautious on the economy.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.9
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 7, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.3
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 6, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.2

With a big enough bomb--anything can be blown up MRAP or even a M1A1 (tank).

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.5
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 5, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.6

Mainly an announcement of a new database to track where conservative groups are getting their money.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.2
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 4, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.3

Quotes from and comments on a New York Times article.

See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.3
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 3, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.3

Biden and other Obama advisers believe the relationship that Bush developed with Karzai masked the Afghan leader’s flaws and made it difficult to demand ... More »

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 2, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.9
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.0
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 2, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.7
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.2
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 1, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.6

Details of Dick ("go F**k yourself) Cheney's selective memory during interviews with the FBI regarding PlameGate.

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.5
Randy reviewed this story - Nov 1, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.6
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.6
Randy reviewed this story - Oct 31, 2009
Randy's Rating
4.3

The main al Qaeda forces have already left Afghanistan—why haven’t we? The cost of Afghanistan in American lives and dollars has steadily risen to the point where the ... More »

See Full Review » (11 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 4.0
Randy reviewed this story - Oct 31, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.9
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.9
Randy reviewed this story - Oct 31, 2009
Randy's Rating
3.1
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 3.7
Randy reviewed this story - Oct 30, 2009
Randy's Rating
2.9
See Full Review » (10 answers)
See All NT Reviews » NT Rating: 2.7
(Beta)

Levels & Stats

Member LevelHelp
3.8 avg.
3.8 avg.
Activity
5.0 avg.
Experience
2.6 avg.
Ratings
3.7 avg.
Transparency
2.2 avg.
Validation
4.0 avg.

StatsHelp
Story Reviews
1,354
Number of Raters
41
Ratings Received
352
Number of Comments
0
Ratings Given
344
Story Answers
14,092
(NEW)

Randy's Widget

Add this widget to your site »