http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_theticket/20110427/ts_yblog_theticket/birth-certificate-wont-end-race-related-attacks-on-the-president

This article is a tirade by a crazed liberal on the alleged racism of those who are suspicious of Obama's citizenship. The author compares Obama's citizenship challenge to McCain's, and then cites numerous arguments for Obama's citizenship. She also angrily dismisses opposition, and then pulls the ever-present and overused race card. She quite obviously thinks all criticism of Obama is motivated by racism, and cites radicals who support the claim. She quotes a man who claims that the birther issue is motivated by white supremacy. And all of this is under the category of fact.

Who: Obama, Trump, and lawyer Orley Taitz are the main people involved, though the author seems to be the focus of the piece.

What: The author is ranting over the racism of birthers.

Why: The author is a rabid Obama-supporter, and refuses to accept any criticism or suspicion of Obama's citizenship.

Where: The White House might be the main location?

When: Thursday morning was the time when Obama made his birth certificate public.

This article is not journalism because it is so absurdly biased in favor of Obama and against birthers. Had it been categorized as an editorial piece, it would have been fine; however, it is presented as fact rather than opinion. It makes offensive accusations, and provides no real proof for them. I am not a birther; I'm pretty sure Obama was born in the US, but I am still suspicious. For example, why did Obama wait so long? What about alleged discrepancies on the birth certificate? But such questions, though valid and legitimate, are brushed aside with an ad hominem attack of racism. For example, the author quotes

"There is a real deep-seated and vicious racism at work here in terms of trying to de-legitimate the president," Peniel Joseph, a professor of history at Tufts University, told The Ticket.

"This is more than just a conspiracy," Joseph added. "I think this is fundamentally connected to a conception of white supremacist democracy in this country."

This is su

This article fits the CBT of Sin for Social Sciences. Man is corrupt without repentance, as evidenced by this woman's wild vitriol. I don't know why she feels the need for such hate, or feels the need to express her anger in the form of accusations, but her tendencies are sinful, as are all's.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/04/14/obamas-5-billion-weatherizing-program-wastes-stimulus-funds-auditors/

This article was about a discovered wasting of stimulus funds on a weatherization program designed to improve and remodel poor houses in certain areas. The program, started by Jimmy Carter, was given 5 billion dollars by Obama's stimulus program. It has been riddled with cases of waste, mismanagement, and in some cases, fraud, and has been suspended in Delaware. However, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, and Virginia have been affected, too. Critics of the program call it a "poster child" of government stimulus, while proponents say the problems are the exception rather than the rule.

Who: Leslie Paige, the vice president of Citizens Against Government Waste, is a main critic of the program.

What: A government-funded weatherization program has been accused of wasting stimulus money.

Where: The state of Delaware is the main state experiencing problems.

Why: Too much money was spent too fast with little thought or prudence.

When: The stimulus bill was passed in 2009.

This article was journalism because it alerts the public of their tax money's wasting, and they need to know and respond accordingly. It was very effective because it detailed the issue and cited both critics and proponents. However, the critics were more effective particularly because of Leslie Paige, who called the program a "cesspool of waste." This was a very effective visual. Bravo.

The CBT is the Social Science CBT for sin. The laws are meant to restrain the depravity of both the governed and the governors, and this situation is an example of such laws being enforced. The program has been suspended, and the people responsible are being punished.