Harwood Hounds Jindal Over Cutting Spending In Louisiana
As I noted earlier this evening, in an early question in the undercard GOP debate tonight, CNBC's John Harwood pressed Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-La.) on his staunch opposition to tax hikes. Well, later in the same debate, Harwood hit Jindal from the other side of the ledger as regards spending cuts, and the $1.6-million shortfall that the state treasury saw earlier this year. It, by the way, has since…
AP's Crutsinger: 3rd Qtr. Was 'Subpar,' But Future 'Outlook Brightens'
Preparing the battlespace for tomorrow's report from the government on third-quarter Gross Domestic Product growth, the Associated Press's Martin Crutsinger early this afternoon told readers that we're likely to see "a subpar pace by any standard."
But we shouldn't worry, because the AP reporter contends that tomorrow's news will just be a temporary trough in this year's "dizzying roller coaster…
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Chris Matthews Fesses Up: Hillary Has ‘Got Allies in the Media’
With much of the political world tuned into CNBC for the first Republican presidential debate, MSNBC’s Hardball host Chris Matthews ran wild on Wednesday and fessed up to the fact that Hillary Clinton has “got allies in the media” and not “some evil forces” out to attack Clinton as some liberals believe.
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CNBC’s Harwood Declares Obama’s Economy Is ‘Strongest in the World'
Continuing to come unhinged and flash his liberal colors in the first CNBC Republican presidential debate on Wednesday, co-moderator John Harwood pontificated that President Obama has made the United States economy “the strongest in the world.”
CNBC's Harwood Presses Gov. Jindal Over Opposition to Tax Hikes
Well, CNBC GOP debate moderator John Harwood didn't waste any time. Shortly into the "undercard" debate tonight, the journalist pressed Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal about whether he would "do for the federal budget what you did for the Louisiana budget" and citing "many Republicans are opposed to the approach that you've taken in Louisiana" by "tr[ying] so hard to avoid anything that can be called…
Hemingway: Harwood Has 'No Business' Moderating GOP Debate
Mollie Hemingway -- the winner of the first annual Noel Sheppard Media Blogger of the Year Award -- has an excellent piece at The Federalist detailing why "CNBC's John Harwood Has No Business Moderating A GOP Presidential Debate."
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CNN's Cuomo Touts Hillary Clinton 'Giving Her Best' on Colbert
Wednesday's New Day on CNN spotlighted the late night shows' latest shots at the Republican presidential candidates. Michaela Pereira spotlighted how "Hillary Clinton got her own dig in. Stephen Colbert asked her about going up against Donald Trump or Ben Carson." The morning newscast also featured one-liners from NBC's Seth Meyers and TBS's Conan O'Brien, who targeted three of the GOP contenders…
Lethargic Former Politico Labor Reporter Scores Cash Settlement
Are you lazy as hell? Do you absolutely hate to work and want to get paid for doing almost nothing? As a fringe benefit, you will also score big bucks on your way out the door after months as a parasitic do nothing to the tune of perhaps $40,000. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, a no-work job is waiting for you at Politico.
Erik Wemple of the Washington Post reported on just such an…
Open Thread/CaptionFest: CNBC Debate 'Spin' Credentials
Consider this your pre-CNBC GOP debate open thread/caption contest (photo via Erick Erickson).
Time Lashes Out at Carly Fiorina’s ‘Dodgy Claims,' ‘Convenient Truths’
The November 2 issue of Time magazine investigated the “dodgy claims” of a female presidential candidate. Of course, the subject was Republican Carly Fiorina and not Democrat Hillary Clinton. In a cover story entitled “Carly Fiorina’s Convenient Truths," writer Philip Elliott openly attacked, “Dodgy claims are becoming a Fiorina hallmark.”
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NBC: Clinton ‘On the Offensive’; Ready to ‘Counterpunch’ GOP
Ahead of Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, NBC’s Today promoted Democratic frontrunner Hillary Clinton having “her own battle plan heading into tonight,” preparing to respond to the GOP 2016 field with a new ad blitz.
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MSNBC's Wolffe Fails to Note Hillary Hypocrisy on Equal Pay
During a segment on MSNBC Tuesday evening devoted to the question of whether Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) has engaged in sexist criticisms of Democratic presidential primary opponent Hillary Clinton, anchor Richard Wolffe played for his audience a Clinton campaign ad centered on the issue of "equal pay," underscoring how the former first lady is running on feminist themes to fire up female…
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Surprise: Fusion Network Investigates ‘Super Rich’ Hillary’s Wealth
In a surprising move, Jorge Ramos’s America program investigated “super rich” Hillary Clinton and her “infamous” denial of being wealthy. In a segment that also looked at how much money the Republican candidates have, Ramos warned, “And as we’ve seen in past elections, candidates are willing to say just about anything to win over voters.”
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NBC and ABC Hype Newspaper Ripping Rubio Ahead of Debate
Hours before Wednesday’s Republican presidential debate, NBC’s Today and ABC’s Good Morning America both seized on a hit piece in Florida’s Sun Sentinel newspaper demanding that Marco Rubio resign his Senate seat. At the top of Today, co-host Matt Lauer proclaimed: “Florida Senator Marco Rubio gets dealt a tough blow from one of his state's newspapers.”
