New Study: Celebrity Endorsements Have Little Impact on Voters
Democrat presidential candidate Barack Obama might have talk show host Oprah Winfrey in his corner, but a new study from the Pew Research Center found that such celebrity endorsements have little impact on voting habits. In fact, state governors carry more weight with potential voters than celebrities. How delicious. Here were some of the study's key findings:
ABC’s Stephanopoulos Touts E-Mail Clinton Camp Sent Him
On Thursday’s "Good Morning America," ABC host George Stephanopoulos provided another example of the close relationship that the "This Week" host has with Bill and Hillary Clinton. After playing a debate clip of the New York Senator publicly disagreeing with her husband over a question about torture, Stephanopoulos revealed to co-host Robin Roberts, "My e-mail started going off the minute after…
MRC's Bozell on Rather Lawsuit on 'Fox & Friends
Appearing in the 7:00 a.m. half-hour of Thursday's "Fox & Friends," Media Research Center president and NewsBusters publisher Brent Bozell noted that former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather is in utter "meltdown" over the National Guard hoax "although it's been proven documentably, no pun intended, to be false."Video (3:50): Real and Windows, plus MP3 audio.Asked by guest co-host Heather…
O’Reilly and Bruce Discuss New ‘Gestapo’ in America Smearing Con
In the wake of the recent media-created scandal concerning statements made by Fox News host Bill O'Reilly on his radio show, a rather enlightening discussion has ensued regarding the existence of a well-organized campaign to demonize every television and radio personality whose political opinions don't march in lock-step with the left. A rather frank and candid conversation concerning this…
HBO’s Florida Recount Film to Air in Middle of 2008 Presidential Cam
HBO announced Monday that it is about to begin filming a new drama dealing with the 2000 Florida recount debacle that "will air during the heat of the presidential campaign in 2008."
Isn't that special?
Maybe even more delicious is that one of the stars of the upcoming film, Kevin Spacey, just had dinner with Hugo Chavez.
As reported by Variety:
NYT’s Paul Krugman Calls Republicans Racists
I wonder how many NewsBusters readers knew they were racist. After all, if the New York Times publishes a column saying that we are, it's got to be so given that it is the paper of record in this country, correct? Ironically, it does seem fitting days after the civil rights protests in Jena, Louisiana, that one of the Times' leading columnists would point fingers at the Party largely…
Russert Lets Hillary Off Hook Concerning MoveOn’s ‘Betray Us’ Ad
As NewsBusters reported, the Senate voted Thursday to condemn MoveOn's "General Betray Us" ad, even though most Democrat presidential candidates including Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) opposed the resolution. With this in mind, it seemed logical that when Clinton was Tim Russert's guest on Sunday's "Meet the Press," and MoveOn's ad came up, the host would have asked the junior senator from New…
The $50 Billion 'Ohio (Universal) Health Care Plan,' and What It Impli
This story about Ohio has nationwide application. That's because Ohio's media have been awfully quiet about the tax increases that will be necessary if the Buckeye State's version of "universal health care" comes to pass. The bill was introduced on April 25, according to this Ohio Legislative Services Commission bill analysis, and has flown under the radar ever since. I expect that national Old…
Fred Thompson Releases Video Blasting MoveOn.Org 'Betray Us' Ad
Fred Thompson: “It’s more and more apparent to me every day that the average 20 year old who is serving us in Iraq knows more about national security than many of the 20 year veterans in Congress.”See the video here
Bozell Column: YouTube and Ronald Reagan
After CNN and YouTube organized a fairly silly and yet seriously liberal presidential debate for the Democratic presidential candidates this summer, GOP contenders developed cold feet about placing their ambitions at the feet of these groups. When only two GOP candidates accepted invitations for a proposed CNN/YouTube debate in September, the event was called off. In response, a set of…