Charles Pierce: Taxpayer-Funded News Is Worth Every Penny

October 24th, 2014 1:24 PM
The Esquire blogger thinks the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s coverage of the Parliament shootings was excellent because the CBC is taxpayer-funded, unlike U.S. news networks, which have to pander to their audiences to keep those advertiser dollars coming in.
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Alex Wagner: 'Distressing' Canadian Rampage Seen as 'Terrorist Act'

October 23rd, 2014 6:10 PM
On her MSNBC show today, Alex Wagner found it "surprising" and "distressing" that some were seeing the attack on the Canadian Parliament by a Muslim convert as a "terrorist act."  Wagner was joined by CAIR's Nihad Awad who said that anyone claiming "that there is an islamic component" in the attack shows either "ignorance or hostility" toward Islam. Another guest claimed the attack was "much…

Vox's Taub: Reax to Canada Attack Shows 'We' Are Biased Against Islam

October 23rd, 2014 5:45 PM
Taking the web site even further down the path of useless, pretentious collection of hackery than it already is — and that's quite far — Vox.com has tweeted (HT Twitchy) that "Our obsession with the Ottawa shooter's religion reveals more about us than about him." It must be a shock to their system to learn that a lot of "us" would rather not be cut down by a member of the alleged "Religion of…

Networks Fret Over Burger King 'Defecting' to Canada to Pay Lower Taxe

August 27th, 2014 2:24 PM

As news broke on Tuesday of Burger King buying Tim Hortons and moving its corporate headquarters to Canada, the broadcast networks quickly adopted the liberal talking point that the fast food chain was being unpatriotic by avoiding high U.S. tax rates. On Tuesday's ABC World News, anchor Diane Sawyer proclaimed: "Burger King, home of the Whopper, accused of doing something a lot of Americans…

NBC Showcases Martin Short Championing How Being 'Progressive' Makes C

February 12th, 2010 12:57 PM