Name That Party: Former SF Supervisor Guilty of Shakedowns; AP, Chron
A former San Francisco Supervisor pleaded guilty Friday to three felonies Friday that go to the fundamental integrity of city operations. Both the Associated Press's Paul Elias and the San Francisco Chronicle's Wyatt Buchanan did not see fit to name the party of Ed Jew, who is, naturally, a Democrat. Interesting, Jew attributes his downfall to the examples of others, and, according to Buchanan…
Cramer on Colbert: Dems to Blame for Fan, Fred Debacles
It's sad when just about the only place to get the truth about what happened to precipitate the current mortgage-lending mess is the Colbert Report. Jim Cramer of CNBC's "Mad Money" appeared on the Comedy Central show on Monday. The takeaway soundbites: Cramer said "I'd love to, but I can't" pin the blame for the debacles at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on President Bush. He noted that "the…
Calling the Old Media: Five Million Illegals Have Illegal Mortgages in
A single report by KFYI radio of Phoenix, Arizona highlights a shocking claim made by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). HUD says that five million illegal aliens hold illegal mortgages. This is just one more example of the lax lending laws put into place by Democrats like Barney Frank that have contributed to this economic crisis. One would think this would be big news. But…
ProPublica Forgets to Mention Federal Judge Being Impeached was Clinto
A Federal judge from Louisiana is under a cloud of impeachment and if he's convicted it'll be the first federal judge impeached in almost 20 years. The story was covered by the new wire service named ProPublica, a service that claims to be non-partisan. Yet in two stories on this judge there is not one mention of the fact that he was appointed to the bench by President Bill Clinton, nor that his…
Email-gate: MSNBC-Politico Focus on Possible Negatives . . . For Palin
One or more people hack Sarah Palin's email account and publish her private correspondence on the web. So MSNBC and Politico naturally want to know if. . . Palin did anything wrong and whether there might be anything embarrassing to her in the purloined e-letters. Discussion of possible negative implications for Barack Obama? Zilch.Talk about blaming the victim. Norah O'Donnell, subbing for…
A New Low in PDS: Palin Not Tough Enough on Rape
Forget questions about her Pentecostal roots or mockery of her term as a small town mayor. The latest symptom of Palin Derangement Syndrome (PDS) may be painting the female Republican governor as an enemy of women, and no, it's not just vis-a-vis the typical pro-choice talking points.In his September 15 article, ABCNews.com's Justin Rood looks at how "Critics Question Palin's Record on 'Epidemic…
Will Obama Support Chicago Surge? Hometown Death Toll Double Iraq's
Barack Obama famously refused to support the surge in Iraq, claiming it would "make things worse." Events have of course proved him very wrong, as Obama had to admit to Bill O'Reilly. Now that he's acknowledged the efficacy of a surge, will he call for one . . . in his own hometown?As per this item [via Drudge] from the CBS affiliate in Chicago:An estimated 123 people were shot and killed over…
Detroit Mayor Kilpatrick (D) Pleads Guilty, Will Resign
At long last, the soon-to-be erstwhile Democratic mayor of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick, pleaded guilty and will resign as mayor. The Detroit Free Press reports all of the salacious details--except the singular detail that Kilpatrick is a Democrat.In a courtroom this morning, Kilpatrick pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstructing justice by committing perjury. He will spend four months in…
Denver Post: ABC Producer Arrested Photographing Democratic Donors
The Denver Post is reporting that "[a]n ABC News producer was arrested Wednesday outside the Brown Palace Hotel as he attempted to chronicle attendees at a private breakfast held by a Democratic Party campaign committee."In an article filed in the late afternoon on August 27, Post television critic Joanne Ostrow noted that the network insists they weren't breaking the law:ABC said in a statement…
Barnicle: Courageous Ted Reaches Out To Accident Victims
If the aphorism de mortuis nil nisi bonum instructs us to speak only good of people who have passed away, perhaps there is a corrollary applicable to those dealing with a dread disease. While I am thus somewhat reluctant to do so, I cannot let pass without comment Mike Barnicle's words about Ted Kennedy on today's Morning Joe.MIKE BARNICLE: Last night when he came out, it was clearly a…
Smith's Softball: 'McCain's Attacks Condescending—Does It Anger You
Even by MSM standards, Harry Smith's "interview" of Barack Obama was a disgrace. How soft were Smith's lobs? Had this been a slow-pitch league, Harry might still have been booted for insufficient MPH. CBS aired Smith's chat with the Dem candidate, conducted yesterday, on this morning's Early Show. After a clip of McCain saying he questioned Obama's judgment, not his patriotism, Smith teed it…
How Did Reporter's Tough Line on Illegal Immigration Make It Onto CNN
Were the apparatchiks of CNN asleep at the PC wheel? Not only did the network air a balanced segment on medical care for an illegal immigrant. It surprisingly let slip by the reporter's line contrasting the illegal's use of the American legal system now with his disregard for it when he snuck into the country!Aired at 6:22 a.m. EDT today, the segment focused on the case of Francisco Pantaleon,…
'Ask AP' Answer on Illegal Immigrants Misleads Mightily
According the Associated Press, "Ask AP" is "a weekly Q&A column where AP journalists respond to readers' questions about the news." Given how biased the wire service's news reporting is, you wouldn't expect "Ask AP" responses to be very different. They usually aren't. Case in point (second question at link) -- Reader Cindy Garcia of Vista, California asked AP about the costs and benefits of…
