NY Times Columnist: Don't Judge Social-Program Spending By Cost Or Res
Not an Onion article. I solemnly affirm to Scrappleface: New York Times columnist Judith Warner doesn't want social programs to be judged by how much they cost or whether they work. Disclaimer notwithstanding, I bet you're still dubious. "Come on, Finkelstein - that can't be right. As liberal as the New York Times might be, there's no way one of its regular columnists would come right out and…
Senate Debates Global Warming, CNN Anchor Snoozes
O'Brien, during a more wakeful momentAs already noted here on NewsBusters, the Senate held a hearing today examining the role of the media in promoting climate alarmism. With others covering the newsmaking part of the discussion, I decided to drop by to observe things from a blogger's point of view.I went into the hearing expecting it would be more interesting than your typical congressional…
Neil Cavuto Smacks Around Paul Krugman While Calling Him a Liar
This was just too delicious for words…but I’ll try. As many of you are aware, most conservatives who study the economy and the markets view the New York Times’ Paul Krugman as being one of the most disingenuous pols on the landscape. Krugman has regularly been shown to flat out lie about economic data in his articles to prove his specious points, and was accused by the Times’ former ombudsman…
Media in Near-Panic over Two Less Than Perfect Economic Reports
NOTE: Skip to the last paragraph to get the media bias-related conclusion/speculation.
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The Institute for Supply Management's November report tells us that manufacturing's winning streak is over:
Economic activity in the manufacturing sector failed to grow in November for the first time following 41 consecutive months of growth, while the overall economy grew for…
