Obama Camp Rips Wright
April 28th, 2008 8:36 PM
One small step for David Axelrod, one giant leap for Barack Obama away from Jeremiah Wright . . . When chief Obama strategist Axelrod appeared at the end of this evening's Hardball, I expected him to dodge the current Rev. Wright controversy with some bromide about the reverend's right to express his opinions. But—in evidence of just how badly Wright's current comments are hurting Obama—Axelrod…
CBS’s Simon to Israeli Air Force Pilot: ‘You Don't Look Like a Kil
April 28th, 2008 2:02 PM
On Sunday’s CBS "60 Minutes," anchor Bob Simon talked to members of the Israeli Air Force and asked one pilot, Captain Omri, about air strikes in the Gaza strip in which civilians occasionally are killed: It's a classic guerilla war. Fifty dollar rockets made in the back alleys of Gaza against Israel's $50,000 missiles. The Israelis will tell you that kind of expense buys precise weapons which…
Former NBC Analyst Confirms He Quit Due to Network's Move to the Left
April 27th, 2008 11:21 AM
Last February, NewsBusters reported the resignation of retired Col. Ken Allard from NBC News as a result of the military analyst's view the network was undergoing a "precipitous retreat from journalistic and ethical standards."On Sunday, Allard was more specific, claiming, "I thought they really had moved very slowly to the left, and I also thought that when they had the chance to clarify to the…
Media Trot Out Gorbachev to Attack John McCain
April 21st, 2008 6:19 PM
If they had a reality show for international politicians called "Biggest Loser" the most popular nominee for the title would be Mikhail Gorbachev, the man that lost his whole country, not merely an election. Yet, every once in a while and for some untenable reason, this communist loser is trotted out by the US media as some sort of expert on international politics. Unsurprisingly, his opinion is…
Washington Post Faults Catholic Church Teaching for Filipino Poverty
April 21st, 2008 2:22 PM
The day after Pope Benedict XVI departed the U.S. after a six-day visit, Blaine Harden of the Washington Post lamented the Catholic Church’s influence in the Philippines, specifically, the government of Philippines "acceding to Catholic doctrine" by "supporting only what it calls ‘natural’ family planning," rejecting "modern contraception" as part of family planning." Throughout his article,…
Editorial: Bush a Master Diplomat Strengthening U.S. Relations All Ove
April 21st, 2008 12:17 PM
In the past several years, on any given day -- including holidays, mind you! -- you couldn't swing a dead cat without hitting a media member complaining about how America's respect within the international community had declined under George W. Bush.This makes Friday evening's editorial in Investor's Business Daily all the more astounding.Readers are strongly advised to prepare themselves for an…
William Ayers' Blog: Reparations for Iraq, Afghanistan; Pull Out of En
April 18th, 2008 6:51 PM
Weather Underground leader turned-academic William Ayers is now so docile that it never really "bothered anyone in Chicago," that Sen. Barack Obama had any connection to him, wrote Chicago Sun-Times reporter Lynn Sweet in the April 18 paper. Along those same lines the Washington Post's Peter Slevin argued that the '60s radical was now "considered so mainstream" in Chicago "that [Mayor Richard]…
Weekend Captionfest
April 18th, 2008 4:15 PM
British PM Gordon Brown and Sen. Edward M. Kennedy talk upon Brown's arrival at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum in Boston, April 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
CBS’s Smith: Americans ‘Unsure’ & ‘Fearful’ of Pope
April 15th, 2008 12:12 PM
In an interview with Chicago’s Cardinal Francis George about the upcoming visit of Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith was concerned about the reaction of the American people to the new pontiff: "Explain the difference between the private man and the public Pope that some Americans are maybe even a little unsure or fearful of." Monday’s "Early Show" identified the…
CBS Labels Pope ‘Hard Liner’; Interviews Left-Wing Priest
April 14th, 2008 4:27 PM
At the beginning of Monday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith exclaimed: "Coming to America. Pope Benedict XVI arrives on American soil tomorrow. How will Americans receive his hard line and soft style?" In the later segement, correspondent Allen Pizzey continued the "hard line" theme: "Since becoming Pope Benedict XVI three years ago, the man who used to be the Vatican's chief hard-liner…
Pelosi's Potshot: Maybe Bill Had 'A Late Night Adult Moment
April 13th, 2008 2:10 PM
Should Hillary make it to the White House, don't look for Bill to be taking an early twirl on the Inauguration Ball dance floor with Nancy Pelosi. Appearing on today's Face the Nation, Madame Speaker made a nasty joke at the former president's expense.Host Bob Schieffer [who might have experienced some schadenfreude this week with all the talk of Katie Couric being pushed out of the Evening News…
CBS’s Couric to Petraeus: ‘How Frustrated Are You
April 11th, 2008 4:06 PM
On Thursday’s CBS "Evening News" anchor Katie Couric teased an upcoming interview with General David Petraues: "Also tonight, General David Petraeus on the slow progress in Iraq." Couric later began the interview by asking Petraeus: "How frustrated are you?"Prior to asking about Iranian influence in Iraq, Couric offered this pessimistic observation: "There's been a spike in attacks against…
Hillary: Forgetful at 11, Fierce at
April 11th, 2008 8:34 AM
Must be something about midnight. Sometime between 11 PM and 3 AM, Hillary Clinton is transformed from a sleepy sexagenarian who can't keep her facts straight into a bold Commander-in-Chief dealing decisively with the crisis of the moment.We all know about Hillary's 3 AM mastery. As for 11 PM, Bill Clinton went on the campaign trail in Indiana yesterday and chalked up his wife's problems with the…
