For CNN's Lou Dobbs, Unbalanced Reporting Is Job One
On his November 28 program, CNN's Lou Dobbs accused a major American corporation of sponsoring terrorism. But in leveling his charge, Dobbs didn't bother to give viewers a balanced perspective on American exports and business dealings in foreign countries that, to say the least, are not the nicest neighbors on the geopolitical block.But while it's understandable to be critical of American…
CNN Anchor Lauds Jimmy Carter as Expert on Iran And Bush’s Iraq ‘B
The media’s fascination and love affair with Jimmy Carter apparently have no limits. CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer interviewed the ex-president on Tuesday’s "Situation Room" and cited his knowledge and experience of dealing with Iran: Wolf Blitzer: "You know a lot about Iran. You spent the last 444 days of your presidency focusing in on the American hostages."Jimmy Carter: "I remember that."Blitzer: "I…
Ratner: America Lacks 'Moral Standing' to Stand Up to Putin
Putin's Russia poses a potentially serious threat to the United States. But America lacks the moral standing to confront it. That was the view expressed by Ellen Ratner on this morning's Fox & Friends. Ratner, the short, liberal side of 'The Long & the Short of It' duo [seen here in file photo], expressed little doubt that Putin's government was behind the murder of Russian dissident…
Dowd, On Iraq, Longs For Good Old Days Of Surrender to Communist Dicta
Maureen Dowd: law-and-order fan? And here I thought liberals like to pose as champions of human rights . . . But consider Dowd's idea of an Iraq solution: find brutal dictators to whom we can surrender and who will impose "law and order." Working model: the US capitulation to the Communist dicators of Hanoi.The title of her subscription-required column of this morning, No One to Lose To, says…
