ABC's Rosie O'Donnell: 'Don't Fear the Terrorists, They're Mothers and
One would have thought that the Democratic takeover of Congress and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation would have preseted plenty of fodder for the women of ‘The View’ to debate on Thursday’s show. However, it was a discussion on Iraq and the war on terror that dominated today's 'Hot Topics' segment. Not surprisingly, co-host Rosie O’Donnell equated the post-September 11th America…
The Rise of the Anti-war Media, and Its Importance
Today's Wall Street Journal online edition features an important essay by sociologist James Q. Wilson examining how the American press has turned into an unpatriotic and anti-war entity. He also explains why this matters: because educated people are likely to be swayed by the media's coverage of events, whether that coverage is accurate or not.A few excerpts:We are told by careful
pollsters that…
'Dowd' Jones Hits New Low: Cheney-Rumsfeld Like Haggard-Hooker
Karmic balance? The Dow Jones hits a new high. The 'Dowd' Jones hits a new low. In her pay-to-read column this morning, Maureen Dowd of the New York Times analogizes the relationship of Vice-President Cheney and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld to that of preacher Ted Haggard and a male prostitute.Setting the titillating tone with her headline, "A Wartime Love Story", Dowd writes:At the heart of…
