No Place to Hide: MSNBC Works Bush-Bashing Into Baseball Article
August 30th, 2006 3:14 PM
Bush supporters who think that the MSM's sports pages might offer a respite from Bush-bashing should think again. MSNBC managed to slip a sneak attack on the president into a seemingly innocuous article on the recent collapse of the Boston Red Sox.Wrote MSNBC contributor Bob Cook, criticizing Sox General Manager Theo Epstein [pictured here]: "Epstein might be better [sic] keeping his mouth shut…
Invidious Comparison at 'Today': Bush 41 'Diplomat' vs. Bush 43 'Cowbo
August 25th, 2006 8:00 AM
Remember George H.W. Bush? The one who was derided by the MSM for his lack of toughness? The man Newsweek put on its cover with the sneering headline "Fighting the Wimp Factor"?Scratch all that. As per this morning's “Today” show, it turns out H.W. wasn't a wimp at all. Not only was he a 'diplomat', above all he was someone who knew how to successfully fight a war in Iraq.What caused “Today” to…
The Early Show Continues To Mis-label Terrorist Surveillance Program
August 19th, 2006 9:07 AM
When the New York Times originally broke the story of the NSA Terrorist Surveillance Program, the rest of the media leapt to the bandwagon, and immediately began referring to President Bush's "Domestic Surveillance Program." One of the forums where this has been particularly egregious is CBS' The Early Show. Well, the last 7 months and all of the discussion has done nothing to change the…
Hezbollah or Home-Grown? Who Drew This Editorial Cartoon
August 18th, 2006 8:06 AM
A man labelled with a Jewish star laments that he can't blow up food and medicine being handed out to Arabs. Hezbollah is lauded for "building bridges" with people. Where does this editorial cartoon come from? A Hezbollah house organ, perhaps? Al-Jazeera? Maybe a fringe anti-Semitic group in the US?
