Lauer Suggests Rush Right: 'Fox Has To Expect To Be Taken To Account
October 26th, 2006 8:06 AM
Though there's a harbinger of winter in the air here in upstate New York, it didn't prepare me for the hell-freezing-over moment on this morning's 'Today' show. Matt Lauer went to bat for Rush Limbaugh.Lauer interviewed conservative commentator Laura Ingraham and USC law prof - and Dukakis presidential campaign manager - Susan Estrich about current campaign tactics. Matt set the tone with this…
AP: Michael J. Fox 'Powerfully Vulnerable' Advocate for Dems
October 25th, 2006 10:11 AM
Speaking of the esteemed Mr. Fox...The AP appears to be star struck by Michael J. Fox with the debut of his campaign ad for Missouri Democrat Claire McCaskill and several other Dems this week. So star struck that the AP has pronounced him a great success in a puff piece today. But how can they possibly know for sure if his ads are working?Michael J. Fox Makes Stem Cell Vote Push, by Jake Coyle.…
Breaking News From the NY Times: Tobacco Bad
August 20th, 2006 7:19 AM
Breaking news from the New York Times: tobacco is bad for you! Of course you didn't know that. Rubes like you [probably the same kind of people dumb enough to have voted for Republicans over the years] likely think tobacco has roughly the same the health impact of bean sprouts washed down with OJ. That's because you've fallen victim to the tobacco industry's "half-century of deception." And…
CNN's Westhoven "Hoping" for New Political Leaders
May 15th, 2006 10:50 AM
It’s not very often that a reporter for a major cable news network will openly express their desire to see political change, but viewers of CNN’s In The Money on May 13 heard just that. CNN Headline News correspondent Jennifer Westhoven was interviewing the New America Foundation’s Len Nichols, along with Money host Jack Cafferty and CNN business contributor Andy Serwer, on the new Medicare…
