Iraq
'Today' Blames McCain Implosion on War Support; Rollins Tells It Like
July 11th, 2007 7:56 AM
If I hear one more MSM outlet ascribe the implosion of John McCain's candidacy to his support for the war in Iraq, I'm going to scream . . Let's see. Why don't we check out this morning's "Today"?NBC REPORTER CHIP REID: He's been falling steadily in the NBC/Wall Street Journal poll from 29% in December to 24 in March and last month just 14%. His unwavering support of the Iraq war is unpopular…
Nets Blame Iraq War Stance, Not Immigration Position, for McCain's Cam
July 10th, 2007 9:13 PM
Tuesday's CBS Evening News and NBC Nightly News blamed Republican presidential candidate John McCain's reduced fundraising and low rank in the polls, which led two top advisers to leave the campaign, on McCain's view that U.S. troops must stay in Iraq -- not on how out of step he is with conservatives on the immigration bill he crafted with Ted Kennedy. CBS anchor Katie Couric declared: “No…
Army Recruiting Goals: Another Example of the Media's Management of th
July 10th, 2007 1:14 PM
Of late, radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been arguing that the mainstream media persistently exercise the "management" of the news. That is to say, aside from slanted and biased reporting on the news of the day, they frame news developments in a way that manage events to fit a preconceived meme or storyline.The media's coverage of Army recruiting numbers is no exception.Bear in mind these…
McCain About to Punt on Iraq? Lauer Question Raises Possibility
July 10th, 2007 7:34 AM
Does NBC have some inside dope? Is John McCain, till now one of the staunchest supporters of the Bush administration's Iraq policy, about to bug out? An unusual question from Matt Lauer to Tony Snow this morning raised that possibility.Here's the exchange that came on this morning's "Today" at 7:08 A.M. EDT, toward the end of Lauer's interview of White House press secretary Snow:TODAY CO-HOST…
NBC Once Again Sees a 'Tipping Point' as Another Senator Breaks with B
July 9th, 2007 8:39 PM
Like the old adage which says a stuck clock is accurate twice a day, on Monday another public figure broke with President Bush on Iraq and, for at least the fourth time in the past two years, the NBC Nightly News saw a “turning point” or a “tipping point” on the war. If NBC says it enough, eventually they may, indeed, be correct and consider themselves prescient. “Tonight,” Brian Williams teased…
Scenery-Chewing Shuster Assails Ajami for Defending Libby
July 6th, 2007 9:04 PM
In all the time I've been monitoring the liberal media, rarely have I seen a host assail a guest with the ferocity David Shuster displayed in going after Fouad Ajami today. Shuster, guest-hosting for Chris Matthews on this afternoon's Hardball, was seemingly infuriated by a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece Ajami had written that analogized Scooter Libby to a fallen comrade who, pursuant to the…
Al Qaeda Atrocity Follow-up: Old Media Member 'Explains' Non-Coverage
July 4th, 2007 10:07 PM
Michael Yon doesn't have an answer (HT to NewsBuster reader "acumen") as to why Old Media won't cover the Al Qaeda massacre of a small village near Baqubah, Iraq that he reported earlier this week (related NewsBusters posts are here and here):
Coordinates to the area of the gravesites are MC 679 381.
In my dispatch, I reported that six people were killed, but mentioned that Iraqi soldiers were…
