Iraq
Washington Post Slams House Democrats For Pork-Laden Iraq Withdrawal B
March 24th, 2007 5:12 PM
It must have been very chilly in hell on Friday, for the editorial division of a major newspaper actually came down on Democrats.I kid you not.For those that missed it, the Washington Post ran an editorial Friday entitled “Retreat and Butter,” with a sub-headline “Are Democrats in the House voting for farm subsidies or withdrawal from Iraq?”Having asked a tremendously valid question that most in…
Glenn Beck Slams ‘Fat Witch’ Rosie O’Donnell
March 23rd, 2007 9:45 AM
It is safe to say after listening to Wednesday’s “Glenn Beck Program” that the host is not at all fond of ABC’s Rosie O’Donnell. In fact, one wouldn’t be out of line in stating that he loathes the co-host of “The View” who he disaffectionately referred to as a “fat witch.”In an unbridled rant about a figure that is truly becoming one of the prime targets for conservatives due to her frequent…
Lauer: Iraq Funding Cut Would Be 'Disaster
March 23rd, 2007 8:37 AM
Matt Lauer said the right thing. Was it for the wrong reason?Discussing on this morning's "Today" with Tim Russert the current wrangling between the Bush administration and the Dem congress over a bill to fund the Iraq war and the Dems' attempt to include a "date certain" for troop withdrawal, Matt Lauer said:"Robert Gates, the Defense Secretary, has said that sometime next month that the…
Media Ignore Syrian Minister’s Claim That CIA Was Behind 2005 London
March 22nd, 2007 1:13 AM
Is it the media’s job to keep American citizens aware of statements made by foreign officials that could shed light on what we’re up against in winning the wars in Iraq and on terrorism? Or, should the press keep the caustic comments of such political officials from the public in order to maximize the impression that all the problems in the world are caused by the Bush administration?While you…
Paula Zahn Worries U.S. Interrogators at Gitmo Can’t Be Trusted
March 21st, 2007 11:07 AM
There was quite a kangaroo court put together on CNN Tuesday evening largely designed to discredit recent confessions by al Qaeda terrorists Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Waleed Bin Attash while pointing accusatory fingers of blame at American interrogation methods (video available here). Joining the host on “Paula Zahn Now” was Air America Radio’s Rachel Maddow, Republican strategist Amy Holmes,…
Rosie Bullies and Shuts Off Elisabeth Hasselbeck's 'Blather
March 20th, 2007 1:55 PM
"View" co-host Rosie O’Donnell displayed her disdain for opposing "views" when she shut off the show’s only non-liberal, Elisabeth Hasselbeck. Rory Kennedy appeared on the March 20 edition to promote her film for HBO, "Ghosts of Abu Ghraib."Hasselbeck gently asked what our government should do to extract vital information from captured terrorists. Rosie jumped in and asserted "before you answer…
On Iraq War Anniversary, Couric Leaves U.S. Ambassador on Cutting-Room
March 20th, 2007 10:22 AM
READ UPDATE AT FOOT: Bill O'Reilly and guests discuss how "conservative bloggers" impacted the story.To mark yesterday's fourth-anniversary of the war in Iraq, CBS News requested an interview with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad. The ambassador took time from a hectic war-time schedule to speak from Baghdad with Katie Couric, and in the course of the interview provided a first-hand…
On War Anniversary, Nets Stress Dire Views of Iraqis, Skip How Iraqis
March 19th, 2007 9:55 PM
ABC anchor Charles Gibson led on Monday night, the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, with the results of a door-to-door survey of more than 2,000 Iraqis conducted for ABC News (and USA Today). Gibson started the “sobering report” with how “fewer than half the Iraqis, just 42 percent, said life was better now than it was under Saddam Hussein.” Gibson, however, failed to explain…
