Tobacco, Taxes Sunk McCain in 2000 S.C. Primary, Not Dirty Tricks
One of the American mainstream media's favorite John McCain memes is that South Carolina voters rejected the Arizona Republican in 2000 because of a baseless smear campaign about McCain's personal life. That bias is so infectious it's now a global pandemic, just witness this item from the January 18 edition of the London-based Financial Times: McCain hopes to avoid repeat of 2000For John McCain,…
In Latino Vote Story, CNN Reporter Skips Dems' Immigration Pitch
In a report on the upcoming Nevada caucus, CNN reporter Chris Lawrence highlighted Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton’s outreach to Latino voters, and while he did mention the issue of "immigration reform," he did not do the elementary thing a reporter should do: explore what the candidates are saying to Latinos about their immigration proposals.The report, which aired 21 minutes into the 6 am…
CBS & ABC Ignore Democratic Primary in Michigan
While Wednesday morning shows on Fox, CNN, and even NBC covered the outcome of the Democratic primary in Michigan, in which Hillary Clinton got 55% of the vote with 40% going to ‘uncommitted’ and lost the black vote 32% to 68%, ABC’s "Good Morning America" and CBS’s "Early Show" made no mention of the Democratic primary.On the "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith and "Face the Nation" host Bob…
BaltSun, WaPo Play Down Stunning O'Malley Reversal on Illegal Immigran
Another liberal Democratic governor has backed off an illegal immigrant-friendly challenge to the new federal Real ID law. Yet in their coverage of Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D-Md.) reversal, the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post failed to note how drastic the Democratic governor's reversal was, nor to consider if low polls numbers and public disapproval were driving factors for the change of plans…
AP Concludes Racism, Sexism ‘Alive and Well’ In Midst of Democrats
David Crary of the Associated Press, in an article asking if sexism or racism is more "taboo" in the context of the recent war of words between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, concluded that "both are alive and well." It appears, though, judging by the use of quotes from feminists including Gloria Steinem and Kim Gandy, it seems that Crary is taking the apparent sexism against Hillary Clinton…
CNN’s Martin Takes Hillary, BET Founder To Task Over Obama Comments
Roland Martin, a CNN contributor and talk radio host out of Chicago, blasted Hillary Clinton and some of her supporters on Monday’s "American Morning" over recent comments they made about Martin Luther King, Jr. and Barack Obama. Martin, responding to Clinton’s comment that MLK’s dream " began to be realized when President Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964," countered by bringing…
MSNBC Senior Exec: Keith Olbermann Runs MSNBC
TV Newser has some juicy details from a February Men's Journal interview with “Countdown” host Keith Olbermann. In it, an MSNBC executive admitted “Keith runs MSNBC.” Good to know that the basement-dwelling cable net is banking on a conspiracy-addled, orange-tinted Edward R Murrow wannabe for corporate guidance.Olbermann went from almost fired to pulling the corporate strings in two years, which…
CNN Wonders If ‘Racial Undercurrents’ Will Stop Obama’s Success
Taking a page out of Chris Cuomo’s play book on covering Barack Obama and race, CNN’s Carol Costello on Friday’s "The Situation Room" speculated whether Obama can continue to get whites to vote for him, or whether his second-place finish in the New Hampshire primary points to "the undercurrent about race that exists in this country."Costello repeated a theory proposed by Andrew Kohut of the Pew…
CNN Plays Up Michelle Obama, Omits Her Past Words About America
CNN’s Alina Cho, in a report which ran twice on Friday’s "American Morning," described Michelle Obama in nothing but glowing terms. When she introduced the report during the 6 am Eastern hour, Cho described the wife of Barack Obama as a "fascinating woman," and went on to call her "funny, fiery, and blunt ."During the report, Cho used sound bites from Valerie Jarrett, a friend of the Obama family…
Onion Editor Leaves for Left-wing MoveOn
As a long-time occasional reader of the satirical newspaper The Onion, I couldn't help but notice a leftward drift to its humor. Now I see why: Lots of people on the right think that the liberal group MoveOn.org is a joke. Well, now they’ll have a bit more ammo in their argument.The powerful liberal activist group has wooed Peter Koechley away from the satirical newspaper The Onion, where he was…
