Yes, Iraq IS Like Vietnam
But not for the reasons reporters think, or are willing to admit.From the Washington Post:GREENSBORO, N.C., Oct. 18 -- President Bush said Wednesday that the current surge of violence in Iraq "could be" comparable to the Tet Offensive during the Vietnam War, a succession of battles that became a milestone because it helped turn the American public against the conflict and its political leadership…
Olbermann Suggests 'Lying' Bush as Much a 'Threat' as Terrorists
On Wednesday's Countdown, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann delivered the latest in a recent series of "Special Comment" attacks on President Bush, inspired by the recently passed Military Commissions Act, as he suggested Bush was as big a "threat" to America as the "terrorists." The Countdown host not only referred to the government "becoming just a little bit like the terrorists," but he also…
Tuesday Night Fights: Bill O’Reilly vs. ‘Tough on Terrorism’ Cha
I don’t know about you, but I love it when a liberal member of Congress tries to talk tough about terrorism. It’s kind of like watching my 13-year-old daughter try to bully my 18-year-old son. Such was the case on the “O’Reilly Factor” last night when Congressman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) tried to look tough in front of Our Boy Bill – sorry for the “Carousel” pun to those who caught it (hat tip to…
ABC Most Hostile to Military Commissions, Frame Story Around Left-Wing
Of the broadcast network evening newscasts on Tuesday, ABC aired coverage the most hostile to the “Military Commissions Act of 2006," which President Bush signed earlier in the day. World News anchor Charles Gibson noted how Republican objections had been addressed, but “civil liberties groups," a nice euphemism for liberals, "are calling the new law a violation of American values and have…
Friday Night Fights: Conservative Woman KOs Bill Maher and Ben Affleck
It is quite doubtful that HBO’s Bill Maher knew what he was in for when he scheduled Danielle Pletka of the American Enterprise Institute to be on his "Real Time" panel Friday night. After all, with CNN’s Lou Dobbs and liberal actor Ben Affleck surrounding her, it seemed highly unlikely the lone conservative in the discussion would survive the scrum, let alone win the debate. However, not only…
Art Imitates Real Life: Liberals Attack Zucker's Spoof, but Here's Alb
As previously reported by NewsBusters editor Matt Sheffield and others, FNC’s Special Report with Brit Hume on Thursday evening noted how YouTube users had ganged up to flag as “inappropriate” a humorous 90-second video by director David Zucker that mocks the Democrats for their approach to international bad guys like Osama bin Laden and Kim Jong-Il.Zucker’s video begins with a shot of an actress…
