Couric's Unintended Candor: US Didn't Launch War on Terror Till
In the coming hours and days, my colleagues at MRC and NewsBusters are sure to provide comprehensive, in-depth analysis of Katie Couric's debut this evening as the anchor of the CBS Evening News. From the opening segment, whose message was that things are worse in Afghanistan than you realize, to an interview with MSM foreign policy fave Thomas Friedman decrying tax cuts, to anti-McDonald's…
BBC Once Again Declines to Disclose Religious Background of Terrorist
First it was "asian men" behind the plot to blow up British airlines headed for America, now it seems "men under the age of 30"
were plotting terrorist attacks in Denmark, at least according to the
BBC where informing readers of the religious identity of fanatical
Muslims seems to be taboo.Danish police have arrested nine suspected terrorists, the country's security intelligence service says.The…
Bill Maher Attacks Christians, Advocates Conversion to Islam
Bill Maher on HBO’s September 1 “Real Time” went on quite an anti-theistic rant that clearly demonstrated his utter disdain for Christians as well as conservatives. To be sure, this wasn’t the first time Maher went so atheistically ballistic as reported by NewsBusters here. In this instance, Maher suggested that, “If converting to Islam is all it takes to get the terrorists off our backs, then…
Campbell's Unintentional Election Advice: 'Pick the Ones Who Look Toug
The ostensible topic was the NFL fantasy-league draft that members of the Today show crew recently conducted. But in sharing her strategy for making draft picks, Campbell Brown might have unintentionally offered hope to Republicans looking nervously to November and beyond.Campbell admitted to weekend co-host Lester Holt that she knows little about football. So in making her picks, Brown said…
Olbermann Features Three Anti-Bush Guests, Praises Himself for Attacki
On Thursday's Countdown show, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann continued his attacks on the Bush administration over its current series of speeches defending the Iraq War. Hosting interviews with three Bush critics from the left (Senator Barbara Boxer, the Mayor of Salt Lake City who led a protest against Bush's "lies" and John Dean, who labeled Donald Rumsfeld an "authoritarian"), the Countdown host…
