Matthews Rips GOP Candidate’s Edwards Jibe: ‘Stupid' and 'Embarras

Proving that he's not a fan of Republicans, "Hardball" host Chris Matthews slammed 2008 GOP contenders on Wednesday for running a "mordant," "negative campaign." Sounding like a Democratic activist, he appeared throughout the day on MSNBC and, at one point, bitterly complained about former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee’s jibe that Congress spends money "like John Edwards at a beauty shop." Mr.…
Scott Whitlock

Former Bush Admin Official Kuo: Falwell 'Very Much Damaged Name of Jes

In 2003, David Kuo resigned from the Bush administration's Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives and later wrote a book [published just before the 2006 mid-term elections] claiming that the administration was hypocritical in its dealings with religious conservatives.The MSM had a field day because according to them [as E.J. Dionne wrote here, for example], Kuo was a religious…
Mark Finkelstein

Homosexual Minister Mel White on CNN: Falwell Rhetoric 'Kills Us

Matthew Balan

CNN Juxtaposes Falwell With Hitler, Airs Entire Piece Emphasizing Gay

The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) has issued a call to media outlets to stick to a script of liberal bias and emphasize "Falwell's history of denigrative comments and examine the cultural progress toward inclusion, acceptance and respect that he fought against." Their website even included a story from CNN’s Newsroom from Tuesday afternoon, in which CNN prominently included…
Tim Graham

Wonkette Posts 'Comically Vandalized' Falwell Wikipedia Page

Update/Related (16:44 | May 17) P.J. Gladnick of "DUmmie FUnnies" (also an NB blogger) has a blog entry about Democratic Underground worrying about commenter bile over Falwell damaging their "cause."Update (10:14 EDT | May 17): WikipediaReview.com picked up on this post. The discussion board's slogan: "Now with 100 percent better judgment, care, and sensitivity than Wikipedia itself." Check them…
Ken Shepherd

Despite Thuggery, Hugo Chavez Still the 'Friendly' Darling of Network

Julia A. Seymour

A Thieving Dictator Only U.S. Media Could Love

Despite his threat to American business interests, Hugo Chavez is still the 'friendly' darling of the network news.
Julia A. Seymour

New Website Offers Carbon Debits to Take Away Al Gore's Meaningless Ca

This is way too funny, and by now, you should know the drill concerning potables, combustibles, and sharp objects. You've been warned!A website has surfaced that is “on a mission to take away every one of Al Gore's meaningless carbon credits by simply providing carbon debits.” Called “Carbon Credit Killers” (h/t Glenn Reynolds), the proprietors “run a burgeoning business of clearing trees from…
Noel Sheppard

A Thieving Dictator Only U.S. Media Could Love

BMI Staff

List of Global Warming Skeptics Grows, Media Couldn’t Care Less

While global warming alarmists like soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore and his band of not so merry sycophants continue talking about a scientific consensus concerning man’s role in “climate change,” the list of scientists that have grown skeptical of this nexus continues to grow. Unfortunately, a media obsessed with advancing hysteria on the subject refuse to acknowledge the existence of such folks as they…
Noel Sheppard

CNN's Memoriam to Falwell: The Hateful Rhetoric of Christopher Hitchen

Matthew Balan

On ABC Radio, Moran Noted Falwell Passing with 9/11 Remark

Ken Shepherd

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Congressional Dems' Approval Rating Falls, Will Media Report It

Matthew Sheffield