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Tufts Not Fan of Free Speech, Calls Facts about Islam 'Harassment' and
The Volokh Conspiracy reported that yet another college has cracked down on a conservative student paper. The Primary Source, published a fake ad called “Islam-- Arabic Translation: Submission.” It satirized the events of an upcoming Islamic Awareness Week which quoted verses from the Koran and included unpleasant but true statements about Islam and ended with the statement, "If you are a…
Wash Times: An Anti-Gun Column Filled With Lies
What is it about anti-gunners that they just have to lie in their advocacy against guns? Do they lie because they know the facts makes them look so bad? This time it's the Washington Times' turn to publish an anti 2nd Amendment piece based on several lies. This one, penned by an Alex Gerber, worries that gun control will "apparently be glossed over again" and claims that the evil "American gun…
'Inquisition' Docudrama Pillories Catholic Church
Is PBS trying to discredit contemporary Christian teachings about morality and personal responsibility by setting up a straw man?
‘1/2 Hour News Hour’: President Limbaugh Takes Vacation, Veep Coul
There’s going to be two installments of Fox News’ “1/2 Hour News Hour” Sunday evening, and after getting straight A’s for his first 100 days in office, President Limbaugh will be taking a well-deserved vacation.In his absence, Vice President Coulter will run things with assistance from Secretary of State Drudge.Those interested should see the video available here (h/t Ian at Hot Air).*****…
AP and Yahoo’s Misleading $4 Per Gallon Gas Picture
Have you seen the picture on the right showing a Shell station in San Francisco with gas prices in excess of $4 per gallon? Well, there’s only one problem with it: this isn’t close to indicative of what gas prices are in the Bay Area. Not even close.Yet, the following was captioned next to this Associated Press picture at Yahoo Thursday (h/t NB reader Brian Mortimer, emphasis added):High gas…
WashPost Biz Page Runs Cartoon Pushing Gas Gouging Meme
A cartoon in the May 13 "Sunday Briefing" on page F2 of the Washington Post furthered a left-wing talking point against "Big Oil" that a comprehensive study by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) debunked last year: that oil companies artificially manipulate gas prices by squeezing supply.A cartoon from the Newark Star-Ledger's Drew Sheneman depicts a man fueling his car asking a cigar-smoking "…
Liberal Columnist Slams Al Gore, the U.N. and ‘Greenhouse Fearmonger
Would you expect a former writer for the Village Voice and The Nation to be harshly critical of soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore and his band of not-so merry manmade global warming alarmists?Neither would I. Yet there it was in the leftwing newsletter CounterPunch, written by editor Alexander Cockburn.*****Critical Update: Cockburn's article published by The Nation.Entitled “Hot Air, Cold Cash; Who are the…
WashPost: Advertising Anti-War Website, Uses Obscene Graphic for GOP
In a commencement address to New England College, Democrat Party presidential candidate John Edwards has issued a call to turn Memorial Day from a day to celebrate our troops to a day pushing a political message that attacks them. He has also created a new website to further that goal and the Washington Post is helping him advertise it breaking their more common practice of not posting links…
If Al Qaeda are Planning a Militant Islamic State in Iraq, Should Medi
The Sunday Times published a rather shocking article on May 13 with the headline, “Al-Qaeda Planning Militant Islamic State Within Iraq” (h/t LGF, emphasis added throughout):A RADICAL plan by Al-Qaeda to take over the Sunni heartland of Iraq and turn it into a militant Islamic state once American troops have withdrawn is causing alarm among US intelligence officials. A power struggle has emerged…
David Gregory: Bush Was Right About Mideast Needing Transforming After
Regardless of what you might think of MSNBC’s Chris Matthews, his syndicated Sunday talk show is a must-see due to the unscripted statements that often emanate from those not used to being so unfettered.Such was certainly the case Mother’s Day when NBC’s Chief White House correspondent David Gregory made some extraordinary assertions about the “big bad threat of Islamic fundamentalism” and that “…
AP Reporter Miserably Covers Record Tax Receipts, Falling Deficit
Perhaps you read this week that in April, the US Treasury reported all-time-record tax collections of $383.6 billion.
If you did, you didn't read it in the dead-trees version of the New York Times. The Old Grey Lady did not deem Thursday afternoon's news "fit to print" on Friday (requires free registration), even choosing not to carry the related Associated Press report that is the main topic of…