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Is Bristol Palin's 'Dancing with the Stars' Vote a 2012 Precursor
Is the voting for who wins this year's "Dancing with the Stars" a foreshadowing of the presidential elections in 2012?
Before answering that question, readers are advised to watch Bristol Palin's dance routines from Monday night:
Brian Williams Subjects NBC Viewers to More Kennedy 'Camelot' Pictures
The 47th anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy was ignored by ABC's World News, and mentioned briefly on CBS Evening News. On the NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams used the occasion to promote the sales of yet another book of Kennedy family photos of the "Camelot" era. Williams just assumes that absolutely everyone is still aglow over the media's relentless promotion of a mythical…
A Leader We Can All Follow
William Bradford, governor of the Plymouth Colony, was a remarkable leader who endured much from Europe to the coastal regions of North America.
Born in 1590 in a small farming town in England, he was only 1 year old when his father died, 4 when his grandparents took over his guardianship, 6 when his grandfather died and 7 when his mother died.
Pat Me, Pat Me
I blame Drudge! Yes, I blame the Drudge Report for this insane controversy about the use of high-tech body scanners and "pat-downs" at airport security zones.
A minor altercation can take place at Chinggis Khaan International Airport in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, and it is headlines on the Drudge Report. The millions of American travelers who are utterly insouciant to a high-tech scan or even a…
WaPo's Richard Cohen: 'Palin Couldn't Be President of Black America or
If you thought the media attacks on Sarah Palin and her family were deplorable in 2008, it's clear with the 2012 presidential campaign starting and her name being bandied about, you ain't seen nuttin' yet.
Take the Washington Post's Richard Cohen for example who penned a column Tuesday concluding, "She could not be the president of black America nor of Hispanic America":
Open Thread: Should We Give S. Korea Its Own Nuclear Arsenal
That's the latest from Charles Krauthammer, who, in light of skirmishes between North and South yesterday and today, thinks we need to build up SK's nuclear arsenal in order to get the Chinese to reign in the Norks - which they are fully capable of doing, Krauthammer believes.
New York Times Skips Pro-Life March, But Sends Writer and Photographer
The New York Times has a funny way of defining protests as "news" or "not news" depending on who is being protested. For example, they've entirely ignored the March for Life against abortion in Washington in 2008 and 2009 (and in 2010, gave it part of a sentence). But in Monday's paper, they openly worried that a left-wing protest is dwindling in popularity. They sent Times writer Kim Severson…
WaPo, ABC Pay for Poll Question on Bristol Palin's Dancing Skills
It's fair game to discuss whether Bristol Palin arrived at the finals of ABC's Dancing with the Stars on talent alone (instead of being judged with telephone voting). But ABC and The Washington Post were Palin-obsessed enough to actually pay for a poll question on the matter. The headline in Tuesday's paper was "Poll numbers suggest Bristol doesn't have 'Dancing' legs to stand on." (On the…
Tuesday Captionfest: Mike Allen
Mike Allen, chief political correspondent of Politico, on Morning Joe. November 23, 2010.
Angry Liberals Twist Bristol Palin's 'Dancing' into Tea Party 'Conspir
Tea Partiers, Vast Right-Wing Conspirators rigging 'Dancing with the Stars' for Sara's daughter, according to left.
WaPo's Ezra Klein: More Charitable to Give to Policy Think Tanks than
Columnist attempts to 'politicize' charity, suggesting government can do more good than traditional charities.
CNN Misinterprets Pope's Condom Remarks; NBC Offers Accurate Coverage
On Monday's Newsroom, CNN's Kyra Phillips gave a false impression of Pope Benedict XVI's recent comments about condoms. While the Pope stated that condom use "can be a first step...on the way toward recovering an awareness that not everything is allowed," Phillips stated that the pontiff "says condoms are okay sometimes." Refreshingly, Monday's Today show on NBC accurately covered Benedict's…
Time Columnist: New TSA Screenings a 'Minor Inconvenience
Columnists Michael Crowley and Mike Barnicle seemed to agree on one thing on Monday's "Morning Joe" – the new TSA airport screening methods are not that big of a deal, in the scheme of things.
Early on Monday's "Morning Joe," Crowley, Deputy Washington Bureau chief for Time magazine, expressed muted criticism of the American public's reaction to the new screenings. "I think that people…
LA Times Notes How Bureaucracy Bedevils Aspiring Chefs, Bakers
When it comes to business reporting, the media often tow a pro-bigger government line at the expense of the private sector. Profit-motivated businessmen are often portrayed as much less sympathetic than the allegedly altruistic souls that comprise the nation's core of politicians and bureaucrats.
But from time to time, a news outlet does shine a spotlight on just how much of a pain in the…