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Masters Open Thread
An amazing Saturday in Augusta yesterday has likely made for an epic Sunday at the Masters.What about Mickelson's astonishing 5 under in three holes? Or Couples' 68 to get himself within shooting distance? Or Choi matching Tiger round for round?And then there's Westwood. 67-69-68 in the first three rounds! Amazing.So, what do you expect today? Will this end up being one of the greatest Masters of…
So, 'Voicemails Expose Left's Racism'... Where's The MSM Been All This
When I read Monica Crowley's piece on Big Government, I must admit to being thoroughly disgusted. Not because she posted racial-slur laden voicemails sent to Dr. Christopher Metzler, Associate Dean of Continuing Studies at Georgetown University because of his opposition to ObamaCare. No, I am disgusted because for years the mainstream media has invited black conservatives on their radio and…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Obvious talking point: What did you do while NewsBusters was down?Try any new websites to satisfy your conservative Jones? Spend time with the family? Get more sleep? Get some exercise? Mope and shout at the world? Is life without NewsBusters like a day without sunshine?
ABC's Moran Frets Obama May Not Be Able to Replace Stevens with Equall
Wrapping a look at those whom President Obama may nominate to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, ABC’s Terry Moran worried Friday night if Obama can “even hold” the liberal ground espoused by Stevens given “today’s bitter political climate.” He fretted that “the real question for President Obama” is: Could a nominee with positions as liberal as Justice Stevens on…
Great Minds Think Alike, and So Do New York Times Legal Reporters
New York Times legal reporter Charlie Savage's original online report on the long-expected retirement of liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens (filed Friday afternoon) had a familiar ring to it which went beyond the usual effusiveness the paper bestows on liberal justices. While noting Stevens held down the left wing of the Supreme Court, Savage twice emphasized the court's "…
WaPo Reader's Advocate Wants More Investigation of Alleged Tea-Party R
Washington Post ombudsman Andrew Alexander called for more investigation of Democrats' allegations of racial slurs from Tea Party protesters on Capitol Hill, even noting Andrew Breitbart's $100,000 challenge for evidence. He concluded his Sunday column: Breitbart's $100,000 challenge may be publicity-seeking theater. But it's part of widespread conservative claims that mainstream media,…
Fantasies: AP's Crutsinger Promotes Many in Item About Delay of Social
The establishment press has for decades and almost without exception insisted that FDR's sacrosanct legacy of Social Security can go on and on with only minor tweaks, and that if trouble looms, it's way out there in 2040 or so when the "Trust Fund" is depleted. The problem is that during that time the federal government has raided the annual surpluses generated by "Trust Fund" which now consists…
NewsBusters is Back, Here’s Some of What You’ve Missed
A deliberate brute force attack, a criminal act, knocked NewsBusters offline since late Friday morning. More information to come, but now we’re back and we thank you for bearing with us as our tech team worked studiously to restore the site. While we were offline, Media Research Center staff continued to post on MRC.org and, as our bloggers catch up with postings, we’ll be adding these articles…
AP Blames Stupak's Retirement on Tea Party Movement
The Congressman who went back on his promises concerning abortion funding in order to get ObamaCare passed last month announced Friday he won't seek re-election in November.The Associated Press was quick to point the finger of blame at the Tea Party movement.Here was the wire service's headline:Tea Party Target Stupak Won't Seek Re-ElectionAPNewsBreak: Rep. Stupak, D-Mich., targeted by Tea Party…
Olbermann Ties FNC to Anti-Pelosi Threats, Hayes Sees Domestic Terrori
On Thursday’s Countdown show, MSNBC host Keith Olbermann tied Fox News to the recent threats against House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as he quoted the mother of the accused, Greg Giusti. The MSNBC host teased the segment at the top of his Countdown show, "The mother of the man accused of threatening Nancy Pelosi says he was driven to it in part by Fox News," and later opened the segment: "The man…
Atheist Author Laments Evangelicals Painted by Media as 'Brainwashed
In the latest of a liberal genre of "going undercover" into evangelical Christianity, atheist author Gina Welch submerged herself as a Christian in Jerry Falwell's Thomas Road Baptist Church. She wasn't converted, but she did tell Time magazine's Kristi Olofsson that the media coverage is unfair: The media often portrays evangelicals as brainwashed, simpleminded and angry. My book isn't the story…
'Entertainment Tonight' Feebly Attempts to Stir up More Palin Controve
Samantha Harris interviews Levi Johnston about Bristol Palin's new Candie's Foundation advertisement.
Comedy Central Pushes Heavily on Church-of-Pedophilia Attacks on Catho
Comedy Central takes joy in mocking the Catholic Church. (See "Merry F---ing Christmas" for one classic example.) The March 24 episode of South Park had the Eric Cartman character trash the church three times when he's asked questions he thinks are an obvious yes:-- "Does the Pope help pedophiles get away with their crimes?"-- "Is the Pope Catholic... and making the world safe for pedophiles…
Her ObamaCare Mission Achieved, ABC/CBS Veteran Linda Douglass Departs
Linda Douglass, the former ABC News and CBS News Washington correspondent who signed aboard the Obama campaign in May of 2008, is resigning next week from her post as Communications Director for the White House’s Health Reform Office, the Washington Post's Howard Kurtz reported Thursday afternoon on the paper's “44” blog (which I saw plugged on DCRTV.com). Kurtz described her as “a top pitchwoman…