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CNBC's Rick Santelli Blasts Financial Reform Proposals for Excluding F
Back on Christmas Eve of 2009, Obama's Treasury Dept. said it would lift the limits on what the federal government could provide in "emergency aid" to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - without seeking Congressional permission. Very few reporters noticed, except for The Washington Post's Zachary Goldfarb who reported the story on Christmas Day and CNBC CME Group reporter and tea party inspiration…
CNN'S Velshi Lumps Club For Growth With 'a Bunch of Unsavories
Do you believe that extending unemployment compensation benefits encourages some people to remain out of work longer than necessary? Don't let CNN anchor Ali Velshi find out. He'll characterize you as unsavory.On a segment of CNN Newsroom today, Velshi spoke with an economics professor who's examined multiple studies reporting that many people find work shortly before their unemployment checks…
Former NYT Editor Howell Raines Drums Fox News Out of Journalism for A
Howell Raines was executive editor of the New York Times for 21 turbulent months before being forced out in June 2003, felled by the journalistic malpractice committed by a young reporter he supported, Jayson Blair, and his personal callousness and autocratic management style, as well as launching a feminist crusade against the Augusta National Golf Club (home of the Masters golf tournament) that…
CNBC's Rick Santelli Blasts Financial Reforms Excluding Fannie, Freddi
Network's CME Group reporter dismayed Dodd's bill doesn't include GSEs, suggests unwinding the two groups.
Homicides Skyrocket in Venezuela, Chavez Thanks Penn for Support
Venezuelan despot Hugo Chavez says he's grateful for the support he's getting from actor Sean Penn.As NewsBusters reported Monday, Penn told HBO's Bill Maher last week:[E]very day, this elected leader is called a dictator here, and we just accept it! And accept it. And this is mainstream media, who should – truly, there should be a bar by which one goes to prison for these kinds of lies.…
'Crazy Misogynistic Culture': Blow's Bizarre Excuse For Pelosi Mishand
How much of a pickle is Pelosi potentially in? Enough that Dem loyalist Charles Blow had to resort to some truly twisted reasoning to explain away her delay in responding to allegations against Eric Massa.Of all things, the New York Times columnist tried to excuse Pelosi's failure to act by blaming . . . "our crazy misogynistic culture." Huh?Blow offered his odd opinion on today's Morning Joe…
Say What? Rev. Wright Claims Fox News Ruined His Granddaughter's Senio
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama’s longtime minister and permanent embarrassment, preached in Washington on Wednesday, reported Hamil Harris of The Washington Post. (It was nowhere to be found in my Thursday paper.) Harris suggested Wright's nastiest words were saved for Fox News, which wanted to ruin his granddaughters. It sounded a little like paranoid Ross Perot in 1992. The anti-Obama…
Michael Moore Suggests Bush Fooled Americans Because 'Society of Ignor
Appearing as a guest on Thursday’s Joy Behar Show on CNN Headline News, filmmaker Michael Moore continued his recent attacks on Democrats for not delivering more effectively on a left-wing agenda, called out gay Republicans for "hypocrisy," and seemed to suggest that President Bush fooled many Americans because "we have created a society of ignorant and illiterate people."Host Behar started the…
Imus Takes on 'Tehran Tom' Hanks with Pro-American Historian
'Imus in the Morning' offers much-needed retort to anti-America Hollywood
What's Wrong with This Picture
Yes, I am aware that (R) means "right", just thought it looked funny. Hence the "humor" tag at the bottom.
Group Demands Olbermann Apologize for Comparing Jewish Attorney to Naz
The Media Institute, a Washington-based non-profit, has called on Keith Olbermann to apologize for comparing one of its Jewish staff members to a Nazi collaborator.During a January 21 screed regarding the controversial Supreme Court decision Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission -- in which the Supreme Court granted all companies the same rights as MSNBC's parent company GE -- Olbermann…
Lefty Jon Stewart Hits Bush Speechwriter for Living in 'Selective Worl
Liberal comedian Jon Stewart featured a rare conservative voice on Tuesday's Daily Show, former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen. As he often does during the occasions he talks to right-leaning guests, Stewart turned combative, attacking Thiessen for "living in a selective world." The ex-Bush aide appeared to promote his new book Courting Disaster, which defends and advocates for the…
MSNBC's Hall Showcases State Legislator Who Wants to Ban Salt in Resta
Is it "crossing the line" to ban salt from use in restaurant kitchens? That's what MSNBC's Tamron Hall asked of her viewers shortly before 3 p.m. on March 11. To discuss the issue, she interviewed New York State Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D) on his proposed legislation calling for a ban of salt use in Empire State restaurant kitchens. Each violation would carry a $1,000 fine.Hall failed to balance…
