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Gallup: 'Obama Gets Poor Marks on Healthcare
Obama Gets Poor Marks on HealthcareSo ominously read a heading in a Gallup poll released Monday about America's opinion of pending healthcare reform legislation.The news was not good for Democrats and the Obama administration hoping to pass something before the Christmas break.Quite the contrary, despite all the efforts of press members to sway the public concerning this matter, Gallup found…
Reviewing NYT's Food Stamp Report, Part 1 of 3: Paper Cheers Growth, L
In a long Saturday report on the Food Stamp program that went into print on Sunday, the New York Times's Jason DeParle and Robert Gebeloff: Almost seemed to celebrate the program's explosive growth. Bemoaned the fact that many who could participate do not. Both in their title ("Food Stamp Use Soars, and Stigma Fades") and text, cheered the loss of stigma that has long been associated with the…
'Family Guy' Mocks Chris Matthews' Overly Inflated Ego
Fox cartoon hit "Family Guy" on Sunday took a nice swipe at Chris Matthews marvelously mocking the MSNBCer's overly inflated ego.As the opening credits rolled, Stewie Griffin noticed that pet dog Brian has been Googling himself.After Brian explained why, Stewie remarked, "Take it easy. You're getting a bigger head than Chris Matthews."This set up a brief vignette of a large-foreheaded Matthews,…
CBS's Face the Nation Worries 'Moderates' Excluded from GOP in 'Suicid
CBS devoted half of Sunday's Face the Nation to the pressing question of “divisions within the Republican Party: Is there room for moderates?” Fill-in host Harry Smith of the Early Show allowed guests Dick Armey and Ed Gillespie plenty of time to reject his premise, but he forwarded the media's widely-held presumption in a series of statements as he simply cued up Dede Scozzafava, the Republican…
WaPo Feminist Says Palin News Was Sexist, But Palin Children 'Tumbled
Writer blamed Palin for the media portrayal of the former governor.
Rush Limbaugh Voted America's Most Influential Conservative
A poll done by CBS's "60 Minutes" and Vanity Fair found Rush Limbaugh to be America's most influential conservative.In second place was Fox News's Glenn Beck, followed by former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Fox News's Sean Hannity, and House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio).In fairness, those were the only choices given to respondents.That said, there were…
Chris Matthews Compares Obama To Neville Chamberlain
A week after calling Barack Obama "Carteresque," Chris "Tingles Up My Leg" Matthews said the former object of his affection is "Too much Chamberlain and not enough Churchill."I'm honestly not sure which is worse -- being compared to Jimmy Carter or World War II appeaser Neville Chamberlain.Regardless, I guess Matthews really has lost that lovin' feeling. As the discussion about the President's…
Buchanan: Gore’s Moment 'Passed' - No Proof of Manmade Global Warmin
If you're curious to see how the mainstream Washington, D.C. press views the global warming debate, Newsweek's Eleanor Clift may have tipped off the public off. On the Nov. 29 edition of "The McLaughlin Group," host John McLaughlin asked about the prospects of a Copenhagen climate change treaty and its possible impact on the U.S. economy. MSNBC and "The McLaughlin Group" regular Pat Buchanan…
Headlines: Jobless Claims Plunge, Dive, Plummet, and Decline Sharply
The day before Thanksgiving brought encouraging news on unemployment. CBS News.com reported "New Jobless Claims Plunge to 466K." Investors.com headlined "Jobless Claims Dive To 466,000." CNN Money.com issued a special report titled "Jobless claims plummet to 14-month low." And the Financial Times included a link to the Calculated Risk blog article "Weekly Initial Unemployment Claims Decline…
Bill Press: Beck a 'Ticking Time Bomb'; Warns Ailes Will 'Be Sorry' Th
Glenn Beck - he has one of the highest-rated shows on the top cable news network. He's had a number of bestselling books and he's called attention to some unsavory characters working in the Obama administration. Yet - he's somehow considered to be a risky business decision for the powers in charge at Fox News. On CNN's Nov. 29 "Reliable Sources," host Howard Kurtz pointed out Glenn Beck accusing…
Stephanopoulos: ClimateGate Complicates Copenhagen for Obama
ABC's George Stephanopoulos actually brought up the ClimateGate scandal as a topic for discussion during the Roundtable segment on Sunday's "This Week."As NewsBusters has been reporting since this story broke more than a week ago, television news outlets have been quite disinterested in the controversy now growing with each passing day.Breaking this trend, Stephanopoulos aggressively waded into…
Jesse Ventura: MSNBC Canceled My Show For Opposing Iraq War
Former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura says that MSNBC canceled his cable program "Jesse Ventura's America" back in 2003 because he was opposed to the Iraq war.According to the former professional wrestler, the network continued to pay his salary despite his termination in order to prevent him from speaking his antiwar views elsewhere.Such was reported by the Los Angeles Times in an interview…