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For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Tiger Woods.Yeah, this isn't the sports open thread, but as it's now been two days since this story broke, and Tiger has yet to go before cameras to explain what's going...what's going on?
FNC Reports Plight of Navy SEAL Heroes Charged with Prisoner Abuse
In the past several days, FNC has given attention to the plight of three Navy SEALs who helped capture one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq – a man named Ahmed Hashim Abed who is believed to have planned the savage murder of four Blackwater security guards in Fallujah in 2004. Due to accusations of prisoner abuse by Abed, these American troops are now facing the possibility of court-martial…
Chuck Woolery Comes Out As Conservative, Jokes 'I'll Never Be Hired in
On Saturday's Huckabee show on FNC, host Mike Huckabee interviewed gameshow host Chuck Woolery, who admitted to being conservative and voiced support for term limits, the Constitution, and tea party protesters. As the segment started, Woolery -- who famously hosted the shows Love Connection, Scrabble, and even the first several years of Wheel of Fortune -- joked: "I'm now sacrificing my career…
Cal Thomas: Media Eager to Criticize Bush for Abu Ghraib Now Reluctant
It's a night and day difference between the media's scrutiny of former President George W. Bush and the current command-in-chief, President Barack Obama. And the coverage of three Navy SEALs now facing a court martial that captured one of the most wanted terrorists in Iraq, who allegedly was the mastermind of the murder of four Blackwater contractors in Fallujah in 2004, is proof. John Scott,…
Heritage Foundation's Ernest Istook Runs Circles Around Testy Ed Schul
If you aren't familiar with liberal radio host and MSNBC action hero Ed Schultz, you are about to encounter the quintessence of the man.Schultz made the mistake of allowing a guest on his radio show Tuesday who knew what he was talking about. And as the conversation proceeded between Schultz and former Republican congressman Ernest Istook of Oklahoma, now with the Heritage Foundation, it became…
WaPo’s Eilperin Blames Global Warming Skepticism Increase on 'Politi
The global warming alarmists are beginning to lose the PR battle, at least that is what a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll is indicating. But this has the usual purveyors of climate change doom-and-gloom trying to rationalize the shift in public opinion. The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin, who regularly has her objectivity called into question on the issue of anthropogenic global warming…
Conservative Asks Lib 'Are You Literate? Do You Own a Newspaper
Have you ever been in an argument with a liberal and got so frustrated by the non sequiturs being uttered that you wanted to ask, "Are you literate? Do you own a newspaper?"Well, on Wednesday, conservative talk radio host Michael Graham did exactly that to liberal talker Laura Flanders.Appearing on MSNBC's "The Ed Show," the pair were contentiously debating the need for healthcare reform when…
ClimateGate's Michael Mann Being Investigated By Penn State
As a result of the growing ClimateGate scandal, Penn State University is investigating Michael Mann, its high-profile professor on the sending and receiving end of controversial e-mail messages recently obtained from a British Climate Research Unit.Mann, as one of the originators of the infamous Hockey Stick graph, is the climatologist at the very heart of the global warming myth.As the creator…
WaPo ClimateGate Cartoon: 'Did Al Gore Invent Climate Change
The Washington Post Saturday published a syndicated cartoon that addressed the seriousness of the growing ClimateGate scandal while marvelously bashing Nobel Laureate Al Gore.This came a day after associate editor Eugene Robinson said the e-mail messages obtained from the British Climate Research Unit damage the "consensus" concerning man's role in global warming. Is the Post trying to tell us…
Olbermann Suggests ‘Tackiness’ in Palin Visiting Ft. Hood Like Dal
Twice in the past week, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann has on his Countdown show tried to dismiss the popularity of Sarah Palin’s book Going Rogue by mentioning discounts like Newsmax’s promotion that offers the book for $4.97 to new subscribers. Olbermann first raised the issue on the Thursday, November 19, show, as he mentioned rumors of high sales numbers. Olbermann: "Publishing industry rumors,…
WaPo's Robinson: ClimateGate Hurts G-Warming 'Consensus
Washington Post associate editor Eugene Robinson Friday called the growing ClimateGate scandal a "major embarrassment for the scientists involved" that undermines the "consensus" concerning man's role in global warming.Even more concerning to Robinson was that these scientists "seem to be trying to squelch dissent" from anyone that disagrees with them."The fact is that climate science is…