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Olbermann Crudely Cheers 'Teabagger' as Word of the Year Finalist
One of the media members who made the disgusting term "teabagger" popular did a victory lap Tuesday after the New Oxford American Dictionary declared the epithet a finalist for its 2009 Word of the Year.Like a child giggling as he tries to say "truck" with his fingers in his mouth, MSNBC's Keith Olbermann was not only visibly pleased with himself as a result of this announcement, he also used the…
Behar's Hurt Feelings: Complains Palin's Anti-Elitism Tact is 'Divisiv
HLN host who doesn't pull punches suddenly cries foul about former Alaska governor's use of 'the real America.'
Entertainment Weekly Praises More Graphic 'Gossip Girl' Threesome
EW claims embellished threesome story line goes 'back up the quality ladder.'
Bozell Column: Seeing Moral Grays in
Picking up the Sunday paper on November 15 could make a reader a little airsick – even while standing in the driveway. The Washington Post "news analysis" on the front page carried the headline "9/11 trial could become a parable of right and wrong: Before worldwide audience, both prosecution, defense seek control of narrative." Does The Washington Post really think that the death and destruction…
Tuesday Funnies: People Who Don't Bow To Japan's Emperor
As NewsBusters reported Saturday, President Obama caused a bit of an international incident this weekend when he bowed before Japanese emperor Akihito.Not surprisingly, his adoring fans in the media have done everything in their power to cover for this peculiar demonstration by the most powerful man in the world.With this in mind, the College Republicans at the University of Connecticut have put…
CNN Holds Focus Group on Palin...With No Palin Supporters
CNN's Rick Sanchez hosted a forum of 'average joes' yesterday in a sort of focus group on Sarah Palin. CNN did not feel, however, that it needed to invite any Palin supporters. Despite claims that the group accurately represented American opinion, its responses demonstrated a total disconnect from actual public sentiment.Sanchez, shown right in a file photo, asked the group to inform viewers of…
Matthews Looks Down His Nose At Delusional, Daffy Palin
Chris Matthews got together with the Politico's Jeanne Cummings and the Chicago Tribune's Clarence Page to look down their collective noses at the concept of Sarah Palin as a writer on Tuesday's Hardball, with Matthews even questioning the former vice presidential candidate's mental state as he pondered: "Is this delusion here?" After playing a clip of Barbara Walters' interview with Palin, in…
Maddow at Most Orwellian: Murder of Abortion Doctor 'Terrorism' - But
Rachel Maddow wants you to stop referring to Nidal Hasan as a terrorist. Please. You know what short fuses they have. Responding to Republicans' condemnation of Hasan's actions as terrorism, Maddow furrowed her brow and played devil's advocate, as befitting an honorary member of the al Qaeda Legal Defense Foundation -- MADDOW: Remember this one? Yes, it is the old paint-the-Democrats-as-soft-on-…
Newsweek Suggests NRA on Side of Terrorists in Amtrak Gun Policy Fight
Posing the question, "Will Gun Measure Threaten Amtrak [with] Terror Attacks," Newsweek's Michael Isikoff informed readers of a legislative battle to allow passengers aboard Amtrak to transport unloaded firearms in their checked luggage.Isikoff pitted supporters of gun rights, particularly the National Rifle Association (NRA) against "security-minded" legislators worried about gun use in…
CBS’s Couric: Obama Calls on China to ‘Tear Down That Firewall
At the top of Monday’s CBS Evening News, anchor Katie Couric teased a story on the President’s trip to China by casting him as Reaganesque: “Mr. Hu, tear down that firewall. President Obama challenges China’s government to allow unfettered access to the internet.”Couric introduced the segment that followed by continuing to play up the idea that Obama took a hard line on Chinese censorship: “In…
Obama's Economy: Job Losses Rising Faster than Dow
President musters two perfect 10s, Dow and unemployment rate, but media focus mostly on positive.
Morning Shows Devote a Combined 21 Seconds to Controversy of Job Creat
NBC and CBS’s morning shows on Tuesday completely ignored the revelation that the Obama administration’s Recovery.gov website claims to have saved or created jobs in congressional districts that don’t exist. ABC’s Good Morning America devoted 21 seconds to the developing story. On ABCNews.com, Jonathan Karl wrote, "In Arizona's 15th congressional district, 30 jobs have been saved or created with…