Detroit News Columnist Can't Even Write About Phone Etiquette Without

Have you ever met someone that just can't stop talking about a particular topic or person regardless of the subject of conversation? Folks like that slip their obsession into every conversation until people just don't even want to start up a conversation with them any more. And when an unsuspecting person starts talking with such a person, everyone in the know around them just roll their eyes and…
Warner Todd Huston

MSNBC's Shuster to Report on Freepers Bashing Obama's Daughter

UPDATE AT END OF POST: Is Vancouver Sun writer a Daily Kos contributor?MSNBC's David Shuster on Saturday told his fans at Twitter that he intends to report on some ugly comments made about President Obama's daughter Malia at the conservative website Free Republic last week.For those unaware, a British Daily Mail article about a peace sign t-shirt Malia was wearing in Rome before the start of the…
Noel Sheppard

WaPo Omits Sen. Kennedy's Role From Story on Why Windmills Are 'at a S

The recession and new regulation are the prevailing winds preventing the windmill energy industry from picking up speed, the Washington Post's Jonathan Starkey reported in his July 11 story, "Wind Projects at a Standstill."Yet Starkey omitted a third reason that can be summed up in three words: Sen. Edward Kennedy.The senior Democratic senator from Massachusetts has long opposed a wind farm in…
Ken Shepherd

NY Times Editor: We Love Our Country 'Just As Much As Anyone Else

Tim Graham

CNN Anchor's Smackdown: Bush Got Just as Warm a Welcome in Africa as O

Future attorneys are taught in law school to never ask a witness a question they don't already know the answer to. On Saturday, CNN's Don Lemon learned this lesson the hard way.Well after President Obama finished his speech in Ghana, Lemon was speaking live to correspondent Nkepile Mabuse who was reporting on location.When Lemon asked whether the warm reception Obama received upon his arrival…
Noel Sheppard

WaPo Insists Sotomayor Is 'Mainstream' -- But Doesn't Say Study Provin

Tim Graham

Maddow, Guest Revise History to Smear Republican Opposition to Sotomay

As the confirmation hearings for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court appointee Sonia Sotomayor are upon us, the left-wing attack machine had to take a few last shots ranking Senate Judiciary Committee Republican Sen. Jeff Session, Ala., and the Republican Party as a whole. MSNBC host Rachel Maddow explained the junior Alabama senator would take over the spot after Sen. Arlen Specter's…
Jeff Poor

Fox to Commemorate Anniversary of Tony Snow's Passing

One year ago tomorrow, former White House press secretary Tony Snow sadly succumbed to his three-year battle with colon cancer.To commemorate the anniversary, the Fox News Channel on Sunday will feature respects paid by dignitaries, former co-workers, and Tony Snow fans far and wide.As reported by TVNewser Friday:
Noel Sheppard

AP's Story on GM's Bankruptcy Exit Defers, Then Understates, ~$100 Bil

If you listened to any top-of-the-hour radio newscast yesterday, you probably heard that General Motors has exited from bankruptcy, with the company promising to really, really do better this time around.You more than likely didn't hear anything about how much government money it has taken to enable GM to survive and reemerge. That's because original story sources like the Associated Press put…
Tom Blumer

Sotomayor Backers Urge Press to Attack Fireman, Will Media Comply

On the eve of Senate hearings on the appointment of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, her supporters are urging the media to attack the Connecticut fireman in the middle of a key ruling she made that could impact the proceedings.The only question is whether or not Obama-loving press will comply with these wishes...or is that really even a question?While you ponder, the following was reported…
Noel Sheppard

Open Thread

NB Staff

Pope, Schmope: WaPo Oozes 'You Could Have Heard a Pin Drop' When Obama

Saturday’s Washington Post is topped by a photo of Barack and Michelle Obama with Pope Benedict, but the image might be misleading, if you think there’s an actual story on the Vatican visit in the Post. Instead, the visit is buried in the last two paragraphs in an article praising Obama’s personal and racial charisma in Italy. Post reporter Michael Fletcher found great import in the color of the…
Tim Graham

David Brooks: GOP Senator Had Hand On My Thigh During Dinner

In today's "That's WAY Too Much Information" segment, New York Times columnist David Brooks claims that while he was dining with a Republican senator, the guy had his hand on Brooks's inner thigh the whole time.Now, isn't that special?Requiring no further setup, the following REALLY strange discussion occurred on MSNBC Friday (video embedded below the fold with partial transcript):
Noel Sheppard

Cramer’s Cure for Ailing Stock Market: News Media Blackout of 'Bolsh

CNBC "Mad Money" host Jim Cramer often showcases erratic and unpredictable behavior and the same goes sometimes for his analysis of the stock market. While the economy continues to struggle through the recession, the forward-looking indicators known as the financial markets continue to perplex Cramer for not going up when some positive signs, also known as "green shoots" by the financial media,…
Jeff Poor