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Chris Matthews Compares Dick Cheney to Movie Monster Freddy Krueger
Continuing his obsession with Dick Cheney, Hardball host Chris Matthews on Monday compared the former Vice President to movie monster Freddy Krueger, a child-murdering serial killer. After Republican strategist Michelle Laxalt suggested that Matthews missed Cheney, the host retorted, "Well, he keeps coming back...Freddy Krueger comes back in every movie and this guy is back every day."…
CBS’s Smith: GOP Base ‘Mostly White, Older, Very Religious
While discussing the future of the GOP on Sunday, CBS’s Harry Smith wondered: "Is there room for moderates in the Republican Party?...there’s a brand-new Gallup poll that mostly white, older, very religious, just almost demographically the future of the party can’t just be based in those folks."Smith, filling in for Bob Schieffer as host of Face the Nation, spoke with former Speaker of the House…
CBS: Obama’s ‘Elegant Words’ May Prevent ‘Another D-Day
On Sunday, White House correspondent Chip Reid gave a glowing review of President Obama’s overseas trip: "A trip laden with symbolism and elegant words, asking the world to look beyond old hatreds and wounds. In doing so, he hopes to create a world where there never has to be another D-Day." [audio available here]During CBS Sunday Morning, Reid reported on Obama’s trip to the Middle East and…
Obama's Czars, 'Hand Puppets,' and 'Evil Despots,' Oh My
FNC's Neil Cavuto attacks the 'lunacy' of Obama's czars.
Evan Thomas: Obama Is a 'Brave,' 'Great Teacher' Who 'Stands Above' Us
Newsweek editor-at-large Evan Thomas appeared on this weekend's edition of Inside Washington and lauded President Obama as a "brave," "great teacher" who "stands above everybody." These comments were only slightly less hyperbolic than a gushing assertion on Friday's Hardball. On that program, the journalist cooed, "I mean in a way Obama’s standing above the country, above – above the world, he’s…
Nightline: Faith-based Movies Rise Above Hollywood Heavyweights
What was the highest-grossing independent film of 2008?"Milk?" "Slumdog Millionaire?" Woody Allen's "Vicky Christina Barcelona?"How about a Christian-themed movie called "Fireproof?"If you're surprised, the idea that ABC's "Nightline" would not only point this out, but also do a segment on Friday evening dealing with the rise in faith-based films from what they referred to as "Godlywood" might be…
Amazing: WaPo Gives Space to Gorbachev, Who Advocates Current Obama/De
In the second half of his op-ed in the Washington Post today, former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev entirely credits himself and fellow countrymen for the end of his country's Communist dictatorship, and claims that it's the Western capitalist model that is currently failing. In the process, he espouses positions that seem to have been copied from the Democratic Party's past few platforms, as…
ABC: Abortion Broadcasting Company
ABC gave pro-abortion advocates free advertising last night with its "World News Sunday." During the report, an abortionist unequivocally stated that late-term abortion is "really a miscarriage of a stillborn fetus." Anchor Dan Harris framed Steve Osunsami's segment as a look at why doctors risk their lives to perform abortions given the "constant threat" of violence they face, as evidenced…
CBS Offers Fawning Profile of Left-Wing Activist Norman Lear
On Sunday, CBS’s Bill Whitaker praised the liberal activism of former TV producer Norman Lear: "But in 1980, the king turned his back on his TV empire. He grew alarmed as evangelical Christian preachers grew more visibly and vocally involved in politics with views and tactics he found divisive. He responded the way he knew best, on TV."Whitaker, reporting for CBS Sunday Morning, went on to…