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Indy Star: Community Organizers Suddenly 'Cool' Because of Obama
In keeping with the Old Media's penchant to lionize The One, the Indianapolis Star is pouring on the saccharine to celebrate the Obammessiah once again in a piece that praises the fact the Obama has made community organizers "cool" at long last. But, a closer reading shows that this new craze for community organizing isn't all the IndyStar tries to make it out to be.
The Star starts out with the…
Shuster Attacks Traditional Marriage Advocate; Asks If He Fears Attrac
MSNBC host turns interview into shouting match about Miss California controversy.
Prejean Needs No Enemies with Friends Like NBC
'Today' host Matt Lauer again forces Miss California to defend her stance on traditional marriage.
SCOTUS Justice Souter to Retire Open Thread
UPDATES at end of post include previews of possible replacements.The Associated Press is reporting that Supreme Court Justice David Souter will soon announce his retirement.Given the Court's current makeup, do you see this having any impact on its present slightly right tilt?Also, given how George W. Bush's judicial nominees were hassled and delayed in his two terms, will the Republicans behave…
Chris Wallace On Biden's Swine Flu Gaffe: 'Is He Nuts
While network evening news broadcasts were covering for Joe Biden's swine flu gaffe, Fox News's Chris Wallace called the Vice President's advise that folks avoid getting on airplanes or riding subways "a serious mistake" and "reckless" leading the "Fox News Sunday" host to ask, "Is he nuts?"Appearing on WOR radio's "Steve Malzberg Show" Thursday, Wallace also discussed how "exquisitely sensitive…
Cover for Biden’s Swine Flu Gaffe: 'Not Terrible Advice,' Reaction
CBS's Katie Couric and ABC's Dr. Tim Johnson tried to provide cover Thursday night for Vice President Biden's gaffe about the swine flu threat, which forced two cabinet secretaries and the White House spokesman to correct his advice to avoid planes and subways, as Couric asked an expert to confirm “that's not terrible advice in certain situations, is it?” and Johnson spun it into a positive,…
Gibbs to Tapper: I'm Telling You What Biden Meant To Say
The Joe Biden Gaffe Express almost ran off the tracks Thursday. Fortunately, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs was there to explain to America exactly what the Vice President meant when he told NBC's Matt Lauer people shouldn't fly on airplanes or ride the subway because of the recent swine flu outbreak.Just hours after Biden made these comments on the "Today" show (video embedded right),…
Maersk Alabama Captain: Provide Military Escorts and Arm (Some) of the
It's bound to be mostly lost in the mainstream media thanks to swine flu and the Obama 100 days hype, but Richard Phillips testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee today. In doing so, the captain of the MV Maersk Alabama called on lawmakers to open the way for at least some merchant sailors to be armed as part of a comprehensive anti-piracy policy that includes more military…
‘Angels of Democracy’? Time Editor Hails Leftist Women of ‘The V
They're rude, annoying, smug and biased. And to Time magazine's managing editor, they're "angels?" Richard Stengel called the four-fifths liberal hosts of ABC's "The View" on April 30 "Angels of Democracy" in an appearance on the show. As he discussed the release of "The Time 100: The World's Most Influential People, " which includes all five women, and lavished praise on them: "Part of the…
CBS’s Smith to RNC Chair: ‘Room For Moderates’ In GOP
On Thursday’s CBS Early Show, co-host Harry Smith talked to Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele about Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter switching to the Democratic Party: "Alright, so you see red states going to blue, though, in this last presidential election...You look at percentage-wise, lower numbers of people who declare themselves to be actual Republicans...Where does the…