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NBC: Pro-Life Ad is 'Political,' PETA Ad is Not
Network says it won't accept issue advocacy ads for Super Bowl, but applies different standard for radical animal rights group.
Matthews Patronizes Limbaugh Listeners on 'Hardball
Chris Matthews, on Wednesday night's "Hardball," fell into the same trap many other journalists have in misunderstanding the term "Dittoheads," to describe fans of Rush Limbaugh as having no minds of their own that, as Matthews claimed, "repeat every word he speaks as gospel." Of course, as Limbaugh himself points out, fans of the radio talk show host are a varied group, that listen to him…
'I'm So Damn Glad You Could Never Be My Wife
Talk about the political becoming personal . . . On this evening's Hardball, Dick Armey told Joan Walsh:I'm so damn glad that you could never be my wife, cause I surely wouldn't have to listen to that prattle from you every day.The former Republican representative from Texas had been wrangling with Salon editor Walsh over the politics of the stimulus package and the role Rush Limbaugh has been…
MSNBC's O'Donnell Begs Congressman to Denounce Rush Limbaugh
President Barack Obama wants congressional Republicans to stop listening to Rush Limbaugh. MSNBC's chief Washington correspondent Norah O'Donnell even asked one congressman to take it a step further.
In an interview with House Republican Conference Chairman Rep. Mike Pence, Ind., which aired on MSNBC Jan. 28, O'Donnell referenced the well-known radio host and asked if Pence agreed with him. O…
WhiteHousePressCorps.org Also Annoyed by Transcript-free WhiteHouse.go
NewsBusters and the Weekly Standard's Mary Katharine Ham are not the only critics of the Obama administration for its failure to transcribe, publish and archive the daily press briefings held by press secretary Robert Gibbs.A Web site called WhiteHousePressCorps.org is running a graphic at the top of its main page which reads, "Waiting on the official release of the 1/22/2009 Press Briefing…
Newsweek.com Omits 'Pro-Life' Groups' Connections to Democrats
Newsweek’s Sarah Kliff, in a January 27, 2009 web-exclusive article entitled “Pro-Lifers In Obamaland,” failed to mention how several organizations and individuals she labeled as “pro-life” have friendly relations with pro-abortion Democrats. She also tried to portray the pro-life movement as being “split” between “those who are preparing for the fight of their lives and those who see an…
CBS Highlights 'Eco-Warrior' Kids Living 'Green Gospel
"Don't know much about history, don't know much biology." Those famous lyrics from Sam Cooke's 1958 song, "Wonderful World," never rang truer than today. American students continue to test far behind the highest performing nations in science and math, according to the American Institutes for Research. And many would be hard pressed to name the three branches of government or the authors of the…
Philadelphia Inquirer Seeks Bailout
We all wondered if it would happen. NB readers said it would very soon. NB author Tom Blumer even predicted this would be the year for it. Now the largest newspaper in Philadelphia is requesting a bailout. In a perfectly ironic fashion it took a lawsuit for the public to learn that the Philadelphia Inquirer is seeking $10 million dollars from the state of Pennsylvania. The bailout request was…
Will Media Bash Obama For Trying To Enter Oval Office Via Window
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama attempted to enter the Oval Office via a panel of windows he mistook for a door.Will media ridicule him for this innocent mistake much as they did George W. Bush when he tried exiting a meeting with reporters in Beijing back in November 2005?Before we examine the former president's treatment, the Daily News reported Wednesday (h/t NBer Prester John):
NY Times Sniffs: Sen. Gillibrand Too Conservative for Multi-Ethnic Sta
Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand is the new senator from New York, replacing Hillary Clinton, who resigned her Senate seat to become Secretary of State in the Obama administration. But the New York Times hasn't exactly rolled out the welcome mat. So far the paper has done little but nag Gillibrand for being insufficiently liberal, pushing her to back away from her stands against amnesty for illegal…
Obama Mistakes Oval Office Window for Door; Imagine If It Had Been Bus
Today on the New York Daily News's Web site appear a picture and story of President Obama having trouble getting back into the White House. The article begins:It looks like President Obama hasn't gotten acquainted to his White House surroundings. On the way back to the Oval Office Tuesday, the President approached a paned window, instead of the actual door -- located a few feet to his right.…