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Dallas News Religion Blogger Finds Liberal 'Abortion Foe' to Denounce
A liberal Catholic blogger who last November inveighed against "extremist" and "Pharasaic" bishops who have said they will deny Communion to pro-choice politicians is cited today by Dallas Morning News religion blogger Bruce Tomaso as an "abortion foe" who, surprise, surprise, has unkind words for the March for Life: Writing for a blog of America, the Jesuit magazine, Catholic author and "pro-…
Ifill Blames VP Debate/Book Controversy on 'Very Small Group of Loud P
If you were dying to know what Gwen Ifill was thinking when the controversy arose about her so-called Obama book and how that might have effected her ability to moderate the 2008 vice-presidential debate - now's your chance. Ifill, the host of PBS's "Washington Week" appeared at the Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 24 to promote her new book, "The Breakthrough: Politics…
Neil Young's Electric Car Songs Make Some Regret That 'Rust Never Slee
Erratic artist about to test fan loyalty with album about eco-cars.
CBS's Bob Simon Describes Israel As An Apartheid State
On Sunday’s ‘60 Minutes’ on CBS, anchor Bob Simon reported on the spread of Jewish settlements and at one point described the situation this way: "Demographers predict that, within ten years, Arabs will outnumber Jews in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza. Without a separate Palestinian state, the Israelis would have three options...They could try ethnic cleansing...they could give the Palestinians…
In 17 Minutes of Blago Coverage, ABC Skips the Fact that Gov is a Dem
On Monday's "Good Morning America," the ABC morning show featured four segments on scandal-ridden Democratic Governor Rod Blagojevich. And over the course of 17 minutes and 38 seconds, not one host or reporter mentioned his party affiliation. Co-host Diane Sawyer interviewed Blagojevich for two segments and simply referred to him as the governor or Governor Blagojevich.The Illinois politician,…
Did NYT Fire Bill Kristol for Failure to Check Facts or Disloyalty
Is the New York Times suddenly concerned with facts in its opinion pieces? Such appears to be the case as information concerning the firing of conservative columnist Bill Kristol begins to surface.Makes you wonder if such a standard will be required of the Times' liberal contributors given what the Daily Beast reported moments ago:
CNN: Ladies Nag Obama about Lack of Women's Jobs
Kyra Phillips of 'Newsroom' and Christine Romans discuss 'discouraging' lack of women in Obama's cabinet, job package that 'favors' men.
MRC's Bozell: Obama Assault on Conservative Talk Radio Has Begun
President Obama's recent remarks about Rush Limbaugh should make conservatives sit up and take notice. This is just an opening salvo from the new administration in the war to stifle conservative talk radio and could soon be followed by a concerted effort to resurrect the so-called Fairness Doctrine, argues NewsBusters Publisher Brent Bozell in a new press release (audio available here).…
Reporting Karl Rove: U of Miami J-School Student Gets It Right
Maybe it's because the election is over. Or perhaps the fact that Bush is no longer President. It also might simply be because Miami Hurricane news editor, Chelsea Isaacs, hasn't been sufficiently indoctrinated yet. Whatever the reason, her recent article about Karl Rove's visit to the University of Miami was surprisingly fair and quoted students who were quite impressed by the erstwhile Evil…
Dear WSJ: Rent-seeking Diverts Resources
Problem of government handouts is more than money, it pulls producers away from their products making them inefficient.
Washington Post: No Negative Obama Classifieds, But We'll Take Weird O
In mid-December, the Washington Post decided it would feature a special classifieds section on Inauguration Day in which readers could, for a fee, offer a special message to the new president. Buried within the announcement was this requirement: "All ads must be congratulatory in nature. The Washington Post reserves the right to reject any notice." However, bizarre and oddly stilted messages…
Bernard Goldberg Nominates Chris Matthews, Eli Saslow as Leading Media
Bill Steigerwald of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review has the first interview with author and former CBS News reporter Bernard Goldberg about his brand new book. You'll love the title: "A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media." The book goes on sale Monday, and Goldberg named two journalists as the most embarrassing…