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CBS Incorrectly Claims Israel Used ‘Banned Weapon,’ Ignores Hamas
On Thursday’s CBS Evening News, Katie Couric incorrectly called one of the munitions reportedly used by the Israeli military a "banned weapon," and, after ignoring numerous violations of international law perpetrated by Hamas, relayed charges that Israel may have committed "war crimes." Referring to Israel’s alleged use of white phosphorus in Gaza, Couric introduced the report: "Hamas gave a…
L.A.Times Featuring Complaining Immigrants Praising Obama
Reading Sandy Banks' column in the L.A. Times we are supposed to feel optimistic. But, instead of optimism, all one can see is complaints about the USA coming from the immigrants in Washington D.C. that Banks ran across during her inaugural week visit. Instead of uplift, we see Banks celebrating the fact that these people feel that the USA is a bad place, has failed them, or is not what it's…
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.
Think Progress Angry Obama's Conservative Dinner Party Failed
The George Soros-funded Clinton front-group Think Progress expressed disappointment Sunday that conservative journalists who attended a dinner party with Barack Obama a few weeks ago haven't abandoned their political principles and become bleeding-heart liberals.I kid you not.Readers are forewarned to remove all food and fluids from their computer's proximity, for this is some truly hilarious…
Stewart: Limbaugh 'Arguably Treasonous' Wanting Obama To Fail
Comedian Jon Stewart's odd moment of clarity Tuesday was sadly short-lived, for by Thursday he was attacking Fox News for having the audacity to report the, um, news while declaring that Rush Limbaugh was "arguably treasonous" for wanting President Barack Obama to fail.The premise of this at times humorous segment on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" was that since conservatives labeled media…
Shocking Headline: 'Why the Bush Years Weren't So Bad
Here's a headline I bet you'd never imagine seeing in a mainstream publication: Why the Bush Years Weren't So BadHuh? Come again?Yep. Counter to the doom and gloom regularly espoused by today's so-called journalists, things really aren't anywhere near as bad as what's being advertised.So says economics professor Steven Landsburg in an article surprisingly published by the Atlantic Friday (h/t…
NY Daily News Overlooks Inaugural Style Poetry of Crazed Bus Driver Bi
The New York Daily News has reported on a crazed woman passenger who bit a driver over the unavailability of a hybrid bus. However, if the Daily News had investigated the background of the upset passenger, Shelia Bolar, they would have found out that she was every bit as qualified to deliver an Obama inaugural poem as was Elizabeth Alexander who is credited by many for delivering the worst…
ChiTrib: Bush Was 'The Poster President for the Non-Literary Set
For some in the mainstream media, fawning over Barack Obama - as pleasurable as it is - isn't quite enough. Kicking George W. Bush around enhances the gratification.Julia Keller, cultural critic, for the Chicago Tribune today contributes: "Of books and Obama: What does 'literary president' mean, exactly?" At the end of the piece she happily concludes, "It's great to have a literary president of…
Miss America Contestant Asked Question About Sarah Palin
Just how widespread is Palin Derangement Syndrome?Well, during Saturday's "Miss America Pageant," one of the contestants was actually asked a question about Sarah Palin.Maybe even more delicious, the question was factually inaccurate.I kid you not.Las Vegas Weekly reported Saturday (video embedded below the fold):
Obama 'Shifting Power From Traditional Cabinet Posts'; Will Media Comp
I guess President Josiah Bartlet, the mythical president in The West Wing television series, would have been pleased. Jonathan Martin at Politico.com reports that the Obama Administration is concentrating lots of power at the top (bolds are mine):West Wing on steroids in Obama W.H. President Barack Obama is taking far-reaching steps to centralize decision-making inside the White House,…
CNN's Howard Kurtz Renames MSNBC 'The Obama Network
In the '90s, many conservatives referred to CNN as "The Clinton News Network" due to its obvious biases towards the 42nd president. Years later, just days after the inauguration of the 44th president, one of that network's on-air hosts officially labeled MSNBC "The Obama Network."You gotta love it. During Sunday's "Reliable Sources," when the subject of MSNBC came up, Kurtz said: