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Journalists are MIA on Bailouts
Real reporting would give taxpayers details, perspective on automakers and government.
NBC Discovers Union Role in Auto Industry Turmoil
Unlike most other coverage, 'Today' segment highlights UAW contracts as 'albatross' for Big Three.
Krugman Claims Government Has $10 Trillion 'Cushion
Pro-intervention economist and Nobel Prize winner tells 'Good Morning America' viewers that trillions more could be spent to fix the economy.
Dana Milbank on CNN: 'Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy' Trying to Stop Hilla
During his regular “Political Daily Briefing’ feature on CNN’s “No Bias, No Bull” program on Tuesday evening, Dana Milbank of the Washington Post used Hillary Clinton’s famous descriptive about her conservative opponents in describing one group’s latest effort against the outgoing New York senator: “A group called Judicial Watch, charter members of the vast right-wing conspiracy -- they were on…
Shhhhhhhh! Dow Loses Nearly 2,300 When Bernanke Talks
In last six months, 65 percent of days when Fed chairman speaks show market declines, including three of worst drops in history.
Networks Darken 'Black Friday
Broadcast journalists marginalize increased turnout, spending; focus on downbeat angles of holiday shopping.
NPR: 'Tennessee Racists Vote for McCain, Elect Republicans to State Le
Against the odds, GOP candidates in the state of Tennessee experienced a historic win. In addition to delivering the state to John McCain, Republicans won both chambers of the state legislature. And, as the Wall Street Journal reported, "Sen. Lamar Alexander became the first Republican to carry all but one county in his re-election win -- even taking a quarter of Tennessee's black votes." NPR was…
Maddow's Response to News of Recession: Irrational Exuberance
Hey gang, didya hear the news? It's official, according to Rachel Maddow on MSNBC -- we're in a recession! Maddow could barely contain her mirth on her cable show Monday in conveying word of the National Bureau of Economic Research reporting that the economy officially dropped into recession last December.Here's how Maddow described it --It may not seem like news to learn as we did officially…
Open Thread
For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Is Bush the worst president in 50 years? Mr. Rove and Mr. Kristol were paired against Jacob Weisberg, editor in chief of the Slate Group, and British columnist Sir Simon Jenkins, of the Guardian....The most heated moments came during the debate over Mr. Bush's biggest decision - the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The president…
Essay: Free Speech Alliance to Fight Return of the Censorship Doctrine
Summary: The so-called "Fairness" Doctrine again looms to take away conservatives' access to talk radio Editors Note: This originally appeared in Human Events on December 1, 2008. Click here to sign the Free Speech Alliance petition, and stand at the ready for whenever any liberal again threatens the First Amendment with talk of reinstating the Censorship Doctrine. The Government…