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CNN Re-airs Two Year Old Glowing Look at Jackson, No Mention of ‘Hym
Thursday’s "Newsroom" program on CNN, in a report promoted to be about how "controversial comments are nothing new to Jesse Jackson," was actually a retrospective from two years ago that largely glowed about Jackson’s affiliation with Martin Luther King, Jr., and giving the man a platform to answer his critics. "Newsroom" co-anchor Don Lemon, who interviewed Jackson in the report, remarked of his…
ABC Admits Gramm Accurate on Economy, But Portrays It as Gaffe
Proving the old saw that a “gaffe” is when a politician stumbles into the truth, ABC's World News, which has showcased Americans whining about the inability to afford “joy rides” or breakfast, on Thursday night led with former Senator Phil Gramm's observation that “this is a mental recession”and “we've sort of become a nation of whiners.” In relaying the comments from the economic adviser to the…
Thursday Funnies: You Can't Say 'Nuts' on Television
George Carlin, the comedian who died a few weeks ago, became famous practically overnight due to his controversial routine about the seven words you can't say on television. Apparently, Carlin was wrong, because there's another word you can't say: NUTS.Of course, it goes without saying that if you're referring to food, or someone's sanity, this four-letter word is just fine.However, if you're…
Politico Notes Consternation Among Pro-choicers On Obama
Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) is walking a "minefield" on the abortion issue with recent hints that he's taking baby steps to the right on the issue. By doing so, he's risking the alienation of the absolutist activists in the abortion rights movement, Carrie Budoff Brown of Politico reported today.But given Obama's much-reported efforts at courting evangelicals and other historic constituents of…
MSNBC Host Charges Airlines with Nickel-and-Diming Travelers
Tamron Hall reviews customer dissatisfaction, leaves out high cost of jet fuel.
AP's Aversa Continues Job Reporting Malpractice
The Associated Press's disgraceful coverage of last week's Employment Situation Report from Uncle Sam's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) got left behind in the holiday weekend hubbub, but calls out for comment nonetheless. The AP's Jeannine Aversa reached into her Thesaurus as she began her report with what has become the wire service's standard monthly error of treating reported seasonally…
ABC Reporters Team Up with Environmental Activists on Planet Green
Mainstream journalists join Discovery network's show about global warming threats.
Seven Protestors for MoveOn Get Coverage by Albany Paper
The call to arms is emotional: ‘We need a President who will stand up to Big Oil!’ The impact is nationwide: ‘National Day of Action for an Oil Free President… At gas stations across the country…’ The movement is massive: ‘American people need an Oil-Free President!’ And the Albany Times Union took a photo-op to demonstrate the fury of the numerous protestors – all 7 of them. Making the photo…
Home Sweet 'Mortgage Hell
Glamour warns women about their 'scariest money mistake' and a 'tsunami of foreclosures'
Good News on NBC: Texas Economy Booming Under Oil Rush
'Nightly News' segment details how economy is flourishing and says boom 'could pay off nationwide.'
CBS’s Smith ‘Sad’ Over Jackson's Comments
On Thursday’s CBS "Early Show," co-host Harry Smith reacted to Jesse Jackson’s controversial comments about Barack Obama by sympathizing with the left-wing activist: "Honestly to me, as somebody who sat in an Operation Push [Founded by Jesse Jackson] meeting some 30-plus years ago in an old theater in Chicago, hearing this and seeing this, there's something a little sad about it."While Smith was…