Newsweek's CW: Obama Could Signal Death of Public Campaign Financing

Today's Conventional Wisdom at Newsweek.com gives the imperial thumbs down for public campaign financing system, and all because the all-but-anointed Democratic champion is foregoing federal funding.:[Down arrow] Public campaign financing: Obama decision to forgo funds could signal the end of system.Besides being entirely too premature to make a pronouncement like that, it's a blown opportunity…
Ken Shepherd

ABC Again Touts Leftist Condom Blogger as Sex Expert

For the second time in eight months, "Good Morning America" has featured an extremely liberal sexuality author, who blogs on a condom website and touts Democrats, as a neutral expert. On Friday's program, Logan Levkoff, the author of "Third Base Ain't What it Used to be," and a woman who has previously stated she wouldn't rule out giving birth control to elementary school students, appeared to…
Scott Whitlock

BMI’s Gainor: No Broadcast Coverage of Democrat/Countrywide Scandal

Nathan Burchfiel

Open Thread

NB Staff

'Evening News' Blames 'Economic Depression' for Gloucester Pregnancy P

This could be perhaps the most bizarre application of James Carville's worn out expression, "It's the economy stupid." "CBS Evening News" linked the economy to the famed pregnancy pact that has received national attention. The June 19 broadcast of "Evening News" faulted the ailing economy for 17 Massachusetts high school students agreeing to get pregnant intentionally around the same time so…
Jeff Poor

Olbermann Blames McCain for Bipartisan Clinton-signed 'Enron Loophole

Almost two years ago, NewsBusters wondered when media would begin reporting Enron's ties to higher oil and gas prices. Recently, we've gotten our answer: when it could be blamed on the Republican presidential nominee. Such was certainly the case Wednesday evening when Obama advocate Keith Olbermann did a segment on "Countdown" pointing fingers at John McCain for having not done more to repeal the…
Noel Sheppard

CBSNews.com Yanks Quake/Warming Story, Blames AP; AP: 'It’s not an A

Could this have been an, "Oops, we messed up" moment for CBSNews.com? On June 18, CBS.com posted a story claiming that global seismic activity on Earth is now five times more energetic than it was just 20 years ago because of global warming. [see related NB story by D.S. Hube here] The story had no byline, but was attributed to the Associated Press. The story was identical to a June 17…
Jeff Poor

NBC: Less Driving = 'Bad News' of Lower Gas Tax Receipts

As anyone aware of the concept of supply and demand could have foreseen, Americans are driving less now that gasoline prices have passed $4.00 per gallon. So on this morning’s Today show, NBC’s Tom Costello dutifully noted that Americans have driven 20 billion fewer miles so far this year, but then declared a “bad news” side effect of drivers buying less gasoline: “We use federal tax money that…
Rich Noyes

CBS Blames Economy for High School's Pregnancy 'Boom

'Evening News' links story of 17 expectant teens to 'economic depression.'
Jeff Poor

Time Drags 'Juno' Into Pregnancy-Pact Story

Time magazine is taking the lead on the Gloucester, Massachusetts "pregnancy pact" story, but its story is actually quite brief. Even so, Time is attempting to blame movies that didn’t tout abortion. On its home page for this week's magazine, Time’s blurb reads: "Postcard Gloucester: A Massachusetts fishing town tries to understand why so many of its teenagers made a pact to get pregnant. How one…
Tim Graham

Caruso-Cabrera's Snowball in Hades: 'Europe's High Gas Taxes Pay for O

Not a mere hell-freezes-over-moment.  Call it–in honor of Chinese Olympic diving which made the NY Times today–a a triple-twisting forward three-and-a-half flying pig, pike position.  An MSM reporter has condemned socialist big-government programs, adding a pitch for unrestrained free-market forces.  Check the end of this item for a factoid making the moment even more remarkable.CNBC's Michelle…
Mark Finkelstein

NewsBusted

Topics in this episode: Senate Democrats exonerate Bush admin on Iraq 'lying,' Liberal groups come up with a program encouraging Democrats not to have sex with Republicans, new U.S. flag stamps announced and very expensive hamburgers.Like the show? Get involved! Add NewsBusted as a friend on MySpace, do battle with the leftists on our YouTube channel, or embed today's episode on your blog. Doing…
NB Staff

NBC's Today Showcases Edgy Singer Rihanna

Kathie Lee Gifford called Rihanna an absolute doll. What about the sexually suggestive songs she performed before an audience peppered with children?
Julia Seward

The New TV Trend: Call Girls

Hollywood's champions of immorality always say they're exploring the gray areas of morality. Now they've transcended even that. They are actively depicting evil as good.
L. Brent Bozell III